floral love || pretty pink peonies

my sweet husband made a stop on the way home after a long day at work ...
he knew i needed some cheering up.
he always thinks of me, no matter how tired he is!
yes, i love peonies, especially pretty pink ones,
and yes ... i am blessed!

i wanted to capture the memory of these 'pretties' and share them with you
before they succumbed to the elements around them here.

i often think that there will be forever-flowers in Heaven!

*the second image has a softness about it that was no doing of mine ...
it had been a rainy, muggy, and humid day, so when i stepped onto the porch
to take this picture, the lens began to fog up.
i snapped a few real quick because it was getting worse!
i wasn't sure how any of them would turn out,
but i do like the softness that the 'fog' gave to this one.

not sure, but i don't think it's good for our cameras ...
does anyone have any knowledge about that?

i would love to find a lens that would give an image this soft effect,
so if anyone knows about that as well, please share!



well, i know i've been absent for a few weeks,
{post coming soon with one of the reasons why}
but, it's so good to be back,
and, i'm looking forward to sharing again!

i have missed all my friends here!

i'll be linking up with mona's floral love
so do come over and see more 'pretties',
and join in with one of your own!

hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
it's a special weekend here for us ...
we'll be celebrating our son's 29th birthday! :)

blessings,
deborah xoxo

indeed, it was a beautiful day ...

"ventured to a quaint little town,
with some sweet and quaint little shops
had a quaint cup of herbal tea
got lots of quaint little shots"

... of mostly flowers"! :)

i put together a quaint little mosaic / collage
with some images of the special things i saw, and loved!

i'm linking up with mona's floral love,

and also, come monday,
when entries are submitted for the week,
i'll be linking to mosaic monday, over at the 'dear little red house',
an interesting and fun challenge i recently stumbled onto!

do come and join in one, or both!

*note on how to make a collage / mosaic ...

i've found a site, and yes, with a funny name, where i made this collage using my images.
it offers a few ways to do it, and even more when you learn to adjust the palette,
which allows you to add more images, as well.

i've tried making collages/mosaics in my own editing program,
but never quite got the 'hang' of it.

if you're interested in making your own, i hope this site helps you.
you can also do some fun photo editing there as well.

PicMonkey

flora love { lilium

another beauty, or two, that i discovered while walking through the flower market again.
i just can't seem to stay away!

linking up with mona's floral love.
come join us for a walk through all of this week's beauties!

happy weekend!

deborah
xoxo

floral love || dear daisy

joining in with mona's picturesque: floral love this week.
daisies are everywhere this time of year,

and i thought i would share two favorites of mine ...
both are 'before' and 'after' a bit of editing.

we went 'flower shopping' this week,
and this first gerbera daisy was a beauty!

the 'before' of both of these images are pretty much 'sooc',
{straight out of the camera}
other than removing a little bit of 'noise'.
the second ones are 'after' a bit of editing fun!

to see more fantastic florals, and to join in with one of yours,
just click on over to mona's floral love!

looking forward to seeing you there!
have a blessed weekend!
- deborah xoxo

here is the second set ...
and yes, these are the actual colors of the flowers in the 'before' image!
a sweet friend gave them to me for my birthday ...
very colorful, yes?!
happy flowers, i'd say!

i would sure love your thoughts on the 'after' image.
i was just having some fun playing around with the tones,
and this is what i ended up with!

floral love & nurture photography spring 2013 challenge || a 'pull over' moment

i'm linking up to mona's floral love this week ...
click the button below and come join in the flower fun!

also linking up with one i just discovered, a bit late, as it is the 'finale',
but still so very worth the time to enter ... link up found on:
project alicia's nurture photography the spring 2013 challenge!
click her button below to see more beautiful spring photography!
also thanking kristi and rebecca for hosting!

we were running an errand, and happened upon these beautiful blossoms ...
i told my husband to 'pull over', please!!!!
the spring colors on this tree were so rich and vibrant -
i just couldn't resist capturing a few images!
after going through them, this is the one i chose to share this week.
i'm so glad to have an understanding husband,
when a girl has those 'pull over' moments!! ;)

hope you all enjoy your weekend!

blessings,
deborah
xoxo

floral love || rose

i have sadly missed out on a few weeks of mona's 'floral love' meme,

and i'm thrilled to be sharing again!

if you adore flowers, like i do, click her button below

and take a walk through the weekly 'garden',

and, you're most welcome to link up and share one of your own!

have a beautiful weekend!

blessings,
deborah xoxo

floral love I : orchids

i adore flowers ...

they do make the most beautiful and, not to mention,
the easiest 'subjects' to photograph!

spring brings thoughts of all those beautiful colors,
and varieties, we so enjoy each year!

well, hear ye, hear ye ...

there is a new meme on the block that just started this past friday,
and this is one i'm definitely joining!

it's called 'floral love'
with link-up open for entries each friday.
it can be found over on mona's picturesque web site!

click the floral love text link above,
or the button below for the instructions on how to get started,
and to see all the other beautiful entries!

thank you, mona, for hosting this beautiful meme!

and to introduce my floral image for this first week ... an orchid.

have a wonderful day!

xoxo