ONLY 5 MINUTES

What a difference 5 minutes between shots makes!

ASTROEMERIAS aka PERUVIAN LILIES

A very special THANK YOU to the dear friends who introduced these long-lasting beauties of delight to John and me.

THOSE CHEERY FLOWERS

  

I AM THANKFUL

I looked up this morning to see 

what appeared to be 

shades of Christmas Blues 

and Silver!

...and then

I looked closer to where 

I stood and saw...

the Almost-Autumn Colors

I remember from my childhood.

I am thankful!

WITH ALL THAT'S SAD, REMEMBER TO LOOK UP

He is also sad over the way mankind is treating one another; it is NOT His way! He said to "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Pretty simple, huh?
Then, why not try it for a day, or maybe two?

MACKEREL SKY and SAGE BLOOMS

My mom used to look at the sky and say,

"Mackerel sky,

  not 24 hours dry."

                            For those of you who are unaware, it was a        particularly fitting saying, come rain or snow, on the coast of Maine where we lived several years, So, yesterday, when I saw those "mackerel skies right after I had seen the sage blooms that here, in my adopted Texas home are said to predict rain....well, I just had to scurry around to take some pictures, The most handy camera I had in a hurry was my iPhone5s, I am not one to throw around bragging rights...just well impressed with how these pictures turned out! (I was forced to replace my iPhone 4s because it appeared the battery was swelling though I'd never mistreated it in any way, so there's the good and the bad.) 

SCENIC SAGE AND SHADOWS

I HEARD SOME BUZZING!

 ...AND SOME MORE BUZZING!

SAGE BOUQUET

MY SHARING NEIGHBOR!

My neighbor called to ask if I would like 

to come take pictures of her 

PINK HIBISCUS

before they hurriedly came and went! 

I hurriedly came,  and well...here we are!