Such sadness .....

I never would have guessed when I took this picture that I would post it to honor the 20 small children who lost their lives today in Newtown, Connecticut.   There simply are no words.

Things gone by and things to come!

The ornamental grasses bid farewell with a puff and scattering of seeds.





And the now bare branches of the tree, share a glimpse of the buds just waiting for the longer days of spring and the warmth that falls on our shoulders with the dawning of the spring season.

It's all so amazing!

White Christmas or not ...

Webster, New York

If it would only snow!!  Come on Mother Nature, make this Christmas like it was 2 years ago.

I'm wishing .. and praying ..... for a white Christmas! So far, I'm being ignored! :(

A little bit of everything ....

Sometimes a vision jumps out at me. My fingers fumbled in my pocket, I searched for my iPhone, Buddy  sniffed every blade of grass he could find ...... and the vision remained. Is it lace? Is it the outline of veins in an organ? Or, is it the simplecomplexity of yet another example of the awesome work of nature? I just keep staring at it. So .... lovely.

Miniture trains and their quaint little towns ..

Display at the Garden Factory, Rochester,  NY

                                            .. are such a welcome addition to the holiday spirit!                 

The detail is amazing. And, each time I have the opportunity to experience a "set up", I start experiencing that little child's mind .... what is it that goes on in those buildings and on those trains.

I want to go on those trains.  I want to talk to the people. I want to walk down those streets. Perhaps it's a smattering of "fairy dust" or a little "Alice in Wonderland" .... but you have to admit, it's intriguing!

A little whimsical spirit ....

                                                   .... to  make you smile!

Rompin' Around the living room ...

........ it's a happy time of year!



Time to share some Christmas decorations.

Baby, it's cold out there!