The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Recent Little Bits

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Recent Little Bits

I thought I would share a few photos I've taken over the last couple of weeks.

My Lantana is beautiful in spite of the heat.

I'm surprised that mushrooms are growing everywhere in the yard even though we've had little rain this summer. I thought this one was interesting.

You can always find a heart somewhere in God's garden.

My Butterfly Bush is loaded with beautiful butterflies every day.

This sweet bunny lives in our yard and gets a lot of exercise running from Jake.

More babies in our bluebird house.

Beautiful designs in the evening sky.

Hail from the last storm we had. I have never seen hail this large. Thankfully, it didn't last too long and didn't get any larger. No damage here.

5 comments:

Terra said...: Your wild bunny looks very soft and would be fun to pet. I love that you are providing a home for bluebirds; they need our help.; August 9, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Silke Powers said...: What a magical post, dear Audrey! Isn't nature most amazing?! Much love, Silke; August 9, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Anne Huskey-Lockard said...: Beautiful photos!
We too have had fungi, and that was before we got any rain, so I can't quite figure it out.....usually they pop after a shower.
Love all the sky~~isn't it amazing the colors in the clouds?

XXOO~~
Anne; August 10, 2012 at 9:46 AM
yoborobo said...: Beautiful, Audrey! We have a lot of butterflies this year here, too. I love your bunny. :) xox!; August 10, 2012 at 7:09 PM
Amanda said...: very beautiful, i love the little mushrooms it's like earth's little umbrella :) huggs; August 10, 2012 at 8:29 PM

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