Category Archives: Wildflowers

FLOWER QUOTE: NO MATTER HOW CHAOTIC IT IS

January 20, 2020

matter how chaotic

MY TWO CENTS No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere… Life often feels chaotic to me. Sheryl Crow’s quote, though, calms my mind and spirit, knowing that moments and lovely flowers will pop up in the least expected ways. It reminds me that there is so much more to life than getting caught up in the chaos of it. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sheryl Crow is...

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BLOOMING SUBJECTS: IT’S ALL ABOUT LOCATION

April 08, 2018

Blooming Subjects: It's All About Location

So how do I pick my blooming subjects? First, as they say, it’s all about location. In this case, I have six places I photograph: Out in nature, is a very peaceful and calming place to experience other wildflowers. I shoot in my studio/office. I don't shoot there as much as I did when I started, as I find there is something special about experiencing flowers in their own habitat. My own...

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FLOWER QUOTE: LOVE IS LIKE WILDFLOWERS

February 05, 2018

Love Is Like Wildflowers

MY TWO CENTS Love is like wild flowers. It's often found in the most unlikely places…It’s in the vulnerability of being curious and open that create a marvelous sense of wonder. You never know, when you are open like this, what you will stumble upon. Wishing you the joy of wonder and finding love in the most unlikely places. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anonymous…There are so many quotes that are...

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NO WEEDING REQUIRED

July 02, 2017

Red Shirley Poppy

I love my perennial and cutting gardens in Vermont. There is always something to be planning all year round. I get the chance to peruse the flowers and seeds at the local garden centers and catalogs, plan each garden, play in the dirt, and watch a living painting emerge in our backyard, giving me joy all spring, summer and fall. Yet another lesson flowers have to teach me: to let go and let it ha...

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Flower Quote: Love Is Like Wild Flowers

February 13, 2017

Love is like wild flowers | Flower Quote

MY TWO CENTS Love is like wild flowers … and being open to finding it can create a wonderful sense of wonder. Wishing you a day, week, month, year of wonder and finding love in the most unlikely places. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anonymous…I have run into this once before and I just have to say there isn’t much to say about the author except that they are unknown. I wonder if the person who first...

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WHAT EACH GARDEN BRINGS

July 14, 2015

Red Shirley Poppy - My Blooming Blog - Inspiring stories and photography of the beauty of flowers

In case I haven’t mentioned it…I love my perennial and cutting gardens in Vermont: they give me a chance to peruse the flowers and seeds at the local garden centers, plan each garden, play in the dirt, and watch a living painting emerge in our backyard all summer long. Then there are our wildflower gardens we planted last fall in the meadow behind our house, grown from seeds we purchased fr...

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