Thursday, March 31, 2005

Cupid's Heart


Cupid's Heart
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly"

-Sam Keen

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Wishes come true


Wishes come true
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be . . ."

-Earth, Wind & Fire

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Golden


Golden
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Silence is not always golden; sometimes it is yellow."

Monday, March 28, 2005

Shooting the Shooter Shooting the Shooting Star

Here is my hubby (Turfdigger) taking this photo. Now that the temperatures are warming up, I'm looking forward to many more photo-walks!

Sunday, March 27, 2005

Happy Easter


Happy Easter
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!"

- Oscar Hammerstein II

Saturday, March 26, 2005

Still beautiful . . .


Still beautiful . . .
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Look deep, deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything."


- Albert Einstein

Friday, March 25, 2005

Growing up


Growing up
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves."

-May Lamberton Becker

Thursday, March 24, 2005

Moon at Sunset


Moon at Sunset
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
Day glimmer'd in the east, and the white
Moon
Hung like a vapor in the cloudless sky.

- Samuel Rogers, English poet

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Empty Nest


Empty Nest
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
" You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair."

-Chinese Proverb

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Music Mural


Music Mural
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I've always liked this mural, which is in the Back Bay area of Boston, right in the neighborhood of Berklee College of Music. This is my favorite section of the mural, which shows the magic of Louis Armstrong's music.

Monday, March 21, 2005

Sunny Birch


Sunny Birch
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Is it so small a thing
To have enjoy'd the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought, to have done..."

-Matthew Arnold

Sunday, March 20, 2005

Happy Spring!


Happy Spring!
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

-Anne Bradstreet

Saturday, March 19, 2005

This Bud's For You


This Bud's For You
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I dedicate this picture to my father, who I understand has been enjoying my photos. This bud's for you, Dad! :-)

Friday, March 18, 2005

Awakening


Awakening
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Look at us, said the violets blooming at her feet, all last winter we slept in the seeming death but at the right time God awakened us, and here we are to comfort you."

~Edward Payson Rod

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Hang on


Hang on
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."

-William Feather

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Message from an angel


Message from an angel
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This feather was found outside my window, sitting in the puddle left by the melting snow.

"You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think."

-John Burroughs (1837-1921), American essayist

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Puddle Picture


Puddle Picture
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

-Albert Einstein

Monday, March 14, 2005

G goes outside


G goes outside
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
My husband Phil and I had a weekend of sillyness -- just lots of general goofy behavior and fun stuff. It made me realize that if we had kids, how embarrassed they would be of their wacky parents.

While giving me some Photoshop lessons yesterday, we came up with this picture of Gumby in one of my outdoor scenes I took in the morning. Gumby sure is getting around these days!

Sunday, March 13, 2005

Beauty in the morning


Beauty in the morning
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I went out this morning to take pictures before the snow melted off all the branches. I took 65 pictures, and this was the first one. I'm glad I went outside when I did, because now the pretty blue sky that was showing earlier is all covered in clouds.

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. " - Confucius

Saturday, March 12, 2005

Guarding the past


Guarding the past
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This fence is in front of the Granary Burial Ground, where Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Benjamin Franklin's parents are buried, along with the victims of the Boston Massacre.
Unfortunately I didn't have time to take pictures inside the burial ground itself.

Friday, March 11, 2005

In anticipation of spring


In anticipation of spring
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
We are supposed to get yet another winter storm tonight into tomorrow, but I don't care. I hear my little song sparrow singing, and know that spring will be here before we know it.

I've been out of work for the past couple of months, and I'm afraid my brain is starting to turn to mush. I have a big interview today however, and I'm excited about it. For today I'd like to use my favorite quote by Emily Dickinson: "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all."

Have a wonderful weekend! :-)

Thursday, March 10, 2005

Happy Jade


Jade
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This is my Jade plant. To me it seems to be clapping its "hands". :-)

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Gumby Goes to the Beach


Gumby Goes to the Beach
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
Yesterday the temperature was 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Today it is 13. So, through my imagination I am on a wonderful sunny beach where it's a comfortable 80. :-)

"Round round get around
I get around
Yeah
Get around round round I get around..."

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

A Song in my Heart


A Song in my Heart
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I just had to share that my friend and neighbor, Mr. Song Sparrow has started singing! He must be looking for a mate, which really makes me happy. :-)
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Cooling Off


Cooling Off
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

- Cindy Clabough.

Monday, March 07, 2005

Blossoming


Blossoming
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I noticed these flower buds hiding deep inside my African Violet plant on Saturday. All of my plants seem to be telling me that spring is going to sprung very soon! :-)

Sunday, March 06, 2005

A Sunday kind of love


I love you bear-y much
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
Love is something eternal....
The aspect may change,
But not the essence.


-Vincent Van Gogh

Saturday, March 05, 2005

In Between


In Between
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I took this photo back in the early winter when my husband and I went to the War Memorial Park in West Bridgewater to take photos.

I like the contrast here of the rushing water, the dry, unmoving wheel, and the stick that's caught in the middle.

Friday, March 04, 2005

Give a Little Love


Give a Little Love
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
If you know someone who's been feeling down, do something extra-special for him or her this weekend. :-)

Thursday, March 03, 2005

Critter Prints


Critter Prints
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
A critter came by
looking for a treat
He thought a nice song sparrow
would be something good to eat.
Little did he know
that his footprints in the snow
would give him nothing but cold feet.

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Plant Baby


Plant Baby
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I get so excited when I see new leaves form on my plants, and I noticed four babies on this Christmas Cactus yesterday. This one measures less than half a millimeter long. I thought it would be fun to track its progress. :-)

Carving a niche


Carving a niche
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
I wasn't going to bother uploading this picture, but I was inspired by my friend Darlene's series on "Pretty Dead Things." You may find her wonderful site at: www.pluckthepetal.com/orangedaisies/
All of my new photoblogging friends have inspired me so much, and I am quite grateful.

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Mr. Song Sparrow


Mr. Song Sparrow
Originally uploaded by Lady-bug.
This is just outside of my window, back when it appeared that spring was coming. Mr. Song Sparrow comes to this spot often to eat and defend the food that I put out. Sometimes juncos or other sparrows will come to eat the food, but he always chases them away. I know it's not a great picture, but it was taken through a window with a screen. This bird is very shy, so it's hard to get a picture of him. Sometimes he just likes to hang out in the bush and he watches me watching him.