Sow
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This Mimosa Tree blossom is not only an attraction to Butterflies and Hummingbirds, but it is so delicate and so colorful and it’s like a Mini – fireworks display – nothing short of an explosion of color! this tree came as a volunteer and was not even noticed for a few years…......my friend Bonnie Barry wrote a story once about a volunteer Mimosa Tree and has graciously consented to my using it along with this image….Bonnie, Thank you!!! You can check her works by just typing in Miracles in the search field. / / ____ Joyce, I thought you might like this little story I wrote years ago about a mimosa I loved. All the best, Bonnie Mimosa While I was watering the wilted caladiums near my angel statue, I looked up and noticed the mimosa in all its glory. Here I was working diligently to make the caladiums grow, yet there it stood, radiant without human effort. How many other plants had I set in this same spot through the years? The angel’s trumpet . . . impatiens . . . . those unusual little two-tone flowers whose names I can’t remember. All of them curled up and died. The soil was awful here; roots were knotted through the area; the trees sapped all the moisture. I’d wasted many a dollar on this spot, yet there was the mimosa looking down on me in gentle amusement. I had not planted the mimosa. I had never tilled the soil for it. I had not even watered it through the three-year drought. Yet three years ago it had been little more than a naked stick poking from the ground. The only reason it stayed put was that it was too close to the hurricane fence for Tommy to lop it as he mowed. The mimosa was a gift, a pure gift from God. I couldn’t claim any part in its flourishing. Either God’s wind had blown its seed to this corner or God’s birds had unwittingly deposited it. Only the miracle of nature could have made it grow like this without human care or cultivation. Yet now it produced all the color and vibrancy, all the grace and beauty that I had tried to achieve through the years with no success at all. / How like my life, I thought. Sometimes all my strained efforts are fruitless, yet in the midst of the sterility, God drops a single word, a single thought, and everything is suddenly alive and beautiful. Apart from Him, I can do nothing, yet I work like a Trojan to do it anyway. Maybe the gifts are rewards for my efforts, and maybe they are just freely given out of pure love. Who knows? Whatever the reason, the Source is undeniable. ___ “Every good gift and every perfect endowment comes from the Father of Lights,” (James 1:17) the mimosa whispers to me in gentle and amused remembrance. / __ / All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. © 2006 Joyce Dickens: Using my images for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action!
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Me-Time
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All through spring, I put off the flower shots. Now all I’ve got is this one, tired and withering. And yet I still find it beautiful. Even as the petals curl and fall, it delivers its most precious gift of all – the promise of the next generation. When spring returns it will be born again a hundred times over. And maybe, just maybe, I won’t wait so long to capture them.
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This is for Darrell Moseley’s flower power project. I’ve previously posted this image without the text.
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Pastel drawing of a Pig reading Pig Inquirer Newspaper.
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Meaning: / Your deeds, good or bad, will repay you in kind.
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I got lucky today finding a young mother with 3 cubs. It wasn’t the easiest place to photograph but I did get a couple good shots off.
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Yarra Valley, Australia
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Oil Pastel and Acrylic Concept: Like The Dreamer, this was drawn on the first year anniversary, 365 days of being on my own after resigning from previous job. I feel that I’m in the season of sowing, toiling in love for the things that matter most to me. The heat is on! Will press on nevertheless!! :D View my other “The Sower” creations in my Zazzle store:
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... and who are we to argue? Mother Warthog and one of her two babies share a tender moment of bonding! Marwell Zoo. (Background replaced)
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last sunday was in cades cove in the great smoky mountains. came upon a bear jam (everyone stops in middle of road and gets out of car to check out bear!) / this Huge mama was with one of her cubs, along side the road / she found this stump, and didnt really care we all were fairly close, she was after the termites. / unfortunately for her, she has been tagged twice, due to humans causing her to react. if she goes after another and the park finds out…they will kill her. / its time the humans are held accountable for their actions towards these animals, after all we are in Their Home, not our’s. as much as i hated to do it, i did have to lighten this up some due to some dense woods and a cloudy day, im still sick about it! lol
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cades cove in the great smoky mountains is notorious for the black bears. i am happy to say, this year has been an excellent year for viewing them. they have had food, and the park hasnt moved them out like they were caught doing last year. / yesterday morning shooting in the cove, i am upon a mama bear and her two cubs feeding in a cherry tree / this mama was after a particular branch, and she went up and down for it, finally chewing it off. / best if viewed larger
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 / For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: / a time to be born, and a time to die; / a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; / a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; / a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; / a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; / a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; / a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; / a time for war, and a time for peace.
