a morning walk {& marbled ice}

a lake appeared in between two small hills, then, the next night, it froze over, making the most exquisite marbled patterns in between rocks & such intricate lace, weaving up onto the 'banks' of the grass!

most delightful! night night lovelies!

~ gently lit, the way

{& the beautiful picea breweriana in the background,

the tremendous "Christmas willows" {as I call them}

 that are larger than life & dot the region round about,

making the skyline beautiful} 

passing a tree lot that twinkled so!
& armfuls of snow floating down from above

{& a weeping spruce  ~ picea breweriana ~ from online, they are truly magnificent!}

hearts & twinkling snowflakes!!!

~ A little Christmas adventure ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{courtesy of pinterest}

image 17 maggie austin 

images 19 & 20 Claire coles

Ode to new york p.3

so high up you can barely see, such intricate carvings on
~ an old department store, now home to Home Depot :)
~ & a building near times Square we passed while looking for a car spot {me literally having time to jump out of the car, snap a few photos, then hop back in before we began to inch along again, Times Square is not the easiest place to drive through, although, considering it is new York, we still made pretty decent time!}

& going under the Lincoln Tunnel reminiscing about the first night we went into the city, seeing the cityscape unfold for the first time in all it's twinkling loveliness, the brightly lit buildings larger than life.. .growing up i had never even thought to dream of going here, it seemed far too far fetched of an idea :)

Dream On Dear Hearts! {you never know what is possible} <3

Ode to New York p.2



on this pale Wintery eve,
appreciation for the landmarks of history that dot the borough of Manhattan {& loving that here there are townships & boroughs}
~ the Manhattan bridge, with all its delicate strength {it's arch & colonnade, the many sculptures surrounding it}
~ the Flatiron building {world's tallest triangle?}
~ clocks & scrolls & generally remarkable architecture {historical workmanship}
& then, lace & stitches in a journal by lamplight

Christmas hugs,
from my billowing heart to yours