Water Lily Love

Another favorite spot at Longwood are the water lily gardens. Like moths to a flame, the dragonflies come here in droves. Darting in and out amongst the brightly colored flowers like magical little creatures from a fairy realm.

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

 ~Albert Einstein

The flower petals look like the have peacock feathers painted on them!

“If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily."

~Chinese Proverb

The Meadow at Longwood

To me one of the most beautiful words in the English language is meadow. We don't usually go to Longwood in the summer so I had never experienced the meadow in all it's glory. I must say, I could have stayed there all day. Singing goldfinches, butterflies flitting here and there, tons of bees and beautiful flowers in a natural landscape. The sky was the perfect shade of blue with a few cottony clouds. I was in heaven.

"Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly

Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky."

~Dante Gabriel Rossetti

"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold?

Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold." 

~William Wordsworth

"Butterflies are self propelled flowers."

~R.H. Heinlein

Garden Friends

"Butterflies are self propelled flowers."

 ~R.H. Heinlein

A little wren on a child's watering can.

Zazu explores the cosmos "forest".

A dragonfly alights on a salvia flower.

Waiting for a push?

Meemee rests under the Siberian iris.

Ready to pick!

Some beautiful daylilies given to be my a wonderful friend!

Woo hoo, I won again!

I am getting really addicted to entering blog giveaways. I won another one!
This time I won a gorgeous pendant from Bee of BeeDazzles Gifts. The best part is when the prize arrives in the mail.



I love to see how other artists wrap and package their product. You can see the love and care with this one. Pretty pink paper, a nice card and a cute little metal box.


And here it is! A gorgeous dragonfly pendant with silver chain. Thank you so much Bee, I love it! Think I'll wear it today.
Bee would like me to pass along the coupon code: TenOff - to save $10 off a $25 or more purchase at her Etsy Shop. Good until April 15!

If you would like to enter to win fabulous prizes, the mother of all giveaways is happening now at One World - One Heart 2009. I am on the list, #60. If you scroll down a few posts you can enter my giveaway for a handpainted heart ornament. There are OVER 500 artists and crafters participating (I can't beleive it). I have entered many but the list is getting too large for me to get to them all.
Another great giveaway site is: Etsy Giveaways Blog. I may have won one or two I found there.
Now get out there and win some cool stuff!