Hope Springs Eternal
>> Thursday, January 14, 2010 –
being still,
hope,
small moments
We are capturing winter at I Should Be Folding Laundry today, and we've certainly had enough of that around here. These photos were taken last week, during the eight minutes I spent clicking away in the backyard. My fingers froze right through my thin gloves, so I didn't last long out there.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Alexander Pope
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Alexander Pope
Addendum: I'm also linking up with a new site I discovered: Life with My Three Boybarians, where visitors are featuring backyard photos.
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Those are beautiful shots! What kind of camera/lens do you use? I can only dream of closeups like that with my point and shoot! =)
i just love these pictures... the ice clinging to the branches. something in it makes my heart want to shout!
Those pictures are amazing!
Beautiful pictures!
Wow! You took all nice shots in eight minutes? Amazing! I LOVE the fist two, that must be grass eh? VERY nice! Oh, and thank you so much for your kind comments on my pictures! Have a great day!
These are really beautiful photos. I think the last one is my favorite (hard to choose though).
The detail on these photos is unbelievable, what kind of camera do you have?
Thanks for visiting today.. and I love winter shots, so what a thrill to see these here. They are so beautiful.
hi michelle,
on behalf of high calling blogs, i would like to welcome you as a member.
i hope that you will come, connect and feel a part of the group. there are a lot of fine people involved and some very interesting things to check out.
here is a link that gives a few answers to questions, with a link to ask questions and relate suggestions.
http://highcallingblogs.com/about/faq/
Love to you.
nAncY
p.s. cute photo.
What beautifully, natural Captures today and I just love that you end with a quote! Did I just read that you take your photos with a point and shoot?! That's amazing- and wonderful news to me as I'm currently using a point and shoot, too. I'll have to come back here for tips from a peer ;)
Just to let those of you who inquired know, I do take photos with a point and shoot. I have a Panasonic Lumix (DMC-TZ5). It's about a year old. It does have a 10x optical zoom on it, but no "real" lens. I learned a lot about using its various functions just recently by reading the manual (who knew?). And I also have gleaned a lot of great photo tips from Melissa over at A Familiar Path -- http://www.afamiliarpath.com/ -- she has a whole Photo Tips section on her blog, and talks specifically about making the most out of your point and shoot camera! Very helpful -- check out her blog -- she takes spectacular photos, too!
Love what you did with all the close ups. I absolutely love the first 2.
Those are magical.
Beautiful photos -- and it's weird but my English major brain has always thought that "hope springs eternal" was Emily Dickinson. What do you know? I always loved Pope, too...
You love a lot of the same blogs, I love - I can see in your sidebars!
Thanks for linking up. I've been asked to do these more often, and I'd love to have you linky up! You take great photos.
And we're neighbors. We're in IA, but only about an hour and 1/2 from Omaha. Henry Doorly is our fav zoo!
Darcy
Gorgeous pictures!!!
LOVE the grass snow photos! Thanks for McLinking!
These pictures are just stunning. Take my breath away beautiful! I loved them so much. Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous pictures!!!
You love a lot of the same blogs, I love - I can see in your sidebars!
Thanks for linking up. I've been asked to do these more often, and I'd love to have you linky up! You take great photos.
And we're neighbors. We're in IA, but only about an hour and 1/2 from Omaha. Henry Doorly is our fav zoo!
Darcy
Just to let those of you who inquired know, I do take photos with a point and shoot. I have a Panasonic Lumix (DMC-TZ5). It's about a year old. It does have a 10x optical zoom on it, but no "real" lens. I learned a lot about using its various functions just recently by reading the manual (who knew?). And I also have gleaned a lot of great photo tips from Melissa over at A Familiar Path -- http://www.afamiliarpath.com/ -- she has a whole Photo Tips section on her blog, and talks specifically about making the most out of your point and shoot camera! Very helpful -- check out her blog -- she takes spectacular photos, too!
The detail on these photos is unbelievable, what kind of camera do you have?