Things I Love Thursday

Don't you just love it when you are driving in the summertime and the edge of the road is lined with Brown-Eyed Susans?  I do.  It's one of my fondest childhood memories driving back and forth from the farm to the lake, lake to the farm, again and again.

I was driving home a few nights ago and in the pale light of dusk, I thought I saw them, but more than usual.  I pulled over down a dirt road and O MY GOODNESS.  SERIOUSLY!?  I've never seen them in masses like this!  As far as the eye could see, they went on and on and on.  I nearly fell over!

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Oh I love it!  And though it was night time, I took dozens of photos anyhow, and brightened them up when I got home.  Not bad.  Not bad at all.

<      insert heavenly sigh     >

<         insert another heavenly sigh          >

I planned to head back this week during the day but it's been terribly humid and scorching out there. I turn into a sloth in weather like this.  I'll wait for it to cool down.  Even if I never happen upon that road again, this has satisfied me indeed!  WOOHOO!

p.s. to the woman from New Zealand who left a sweet message for me at Handmade House - I got it!  THANK YOU so very much.  : )  You made my day as much as these ditch-bouquets did.

Have a happy Thursday.  Stay cool!

Sunday Snapshots

Poking around in my back yard on Saturday morning, I found...

Lacework by Mother Nature

The ORIGINAL Fibre Artist and Painter - Spider's Web and Jack Frost.  Collaboration,2012

Amazing.

A sparkly winter bouquet.

seed pods and ice crystals

Autumn leaves frozen in time.

frosted curls

... and oh dear Susan.  Look at her!  She is still beautiful as ever in her new dress of diamonds.

Susan wears diamonds now.

p.s. those petals are unedited.  They POP with color against the white snow.

: )  

Happy, happy sparkly Sunday everyone.