The marvels of nature.

Mother Nature always has something 'marvelous' for us to experience with one or more of our senses. All we have to do is be there to receive her gifts and enjoy!
This sunset shot was taken while on a visit to Catawba Island a few years ago.

Summer

Tomorrow is The Summer Solstice so summer is upon us. Now is as good a time as any to update my blog. I have been so busy doing other internet stuff that my blog needed some attention. Here is a good summery photo that I 'painted' in photoshop.
"Getting Ready For The Race" was taken at an Art Festival in 2007 on Whiskey Island.

Trilogy: Three Yellowish Orange Petaled Flowers

I'm looking at these pretty blooms and wishing it was already spring.....
I'm absolutely tired of being cold, shoveling snow and cleaning it off of my car.
Snow is pretty when it's newly fallen.....then it gets dirty and yucky......it's fun to ski on but if you have no time to go skiing then it's no good either.....therefore....winter be gone!

Pet Portraits

If you are an animal lover, celebrate this new year by having a photo taken of them.
We love our pets, so it stands to reason that we would probably love to have a portrait of our furry friend(s). After all they become part of our family! I love animals and I love taking pictures of them, so if you are looking for a photo of your dog, cat, bird, hamster, horse, lizard, etc. give me a call. Here is a recent portrait I took of a Papillon named Tessa, she is the cutest little thing!

Mother Nature's Ballet....

Well October is almost over and I haven't added a post yet so here goes. Signs of autumn are all around, leaves turning bright colors and floating down off of the trees. Breezy days with dancing leaves, performing nature's ballet. Cooler days and colder nights, harvest time is blessing us with all kinds of goodies. Apples of all varieties, cider and pumkins to make pies and jack o' lanterns from. Leaves to rake. I've raked the whole yard only to have to do it again this weekend. The changing seasons keep us ever mindful that there is a time for everything, for every season under heaven......

Remembering September 11, 2001

IN MEMORIAM of all who perished on September 11, 2001.
This is a poem I wrote on that infamous day - my way of coping and trying to making sense out of the senseless horrors and inhumanity to man that occurred. Even though September 11, was 6 days ago, almost a week is not too long to be mindful, although I doubt any one who was old enough to remember will ever forget.

I AM
I have many Names
I have many Faces
I Am The All That Is
I Am The Great I Am
I Am The Alpha and The Omega
I Am your Almighty Father
I Am your Nurturing Mother
I Am the Source of All That Is
I Am the Great Spirit
I Am your Higher Power
I Am Universal Energy
I Am The Great Light
I Am Wisdom
I Am Love
I Am Your God
I Am your neighbor's God
I Am your friend's God
I Am your enemy's God
I Am your country's God
I Am their country's God
I Am the God of the Christians
I Am the God of the Jews
I Am the God of the Hindus
I Am the God of the Buddhists
I Am the God of the Muslims
I Am the God of the Gnostics
I Am the God of the Pagans
I Am the God of the Agnostics
I Am the God of the Atheists
I Am the God of all people of all colors
I Am the God of those you deem to be worthy
I Am the God of those you call unworthy
I Am the God of those who have
I Am the God of those who have not
I have many Names
I have many Faces

Terri Harper
God gave me the words, I just wrote them down.
While trying to make sense of this American Tragedy.
September 11, 2001

A Sign Of Hope

I can't believe it has been a little over two months since I wrote on my blog. Where did the time go? I've been wanting to post this picture since I took it right after a very severe June 25th thunderstorm that had the trees almost bending over to touch the ground and some extremely heavy rain that left some flooding and power outages (including my power) around the Cleveland area. This beautiful rainbow was a sign of hope and relief! It was surreal to see the trees wrapped with the golden glow of the last of the setting sun and you could almost feel the dissipating charges of electricity in the air, still hanging around from all of the lightening.