Tropical Botanical Miami

Back at the farm and only just catching up.

I really like this from Sandra at inanna shamaya.


















Waterlillies at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Miami.

The Fairchild gardens have become one of my favorite places on the face of the planet.


















I was there last Wednesday. But due to the Thanksgiving Eve traffic, only for 30 minutes before the gardens closed.


















And it seemed strange to us that they would close the gardens at what might well be the perfect moment for viewing them. During the cooler hours, with a soft golden sunlight creeping along the pathways...


















And the shadows are growing long...


















And things get kind of hazy...


















And magical!



Do you want to know if everything glittering will turn into the gold...
Heart of Mine by Peter Salett, & clip from one of my favorite (shamlessly romantic!) movies "Keeping the Faith"

Digital Thank You's!

Before I blog on...

This morning I would like to say a big thank you to two very special ladies, who have become blog friends, since I started to emerge in this space. They are, Arlee Barr of Albedo, and Sandra Smals of Inanna Shamaya. Because, yesterday afternoon, Reinaldo came back from the post office with two beautiful swap packages!















Swap scraps from Arlee.















Swap scraps from Sandra.

As a humble token of my deep appreciation for these jewel-like gifts, I have made each of you a small digital art quilt, using pieces of your own work - images from your own blogs - of things I have much admired, together with a sample or two from the swap pack that you sent to me. Each piece of cloth is splendid and exquisite, and will no doubt start to feature here, soon! :) :) :)



















Digital art quilt for Arlee.



















Digital art quilt for Sandra.

Thank you! It's a real pleaure getting to know you both, and to be inspired by what each of you do!