A Shabby Chic Pink Rose with a Secret Heart

There is nothing quite so beautiful as a bouquet of roses. The pink ones were my grandma's favorite flower. I have to admit roses are one of my favorites too. The tiny tight buds, the bloom in it's prime, and yes, the faded glory too. When they start to droop a bit I see the details of their beauty even clearer. Each tiny vein in the petal seems to stand out in detail a bit more. I wanted to save the beauty of this pink garden rose and added a bit of texture to give it a shabby vintage look. And this rose has a secret too. Do you see the tiny heart at its center?

Secret Heart
A shabby chic pink rose with a tiny heart center, fading yet still elegant with a vintage texture applied giving it an antique look.



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Flame Fatale - An Orange Garden Rose

Like many people, when February starts to wane my thoughts turn toward spring and flowers! This flame fatale beauty was shot in a friend's rose garden in California. I was taken with the startling color and wanted to preserve it forever. Hope you like it too!

Flame Rose

A flaming orange rose highlights a Santa Rosa, California garden.

orange rose art

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Wishes of Peace and Love

Thank you for visiting my photography blog. I hope you have been enjoying my work and always feel free to leave comments on what you would like to see or any other loving advice. I will be taking a little time off to spend with my family. We will be playing games, drinking hot chocolate, and celebrating being together. I hope you too will enjoy your special flavor of celebration with your loved ones. See you next year!

Wishing each of you a beautiful holiday season abundant with peace and love in your life.

Love, Julie

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January 2011 Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar

The new year is almost upon us. Christmas 2010 is past and a sparkly new 2011 is just around the corner. Last year my free wallpaper calendar was all landscapes of the west. This year I would like to try something different and I thought why not flowers! I hope you like my idea and January's pick of frozen icy red rosehips.

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Wishing all of my friends a very happy and prosperous New Year!

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After clicking on the above link
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"Download the Original size of this photo."
The file will then download to your desktop!

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Wild Rose

The wild rose found in Colorado's mountain woodlands has five pale pink petals. I also find it growing along the dusty road and often think of trying to transplant it to my perennial garden, where only the hardiest plants survive the cold and long winters. This delicate flower of the rose family is very tough. I have seen in growing up in the middle of the road only to be scraped off each winter by the snow plow and emerge in the spring unscathed, albeit a bit shorter. Maybe this year I'll try moving one to the good life of a watered garden and occasional weeding. Enjoy!

Wild Rose
A close up of a wild rose in petal pink with golden yellow stamens catches the light.
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Mellow Yellow - Friday Features

Yellow is sunshine. It makes me think of summer and fresh flowers. In Japan it represents courage and in India peace. It is joyful, perky, and attention grabbing as well as hopeful, laid back and relaxing. Today's collection is a delicate mix of soft yellow items. Enjoy each one and while you are visiting you may wish to listen to "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan. Have fun!

banana with print (organic)
by necklush
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Beautiful Bugs
by DS Brennan
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White Roses Plein Air Blank Note Card Set
Made by Swirly Girl
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White Feather Earrings
by noogal
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As Time Goes By
by Flash Forward
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Crystalline Roses

Crystalline roses sparkled in the pale morning light. The fog drifted through the trees coating every leaf and bud with a shimmering cold frost. My breath steamed. My heart quieted. Every season has its own exquisite grace. I had discovered the shy secret beauty of a cold winter's day. A rose. How unexpected.

Rose Sparkle
Icy and sparkling in the dim winter light, a cluster of ruby red rose hips highlight the winter garden.
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Crystal Rose
Sparkling and frozen, cherry red rose hips dangle like Christmas ornaments from the old red twig rose bush on a frosty winter day.
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Crystalline Roses Set
This pair of sparkling cherry red rose hips photographs will bring the beauty of a winter garden inside your home.
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Sunrise Snow

Sleepy eyed I peeked my head out from under the warm covers. A rosy glow was painting the ponderosa pines outside my window a lovely blush. I slowly crawled out of bed and grabbed my robe. On my way to fix coffee I noticed that the room was flooded with the early eastern light casting pink glows and purple shadows across the room. Fortified with a cup of coffee I threw a coat on and ventured out into the front yard. Last year's dried flowers were pushing up from under a blue blanket of snow in the soft pink light of sunrise. I hope you like this wintry picture too.

Sunrise Snow
Last year's dried flowers look lovely under a blue blanket of snow in the soft rose light of sunrise.
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