Texture Tuesdays #12...

See how nature ~ trees, flowers, grass ~ grows in silence,

see the stars, the moon and the sun,

how they move in silence ...

we need silence

to be able to touch souls

~Mother Teresa~

Sitting In Silence...

This is an older photo taken in our garden ~ the Monarch's love the cone flowers & I remember quietly following this particular butterfly one morning as he happily went from flower to flower :-)

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Kim Klassen Texture: Silence

Texture Tuesdays #12...

See how nature ~ trees, flowers, grass ~ grows in silence,

see the stars, the moon and the sun,

how they move in silence ...

we need silence

to be able to touch souls

~Mother Teresa~

Sitting In Silence...

This is an older photo taken in our garden ~ the Monarch's love the cone flowers & I remember quietly following this particular butterfly one morning as he happily went from flower to flower :-)

***

Kim Klassen Texture: Silence

Texture Tuesdays #11

This week's Texture Tuesdays challenge is to incorporate "words" with textures.
Pretty In Pink
Kim Klassen Texture: Stained Linen
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Our Peony are just beginning to bloom :-)
♥♥♥
Words
are the voice
of the
heart
~Confucius~

Texture Tuesdays #11

This week's Texture Tuesdays challenge is to incorporate "words" with textures.
Pretty In Pink
Kim Klassen Texture: Stained Linen
***
Our Peony are just beginning to bloom :-)
♥♥♥
Words
are the voice
of the
heart
~Confucius~

Texture Tuesdays #10...

This weeks theme is one of my favourites ~ Gardening ♥

***

In a picture

I want to say

something comforting

~Vincent Van Gogh~

Comfort & Joy

Kim Klassen Texture: Stained Linen

***

One of my favourite pastimes is Garage Sales. In my town, they typically start in May and end around mid Sept and I am up and out the door early each Saturday morning with newspaper in hand, eager to see what the day's search may unfold.

Over the years, I've found lots of bargains (it really is true that one man's junk is another man's treasure), had lots of laughs (wondering why anyone would buy some items to begin with) :-)

and most importantly, made great memories with my daughter (and garage sale partner in crime)!!
I'm always on the look out for anything garden inspired & many of the "chachkies" in the garden were found at garage sales for pennies. Since we use our garden so much during the Summer, it really is an extension of our home, and we've created little "rooms" throughout it and decorate it as such.

Our pergola has an iron candelabra hanging from it, chairs have comfortable cushions, lanterns are filled with candles, decorative plaques and sconces are attached to the house and just like inside, we are surrounded by things that mean something special to us.

One of my favourite things to collect is vintage galvanized watering cans ♥ Depending on their condition, we use them for holding flowers, simply decoration, and yes, even for watering the garden by hand :-)

No matter what term is used to describe them, be it yard sale, street sale, moving sale, tag sale, car port sale etc ... I look forward to them every Spring/Summer.

This weeks free texture "Stained Linen" from Kim is one of my favourites so far ~ Thank you Kim for use of your generous textures ♥

Texture Tuesdays #10...

This weeks theme is one of my favourites ~ Gardening ♥

***

In a picture

I want to say

something comforting

~Vincent Van Gogh~

Comfort & Joy

Kim Klassen Texture: Stained Linen

***

One of my favourite pastimes is Garage Sales. In my town, they typically start in May and end around mid Sept and I am up and out the door early each Saturday morning with newspaper in hand, eager to see what the day's search may unfold.

Over the years, I've found lots of bargains (it really is true that one man's junk is another man's treasure), had lots of laughs (wondering why anyone would buy some items to begin with) :-)

and most importantly, made great memories with my daughter (and garage sale partner in crime)!!
I'm always on the look out for anything garden inspired & many of the "chachkies" in the garden were found at garage sales for pennies. Since we use our garden so much during the Summer, it really is an extension of our home, and we've created little "rooms" throughout it and decorate it as such.

Our pergola has an iron candelabra hanging from it, chairs have comfortable cushions, lanterns are filled with candles, decorative plaques and sconces are attached to the house and just like inside, we are surrounded by things that mean something special to us.

One of my favourite things to collect is vintage galvanized watering cans ♥ Depending on their condition, we use them for holding flowers, simply decoration, and yes, even for watering the garden by hand :-)

No matter what term is used to describe them, be it yard sale, street sale, moving sale, tag sale, car port sale etc ... I look forward to them every Spring/Summer.

