Wednesday 27 August 2014

August Break Day 20 : Peaceful

Hello, and welcome to Day 20 of the August Break.
Today's theme is "Peaceful". Wow, Day 20! Awesome!


I am not, by nature, a peaceful person. Mind always on the go, brain always busy, hands never still. I do almost feel a sense of calm though when I'm looking through my camera lens at flowers and foliage.  Perhaps it's a sense of being in that moment, focusing on the framing of the image, just for a second shutting out the mayhem that usually surrounds me.

These pictures were all taken on our holiday these last couple of weeks. I'm surprised, pleasantly so, at the richness of plant-life around us in Florida. With 3 Little People in tow I wasn't at my most peaceful whilst snapping these pictures, however they do evoke a certain contentment whilst reviewing them :) Hope you enjoy them too :) And if anyone would like to attach names to any varieties, please feel free to inform me!




So many wonderful colours and textures ....












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10 comments:

  1. Stins27 August 2014 at 06:22

    Hi Jill, so nice to see you on my blog!
    The doily pattern I used is from the Molly makes crochet book...
    I have the Dutch version of it, so I guess that won't be of much help to you ;-).
    Love from Mirjam.

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    1. Ingrid K.27 August 2014 at 07:24

      Hi!
      This doily pattern is also in the original english version of Molly Makes Crochet (p40), i ordered mine cheaper here: http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=416645&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100 (less than £5, but added postage. However, they got a lot of other crafting books, so might be worthwhile checking!)
      Hope you find this useful!
      Ingrid xx

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    2. Stins27 August 2014 at 11:54

      :-)!

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  2. Ingrid K.27 August 2014 at 07:15

    Hi Jill,
    I love your flower photos, so varied and interesting!
    Ingrid xx
    http://myfunkycrochet.blogspot.be

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  3. mamasmercantile27 August 2014 at 08:26

    Some beautiful flowers, they have such a lot of sun so thrive.

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  4. Amy at love made my home27 August 2014 at 10:00

    I'm not going to name any of the flowers, far more peaceful just to look at them! They are beautiful. xx

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  5. Meredith27 August 2014 at 16:30

    Your shots are gorgeous. And with husbands and children are we really ever peaceful?
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  6. Teresa Kasner27 August 2014 at 20:14

    Florida sure is a wonderful place to grow tropical flowers. Thanks for sharing!
    ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  7. Penny28 August 2014 at 12:43

    Beautiful,flowers! I can almost feel the sunshine X

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  8. Helen Philipps31 August 2014 at 14:20

    Such beautiful flower pictures....always a lovely and peaceful sight!
    Happy week ahead.
    Helen xox

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Jillxxxxx

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