As Eye See It

Sun Catcher

2007-06-30T15:13:00.001-04:00

Sun Catcher, originally uploaded by dawnzy58.

The heat has finally broke, so ~K~ and I decided to go back to Dufresne Park! Just as we were coming out of the woods from the edge of the pond this giant dragonfly whizzed past my head :) I was lucky enough to see where he landed

Liatris & Lily

2007-06-27T21:35:00.001-04:00

Liatris & Lily, originally uploaded by dawnzy58.

This was taken in ~K~s garden at dusk. The light was so perfect!

Alone again, Naturally

2007-03-31T20:15:00.000-04:00

Mt. Holyoke College
Talcott Greenhouse
Massachusetts

Pretty Pansy

2007-03-22T20:13:00.000-04:00

Just a hint of what Spring is going to be bringing our way soon :) K and I went to the local college flower show, it was so beautiful and the flower perfume was so intoxicating!

Caroline & Pablo

2007-02-17T11:07:00.001-05:00

December Bloom

2007-01-10T20:37:00.000-05:00

Took this on December 17th, this should not be blooming now! New England weather has been so messed up.

Pine

2007-01-10T20:35:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween!

2006-10-31T22:03:00.000-05:00

Caroline
Jack by Jamie

In the Spotlight

2006-10-09T12:37:00.000-04:00

A Caring Heart

2006-09-24T07:50:00.000-04:00

I'm posting this for Wendy, all is well, I've just been a little neglectful. Thanks for asking :-)This was a wonderful find at the Quabbin Reaservoir in the apple orchard.

Beautiful 'Shrooms

2006-09-24T07:47:00.000-04:00

These were in my yard, almost stepped on them! Did you ever think mushrooms could be so beautiful?

Colors of Fall

2006-09-24T07:40:00.000-04:00

Found on a recent PhotoExplore with ~K~ at the Norwottock Rail Trail in Amherst, Massachusetts. Lots of things to see there, the bike trail runs along wonderful wetlands in some areas.

2006-08-30T20:42:00.000-04:00

Queen Annes Lace in sepia.Taken with new camera :-)

Yellow & Terra Cotta

2006-08-19T22:01:00.000-04:00

Taken with my new Canon Rebel XT! So much to learn but I'm willing to do the work :-)

Oh no, she's got that camera in my face again!

2006-08-09T21:37:00.000-04:00

Sunflower Abstract

2006-07-19T21:12:00.000-04:00

Spent the hot and humid Saturday at my sister Cheryls house (yeah she has a pool) She also has some pretty nice flowers :-) I just love the look of this self seeded sunflower, almost has a tye-dyed effect!

Thank You Roses For Wendy!

2006-07-13T21:36:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the instructions Wendy, I love the way these roses look with the black vignette! I'm amazed at how it seems to enhance the images.

Garden Party

2006-06-25T21:02:00.000-04:00

Painted Daisy
A type of Chrysanthemum
A type of Chrysanthemum
Soapwort

Happy 28th Anniversary

2006-06-24T10:59:00.000-04:00

From my sweet husband Donald.
Married 28 years today and still lovin' it!

~Colour My World~
(our wedding song)

As time goes on
I realize just what you mean to me
And now, now that you're near
Promise you're love
That I've waited to share and dreams
Of our moments together
Color my world with hope of loving you

~Chicago~

Sometimes you're the flower, Sometimes you're the bud :-)

2006-06-24T10:25:00.000-04:00

Sweet William from my side garden,love the sweet color!

2006-06-22T19:27:00.000-04:00

Pink Painted Portulaca! (say that 3 times fast) This is in the front garden, it used to be shaded until the birch tree died:-( Until I can decide on another type of tree for this area it will be a sunny garden:-)

Looking at Mommy

2006-06-14T21:31:00.000-04:00

Playing with photoshop for some different looks:-)

Innocence

2006-06-14T21:28:00.000-04:00

Had a "photoshoot" with Caroline. Babies are not very cooperative, she just wouldn't follow my directions :-) We still had fun!

2006-06-12T21:32:00.000-04:00

I love how these petals of this gazania look like feathers. I didn't notice the ants when I was taking this shot:)

Summit View

2006-06-05T20:35:00.000-04:00

This is a view of the Connecticut River Valley from the porch of the Summit House which was a popular mountaintop hotel in the 1800's.

