Country Patch - Pictures

There is something innocent and pure about flowers... I was walking on a trail with the kids when we saw these beautiful flowers along a creek showing off their perfection. To me ...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2011/09/shades-of-lilac.html

This umbrella was against a white wall, each corner having different textures. So colorful, neatly folded, showing some rusty spots... I miss posting here my findings, and the friends I me...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2011/05/true-colors.html

Colorful flowers do make our days shine... When these flowers start to dry out, little thorns come out replacing their petals. Even though I see them around every year in the garden I stil...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2010/04/bright-and-vivid-colors.html

Some purple flowers I found on my computer. It rained a lot today and the song "Purple rain" came to my mind, I haven't heard it in a long time though. The first flower is African Vi...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2010/03/purple.html

MACELA , also known as marcela do campo - a medicinal plant native to South America. To see more flowers from around the world, please visit Today's Flowers blog.

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2010/01/marcela-native-plant-to-south-america.html

A local mall brings Santa to the tropics for a vacation and he seems to be enjoying the high temperatures this Summer.

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/12/tropical-santa-claus.html

Orchids can be found in different sizes, shapes, colors and scents... and they are fascinating. With all these qualities they still have a reputation as being finicky and hard to grow. I sa...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/11/orchids.html

And flowers... I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High" (Psalm 7:17)

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/11/giving-thanks.html

Roses are beautiful, a favorite flower for many occasions throughout time. When I look at roses I see perfection, beauty and fragrance. Like roses I hope that my heart flows a sweet smellin...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/10/red-roses.html

A quiet time... leads me to benches, to a garden where I can sit and relax... this bench is near a friend's neighbor and it seemed just like the perfect place to sit and do nothing.

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/09/have-seat-on-railroad-sleeper.html

Flowers speak of love, friendship, gratitude, simpathy, forgiveness, respect, gentleness... Flowers express feelings. When I send flowers, I also send my love, I send a smile on a face, an...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/08/say-it-with-pink-hydrangeas.html

Coffee beans I grew up in a family of coffee lovers. My grandfather planted coffee and so did my dad. Nowadays my father-in-law grows coffee, so when it comes to starting a conversation, we do...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/08/reflection-on-coffee.html

The beautiful house dated 1924 and built by Letonians who immigrated to Brazil long time ago has near the front porch this faboulous shrub called Glory bush (manaca-da-serra - Tibouchina mut...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/08/glorious-bushes.html

Today we celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary... We feel gratitude for the blessings in our lives...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/08/our-sweet-15.html

The holiday cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is actually known in Brazil as May flower, because it blooms in May, when it is Fall here. I have had this plant for about 15 years. All you need...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/08/full-bloom.html

Small chapels along the road... For over ten years over holidays and vacations we saw this beautiful landscape. Some time ago we decided to take the same road and we found out that everything l...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/07/country-chapels-along-country-road.html

Starting with a small blossom they grow into beautiful flowers. Hydrangeas or hortensias have been a part of my life since I was a little girl. My cousins grew them in the garden and their...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/hydrangeas.html

Valentine's Day in Brazil is June 12th and for Today's Flowers I am adding these pansies, because the Portuguese word for pansy is literally "perfect love" (amor perfeito). We have differen...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/perfect-pansies.html

Tiny and naturally fragrant. Lavender flowers... these are not from my garden, not yet. I have a pot of lavender growing in my balcony and I found out the plant started to look better when I mo...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/lavender.html

Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. These are the words that came to my mind when I "developed" this picture after visiting a home decor exihibition recently. It was getting...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/light-for-my-path.html

Another small flower... Sleeping grass, touch-me-not and sensitive are some popular names for this shrinking plant (mimosa pudica L. - known as dormideira in Portuguese). My kids were playin...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/sleeping-beauty.html

A local artist created these ceramic bird feeders and the birds... they look so happy standing there.

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/handmade-bird-feeders.html

A delicate small flower spotted during a weekend walk with my family. All that grass around it made me think it was a grass floret, not sure though. This is my contribution to TODAY'S FLOW...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/really-small-flower.html

Ducks in a quiet afternoon. I could just sit there forever taking pictures of them, but then they decided to jump... and I wasn't fast enough to capture the exact moment they jumped!

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/duck-tale.html

My son picked these flowers for me today... from my folder of photos on my computer! I asked him to help me with this special post. Mother's Day is celebrated today in many countries, including ...

http://countrypatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/mothers-and-roses.html