Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Back yard rose


As I sat in the chaise supposedly intent on reading Bless Me, Ultima, my eyes wandered out the window, past the doves and finches scrabbling for seed around the feeder, and settled on this fine blossom. I read a few more pages and then tucked a bookmark inside the book. On went my shoes, out came my camera, out I trotted. Tonight, Anaya's fine novel waits patiently on the chaise.

The framing effect is thanks to Paint Shop Pro version 8.

Tonight I learned that I didn't win the author of the year award I'd hoped for. That's disappointing, but I'll just have to get on with another project.

2 comments:

Ruth L.~ said...

I can smell the fragrance of that beautiful rose clear from there to here.

Kathryn Mackel said...

It's beautiful...I think we've seen the last of ours up here in MA.