I'm still enjoying my vacation and my time off as well. I really like to use this time to recharge and get inspired. I know I've shown you lots of photos of Mohonk Mountain House before (in my out and about section) but today I'm viewing it in a different way. We were there for part of the afternoon and I was running around, armed with my new camera. I decided this time, rather then get so many landscape photos, I would really get up close and personal with a lot of the flowers there. There are too many for one post so some of them will have to wait until another day and in the mean time, I've picked some favorites. Lots of wonderful ideas for some future paintings in these photos.
This beautiful Purple Salvia *Fairy Queen*.
I was so close to this bee that I almost touched him with the camera. His wings looks like beautiful stained glass panels.
Up close and personal with a yellow Lily.
My birthday was this past week and when I saw this beautiful picket that my blog friend Gail McCormack painted, I had to have it as my birthday present.
I nestled it in with a floor standing vase of Pussy Willows that fill a corner in my diningroom . It just looks so pretty in there and I get to admire it each time I go from the livingroom to the kitchen.
It is such a unique piece and I'm very thrilled with it.....THANKS GAIL!!! If you would like to stop by Gail's blog and say hello and view her beautiful artwork, here is her address:
http://www.gailmccormack.blogspot.com/ .
Back in the garden, I was able to photograph a lot of different Foxglove but this was my favorite, Foxglove (Digitalis) *Camelot Lavender*
I got so close I felt like I could almost crawl inside.
Last of all, this beautiful pink Zinnia captured my attention.
Hope you've enjoyed this mini tour.
I'm still enjoying my vacation and my time off as well. I really like to use this time to recharge and get inspired. I know I've shown you lots of photos of Mohonk Mountain House before (in my out and about section) but today I'm viewing it in a different way. We were there for part of the afternoon and I was running around, armed with my new camera. I decided this time, rather then get so many landscape photos, I would really get up close and personal with a lot of the flowers there. There are too many for one post so some of them will have to wait until another day and in the mean time, I've picked some favorites. Lots of wonderful ideas for some future paintings in these photos.
This beautiful Purple Salvia *Fairy Queen*.
I was so close to this bee that I almost touched him with the camera. His wings looks like beautiful stained glass panels.
Up close and personal with a yellow Lily.
My birthday was this past week and when I saw this beautiful picket that my blog friend Gail McCormack painted, I had to have it as my birthday present.
I nestled it in with a floor standing vase of Pussy Willows that fill a corner in my diningroom . It just looks so pretty in there and I get to admire it each time I go from the livingroom to the kitchen.
It is such a unique piece and I'm very thrilled with it.....THANKS GAIL!!! If you would like to stop by Gail's blog and say hello and view her beautiful artwork, here is her address: http://www.gailmccormack.blogspot.com/ .
Back in the garden, I was able to photograph a lot of different Foxglove but this was my favorite, Foxglove (Digitalis) *Camelot Lavender*
I got so close I felt like I could almost crawl inside.
Last of all, this beautiful pink Zinnia captured my attention.
Hope you've enjoyed this mini tour.
