Calico, California...

 On my trip to California,

my brother took me to the small town of Calico...

 

 

Calico,

is a world completely different from my own...

 

a wide open space

of big skies...

 

void of trees

the contour of the land speaks for itself...

 

the drama!

 



 

 

Calico has a small population,

because well,
 it is a ghost town...

 

actually,

maybe the population is high,

just not with the living...

:-)

 



 

you can tell

from my series of photos,

my photography skills

do not include,

blaring sun...

 

it was a challenge!

 



a bit of gingerbread...

 



 

women of the old west

must have had is so hard...

 

a mans world.

 

there was nothing feminine about Calico,

except this delightful line

of frilly undergarments

blowing in the breeze...



 

this house made of bottles

was a favorite among the tourists...

 

who were mostly French?

 

 

 the very best part of Calico?

 

time spent with my brother James!

He is a wonderful photographer

and we had a lot of fun looking for the good shots!

 

Thanks James!!

 

 

 

Thank you all for stopping by, 

The Beautiful Spring...

In the early Spring

I went on a long over due vacation

to California...

 

I grew up in Los Angeles,

and went back to visit family,

see my childhood homes

and reconnect with old friends...

 

I returned home the end of March

to a garden in bloom...

 

here are a handful of photos...

The beautiful spring came;

 and when Nature resumes her loveliness,

the human soul is apt to revive also.

Harriet Ann Jacobs

the Kwanzan Cherry

in its full pink glory...

 



 

Bluebells twirling...

 

bluebells always remind me

of happy girls

twirling their skirts...

 



 

Tulips

and half used wishes...

 

 

Money Plants,

newly minted...

 

 

a completely out of focus shot,

but the colors and softness

made me happy...

 

so this we will call

my impressionistic period....

 

Peonies shooting up,

over taking fading tulips...

 



small eager

garden friends...

 



Sensation Lilac...

 



Miss Kim Lilac...

 



 

blooms

for the parlor table...

 

Did I mention?

Bella's Rose Cottage

is now on Instagram...

 

the link is on the right sidebar 

 

I Love When You Stop By....

The Caged Flower....

 

my Snowdrops

have come

and are long gone..

 

actually my Roses

have begun to unfurl...

 

but,  I have a big handful

of posts

 I haven't shared yet...

 

So I will be doing lots

of catching up....

 

 

 

the Snowdrops being the first

flower of the season...

 

you just want to hold

them tightly...

 

cage them in

to keep...

 

but, alas...

does a caged flower sing?

and if so

is it as sweetly?

 



 

 

 I found this lovely little poem on...

 http://hellopoetry.com/

    

                    

Springtime

Snowdrops peeping through the grass
Heads bowed in silent prayer
Giving thanks for warm sunshine
While new born lambs skip without a care
Daffodils trumpet their joy
While bees on nectar sip
Spring is in the air at last
Winter has lost its grip

 

by Mandy Berry

 

 

I am so Grateful You stopped by....