Flowers, Butterflies, and Bees on my Finger Lakes Land: 2013
Wishing you a Joyous New Year. Flowers will return and then bees and butterflies. When the Monarch Butterflies didn’t arrive in 2013, I remembered the precariousness of what I take for granted.
With prayers for a Healthy Earth,
Elaine
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What are your favorite flowers and insects? You might also enjoy 12 sunset images in Sunsets Over Seneca Lake: 2013. In January, I’ll return with more stories after this two-week photographic interlude.
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January 7, 2014 at 11:12 pm
Ann N
Such gorgeous images! The perfect antidote to this frigid weather!! Thanks for sharing, Elaine!
January 7, 2014 at 11:18 pm
Elaine Mansfield
You’re welcome, Ann. Summer will come, one way or other.
January 1, 2014 at 8:28 pm
Liz
Stunning!! You are such a good and sensitive photographer! I’d love to enlarge, print, and frame some of these amazing pics. xoxo
January 1, 2014 at 8:45 pm
Elaine Mansfield
Hmmm… Which would you like for your birthday and what size? I’m serious, of course. Time to get going on that project if we want it done in time. I know the guy who will do the print. Thank you, Liz. It was hard to choose my favorite twelve. Hope I get to photograph a Monarch butterfly this summer.
January 1, 2014 at 5:57 pm
Kirsten Wasson
Absolutely beautiful photographs, Elaine!!!
January 1, 2014 at 8:43 pm
Elaine Mansfield
Thank you, Kirsten. Beauty everywhere, but it will be well below zero with windchills -20 on Friday night with 6-12 inches of drifting snow, so we pay a price for those flowers. I’ll hunker in near my wood stove while you walk on the beach.
January 1, 2014 at 3:05 pm
D.G. Kaye
Elaine, thank you for sharing the stunning pictures of nature. In these cold temps it truly makes one long for the coming of Spring. You are a great photographer as well as a writer. Wishing you health, happiness and peace!
xoDeb
January 1, 2014 at 3:27 pm
Elaine Mansfield
Thank you, Debby. I’m a playful photographer and it helps me find beauty everywhere. Yesterday in a packed and noisy grocery store when all my instincts were to run, I got a cup of green tea and then took a 10 minute break to take photos of orchids. Coming soon to a FB page near you. And speaking of coming soon, your book has been shipped.
January 2, 2014 at 9:00 pm
D.G. Kaye
Wow and wow, lol. Look forward to a new special FB page and to your review! Have you been on my amazon page lately? I was thrilled to receive 4 great reviews, so gratifying. 🙂 xo
January 3, 2014 at 8:21 am
Elaine Mansfield
I have not been there, D.G. Glad you’re getting positive response. It’s hard to get anyone to notice since there are so many options for people, so bravo. I know you’ve worked hard on both writing and social media. I await the arrival of your book. Not yet. I hope to get started on a review that was promised for early January. I’ve read the book, so it won’t take long once I get going, but I was distracted by something I HAD to write about. More important are deadlines Jan. 7 for title (have it) and catalog copy (wrote a good draft, but now publisher is fine tuning with a few ideas I hadn’t thought of). Best to you. Freezing butt around here.
January 1, 2014 at 2:21 pm
Nanci Rose-Ritter
Lovely, Elaine.
January 1, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Elaine Mansfield
Thank you, Nanci. You take beautiful photos, so that’s a cherished complement.
January 1, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Lynne Taetzsch
Thank you so much for these gorgeous photos, Elaine–a tribute to life.
Lynne
January 1, 2014 at 1:26 pm
Elaine Mansfield
Lynne, I think like your painting (only requiring less skill), photography helps me see the color and beauty of life and pulls me out of myself and sadness. Losses always happen, so it’s good to find a way to hold on to the side of color and light. Sending you New Year’s Blessings and more light.
January 1, 2014 at 9:49 am
Marian Beaman
I hope 2014 is as colorful and vibrant for you as your photos–gorgeous!
January 1, 2014 at 1:24 pm
Elaine Mansfield
I hope the same to you, Marian. I’ve had fun playing with photos (my anti-grief therapy), but I’m gathering ideas for new blogs. I thought this might be a good time of year to look rather than read. Sending you wishes for a Blessed New Year.
December 31, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Robin Botie
They’re beautiful. Thank you and Happy New Year, Elaine.
December 31, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Elaine Mansfield
Summer will come. It always does and each one is different just as each flower is different. Blessed New Year, Robin.