Thank you!

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has viewed my blog, and all of you who are following as well.  I am honored that so many of you like my pictures. 

Thank you again!
-Nathalie

Work trip

Last week I went on a work trip 4 hours from home.  I got the chance to re-visit a highway I hadn't been on in years and re-discover its hidden treasures.  No matter how busy life is, taking even 5 minutes to de-compress and explore the beauty around us does amazing things to our spirit - well it does to mine anyway.  I hope you all enjoy the pictures!  Visiting these places was one of the best parts of my work trip!
Have a great week everyone!

Hugs!!

Trails

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I have to admit I had a lazy weekend - layed on the beach, watched my son play in the lake, admired the sky and the clouds, enjoyed the sounds of the wind in the trees....sigh... 

I didn't really get out to take pictures, so I decided to go through my nature pictures folder and pick some to share on the blog.  These pictures were taking in the past 2 years, in all seasons, in trails near my home.  I need to go back in those trails and take more pictures, make more discoveries, and enjoy the sounds and the smells I love so much. 

Have a great week!  Hugs!

The heat is on.... yuck!

It is hot and muggy here and it's only now just starting to cool off for the night, thank goodness!  Sorry for not posting in a while.  I was extremly ill with a bad flu and am still recovering.  Slowly my energy is returning, and i have been getting some fresh air.  And of course, the camera is at my side.  This time, a good friend of mine lent me a Sony DSC-F828.  This camera was a bit intimidating for me, especially compared to my Nikon Coolpix, which i love!!  The first 20 or so pictures with the Sony were not what i wanted - i just couldn't get a good shot.  I tried again later, and as i became more relaxed with it, i got some pretty nice shots. 

These pictures are of my weekend at the beach, Saturday and Sunday.  It was a mixture of temperatures:  rain, thunder, amazing shows lightning, lots of sun, and most off all lots of heat and mugginess.  Ah, the joys of summer! 

Hugs!

Blueberries already?  They are early....

Can you see the rainbow?  What a sight :)

New discoveries

Very hot day today.  The minute I got home from work, my son begged to go to the lake.  So after dinner, and a small power snooze, we headed off to the lake.  I had planned on laying on the beach, watch my son and his friend have fun in the water, and try to get some reading done.  Well of course, my wondering eye spotted a flower it had never seen before.  Before you know it, I was snapping away, and discovered more new flowers.  I was in heaven! 

We get so busy with our lives, our jobs, and everyday things that we don't often take the time to admire the small things around us, the small wonders mother nature has given us.

Have a great week,
-Nat