When the Petal's Fall.

Much of the Beauty Remains.

When the Petals fall.

                          Watching Me, Watching It.

Another variety, Japanese Magnolia's.

Beauty all around us.

God's blessings.

Smiles all around us.

Warbler, in Japanese Magnolia.

Fascinating little Birds.

Front yard Poetry.

" Hope is the thing with Feathers"

Hope is the thing with feathers 

That perches in the soul, 

And sings the tune--without the words, 

And never stops at all,.. 

( Emily Dickinson )

And sweetest in the gale is heard; 

And sore must be the storm 

That could abash the little bird 

That kept so many warm....

I've heard it in the chillest land, 
And on the strangest sea; 
Yet, never, in extremity, 
It asked a crumb of me.

( Emily Dickinson )

Happy Valentine.

Waiter close the restaurant doors.

I'm bringing all my F.B. friends

and Blogger friends to dinner.

This is for Happy Valentines,

and you can bring the check 

to Me.

A Happy Valentines Day to all who pass

through this Blog. You are

My Valentine.

Juvenile Cardinal.

Flower Survivors, and Left Overs.

Dried Crepe Myrtle Bowls.

Left over Bowls.

Yellow Rumped Warbler.

"All Good things are wild and free"

( Henry David Thoreau )

January Freeze 2014.

 Freeze.

Thin layer of ice.

Frigid Yellow Butterfly ?

Following chilli

Yellow Butterfly.

 Week of January 19, camera in hand, looking for

possible freeze damage.The overnight temperature was 32,

High for the day was to be 40 and breezy. So here comes this

Yellow Butterfly. So I followed it instead.

 In the shrubbery the sun light made it very pretty. However,

with the wind blowing, the best shots escaped my camera.

Lonesome Yellow Butterfly (I hope you find a warm place tonight)
I hope I can do a post next on the Ice Storm that we escaped. We did have some icicles however.