I Walk Alone

2006-06-05T20:17:00.000-04:00

Took a ride to Deerfield to do some shopping Sunday ('cause it was raining again) and on the way home stopped at the Summit House on Mt. Holyoke. It's part of Skinner State Park and has some of the most breathtaking views of the Connecticut River Valley. Also a good place to take a picnic lunch and wander around. This is my niece Lorin waking alone, (we got a break in the rain) such a pretty place.

Eyes Wide Open (o) (o)

2006-06-03T21:43:00.000-04:00

Caroline at 1 month old, so many changes already!

Tiny Hopper

2006-06-01T20:30:00.000-04:00

This tiny hopper was sitting on a geranium leaf sunning himself. I was taking shots of the flowers when I happened to spot this 1/2 inch guy.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

2006-05-27T21:06:00.000-04:00

The color and design on the inside of the Jack-In-The-Pulpit are so amazing!

Little Red Bug

2006-05-25T22:03:00.000-04:00

Having some fun with photoshop. I thought these were ladybugs when I first spotted them. I got a little closer and I have no idea what they are, but what great color!

Cloud Cover

2006-05-21T22:09:00.000-04:00

Spent the day at my bothers campsite in Otis on Saturday. Started out as a nice day then it got cloudy and sprinkled then stopped again. K and I took a walk down to the water during a lull in the rain, what a beautiful place. Well as we were walking back to the camp it started to rain again. We did manage to get some shots :-)

The Line-Up

2006-05-18T20:36:00.000-04:00

I took this when we were having a short break from the rain last week. The downpours have finally stopped and we've had two days of sun! So I'm posting this to remind myself that rain is not always that bad when it can create something as cool as this :-)

Dwarf Columbine

2006-05-09T21:27:00.000-04:00

This is a dwarf columbine, only standing about 2 inches from the ground. To get this amazing shot I had to almost lay on the ground! I am so pleased with this shot :-)

Sweet Scent of Lilac

2006-05-05T21:33:00.000-04:00

My lilacs are blooming, what an intoxicating scent!

Forget-Me-Not

2006-05-05T21:30:00.000-04:00

These little Forget-me-nots were blooming in my planter barrel. They were not planted there last year so it was quite a surprise when I saw the pretty blue flowers.

Tender

2006-05-04T21:23:00.000-04:00

Just couldn't help myself. I can't keep her all to myself, she's just to sweet:-)

If I was a bug...

2006-05-02T21:00:00.000-04:00

If I was a bug what a beautiful view I would have !

Bleeding Heart ~ Flowers!

2006-05-02T20:54:00.000-04:00

I was able to pull myself away from Caroline for awhile to get some photos other than her :-) The bleeding heart is in full bloom, I just love this plant!

Sweet Caroline

2006-04-26T16:59:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the World! My daughter Nicole and her husband Jon are the proud parents of Caroline Barbara. Born April 26th at 1:09 AM, 7lbs 6.2oz and 20 3/4 inches long. This is our first grandchild, ain't she cute :-) Everyone is doing fine!

Bleeding Heart ~ Buds

2006-04-19T21:02:00.000-04:00

My Bleeding Heart is growing like crazy.(thanks to the warm weather) There are buds all over it!

Thin Blue Lines

2006-04-18T21:50:00.000-04:00

These little flowers are from my yard. I can't remember what they are but I really love them!

Sleepy Time

2006-04-16T21:57:00.000-04:00

Emily, fast asleep.

Happy Time

2006-04-16T21:47:00.000-04:00

My niece Emily, the happy little bubbler :-)

Pink on Purple

2006-04-14T19:50:00.000-04:00

I had this purple glass bottle laying around the house and it was so pretty with the sunlight shining thru it. The flowers are soft pink and they were a nice compliment to the bottle.

Inspired

2006-04-13T22:15:00.000-04:00

I was inspired by K to get a little creative :-)

Bright Center

2006-04-11T20:35:00.000-04:00

There's more blooming!

New Beginnings ~ Bleeding Heart

2006-04-09T20:14:00.000-04:00

Ah, new growth, sunshine and dirt! Love it, can't wait to get down and dirty in the gardens :-)

Cimbing the Oak

2006-04-06T21:52:00.000-04:00

Climbing hydrangea slowly crawls up the rough bark of the old oak tree. Sure hope it blooms this year.

Blue Sky of Spring

2006-04-03T21:09:00.000-04:00

Sunday was a perfect day. Comfortable temps, a cloudless blue sky and me with camera in hand. All is good, the pussy willow is blooming!

My Crocus!

2006-04-02T22:15:00.000-04:00

My crocus are finally blooming! Got outside for awhile to do some yardwork (weather was perfect) uncovered some hidden treasures waiting to bloom. (to be posted when they do)

What time is it?

