Silence

This was actually at lot more difficult than I thought it would be. Every picture I have is of the complete opposite of silence... Even now as I type this there is no silence... the keys typing and little girls (who should be sleeping) giggling in the back ground.

So I snuck outside and by the light of the street light I got a little reprive...

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SOOC - Red Red Rose

This first one is my favorite. I have a beautiful rose bush at my front door, that gives me tons of flowers every year. The one stem has 7 on the top this time. I went out and took a picture just after the kids finished watering the garden yesterday morning.

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SOOC ~ Lily

My lilys finally bloomed creating a beautiful display in my garden. Every time I am given one by my husband, I plant it with the rest. Click on the button to see who else joined in on Jan's Straight out of the Camera.

Tulips everywhere - Macro monday

We went to Tulip Town this weekend. It was the first time we'd had a chance to check out the Tulip Festival . I was in awe of all the beautiful varieties of tulips.
This flower was one of my favorites. My daughter took this shot.

This is one in may garden with similar coloring. I learned there that this one below is Kees Nelis.
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Mellow Yellow Monday

I love how dainty and delicate these tulips look with their lacy edges.

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Macro Monday - lily

I thought i'd have some fun with the lily I bought my mom last week. This is my favorite shot!

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Macro Monday

We ventured out for a bit yesterday and my hubby took the camera to have some fun experimenting with the camera and different shots. So I chose one of his for my Macro Monday shot.

Lily's flower - SOOC

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Here's my contribution
Our Chinese girls planted some flowers in the fall that bloomed months after they had left. I captured it exactly how I wanted to!

I'm back (!?!!!!)

So I made it back to the blogger world, but there is still a ways to go and I may have lost some of you along the way....

Here's a little story to get you started:

I have received a few Gerbera Daisies as gifts through the years, and they bloom once and i faithfully water them only to have them never flower again (just leaves and more leaves) and after the next season it usually gets chucked cause i figure i have killed it somehow.

Well last year Sarah brought me a beautiful HUGE pot (with 3 pants) when little boo was born. It sat outside all winter long, maybe i brought it in for a bit but then i put it out too early and all but killed it. I had another sitting in my kitchen so come spring i planted it in the huge pot with the others.

We came home from holidays and i inspected my plants to see how they had fared in the heat. Well to my joyous surprise i discovered that all the plants in the pot were blooming.



I am so excited to see the beautiful flowers in the coming days. Here's a sneak peek:

PS i did give them a bit of fertilizer, but only once. :)