For the love of nature

I have been taking it easy lately, laying up on the sofa as I recover from being sick.  Nothing makes me want to be outside more than being forced to stay inside.  So, to get over my cabin fever I have been going through some of my favorite photos I have taken over the years while on vacation, crossing my fingers that it won't be too much longer until I feel better!  :)  Here are just a few of the photos...

 

 Dead mesquite along a river outside of Austin, Texas.

 

 Beautiful cacti along a river outside of Austin.

 This is the prettiest tree I have ever seen - the rainbow gum tree in Oahu. 

A botanical garden trail on Oahu.

Along the road

Isn't it just amazing all of the lovely flowers that pop up during the spring time!  I love checking our mail this time of year, not because I look forward to finding bills in the mail box, but because of all of the flowers that take over the area along the road by the mail box.  And where there are flowers, there are plenty of little amazing insects taking advantage of all the flowers have to offer.  While I did not get any mail today (which means I also did not get any bills!), I did take the time to snap a few photos of the life along the road.

Updated photos for Etsy

With Hubby out fishing for the day with his dad and uncle, I stayed behind and took full advantage of a gorgeous, sunny day.   I re-photographed a couple of my pendants for the shop using that beautiful natural sunlight, and I think that the new pictures are so much better than the previous ones!  I have posted the new pictures to the shop, made sure that they fit in the window for a treasury if selected (hint, hint, wink, wink ;) ), and hit Save. 

 

 

 

Is that Spring I am seeing?

The flowers are blooming, the flowers are blooming!  Most of the trees still have a ways to go, but the early Spring flowers are up and running!  I picked some flowers from along the road in front of our house and tried to capture their loveliness before their inevitable wilting. The white flowers are from our pear tree, and yellow are daffodils. Aren't they just gorgeous?