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FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES

October 21, 2014

Flight of Butterflies is the most beautiful, tiny and delicate of Irises. I came across it a couple of summers ago at the Dorset Farmer’s Market. Michelle, who sells her own home-grown flowers and beautiful floral arrangements, had these beauties. I was in awe of them, and I couldn’t help but buy the pot she had that day, and in fact, I picked up two more the following week. As they were at th...

October 14, 2014

The wind is my mentor, though often I feel like the wind is my nemesis. Shooting flowers in my studio has its own challenges, but shooting outside has challenges I have no control over: the sun, the clouds, the rain, the wind. I can make adjustments to my camera to help compensate for the wind, but that can affect the quality of the image. So, to try to get the image I really want, I have learned ...

October 07, 2014

Martha Stewarts Garden in the Berkshires

As you know from my website, my passion is photographing flowers* and sharing them with you. I find the flowers I photograph in both my garden and cutting garden, along the road and in meadows, and in friends' gardens. I also plan special trips to visit the many beautiful botanical gardens and arboretums all over the country. Tomorrow’s flower is from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbrid...

September 30, 2014

Borage - My Blooming Blog Floating Petals

I started my first cutting garden last summer, and with the help of my husband, we dove in and took the initial steps of creating an area, adding fresh compost, putting up a small fence, and then the best part for me, seed shopping and planting. It was a good first attempt at creating one. We both enjoyed it, and I learned a lot from it. I enlarged this year’s cutting garden from 13 feet x 9’ ...

September 23, 2014

My Blooming Blog - Floating Petals - Russian Princess Tulip

I have often thought of the woman who works in the offices I described in my last blog, and the woman whose office is her car, as she runs every which way to take care of all of the people in her world. These women are my Everywoman: on a Go! Go! Go! schedule; caring for kids, a parent, friend, lover; or log-jammed in a demanding job. But she is also that searcher, that seeker of beauty. I see her...

September 16, 2014

A Bouquet On Every Desk | Cool Crayon Zinnia - My Blooming Blog - Floating Petals

My office is a very personal space for me. It is a space that motivates me, encourages me, and inspires me. I have spent many days in client’s offices, too, and have not felt so inspired. I’ve been to corporate offices that are football fields of cubicles under fluorescent lighting. I’ve both worked in them and spent many days wondering how to make such a space inspiring. Thinking, that for ...

September 09, 2014

A Simpel Reminder: A Post-It Note | Coral Senecio

I am a huge fan of Post-it® notes, and have written more than my share of them. Everything from the simple reminder to take out the trash to writing “Cheers” to my husband and placing it next to his wine glass as I'm leaving for an evening at book club. Recently, I came across one in our hotel room, on the bed frame, that read, “Your duvet covers and sheets are clean for your arrival.” Wo...

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