A Gift For You

To each of us is given a brand new year.
Beyond the sparkle of celebration
is the promise of a new beginning.
What will you do with yours?

Welcome 2011!

Winding Down

2010 draws to a close,
leaving behind its joys and sorrows.
Having gloried in our triumphs
and walked stronger from our stumblings,
may we say goodbye
and be thankful for all it brought us.

Holiday Magic

The excitement of the holiday season
doesn't end with Christmas.
Lingering lights glow with anticipation
of a new year filled with unknown possibilities
just waiting to make their appearance.

A White Christmas

What a treat to awaken to the first white Christmas
in middle Tennessee in 17 years!
Much to my delight, my feathered friends
provided early morning merriment
right outside my kitchen window
adding to a most memorable Christmas.
Thank you, God, for this special gift.

"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."
- Hamilton Wright Mabi

I collect angels, and this is my special one.
She has graced the top of many Christmas trees in years gone by,
but when Christmas Day is past, she does not go back in the box.
I return her to her special place atop my living room table
where she resides for the rest of the year.
There she serves as a continual reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.
It is my wish that you, too, will experience the spirit of Christmas all year long.

Christmas blessings from my heart to yours!

Mary Lawson

Hammin' it up.

A Christmas pig in a Christmas parade.
(Where else but in Leipers Fork would you see this?)

Christmas Spirit

You don't have to be pretty to have it.

Lookin' good!

Ready for some Christmas treats

Back for Christmas

It has been a year filled with many new things,

and I have neglected posting on this blog for most of it.
Attending the Christmas parade here in Leipers Fork
always inspires me to share its delightful participants.
Hope they bring you as much Christmas cheer as they did for me.

Bluebird of Happiness

Everytime I see a bluebird, my heart flutters.

They are an instant reminder of beauty waiting to be noticed,
if, in fact, we take the time to look for it.

Springtime Beauty

Now featured all around you!
Take time to enjoy it.

In the shadows . . .

but always there.


(Note: This cross tops a church steeple,
and I took the photo at dusk through tree branches.
The hand pointing to the cross in the upper right corner
is not the result of photo editing!)

Looking for Spring

Aren't we all?

A Birthday Thought

Tomorrow (February 22) is my birthday,
and as birthdays are wont to do,
each one causes pause for reflection.
As I recently photographed this lovely flower,
I was particularly enchanted with its brightly colored anther.
It becomes an image within an image.
And so it is with my recent discovery of photography.
I have long been an artist,
but I am thankful for photography
and the new creative energy it causes
to spring forth from within me in the years of my maturity.

Winter Seclusion

Beauty In Motion

Nature's Wonders

During a recent snowfall here in the South,
I decided to take some closeups of ice on trees sparkling in the sun .
Most photos came out "icy" but this one causes me
to "wonder" exactly what it is.

Looking Through