fantasy art and tree chatter of aquariann

The yellow Asiatic lily plant potted in my back yard has bloomed bigger for the 4th year with barely any help from me! The only time I ever water it is before I take pictures. The above photo was taken on the morning of June 14. Then a very angry Mother Nature watered the yellow lilies on June 21 and scared several petals off the stalks. Featured Flower Picks: Siberian Iris • Talking To Bees • Purple Flowers How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to promote a prize, please add it to my Giveaway Chest Linky instead to entice more treasure ...

Someone wave their magic wand and make June slow down! With my busy schedule this month, I'm so fairy happy I found time to flutter two hours to meet two of my fellow Fantasy Artists of Etsy at the Maryland Faerie Festival last Sunday. After dancing through the bubbles on my way to the Bat Barn, I came across the above pretty pink hydrangea bush I had to pause and photograph. Featured Flower Picks: Butterfly • Pelargonia • Pink Blossoms How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to promote a prize, please add it to my Giveaway Chest Linky ...

Wooo, daddy, did I see a lot of critters at Killens Pond in Delaware last weekend! The first encounter I missed with my camera. Ogre yelled, "Not a branch! That is not a branch!" And by the time my brain registered it was a huge black snake sliding off the path and into the woods, it was too late as I was not brave enough to follow. The second encounter was my favorite, the broad-headed skink I already shared on my Photography Field of Flowers blog. Not far from the little lizard was a turtle, who promptly hid in his shell when I turned my lens toward him. There were bees and dragonflies, none of which stayed still long enough to get a good photo. And just as we were about to get in the car, I saw a tree with white flowers across the parking lot and had to investigate. It turned out to be a viburnum flowering shrub housing an intriguing model. As I child, I used to see daddy longlegs all the time skittering across the forest floor outside my best friend's home, but...

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For years, I've worked just feet from where this beautiful tree blossoms, and just found out yesterday that it's a Styrax Japonicus. Its common name is a snowbell tree , which is perfect because the petals were falling gently to the ground like snow while I was photographing the wonderful white flowers. Featured Flower Picks: Spring Garden • White Rose • Red Lotus How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to promote a prize, please add it to my Giveaway Chest Linky instead to entice more treasure hunters. Please follow my blog throug...