A pictorial stroll through Central Park's Conservatory Gardens...
My Favorite Things – Flowers, Of Course

A pictorial stroll through Central Park's Conservatory Gardens...
"Where there is love there is life."
(Mahatma Gandhi)
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
(Thornton Wilder)
As you can probably tell from these pictures, I’m not in the city but back in New Hampshire at my mom’s cottage by the lake. The weather has been pretty magnificent for most of our vacation; and in a spot so beautiful, it’s hard not to enjoy even the occasional downpours!
After a soaking rain last night, here’s what our world looked like this morning…
Here's an update on my balcony garden. Thriving plants = One Happy Gardener!
My mother's summer garden is a lovely mix of wild and planted flowers. And you're invited to take a stroll via this virtual slide show! (The only thing missing is the sound of the birds chirping, the light dancing off the lake in the distance, and the gentle rustling of the wind in the trees.)
The hardest thing sometimes is to accept who we are and to love ourselves in spite of our shortcomings. Max Ehrmann said it best ...
Being in the moment is the only way to be truly happy and at peace with the world around us. Yet how often we forget to do the simplest thing (breath) to keep us in the moment!
Sometimes we get so used to our environment, we forget to see the beautiful things around us. Here is a collection of photographs celebrating the beautiful things in my home.