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I am also linking this post to OUR WORLD because it seems appropriate for the week.
Remembering happier weeks and days....
Each flower is a wish for a safe and joyful world someday ...
... for everyone.
New arrangements of old pictures for Mary's MOSAIC MONDAY and Nature Footsteps BLO-MA
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The flowers are gorgeous. Yellow roses always make me think of my mother who loved them so much.
Posted by: Carver | December 31, 2012 at 04:09 AM
sigh..yes and by spring I hope to be cancer-free and on to my garden..
Posted by: Rambling Woods | December 20, 2012 at 08:32 PM
Gorgeous shots!
Posted by: Gunilla | December 20, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Hi Sallie,
I liked seeing those fragile flowers on a bitter cold night in CO. It will go into minus digits tonight. We finally got snow - over 2' in Breckenridge in the last few days. I think winter has finally arrived! Happy Holidays to you.
Posted by: Barb | December 19, 2012 at 06:42 PM
all beautiful flowers. But...my favourite is the blue waterlily. Is it from yoru trip?
Posted by: NatureFootstep | December 19, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Hi Sallie, Beautiful flowers and a worthy sentiment. It's too bad people have such a propensity for doing the wrong thing...
Blessings to you for Christmas!
Posted by: Dimple | December 19, 2012 at 09:06 AM
beautiful post
a wish for the world
I also saw the news piece you mentioned on my post
I also saw another where someone suggested 26 acts of kindness, one for each of the dead
hugs
Posted by: dianne | December 19, 2012 at 09:00 AM
beautiful flowers and captions. great captures.
Posted by: LifeRamblings | December 19, 2012 at 06:37 AM
Hi there - we live in strange days - some of the things hold dear to their hearts seem unbelievable. I hope that you and your government can find a way to make things better for the kids of your country.
Here in Australia we had a similar incident a few years ago - assault style weapons were banned within weeks. It seems like a reasonable first move.
Stewart M - Melbourne
PS: you are welcome back at any time!
Posted by: Stewart M | December 19, 2012 at 01:59 AM
Glad there are still beautiful flowers to see during Winter. Happy holidays!
Posted by: eastcoastlife | December 19, 2012 at 01:47 AM
A delight for the eyes !
Posted by: Gattina | December 18, 2012 at 10:39 PM
even though I adore COLOUR, the first collage with the similarly toned soft pastels is really beautiful
Posted by: Carole M. | December 18, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Beautiful flower captures, lovely words. I wish the same. I can't even fathom the events of the past few days.
Posted by: Jewaicious | December 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Pretty flowers and lovely words... I am wishing for the same.
Posted by: Arti | December 18, 2012 at 08:47 PM
Thank you for sharing these with us.
Posted by: SandyCarlson | December 18, 2012 at 06:55 PM
Gorgeous photos, perfect for wintertime like this and events that can't be understood.
Posted by: Al | December 18, 2012 at 06:23 PM
I wish that too, Sallie. These are so pretty and well captured. It saddens me that the world has so much beauty, yet evil persists. Hard to comprehend...
Posted by: Gail Dixon | December 18, 2012 at 04:00 PM
Gorgeous photos and a wish worth remembering and following :)
Posted by: Johanna at ZigaZag | December 18, 2012 at 03:21 PM
Your photos are amazing, so beautiful!
Posted by: Felipa | December 18, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Beautiful for in all ways~
Posted by: Mary Howell Cromer | December 18, 2012 at 03:01 PM
Good thoughts going on there Sallie. To answer your question, bird ringers/banders have to train through thousands of individuals and many, many species before they are allowed to work alone. While undergoing training they are supervised by a bander/ringer with many years experience.
Posted by: Phil | December 18, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Gorgeous! Those flowers do the heart good, such a wonderful variety.
