~ Road Trip Odyssey ~

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

We’re on the road to visit places from my childhood.  I will be scattering ashes along the way, gathering thoughts with words and impressions with photographs.

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Jello’s bed in the back of the cab with a pillow on the console for her nose!

 

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~ Calla Lily ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Sunshine – In A Vase On Monday ~

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Eight years ago I converted a swath of my front lawn into flower beds, with the purpose of creating a perennial border of bird and butterfly friendly plants. Today’s salt glaze pottery vase holds blossoms from those gardens.

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Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ Echinacea pupurea ‘White Swan’ Echinacea pupurea ‘Magnus’ Sidalcea hybrida ‘Brilliant’ Monarda ‘Prairie Night’

Black-eyed Susan, Coneflowers, Bee Balm and Mallow — all easy to grow and self perpetuating with a little help from the gardener.  Hope you enjoy these as much as the bees do!

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Although Cathy at Rambling in the Garden suggested Japanese ikebana style vases for this week, I chose to stick with what’s blooming in my gardens today. Please check out her meme to see her vase and that of others.

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~ Lifting Up ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Look Up ~

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

“We move forward by lifting up — not tearing down.”*

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“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

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*http://www.movemequotes.com/tag/positive-not-negative/

 

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~ Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge ~

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

A post of beach debris along the trail from Longbeach to The Breakers.

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~ Store Front Signs – Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge ~

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Two gems!

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ In A Vase On Monday – Red, White & Blue ~

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

In honor of the fourth of July — Independence Day in the USA — today’s vase features a combination of hydrangea, gladiolus and roses, the colors of our flag.

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Hydrangea macrophylla, Gladiolus glamini ‘Blondie,’ Rosa floribunda ‘Oh My!’

They are presented in a large clear glass vase with red and white glass marbles, on my deck table — where, if it is not too noisy, I hope to have a picnic dinner this evening!

Thank you to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden the originator of this invitation to share flowers from our gardens.

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~ Towering Trees ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Opposites

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

This week, Ben Huberman challenges us to “show how opposites can tell a story about people, places, or objects.” Whenever I see something man-made juxtaposed to the natural landscape, I feel the tension.

IMG_5010 In this shot, an electric power tower appears to be planted in the middle of a field with flowering trees, a still dormant deciduous tree and evergreens surrounding it. I am reminded of the agitation I feel when a weed rockets above my perennial flower gardens!

 

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~ Cee’s B & W Photo Challenge – Flowers ~

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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