Searching for Beauty

The last few days I hadn't seen my camera around anywhere ! 

I started re-tracing my steps and remembered that a few days ago, 

I was after a deer in our yard that was munching  on one of our trees.  

After some serious searching and a quiet prayer, 

it came immediately to my mind...the back porch! 

I couldn't have!!  

But I did.  

I guess I was distracted pulling weeds or checking on flowers 

and I had set it down.  

If you're from around these parts, you will 

appreciate the panic that filled my soul as the 

clouds were just simmering after a huge rain/hail microburst.  

(Only one of the many storms to pass through 

our yard and over my poor camera 

during the past few days!) 

The outcome of the fate of my beloved friend is still unknown. 

She is carefully drying out as we speak.  

Tonight the light in the yard was sweet.  

I wanted so badly to capture a piece of it.  

Then I thought of a good friend of ours who is a 

very gifted and talented photographer.  

Lately he has been posting some 

pretty spectacular shots with his little iPhone on FB and I thought, 

"why not?"  I don't have a cool iPhone - but I do own 

a cell phone. Let's see what happens.  

Take a little peek through the 'so-so' lens of my phone. 

 

I think it goes to show that you can find 

beauty in simple ways that you might not

have thought about before.

(and never have my photos uploaded

so quickly before!!)

quiet light

the road we go up and down so many times in a day

home sweet home

water color pavement

old glory

 a summer pillow ~ patiently waiting to bask in the sun

a cold japanese maple

sweet little droplets of rain waiting to 

be taken by the visiting fairies of the spring night...

more cool refreshment for the fairy folk

and a pretty little parade of the bleeding hearts who thrive in the cool weather.

I dare you to find some beauty around you in a way you haven't thought of before.

enjoy your journey!