flowerful friday

It's the coldest it's been all winter, and I'm so incredibly thankful for my cozy home where I can curl up in the evening with a warm blanket by the fire, but there's nothing like a little mind over matter to "transport" ourselves to warmer days.

Waterlilies - perhaps because of their tropical nature, are for me, the perfect "getaway" flower. Let's enjoy some of these warm weather beauties.

notice the dragonfly? 

I like how water collects atop the lily pads 

it's almost dreamlike!

one in Monet's Waterlily series -
at the Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris
click onto the image for a bigger view

inspired by Monet - here is one in my
Waterlily series

Happy Friday!

winged beauty

Dragonflies amaze me - look at their thinner than paper wings, their teeny legs, and their long, skinny body. How do they manage to fly to such great heights, navigate from plant to plant, and not be blown around by the wind? They are quite something to behold.