OK....a lot of color !!
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
Henry Ward Beecher
What grows in the garden so lovely and rare? Roses and Dahlias and people grow there.
A Gardener's Library
If you pass by the color purple in a field and don't notice it, God gets real pissed off.
Alice Walker
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell so sweet.
Shakespeare
It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
William Carlos Williams
There you have it. A tiny glimpse into my garden again. More to come in a little while.
The blooms are bustin' out all over!
Enjoy visiting all the great photography.
Happy Wednesday!
Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!)
We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home.
This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God.
My (growing) family.
Hangin' out with my girlies.
My wonderful friends (you know who you are!).
To laugh (out loud and a lot!).
Music.
Painting. Hugs.
Long chats with my buds.
My garden.
To read (ha...when I can!).
Sunshine.
Spring, Spring and more Spring.
Building things.
Cooking.
Decorating.
Parties (ahem).
The internet.
Life.
Movies. A.I.
Dancing with the stars.
So you think you can dance.
Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off.
Oh Gee...everything actually!!
31 comments:
Beautiful pictures! I love the one with the gazing ball how it captured your reflection. Happy Wednesday. Sorry if this is a double post. I hit the x instead of the tab next to it.
You have the loveliest flowers in your garden! Now, I'm curious: Did you name Dahlia after those flowers in your garden or did you get dahlias after Dahlia came home?
Fabulous pictures Wanda and what a great garden you have!
I had to go back up and check the gazing ball photo after reading Cherees comment. VERY cool!
Wow....amazing garden...love them both in color and b&w! Cool one with you in the mirrored garden ball. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
What beautiful flowers you have growing in your garden. Love that you included the original with the conversions today. I think my favorite is of you reflected in the sphere! Can't wait to see more. All of my flowers are pretty much gone now. The heat is way too much for their delicate petals.
Happy Wednesday!
Oh how I love your garden pics (and your beautiful daughter too). I wish I could garden. Any tips for South Florida? Hee Hee. We are hot as blazes already and summer has just begun. Beautiful garden!
Oh my goodness Wanda! These are SO gorgeous. I love them. Wow. Very, very pretty!
Wanda these are simply stunning. I love the way you capture nature its so moving and pure. Its as if the world stood still.
thanks for making my day
I noticed you in the gazing ball right away...snapping away! These are beautiful, your peonies, iris and roses are showing off so well. I hope you're bringing some indoors. And your quotes fit perfectly!
Hope you're having a great week!
You and I have a common interest - photographing flowers! Very very nice shots.
Here from B&W Wednesday! Beautiful photos! I enjoyed visiting today!
Beautiful post. I love the first quote and the gazing ball with your reflection in it..
Blessings to you and yours
I just love the shots and the quotes! Happy Wednesday!
WOW, great black and white photos! But I love how vibrant the colors are in the other photos.
Ooh, I love that last quote! And well done on your beautiful photographs as well!
Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com
Beautiful!! Oh, how I wish I had a flower garden, but something called "six dogs" prevents that from happening ;)
I actually like them better in the Black and white. especially the first one.
Your garden takes my breath away in any color!
I suspect that your blooms thrive in much the same way as your girls do....under your watchful, loving, devoted and tender ministerings & care ~ all done with grace & joy!
I love these Wanda! My favorite one is the one with the mirror ball. It is like a Where is Waldo picture. You can be seen taking the picture, but I bet some people would miss that. The first two are beautiful! I love the color! Have a great night!
Mama Hen
Despite your black and white Wednesdays, it is always so colorful to pop into your world! Thank you Wanda... I love how you capture your readers!!!!!
xo Jen
Oh WOW!! Absolutely gorgeous shots! Lovely...every single one. (And I totally missed your reflection, but after reading some comments above, I had to go back and look - LOL! :-) Found ya! Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog too! :-)
Goregous photos! I love Peonies and Iris and roses. The one with your reflection in the gazing ball is really cool. Thanks for stopping by today!
Love your flowers today Wanda. I love peonies. Your self portrait is pretty cool also!
Thank you for visiting. Have a super week. xxx
You have one gorgeous garden!! I absolutely loved the picture with your reflection! How cool is that?! I have to work on a self portrait one of these days :)
excellent work, the first B&W is a classic.
I always love your garden photos! If I took photos of my garden, they'd probably all be black, too... from my black thumb.
I hope you had a great Father's Day today!
Mama Hen
Hello there my friend!! I am finally getting over here....almost a week late:( Your garden looks GORGEOUS.....wow those flowers are beautiful!!! And I love the reflection of you in the gazing ball.....how cool is that!!
Less than 5 weeks.....and counting!!!
xoxo,
Lisa
Hey there Wanda! Thank you so much for your kind comment about my Dad! He was really charismatic and had such a zest for life! His family was everything to him. I sure miss him! I appreciate your comment! I hope you had a super day yesterday! I always love coming back to your blog and enjoying the gorgeous photos! Have a great night!
Mama Hen
For some reason, I like the third pic most. The colors are nice, but there's just that little something special in that black and white version that says it better...
Is that YOUR garden? OK, I may have to change my sitting place when I'm drinking my vino....the garden, perhaps? Heck, I'll just have a glass in the new kitchen and another in le jardin!
4 more weeks, Baby........4 more weeks!
xoxoxoDita Darling
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