"i have need of the sky..."

"I have need of the sky, I have business with the grass,

I will up and get me away where the hawk is wheeling
Lone and high,

And the slow clouds go by.
I will get me away to the waters that glass
The clouds as they pass.  - Richard Hovey

"...trailing clouds of glory, do we come,
From God, who is our home...  -Wordsworth
sweet, wonderful glory-of-the-clouds wishes to you! have a brim-full-of-nature week....

a gratitude fling...

the weather here in bohemia is mercurial... the bohemian is sure she has mentioned that before. once or twice. per season, even. possibly...

but she never tires of her mountains, at the feet of which she is so thankful to be able to dwell...

and although the wind tried to destroy her camellia bush by blowing half of it over, still it blooms into glorious profusion, to her deep delight...

exchange group challenge: purple and yellow

she is so thankful for time. and resources. and the ability to create...

thankful for PAINT!  and such variety of colors! yummy...

and she's thankful for her tiny magnolia tree, blossoming in fragile white star blossoms the season of its second year of life.

and she is so thankful for her quiet place. a bower beneath the fruit trees, where she can read and think and listen to nature around her... and remember how deeply blessed she is. wishing you deep blessings and refuges full of sweet nature with its riotous colors! go out and take a look....

this one's for the birds...

here the bohemian presents for your visual and imaginative pleasure...

her cards created for the challenge: "Put a bird on it..."  Favorite things in these two (above):  gorgeous, rich pillows; and cut flower bouquets...

favorites things in these two:  that lime green settee! and that wonderfully dramatic staircase railing...

favorites: blue hydrangeas; and a full bookcase...

favorites: the golden chandelier; and that black and white tile hallway...

favorites: roses growing up over the door (yes, please!); and the cut glass window in that door...

favorites: the drama of the colors of blue, red, and green...; and of course, that green again!!  the bohemian would love to hear your favorites...   The weather her in bohemia is absolutely stunning right now! hope it is in your corner of the land, also!!  Go out and play in it!  garden green wishes to all...

she ran away to the sea again...

"...to the lonely sea and the shore..."

where she looked straight out at one of her beloved snow-capped mountains...

and the lovely blue sea in between...

she had snuck away with her honey, to this cozy tiny cabin by the shore...

where these most awesomely huge windows looked out on a somewhat cold, but dramatic view...

and she rested and she soaked up the sea air and the peace and serenity...

and when the cold and the damp drove her indoors, and it did....

she hunkered down by the cozy, crackling warmth of the woodstove...
   *** sending oodles of cozy comfort, and salty, sandy wishes for peace and serenity in your corner of the land.  go outdoors and play now...