Posted by: Denise | December 18, 2012 at 08:17 AM
Such beautiful photography! It has been a very sad time here lately since the tragedy in CT, and seeing beauty is soothing to the soul,
Posted by: Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti | December 18, 2012 at 07:16 AM
A bleak morning here, Sallie; rainy and cold, but not cold enough for snow. We are breaking records for no snowfall in December and 40/50 degree temps. Odd weather. At any rate, your flowers whisk the bleakness away and your words give us something to hold on to.
Posted by: Penny | December 18, 2012 at 06:38 AM
Beautiful blooms. Love the dewdrops!
Posted by: Halcyon | December 18, 2012 at 05:22 AM
What stunning arrangements they are as well. I loved your recent comment on my photography blog about Spock! guess what my husband has also started to take a bit more interest, if you cannot beat them join them maybe. :)
Posted by: lindyloumacinitaly | December 18, 2012 at 02:50 AM
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all live in harmony.
The coffees on my post were cappuccinos. I always have half strength as I find coffee too biter otherwise. so I usually get a different pattern to Bill so they know which is which.
Posted by: diane | December 17, 2012 at 09:09 PM
What a beautiful wish after such a senseless tragedy. Lovely shots.
Posted by: ladyfi | December 17, 2012 at 08:50 PM
Thanks for the beautiful flowers.
Posted by: Yogi | December 17, 2012 at 07:53 PM
Touching words and pictures, Sallie.
Posted by: Sally in WA | December 17, 2012 at 07:48 PM
One ony has to look in the right direction to see something beautiful. Thanks for reminding us of that...
Posted by: Sondra | December 17, 2012 at 05:10 PM
Beautiful.
Posted by: Gaelyn | December 17, 2012 at 04:59 PM
Thank you for these wonderful reminders of the beauty around us!
Lovely shots Sallie!!!
Posted by: Carletta | December 17, 2012 at 04:29 PM
How lovely. It's a blessing to have flowers blooming here in Florida year round. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead! Happy holidays!
Posted by: Lavender Dreams | December 17, 2012 at 04:15 PM
Beautiful flowers and a perfect wish.
Posted by: Mick | December 17, 2012 at 01:02 PM
To happier times indeed, Sallie!! Beautiful, colorful flowers and wonderful captures! Let us all focus on the beauty around us during these difficult days!
Posted by: sylviakirk | December 17, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Very lovely flowers.
Posted by: Rajesh | December 17, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Posted by: Boom & Gary | December 17, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Beautiful photos. We have to live in the present.
Cheers from Cottage Country!
Posted by: Jenn Jilks | December 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Gorgeous mosaics. Valerie
Posted by: Valerie | December 17, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Breathing in deeply with eyes and mouth wide open in awe of the beauty I see but can't quite smell.
Thanks for the lovely flowers to brighten my day, Sallie.
Posted by: Pam :) | December 17, 2012 at 08:37 AM
these are beautiful, sallie.
Posted by: TexWisGirl | December 17, 2012 at 07:46 AM
Your flowers are so beautiful and the days so dark sometimes !
I think I have prblems with my e.mails ! Did you receive the last one about cookies and books ? Have a nice week !
Posted by: Annie | December 17, 2012 at 05:34 AM
Lindo mosaico! Colorido e vibrante!
Posted by: MIRIAM LUIZA | December 17, 2012 at 03:04 AM
Sallie, lovely words and beautiful images. Thanks for sharing! Have a happy week ahead!
Posted by: Eileen | December 17, 2012 at 02:11 AM
gorgeous gorgeous - particularly love the creamy rose bottom left - this is definitely my type of image. And beautiful sentiment. I wish you and yours a joyous and safe Christmas and 2013.
Posted by: Life Images by Jill | December 17, 2012 at 01:18 AM
Beautiful flowers-and the wishes they bring for a safe and happy world.The water lily photo is superb, Sallie.
Posted by: HAZEL | December 16, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Love the sentiment and also your beautiful flower pics. Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Johanna @ The Zigazag Mag | December 16, 2012 at 07:22 PM