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A Kodiak bear sow with a pink salmon walks to the beach to enjoy her catch away from the fray of the other bears. Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Nikon, D300, 500mm f4
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Took this photo just after the rosette had been pinned on.
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shot this while hanging out with some of the bestest folks in the world last month in may (marianne, wanda, judy, sally, joe, lal and emily) / this HUGE mama bear was out with her two cubs grazing in the field. id have to say, to date, she is the largest bear i have seen in the park. she has to weigh in at a good 500lbs or more. she is beautiful!! and the best part is No Tags on her ears which means she hasnt allowed the tourons that like to chase the bears to piss her off :) i know i watched her a few days sooner and she was literally teaching her cubs to steer clear of their worst threat…humans. / best if viewed larger Shot this in SS mode SS of 1/200 / Focal length at 500mm / Fstop at F5.6 / ISO of 100 / EV at 0
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The famous Australian Landmark, The 12 Apostles. A collection of limestone stacks, on the Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell National Park, VIC, Australia. Few have fallen down now, but the name remains the same. The name was changed in 1950 from Sow & Piglets, Muttonbird Island was the “Sow” and the little islands, or apostles now, were the “Piglets”. This shot taken 10th May 2009, these formations change constantly. Canon 50D, 40mm, 7:40am. Available Large!
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Image taken of my Living dead doll Siren. / Siren wouldn’t listen, but Silence is golden.
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Shot this a few weeks ago in the cove. / Brutus and I were heading out and happened to see mama and her two cubs right along the road in the woods. One cub was trying to get the other to play as mama watched over them. / Was tough having to shoot between two trees and then have the debree in front of me, so it was manual focus to the rescue!! / They stuck around for alittle while until the tourons started stopping and gathering around, then mama moved them on out of the area. / If only people would realize they need to turn Off their cars, and BE QUIET!!! they could sit for a lot longer time to enjoy the true meaning of nature spending time around these beautiful creatures / Best if viewed larger Shot this in Shutterspeed mode / SS at 1/200 / ISO at 800 / F-stop at F 5.6 / Ev at +0.7 / Focal length at 300mm
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featured in The World As We See It 10-17-2009 / featured in Valentines&Hearts 10-15-2009 / featured in Inspired by Poetry 08-30-2009 / featured in Insomniacs & other Night Crawlers 07-24-2009 / featured in Globes, Sphere’s & Curves 07-23-2009 / featured in Peace, Love & Happiness Hippies 08-07-2009 Sowing The Seeds Of LoveHigh time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man / And the lovetrain rides from coast to coast / D.J.’s the man we love the most / Could you be, could you be squeaky clean / And smash any hope of democracry ? / As the headline says you’re free to choose / There’s egg on your face and mud on your shoes / One of these days they’re gonna call it the blues / And anything is possible when you’re Sowing the Seeds of Love / Anything is possible – Sowing the Seeds of Love / I spy tears in thier eyes / They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention / Food goes to waste ! / So nice to eat, so nice to taste / Politician Grannie with your high ideals / Have you no idea how the Majority feels ? / So without love and a promise land / We’re fools to the rules of a Goverment plan / Kick out the style ! Bring back the jam ! / Anything… / Sowing the Seeds / The birds and the bees / My girlfriend and me in love / Feel the pain / Talk about it / If you’re a worried man – then shout about it / Open hearts – feel about it / Open minds – think about it / Everyone – read about it / Everyone – scream about it ! / Everyone / Everyone – read about it, read about it / Read in the books in the crannies and the nooks there are books to read / Chorus ! / (Mr. England Sowing the Seeds of Love) / Time to eat all your words / Swallow your pride / Open your eyes / High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man / And the lovetrain rides from coast to coast / Every minute of every hour – ” I Love a Sunflower “ / And I believe in lovepower, Love power, LOVEPOWER !!! / Sowing the Seeds / An end to need / And the Politics of Greed / With love / (Lyrics Tears for Fears) / Fractal Explorer, Incendia, Apophysis, THC,
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This mother grizzly bear and her twin cubs were photographed near Liard Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, July 2, 2009. / / / Taken with Canon Rebel XTi / 1/400 sec. / 247mm with Sigma 150-500mm lens / F7.1 / ISO 400 This secondary photo is the other twin. Taken with Canon EOS 50D. It seemed to be waving at all the photographers as mom wandered back into the bush, and said, “Bye, all!” /
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Watercolor painting on 1/2 sheet Fabriano 140 lb paper.
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while driving,I saw these free range pigs,which at first I thought were sheep!! I have no idea which race they are,but they look like sheep x pig cross breeds!!
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