2006-04-02T07:49:00.000-04:00

Just thought this was a good pic to post for today :-)

My Jeep on the Arch

2006-03-26T20:20:00.000-05:00

Another bridge, that's my jeep on the top.

Keystone Arch Bridge

2006-03-26T20:12:00.000-05:00

My husband took me to a place he fishes, I can't believe he kept this a secret from me! These Keystone Arch Bridges are amazing. If you look close you can see a person sitting on the bridge on the left. Can't wait to go back ( and bring K ) when things are greener and it's a bit warmer :)

In the Pink

2006-03-23T21:27:00.000-05:00

My friend Lynn, her 10 year old daughter Eva and I went away this past weekend for some heavy duty shopping. We've been doing this for many years now and Eva has joined us for the past 3. This is our reward for going to our yearly doctors visit (all that female stuff, ugh) . We both hate that visit but we know it needs to be done. So we make our appointments together (moral support) and get it over with, then it's off to Kittery, Maine. We then drive an hour the next day to Tilton, New Hampshire for more shopping and some good food and we end up back in Kittery. This trip was a good one, four new pairs of shoes! (and a clean bill of health)

Beauty Blooms!

2006-03-21T21:34:00.000-05:00

Never yet was a springtime when the buds forgot to bloom.

~Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

Drops of Blue

2006-03-20T21:28:00.000-05:00

Still waiting for Spring. Yeah, I know the calendar says it's here, but the temps say Winter. BRRR. My little reminder that it will show up :-)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2006-03-16T21:36:00.000-05:00

For all of you who celebrate St. Patty's Day! I celebrate this day for another reason, this is my daughters 27th birthday. Happy Birthday Nicole:)

Look Inside

2006-03-15T21:15:00.000-05:00

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us. ~Parks Cousins

Pretty Table

2006-03-14T20:07:00.000-05:00

This was the fancy table setting for my daughter Nicoles baby shower. We had quite the assortment of items. The lollipops were made by Nicole, the cupcakes were provided by her mother-in-law and I made the sandblasted vases for the centerpiece . She recieved so many beautiful gifts and now I can't wait for our granddaughter to arrive:)

Tulips of Red

2006-03-11T20:41:00.000-05:00

"Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul."
- Luther Burbank

A Hint of Pink

2006-03-09T20:27:00.000-05:00

More flowers ( I can't help myself )

Mane Attraction

2006-03-08T20:16:00.000-05:00

And now for something completely different:)

Into the Light

2006-03-06T21:28:00.000-05:00

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
~William Wordsworth

Burnt Orange

2006-03-05T18:58:00.000-05:00

K and I had a preview of Spring today! We went to the local colleges flower show and had quite the fower fix :-)

Decay

2006-03-04T22:18:00.000-05:00

Just a little run down.

Ice Designs

2006-03-02T20:09:00.000-05:00

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen;

even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind."
- Leonardo Da Vinci

Charmed

2006-03-01T20:19:00.000-05:00

These are a few of my favorite things. The bracelet along with the Santa and record charm were from my godmother. It was a given to me about 35 years ago (WOW). Most of the other charms were from my husband and two daughters.

Blue Sky and Tall Tree

2006-02-26T10:41:00.000-05:00

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
~John Burroughs

One Drop

2006-02-25T07:53:00.000-05:00

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous
~Aristotle

Cling On

2006-02-23T20:57:00.000-05:00

I love the way these vines are stuck to the wall with those clingy little feet :-)
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Don't Cry For Me

2006-02-21T19:47:00.000-05:00

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.
- Julie Burchill

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Colorful Barn

2006-02-20T17:25:00.000-05:00

K and I did a little "Photo Exploring" today. We just drove around our town and a few of the neighboring towns. Found a few places we would like to revisit, froze a few fingers but as usual had a good time :-) I thought the colors of this barn were so beautiful with the sun shining on it and the bright blue sky, couldn't resist.
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Maple Sweetness

2006-02-17T18:41:00.000-05:00

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

~Laura Ingalls Wilder

I feel like crap...

2006-02-16T20:21:00.000-05:00

It all started at work today and I feel like CRAP!!! I wish I could just lay down and sleep but I've never been able to do that, I feel like it's a waste of time. (yeah I know that sounds crazy) So here I sit with camera in hand stomach feeling all queasy looking for a photo op :) This is the best I can do...

