why Water Lilies are twice as bright

Water Lilies appear to contain fire at their center, they glow. These flowers are so different from other flowers we normally see. It took me awhile to figure out why. I blame it on the sun…and the water the flower floats upon. The flowers are lit up by the sun, twice. Once from above and then…

lit from within

i think these flowers appear to be lit from the inside, more than any other flower, is because they rest upon a body of water. which reflects sunlight. so they are, in fact, lit from underneath as well as above. Birmingham Botanical Gardens

put your phone away & look at your part of the world

it is October & you might just see something like this. BTW. i turned my phone off for one full day & my stress level plummeted. i felt as though i could fly because of the tremendous weight had been turned the BEEP off. we all should pick a day, once a week, where there…

the roses had spots…

the roses were not doing well so early in the season. They needed rain. The colors were faded with brown at their edges, so I removed the color to show their beautiful structure…