Thanks! Such a beautiful and accurate quote from the movie. 🌻
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Thanks! Such a beautiful and accurate quote from the movie. 🌻
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein 🌳🌱 #nature #photography
Brendan Slocumb is still on my want to read list. I’ll get there eventually! 😅
Thanks! ❤️
Thank you! 🙏
Beautiful! 😍
“A sunflower’s bold yellow is a challenge to capture—it’s like painting happiness itself.” ~Paul Cézanne 🌻🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Definitely! 🏖️
“There’s a quiet resilience in sunflowers, standing firm yet always seeking light.” ~Edward Hopper ❤️🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Thanks! 😊
Thank you! 🙏
Those are gorgeous!! 😍 Thank you for sharing.
Wow! That’s a shocking price! 😳
Ah, good idea!! 👍
Indeed. Thank you. 🙏
Thanks! 😊
“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun.” ~Sandy Gingras #OBX #BeachLife
Nice! I hope you enjoy both books. 🤓
That’s wonderful that you enjoyed Braiding Sweetgrass. I want to read Gathering Moss. I need to add that to my list.
Oh, the illustrations sound nice. I’ll have to look at a physical copy sometime soon. That’s wonderful that she’s coming to Boise. I’d totally go!
“At sunset, the world seems to hold its breath, and the sky becomes a tapestry woven with the day’s last light.” ~ Edwin Way Teale 🌻🌅🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Aww, thank you! 😊
Sounds pretty. I hope you share pictures!
I was delighted to finally have my turn at reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, “The Serviceberry.” She argues that we have been taught to accumulate possessions and take more than we truly need. In contrast, she explores the indigenous culture’s practice of a gift economy. #booksky
“Time after time after time In the garden, I see The measure of dreams The treasure of days The pleasure it seems To linger there” ~Rush, The Garden 🌳🌱 #gardening #nature #photography
Oh wow. You have something to look forward to. 😄
Thank you! 🌻
Thank you! 💛
Thanks! 😊
Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi is the third installment in The Dispatcher series, and it’s just as engrossing and thrilling as the others. Scalzi crafted an entertaining plot and a satisfying ending. Zachary Quinto narrated the series, delivering a phenomenal performance. #booksky
Thank you! 🙏
That’s really cool! 🎨 There’s just something special about sunflowers. I love all flowers, but sunflowers are my favorite. 💛
Teddy Bear sunflowers. 💛🌻💛🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Thanks! It is a helpful book filled with usable tools. I just gotta remember to keep using them. 😅 Thank you for your kind thoughts. Nothing major, just my brain overthinking and catastrophizing. I hope you enjoy it if you get to it.
Thank you 😊
Thanks! 😊
“A sunflower’s bold yellow is a challenge to capture—it’s like painting happiness itself.” ~Paul Cézanne 🌻🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Thank you 🙏
I reread 50 Ways to Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Catherine M. Pittman and Maha Zayed Hoffman and updated my initial blog post. My amygdala was in need of refresher! #booksky Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/50-ways...
I’m so glad it’s surviving. It’s a beauty. 🌻
“How beautiful is the close of the day, when the sky seems to catch fire, and the fields lie hushed under the glow of the sinking sun.” ~John Burroughs 🌱 #nature #sunset #photography
The Dispatcher series is great. The Fact of a Body is good so far. It’s a very different telling of a true crime story. It’s much darker than I expected. I’m not far into it, so we’ll see.
