Hope’s front door
After hearing me moan and groan about our cold, wet, dreary weather, my sister Hope sent me a visual spring tonic. It is hard to express how powerfully seeing these photos taken in her yard impacted me. There is hope! There is beauty! There is glorious life just one state south of here… and it’s headed my way. Really! It is! 🙂
Bee on azalea
These photos are a treasured gift. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
Bee on Japanese plum flower
Sulfur butterfly and orange
Another shot
Here he (she?) poses on an azalea flower
Mama cardinal. Hope said she raised a little brood of one in a nest in the azalea bush.
Here’s papa cardinal.
Another little visitor
This is the baby cardinal that the mama raised in the azalea bush!
I think this is my all time favorite. She sent this one to me a while back.
There are 5 birds in this picture. Can you spot them all?
This one was taken a couple of months ago, while it was still winter.
Horse hair on fence. Her rainy days sure are prettier than mine! 🙂
Pear blossom
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Jan Johnson
/ March 19, 2013I had to really look to find five birds! These are just stunning…thanks for sharing! Jan from Oregon…
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tinycamper
/ March 19, 2013Hope had to tell me where the 5th one was. I originally didn’t see that there are two up top!
So glad you enjoyed them!
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cozygirl
/ March 19, 2013Ahhhhhh this COLD Midwestern lady just got all WARM and fuzzy inside :O) Such beauty and of all days, I really really needed that!
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tinycamper
/ March 19, 2013It’s like another world, isn’t it? Our time will come!
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Kim
/ March 19, 2013Lovely photos and what a nice gesture. Thanks for sharing them.
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tinycamper
/ March 19, 2013It was the best pick-me-up she could have given me! And part of the fun was sharing them. 🙂
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SallyB
/ March 20, 2013Thanks for sharing….your sister is soooo talented …… I love the photos……they are prize winning !!!!
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tinycamper
/ March 20, 2013That will delight her! Thanks, Sally!
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MarciaGB
/ March 20, 2013It lifted my heart to see those beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing!
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tinycamper
/ March 20, 2013That’s what they did for me, Marcia. Just bursting with sensitivity to nature, beauty and hope! 🙂
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Jo
/ March 20, 2013Thank you for sharing these absolutely beautiful pictures
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tinycamper
/ March 20, 2013Love your pictures, too, Jo. Have you seen Little Green lately?
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lynne
/ March 20, 2013Talent and creativity must run in your family. Wonderful pictures….my favorite is the horse hair!
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tinycamper
/ March 20, 2013Hope is so artistic. Her big talent in interior decor. She can turn any room — or house — into a show stopper — on a shoestring!
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Carolyn
/ March 20, 2013Good lord! what beautiful beautiful pictures! love her yard! that’s how I want mine to look.. full of plants and flowers … I want to live in a butterfly garden..
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tinycamper
/ March 20, 2013Ahhhh…. a butterfly garden! Plant the right plants and they will come! 🙂
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Jo
/ March 21, 2013Have not seen little green in a long time. Heard she moved down the road to another feeder.
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tinycamper
/ March 21, 2013I’m just glad to hear she made it through the winter! 🙂
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Turn When The Road Does
/ March 21, 2013Spring time is for sure on it’s way, get ready for the explosion. The leaves just popped out here, the truck and 5 er are turning yellow with pollen. It is a real cure for the winter cabin fever blues.
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tinycamper
/ March 21, 2013I’m still (impatiently) waiting! 😀
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tinycamper
/ March 21, 2013Just got an email from my sister. She said to thank all of you for your kind comments on her photos! 🙂
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