A soul in bloom

I left Saturday in the late morning for my sister’s house, located two hours north in Pennsylvania. It was a lovely spring day and I had the car packed with everything I would need to stay overnight. I had the camera with me as well, and remembered this time to bring the macro lens.

I pulled over at one point to take a beautiful photo of a farm in a valley along rural Rte. 74 in Pennsylvania. Cows dotted the hillside, and as I checked the exposure, suddenly my camera went blank. Turning it off and then back on I discovered, much to my dismay, that my battery was dead. D-oh! And I didn’t have a spare.

And I had neglected to bring the charger.




Fortunately, my sister lives outside of a big metropolis and along the highway near the turnoff for her place, I found a shop called Batteries Plus, where I bought a universal charger at a good price.

Problem solved.

And I’m glad it was because my sister’s neighbors have the most lovely spring blooming trees. I managed to capture all of these wonderful blooms on Saturday afternoon when they were away. My sister assured me that they wouldn’t mind me with my camera on their front lawn.




The wind was gently blowing, so I took these between gusts.

I processed these shots using Florabella’s Soft Color Pop action, turning down the opacity considerably, then adding {this texture} from the Les Brumes collection. The texture was free.




My brother-in-law made one of the most delicious meals for dinner Saturday. Unfortunately, I’m now in love with polenta. I say unfortunately because if the love affair continues, I’m going to have to get bigger pants.




The best thing is that my sister is on the mend and doing well.

And I love her more than polenta.

If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. 

~Terri Guillemets

Until tomorrow, my friends . . . thanks for stopping by today.