On our front porch...

Just a few flowers in some containers on the front porch. One has to take the time to stop and smell the flowers and look at them a little closer.

I look forward to checking out the beauties on our front porch every morning.

GONE ROSE CRAZY!!

The rose bush shown above is in a container on the front porch of the house we are renting while our home is being built. I go outside several times during the day and take photos in different natural light and angles. The same buds don't even look the same often times because of the light variations.

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Sharon's Rose Revisited

Needless to say, I was intrigued and captivated by Sharon's rose. Contact with four of my RVing friends, especially my mentor, Carol Ann, inspired me to take more photos. As time progressed and the rain showers came and went I returned to the front porch and took a few more shots with my trusty Nikon D7000 in the fading light of day. 

The constantly changing light effected the end results of my work. The same rose's color and texture varied as seen above and below as the sunlight faded near dusk or when the sun hid behind the rain clouds.

This bud's likeness and the similar ones that follow were taken with my Samsung Galaxy 6 cellphone camera.

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Sharon's Rose

Yesterday, Evin and I went to visit our "family of choice" in Eden, Mary and Byron. I called Mary while on the way there and she shared with me that she had bought some beautiful flower bushes from a lady near their home. So, Evin and I stopped and bought some flowering plants from Sharon also. As you can see above and below, I took a fancy to a yellow-orange rose.

Not only did we hit a home run with the flowers, we had a great cookout and got to see Jim and his boys also. We really miss our time with Mary, Byron and their kids.

The roses and the other flowers Evin and I bought during our road trip to Eden.

While I was taking the photos it rained, so some are before and some are after the rain.

Thanks Mary...

and Sharon.

Eddie Is Gone But Not Forgotten

It is with great sadness that I tell you that Eddie passed away on April 28th. He was only in our lives for seven years, but, what a seven years. He never met a mud puddle he didn't like. 

Eddie enjoyed RVing and going on adventures.

Eddie loved his sisters, Bumble & Doodlebug.

MORE TO COME