late bloomer

this hydrangea stops blooming around July. in the last few years it has given us a blossom or two around the first of October. I like these surprises a little more because they feel like a gift.

blue butterflies on glass

the reason Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers is because the individual blossoms, that make one large ball, look like butterflies. sweet as butterfly kisses.

overcast light

for this old blossom still holding it’s color. a gift from Suzanne’s garden.

phones can capture moments

that mean the most. photographs can be art & they can be the best moments captured. unplanned moments that squeeze our hearts when viewed later. at the time, this was my every weekday life. a chore. carpool with my dogs in the back of my old SAAB. I would get my youngest first, then to…

many suns

all the size of a half dollar, sitting on the counter, in Leaf & Petal in the Village of Mountain Brook

wine soaked in ice water

dulls the label. an evening catered party on a private backyard…explains the stems of the wine glasses looking a bit drunk themselves.