Fuchsias in December in Portland :)

Hi Everyone :)

I hope you are all well and the Holiday Season is not too crazy for you just yet :)

I have been home in the joyful (note sarcasm) throes of a C.F.S. relapse, seriously, timing could not be worse, but I know the drill, rest until it starts to subside (I really hope it lightens up for Christmas but, as I know all to well, it is unpredictable and so I just hope :)

So given that I am pretty much housebound and I can only enjoy the beautiful weather we are experiencing thru the windows (but much better than it being rainy and dark :) I thought I would share some of what I am seeing out in the beautiful world :)

The birds are very active on the bird feeder outside the kitchen window and I can't believe the Fuchsias are still flowering in the hanging baskets in December, even after our frosty mornings recently here in Portland :)

I thought I would share the pictures I took of them, I hope they cheer you as much as they do me :)

First a Few Night Shots (shot thru glass)

I really like this shot, it reminds me of Victorian wallpaper, or maybe my eyesight is just going (He! He! :)

And a few Day Shots (shot thru glass also :)

The first of these two is a SOOC (straight out of camera) shot :) The second one is slightly altered with a bit of contrast :)

Hope you enjoy these beautiful blooms :)

Do you have a fav. shot?!?!

I Hope you have a lovely week!

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

FRIDAY FLOWERS! :)

Happy Friday Everyone!

The Sun is Shining and I am really enjoying sitting in the garden having lunch and reading a book. YAY! for Sunshine. :)

Before I show you my Friday Flowers, I wanted to share a few fun things with you. :)

First I want to say a BIG "THANK YOU" to Kelli at bug miscellany blog for giving me the Sunshine blog award. That was so lovely. Check out her blog She is a sweetie :)

More SUNSHINE :) YAY!

I wanted to Thank Sue at At first Light blog for including our photo "Welcoming Red Door" (Below) in her lovely blog post today about HOMES

If you have a min. check out the blog post I did yesterday for my Photo team Female Photographers of Etsy it is a beautiful collection of Dancing photos HERE!

One more thing, I now have 101 followers on my blog When T. Rules The World, it is my way of having fun and practicing for being Queen (He! He!) Thanks to everyone who shares the fun :)

And now for this week's Friday Flowers! I call this my "cheating garden" Every year I buy 6 or 7 hanging baskets. I know it is pretty indulgent but I get by with telling myself these are my Mother's Day prezzies to myself. :)

I hope you Enjoy them! :)

These look so wonderful with the yellow of the house as a backdrop :)

I really hope you enjoyed my Friday Flowers! :)

Have a Wonderful Weekend :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Autumn in my Garden!

Well, here is the next installment of my garden photos, this time Autumn. I realised when I started looking for Fall photos I really hadn't taken very many.

I am showing the Halloween photo, well because I love to decorate but I also wanted to show that the hanging Fuchsias are still going at the end of October, isn't that amazing. The Busy Lizzies are still going strong in the doorway and in the foreground you just get a peek at other pots and hanging baskets with flowers in them, I guess we are lucky we have such a moderate climate in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.

ENJOY!!!!!!!



The rest of the photos were taken last year the week before Halloween. It really is a magical time of the year.

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.