This weeks free texture "Stained Linen" from Kim is one of my favourites so far ~ Thank you Kim for use of your generous textures ♥

Texture Tuesdays #9...

This week's challenge is to use Kim's "Yesteryear" Texture...
"Sailing"
Kim Klassen Texture : Yesteryear
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Life is like sailing
You can use
any wind
to go
in any
direction
~Robert Brault~

Texture Tuesdays #9...

This week's challenge is to use Kim's "Yesteryear" Texture...
"Sailing"
Kim Klassen Texture : Yesteryear
***
Life is like sailing
You can use
any wind
to go
in any
direction
~Robert Brault~

Texture Tuesdays #8...

"Vintage Scale"

Kim Klassen Texture: Vintage

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This week's Texture Tuesdays comes with a Vintage Challenge.

Every Saturday morning I head out to Garage Sales in search of treasures.

This Vintage Scale was one of those finds & sits on a shelf in my kitchen.

***

Antiques are what

one generation

buys ...

the next generation

gets

rid of ...

and the following generation

buys again

~Unknown~

Texture Tuesdays #8...

"Vintage Scale"

Kim Klassen Texture: Vintage

***

This week's Texture Tuesdays comes with a Vintage Challenge.

Every Saturday morning I head out to Garage Sales in search of treasures.

This Vintage Scale was one of those finds & sits on a shelf in my kitchen.

***

Antiques are what

one generation

buys ...

the next generation

gets

rid of ...

and the following generation

buys again

~Unknown~

Texture Tuesdays #7 ...

Kim's latest texture freebie was named "Believe"

I had to use it with two photos taken of Ernie in our garden.

Today is especially sweet as May 10th was the maximum time (2 weeks) our vet felt we had with our sweet boy.

He is, in fact, doing better than he was two weeks ago! Each day is an added bonus with him ♥

Thankfully, the weather is co-operating, and we are able to sit in the garden and enjoy these sweet days of Spring together.

"Spring Sweetness"

Kim Klassen Texture: Believe

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You Have To Believe

You have to believe in Happiness

or happiness never comes

I know that a bird chirps none the less

when all he finds is crumbs

You have to believe the buds will blow

believe in the grass in days of snow

That's the reason the bird can sing ~ on his darkest day

he believes in Spring

You have to believe in Happiness

It isn't an awkward thing

The Spring never makes the song, I guess,

as much as the song the Spring

Aye, many a heart could find content

if it saw the road it went

The joy ahead, when it had to grieve

for the joy is there

but you have to

Believe

~Douglas Malloch~

♥♥♥ Many Thanks ♥♥♥

for your lovely comments and e-mails xo

Texture Tuesdays #7 ...

Kim's latest texture freebie was named "Believe"

I had to use it with two photos taken of Ernie in our garden.

Today is especially sweet as May 10th was the maximum time (2 weeks) our vet felt we had with our sweet boy.

He is, in fact, doing better than he was two weeks ago! Each day is an added bonus with him ♥

Thankfully, the weather is co-operating, and we are able to sit in the garden and enjoy these sweet days of Spring together.

"Spring Sweetness"

Kim Klassen Texture: Believe

***

You Have To Believe

You have to believe in Happiness

or happiness never comes

I know that a bird chirps none the less

when all he finds is crumbs

You have to believe the buds will blow

believe in the grass in days of snow

That's the reason the bird can sing ~ on his darkest day

he believes in Spring

You have to believe in Happiness

It isn't an awkward thing

The Spring never makes the song, I guess,

as much as the song the Spring

Aye, many a heart could find content

if it saw the road it went

The joy ahead, when it had to grieve

for the joy is there

but you have to

Believe

~Douglas Malloch~

♥♥♥ Many Thanks ♥♥♥

for your lovely comments and e-mails xo

Texture Tuesdays #6...

Rain ... Rain...and more Rain...

That has been the weather lately.

And a warm cup of cocoa and a few animal crackers is the perfect little warm up after a walk in the rain with my boy Ernie ♥
This weeks Texture Tuesdays comes with the challenge of a textured coffee or tea cup.

This is one of my favourites from Anthropologie.

Cocoa & Animal Crackers...

Kim Klassen Texture: All my Loving.

***

Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink.

That is the finest of suppers, I think.

When I'm grown up

and can have what I please,

I think I shall always insist

upon these.

~Christopher Morley~

Texture Tuesdays #6...

Rain ... Rain...and more Rain...