For this week’s #FridayReads I’m finishing The Dispatcher Series by John Scalzi with Travel by Bullet. Also getting sucked into The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich. #booksky
I don’t blame you. Wonderful to see the bees enjoying themselves. 🐝
Good morning! Such lovely sunflowers! 🌻
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~Lao Tzu 🌱 #bloomscrolling #photography #nature
Some magic roundabouts and mixed colors sunflowers. 🌻 🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
This summer, the in-person Constant Reader book club I attend read “It,” by Stephen King. It was an excellent choice for a summer read! This was a reread for me, as I had first read it in 2017. #booksky
Arizona is beautiful and yet so hot in the summer. 🥵 I’m glad your bush loves the heat. Hopefully cooler temps are on their way soon. 🤞
Sunflower fields 💛🌻❤️🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Beautiful picture! 🧡
My pleasure. Thank you for reading and your kind comments. 💜 I rate very similar to you. No sense in finishing a book if it’s not working for you. It’s been hard for me to quit a book, but I’ve learned it’s in my best interest. 🤓
Sunflowers! 🌻☀️🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Sounds like you made a good choice! 👍
I wrote a blog post where I shared my thoughts on rating books I’ve read. I also included a list of some of my all-time favorite books that I give a top rating and hope to reread someday. #booksky abookandadog.com/biblio-boutique/thoughts-on-rating-books
That’s a cool mug! 🎃
“The sunflower’s simplicity is its strength; it speaks to the soul without pretense.” ~Wassily Kandinsky #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Many thanks! 🧡
That’s a beautiful piece! I love stained glass. 💙🤍🩵
It’s absolutely beautiful! I adore the shape you’ve pruned it into. You also live in one of my favorite states. 🌵😄
Magic roundabout sunflower. 🌻🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Sunflowers and bees. 🌻🐝🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
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“Sunflowers hold the warmth of the sun in their petals, a living glow on the canvas.” ~Henri Matisse 🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Thanks! 🙏
“When I paint sunflowers, I feel their strength and simplicity shining through the brush.” ~Frida Kahlo 🌅🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Zinnia fields 🌸🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Thanks! 💜
I received a complimentary audiobook of Friends, Lovers, and Other Gaslighters by B.A. Ries from the author in exchange for an honest review. The collection of 25 short stories certainly delivers an appropriate amount of extraordinary horror, paranormal, and macabre elements. #booksky
Blue picotee 💜
The morning glory I started from a seed in our greenhouse this spring has grown beautifully. 💟🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Mine too! 💛
My IRL Constant Reader book club has been reading It by Stephen King this summer. It’s finally time to finish the book! 🤡 #FridayReads #booksky
It does have beautiful layers. Thank you. 😊
“Sunflowers are the embodiment of summer’s joy, their faces full of light and hope.” ~Pierre-Auguste Renoir 🌻🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Most likely my last picture of the labyrinth dahlia this season. Or any of my dahlias for that matter. The season is beginning to change, whether I’m ready or not. 🩷🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Red sunflowers ❤️☀️🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
Gotta love being human. 😅☮️❤️
Thanks! 🌻
Yes, I’m so grateful they do that!
Thank you! 💜
Oh, that sounds beautiful! 💜 Thanks! It’s a lovely place to immerse myself in nature. 🌳
I love seeing the beautiful purple blooms of the iron weed on my nature trail. 💜🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
I’m super excited for Jenny’s new book! 📕👏🥰
Sadly, no. I don’t live anywhere near them. I visited the store a couple of times while on vacation in Arizona. On my first visit, I bought so many signed books that they shipped them home for me. 😅
😂 I knew what you meant.
I completely understand. I knew what you meant. 😅 Grammar mistakes happen to me all the time. 😀
Thank you! ❤️🐾
🌻Some very tall sunflowers!🌻 🌱 #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography
I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you.
I quickly perked up with enthusiasm when my husband informed me that the book I had ordered arrived at our mailbox. I preordered a signed copy of Scott Carson’s latest horror novel, “Departure 37,” from the magnificent independent bookstore, The Poisoned Pen, in Scottsdale, Arizona. #booksky
Aww, thanks! 😊 📚🐾
I’ve been wanting to read “All Good People Here” by Ashley Flowers since its release. I’m thrilled I finally made it a priority. I thoroughly enjoyed the story far more than I anticipated. The narrative unfolded in a way that kept me guessing until the very end. #booksky
Wishing you all the best! It seems like you have been very thoughtful about your decision. Remember, it’s a temporary change to your routine. Anxiety about it is understandable. I hope you enjoy it! 💜
“I have the world’s largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world… perhaps you’ve seen it.” ~Steven Wright 🌊 #OBX #photography
Thank you! 😊
Thank you! It’s definitely my happy place. 😄
Much appreciated!
Thanks! 😊
Thanks!