My Rock Garden

2006-02-13T21:01:00.000-05:00

~K~ twisted my arm to post this ;-)
I'll give her credit for the title too, my original was "on the rocks" I like hers better :-)

I give you my heart :-)

2006-02-12T18:00:00.000-05:00

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.
~ The Beatles

2006-02-11T08:43:00.000-05:00

You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.
Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book

Marbleous :)

2006-02-07T22:03:00.000-05:00

A few of the marbles I haven't lost yet :)

Rock Tower

2006-02-04T20:57:00.000-05:00

Looking for something to photograph I came across my bowl of smooth river stones. I've been collecting them over the years, most of them are shades of white.

Fleeing

2006-02-02T19:38:00.000-05:00

Hunger makes a thief of any man....
(or bird)
~Pearl S. Buck

Copper Flower

2006-01-31T20:55:00.000-05:00

I've got flowers year round with my copper & marble creations.

The road to...

2006-01-28T20:59:00.000-05:00

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
Henry David Thoreau

What's For Dinner?

2006-01-26T21:47:00.000-05:00

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ears To You ºoº

2006-01-24T21:19:00.000-05:00

I'm a big Disney fan, so I guess it would only be fitting that my niece gave me and my husband these personalized Mickey Mouse Ears ornaments for Christmas. (they'll be kept out year round) LOVE IT

Patience

2006-01-19T20:40:00.000-05:00

There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.
~Linda Hogan

Fallen Feather

2006-01-18T21:56:00.000-05:00

We know the worth of a thing when we have lost it.
French Proverb

Over The Rainbow

2006-01-17T21:45:00.000-05:00

Over The Rainbow

(Arlen-Harburg)

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

There's a land that I heard of

Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow

Skies are blue

And the dreams that you dare to dream

Really do come true
Some day I'll wish upon a star

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where troubles melt like lemondrops

Away above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow

Bluebirds fly

Birds fly over the rainbow

Why then, oh why can't I?

Some day I'll wish upon a star

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where troubles melt like lemondrops

Away above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow

Bluebirds fly

Birds fly over the rainbow

Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly

Beyond the rainbow

Why, oh why can't I?

The Big Blue Marble

2006-01-15T19:14:00.000-05:00

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
~Carl Sagan

An apple a day...

2006-01-11T20:43:00.000-05:00

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these...
~George Benard Shaw

In the Shadow

2006-01-10T21:00:00.000-05:00

I am a part of all that I have met.
~Alfred Tennyson

Vision

2006-01-08T19:44:00.000-05:00

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.
~Helen Keller

In need of paint

2006-01-08T16:01:00.000-05:00

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.
~ Ivy Baker Priest

Layers

2006-01-05T21:32:00.000-05:00

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep....
-Carl Sandburg

Winter Brook

2006-01-04T21:43:00.000-05:00

More Quabbin shots, K and I have such a great time when we are there. I softened this just a bit.

Contemplating

2006-01-03T19:05:00.000-05:00

Enjoying the calmness, listening to the coyotes, pondering that perfect shot.

Sunrise/Sunset

2006-01-02T17:14:00.000-05:00

This one's for Wendy. Thanks for the directions, this is so fun:)

Calm Patrol

2006-01-02T16:24:00.000-05:00

K and I took advantage of a day off and went to Quabbin today. Fantastic day; cold, crisp and calm.

Ginger Molasses Cookies - Recipe upon request :-)

2006-01-01T10:56:00.000-05:00

Here is the recipe for the cookies. Please let me know if yours rise or stay flat like mine.

Ginger Molasses Cookies

makes approx. 3 1/2 dozen
350 degrees - 8 minutes

3/4 cup veg. oil
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. powdered ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 Tbsp. molasses
Mix all ingredients together well using mixer
Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar
Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart
DO NOT OVERBAKE : cookies will be soft when they come out
Cool, then pig out! ENJOY

A Gift of Cookies

2005-12-31T13:01:00.000-05:00

2006 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006
I've had a good year and it will be a better one in 2006. Our eldest daughter will be giving us a granddaughter in the spring, we are very excited:) I hope the coming year is kind and good to all. Well about the picture, these are cookies for New Years Day, we are spending time with family and friends. This recipe is from my sister-in-law, when she makes these Ginger Molasses Cookies they come out soft and puffy, mine are more like a gingersnap but not quite as hard. They are still very tasty and maybe one day I can get them to be like hers:(

Green Fix

2005-12-30T21:41:00.000-05:00

I took this about a month ago when I needed a green fix. For the life of me I can't remember the name of this plant. In the summer it has small yellow flowers and the plant, when touched is fragrant. It forms a nice mound and just looks good all the time, just wish I could remember...