That has been the weather lately.

And a warm cup of cocoa and a few animal crackers is the perfect little warm up after a walk in the rain with my boy Ernie ♥
This weeks Texture Tuesdays comes with the challenge of a textured coffee or tea cup.

This is one of my favourites from Anthropologie.

Cocoa & Animal Crackers...

Kim Klassen Texture: All my Loving.

***

Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink.

That is the finest of suppers, I think.

When I'm grown up

and can have what I please,

I think I shall always insist

upon these.

~Christopher Morley~

Texture Tuesdays #5 ...

Today's Texture Tuesday comes with the challenge of using Kim's Serendipity texture.

Serendipity ~ one of my favourite words :-)

Serendipity

is the art

of making

an unsought

finding

~Pek Van Andel~

I thought this photo, taken yesterday was appropriate to go with the word Serendipity.

We were out for a relaxing Easter Monday afternoon drive. It was pouring with rain, and the last thing we expected to see were horses grazing in the fields, so they were a wonderful "unexpected find".

Of course, I had my camera with me :-)
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Kim Klassen Texture: Serendipity

Texture Tuesdays #5 ...

Today's Texture Tuesday comes with the challenge of using Kim's Serendipity texture.

Serendipity ~ one of my favourite words :-)

Serendipity

is the art

of making

an unsought

finding

~Pek Van Andel~

I thought this photo, taken yesterday was appropriate to go with the word Serendipity.

We were out for a relaxing Easter Monday afternoon drive. It was pouring with rain, and the last thing we expected to see were horses grazing in the fields, so they were a wonderful "unexpected find".

Of course, I had my camera with me :-)
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Kim Klassen Texture: Serendipity

Texture Tuesdays #4 ...

This week's Texture Tuesdays comes with a challenge using two of Kim's textures.

I must say, I never quite know how mine will turn out as my "formula" for applying textures is a bit "unconventional" :-)

I don't have Photo shop, but love the look of overlaying textures on photos.

The statement "necessity is the mother of invention" is true as I was determined to figure out a way to get this look on my photos.
I simply use Picasa.

I hold the photo I want to use, then the texture (s) click "collage"

then "superimpose" which will layer pictures over one another and "create".

Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't because you are limited with what you can do... but the fun is in the trying.

A lovely big Bee enjoying the Cosmos in our garden last Summer ♥
I think I rarely took the macro lens off the camera following bees and butterflies around the garden :-) They were so happy gathering nectar, they didn't seem to notice!
Kim Klassen Textures : Sweet Treat & Silence
***
Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for -
sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive
or quiet and calm ...
One of the greatest sounds of them all -
and to me it is a sound -
is utter,
complete
silence
~Andre Kostelanetz~

Texture Tuesdays #4 ...

This week's Texture Tuesdays comes with a challenge using two of Kim's textures.

I must say, I never quite know how mine will turn out as my "formula" for applying textures is a bit "unconventional" :-)

I don't have Photo shop, but love the look of overlaying textures on photos.

The statement "necessity is the mother of invention" is true as I was determined to figure out a way to get this look on my photos.
I simply use Picasa.

I hold the photo I want to use, then the texture (s) click "collage"

then "superimpose" which will layer pictures over one another and "create".

Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't because you are limited with what you can do... but the fun is in the trying.

A lovely big Bee enjoying the Cosmos in our garden last Summer ♥
I think I rarely took the macro lens off the camera following bees and butterflies around the garden :-) They were so happy gathering nectar, they didn't seem to notice!
Kim Klassen Textures : Sweet Treat & Silence
***
Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for -
sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive
or quiet and calm ...
One of the greatest sounds of them all -
and to me it is a sound -
is utter,
complete
silence
~Andre Kostelanetz~

Texture Tuesdays #3...

A rose by any other name ...

Kim Klassen Texture: Layers

***

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically.

We grow sometimes in one dimension

and not in another, unevenly.

We grow partially.

We are relative.

We are mature in one realm, childish in another.

The past, present and future

mingle

and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present.

We are made up

of

layers

cells

constellations.

~Anais Nin~

Texture Tuesdays #3...

A rose by any other name ...

Kim Klassen Texture: Layers

***

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically.

We grow sometimes in one dimension

and not in another, unevenly.

We grow partially.

We are relative.

We are mature in one realm, childish in another.

The past, present and future

mingle

and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present.

We are made up

of

layers

cells

constellations.

~Anais Nin~