23 Replies to “Picking Garden”

  1. SHL2 – United States – I love photography, DIY arts and crafts, and blogging. My other interest includes gardening, landscaping, and playing with the dogs. I am a bit ADD so I switch up my crafts often out of me just getting bored of the same old thing.
    sonyaliraphotography says:

    Beautiful flower garden and picture.

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  4. My grandmother had a picking garden. It wasn’t as large as this, but it was prolific, and there was nothing more fun than being given permission to out and cut a bouquet for the house.

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  6. M. – Since I was little I liked to visualize and create things. Painting with watercolors is what makes me happy now. That, and spending time gardening and reading. I love long walks, biking, and the beach.
    mehrlich125 says:

    Beautiful!

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  8. dalecooper57 – Devon, England – dalecooper57 may or may not necessarily be my real name, although I couldn't swear to it. An aging hippy living in Devon, I do all this stuff (and I do mean everything - blog, animation, music, photography, the lot) on my lovely smartphone because I started like that, and now I'm too stubborn to get a computer. I don't have a theme, because I don't see why I'd want to talk about the same thing all the time, so why only write about one thing? So if you like eclecticism, humour, nonsense, opinionated ranting, and occasionally educational stuff, you've come to the right place. Any and all feedback is welcome, both positive and negative, on the content, style and overall look of the blog. You keep following me, I'll keep telling you stuff, ok? Cheers, dalecooper57
    dalecooper57 says:

    Wonderfully evocative

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  9. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    I do not have such a luscious garden as this but I carry a vivid memory of carrying home a huge armful of fresh basil which I purchased from the farmer’s market. Such is abundance.

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  11. laflor5233 – California – I'm not an expert at anything, I am an ordinary person that loves to sew, quilt,( my way), and do many crafts. I spend time with my 4 grandkids and I find time to read, as well. I recently retired as a Library Technician and am enjoying my free time.
    laflor5233 says:

    Wish I was there.

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  12. Your words, along with the surprising image (I never knew about such gardens!) remind me that almost everywhere is a picking garden, if we are alert and take heartfuls as we go.

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  14. I do not know where you get these beautiful pictures that fit so perfectly with your writings but they must be blessed by God Himself. jlehman1945

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  16. 2ndhalfolife – In the second (or really third?) half of my life now. Moving into the more crone stage: out of my head, into my soul. My magic is returning after many years of having lost it to the streets of life. There have been some very dark times, but these have made my journey rich with the stuff of possibility. Because out of darkness has come the glittering beauty of illumination. It has come with struggle and toil, and not without help--but I am here, and I am mostly in tact, and I'm here to share the rest of this journey with you all if you care to join me.......
    2ndhalfolife says:

    It won’t be long now that the color fades….. but I will be down south!!

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  20. firefly1275 – Louisiana – V. Rose enjoys creating mystical characters and worlds, with a touch of the modern day world. When she is not writing or thinking up her next story ideas, she is enjoying South Louisiana sunsets.
    firefly1275 says:

    Very beautiful flowers.

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  22. Dr. Denny Wilkins – Dr. Denny Wilkins professes journalism at a small, private university in the Northeast. He has climbed, hiked, kayaked, photographed, skied, and otherwise meandered aimlessly throughout the American West for decades. He has degrees in geology, environmental studies, and communication — and has tried to make use of them as a co-founder of the progressive cultural blog ScholarsandRogues.com. He’s broadly interested in how the world works and why it works that way. He hates writing, although he does like having written well.
    Dr. Denny Wilkins says:

    The red of the barn contrasts nicely with the flowers.

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