Texture Tuesday . . . color

"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature." - Gerard de Nerval

Flowers are not only beautiful, but they serve a role in our ecosystem that is so very

important. They attract birds and insects that act not only as pollinators but they also keep away

predators so that the plants themselves can aid the birds and insects in their own growth.

A win, win in my book.

Did you know that in a bees lifetime she will make only 1/12th teaspoon of honey and

that it takes about 60lbs. of honey to sustain a bee hive through the winter months.

That....is a lot of flower visits to be sure.

So go forth my friends, and plant lots and lots of flowers!! ;)

That's a win, win for us too!

You can join me over at Focusing on Life today, sharing signs of Spring.

Love, Kim

sharing with Texture Tuesday, Sweet Shot Tuesday

Texture Tuesday edition . . .

Oh happy day . . .

It's Tuesday, and you probably already know that, unless your like me and the summer days

just keep whizzing by without so much as a hello and certainly no goodbye.

I'm keeping it short but wanted to pop in real quick with a couple of pictures . . . the sun was out....all

day yesterday and instead of grocery shopping or a million other things that needed to be done I threw

all caution to the wind and headed to the beach . . . oh happy day. I really needed it.

Today's texture Tuesday - any photo with two of Kim's textures.

This first one is from the weekend, in between a gully washer, at a nursery. It's definitely not in sharp focus

but I do like the softness of it. And of course Kim's textures just added to it.

{Kim Klassen textures Oh My in overlay at 35% and Sunkissed at mulitply at 25%}

And in our Beyond Layer's class she has challenged us to seek out fences and it just so happened that I

found this one over the weekend. I didn't get a chance to explore beyond this so I'm wondering where this goes, what's around the corner. . . mosquito repellent will be a must, lol!

{Kim Klassen textures Elevate in hardlight 35% and Sunkissed in multiply at 20%}

Hope your having a wonderful day - the sun is shining once again - oh happy day!

I'm off to fill the poor little pantry, Mother Hubbard's cupboard is bare. But I'll be back to visit all of you.

Love, Kim

XO

It is after all . . .

. . .  a small, small world.

A world full of treasures, a world full of awe.

Did you ever notice that the bigger the circles we run in life,  that the harder it is to see

the details, the smaller world around us. And I don't just mean in nature, but the people around us too.

The bigger the circle, the faster we seem to be able to run, and the less we really see.

Making the circle smaller means we will go a little slower and well it sure is easier on my knees, and my eyes!

"Life is a great big canvas,

you should throw all the paint on it you can."

- Danny Kaye

And well, when we slow down . . . we have a better chance of getting some paint on it at all.

I was out this past week gathering some ideas for the garden,

. . . and came across other gatherers.

. . . beautiful roses,

[ photograph life-two subjects ] 

 . . . and even more gatherers. 

. . . and an itsy bitsy teeny weeny sweat bee.

And yes, I had to share this one! You know spiders have 4 pairs of eyes but have you ever seen them.

Gosh, I could as I'm getting older use an extra pair. We were weeding last weekend when it seems I disturbed this momma to be - uh huh, she is holding her egg sac filled with hundreds of baby spiderlings

who will for the first few weeks of their life hitch a ride on mom's back. That's why you never step on a spider in your house if you're in Texas, or you could have babies scattered everywhere. 

And last but not least one of my favorites of the week . . .  

[shoot.edit.submit, P52-favorites, Flower Art Friday, Photo Art Friday ]

Have a wonderful, long, and safe Memorial Day weekend!!

Love, Kim

XO

 Linking up with Kent Weakley for Project 52

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