Thursday, October 11, 2012

Scenes from Life

On Wednesday, while the HVAC guys were busy banging away in the attic, I was struggling to maintain my sanity with little sleep and even less patience. Luckily, Peter had the day off work and suggested I get out of the house for a while. So I decided to go for a walk, something I haven't done much of lately since moving out of the city. It turned out to be the best idea ever. I muddied my shoes on a wooded trail for a while, happily snapping photos, then discovered the prettiest garden! I was so enamored of the beautiful day that I lost track of time. For probably the first time since buying this house, I wasn't worrying about repairs or money or anything. I was just floating in blissful color and warm sun.

Of course, before long my phone rang, and it was time to return to reality. But I'm so glad I discovered this little haven near my house. Now I know where to sneak off to the next time I get overstressed.


Hope you enjoyed this garden walk! xo, Mary

P.S. I also took photos on the wooded trail. I'll share those photos next time. :)

13 comments:

  1. Beautiful! Love all the color!
    Glad you got to get away for a while and enjoy some quiet time :)

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  2. What a gorgeous place! I'm glad you got out of the house to relax (and take these pictures!). That Peter is a smart guy.

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  3. So beautiful pictures! Seems you've found your oasis! ;)

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  4. omg i do love these photos <3 these are so awesome! and pure art!
    http://coeursdefoxes.blogspot.com/

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  5. So beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  6. What a beautiful area you live in! I think taking walks can be the best medicine for stress. They're like mini getaways.

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  7. oh i love the photos. i have to take a walk everyday. its like it clears my head and opens my soul up. usually one of my kids will join me and we talk about our days. its truly the best and i am so glad you got that time when you needed it.
    i found you on the aloha blog hop and so glad i did. come by and visit me sometime kendrakaypahukoa.blogspot.com
    have a great friday!

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  8. Beautiful garden! Congrats on living so close to it. Great photos too, TFS!

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  9. So pretty! I think you discovered a gem while out walking. That garden looks so pretty, and so colorful--even at this time of year. I actually went for walk yesterday, too. The weather was too gorgeous NOT to.

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  10. those photos look great! Good thing to go out and take a walk. I really need to take a break too. I totally sympathize with the lack of sleep bit. But, just think of how nice the house will be after the repairs!

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  11. These pics, I could stay here forever. =)

    Stopping by to share aloha and to follow you back from last week's sweet ALOHA Friday HOP and to invite you to join us again this week... we're creating a beautiful space and would love for sweet you to be a part of it.

    cheers,
    Nicole
    localsugarhawaii.com

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  12. Absolutely gorgeous photos - especially the one of the butterfly!

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  13. the photo with the butterfly is so gorgeous!! thanks for linking up with the aloha friday blog hop, have a great week and hope you'll join us again next friday :D

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