april showers . . .

The rain was pretty intense the last couple days.  The sun did finally break through the pretty bleak weather later on in the day.  Meanwhile, I was able to appreciate some color and a few remaining raindrops left on some of the plants and flowers we have around.  So grateful Mother Nature has a way of perking us up with her beauty.  

Have a wonderful weekend friends!

.vortex of beauty.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Four dozen roses and for no reason at all. Well, except for the fact that maybe he loves me and thought that they would perk up my spirits a bit. They did. Or . . . really, should I be worried? ha ha! This pleasant surprise was the perfect subject to photograph, but I had figure out a way to capture them without being cliché. THAT I found to be much harder than I had expected. I tried every angle. Side. This side. Top. Bottom. Nothing. Then I thought get closer. . . and closer. . . that's when I started to take notice of their beautiful centers. A vortex of beauty. That was the comment a sweetheart on Flickr left on the muted version of this image. She couldn't have said it better.

.opening.

Forgiveness

allows ones heart
to flourish
once again.