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I love lilies of all colors. Photography captured from nature is love by all. My pink lily can be yours on canvas, framed and on other items.

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I purchased my Flower Power Red Rose mask for personal use. Upon receiving it, I immediately noticed the three pleats. I tried it on and it fit well but I really wanted to see more of the Rose. If anyone find that you are not seeing as much of your design as you would like to, here was my solution.

just open the pleats up by using your fingers
Place fingers on the top and bottom of the horizontal sections
Spread the pleats to desired position.

This beach built by nature Is located on Edisto Island South Carolina. Taking Highway 174 to Botany Bay Road Is where the adventure begins. The first building you’ll see is a church. This 4,630 acre plantation was home for many including slaves. There is a lot of history dating back to 1695 for the sea cloud plantation and the late 1790s for the Bleak Hall plantation. Photographers and visitors in recent years describes this area as: beautiful, intriguing, magical, breathtaking.

The picture shown here is the beach portion. No shells, artifacts, driftwood or anything can be removed from the beach or any part of the plantation. In addition no alcohol allowed no metal detectors or drones.

The entry to Botany Bay reminds me of a tunnel as you travel on a dirt road through a canopy of oak trees.


Because of the erosion of the beach, some of the dead trees stand still facing the ocean while others take their place on the sand.

Growing up on Edisto and enjoying the atmosphere of the Low Country, I invite you to connect to a piece of this history through the various mediums on my web page.

Go with Forever - Arts on a journey of artwork featured by Fine Art America Groups. Based on the group’s theme, artwork is submitted. The excitement is receiving an email stating your artwork has been selected to appear on the home page of that group. What an inspiration to submit and capture the best photos, not only pleasing to the photographer, painter, digital artis and all other mediums but also to.

I just discovered I love macro photography. So I purchase a macro lens for my iPhone which can also be used on my iPad. Insects that I never payed any attention to before is now Part of the pleasure in capturing what nature offers. You can almost find them anywhere in your backyard on nature trails parks and so on.

Micro photography is capturing flowers and living organisms very close-up. As a result, The subject is larger than life size.

I capture this Mexican Kadydid sitting on a very red rose in my garden. I was lucky it paid no attention to me and allow me the opportunity to adjust my distance to get a good photo. I was excited to capture his green colors and eyes which displayed well on the red rose. Mexican Kadydid is a species of phaneropterine in the family Tettigonildae. Naming these insects is educational and rewarding.

Join me for the next series of micro photography in my next blog

Catherine

There is no better time than now to share a little family love. So, I captured these images to calm, share and love your family in time like these. Family Love on wall Art, pillows, apparel, totes, tech products like cell phone charger and cover, stationery, face mask and more.

Make comments on how you are sharing family love.

I never thought that a jigsaw puzzle could be an asset to ones well being during COVID - 19 until I ran across an article on AARP -Jigsaws provide multigenerational fun and an escape from worry
by Tanya Bricking Leach, AARP, May 18, 2020.

Some people have picked up puzzling as a hobby. My family enjoy puzzling while keeping our mind stimulated and adding more variety to our day especially since the coronavirus pandemic, we don’t travel as much.

The author wrote of Carmen who stated: "I like images that are bright,” she says, “especially in the world we're in right now. I've got two family members in Detroit in the hospital with COVID, so this is a distraction that's definitely needed."

The author also discussed Surge in puzzle sales
Stay-at-home orders have sent jigsaw puzzles flying off the shelves almost as quickly as toilet paper. Puzzle makers say sales are up 300 to 370 percent over what they were this time a year ago.

"We're seeing sales numbers that are exceeding what we usually experience during December during the height of holiday shopping season,” says Thomas Kaeppeler, president of Ravensburger North America, a leading puzzle brand. “To put that in perspective, Ravensburger sold about seven puzzles per minute in 2019, and so far in 2020, we are looking closer to selling 20 puzzles per minute.”

Ceaco, a leading U.S. puzzle company, did more online sales on one day in March than in all of December, Ceaco President Carol Glazer says.

Suppliers are struggling to keep puzzles in stock because the coronavirus has temporarily shut down factories. But the demand is not letting up. It's not just new-fangled 3D puzzles or mystery boxes that are popular. It's ordinary 300- to 1,000-piece designs of landscapes or artwork or animals that are captivating people. At forever-arts.com, as an Independent Artist with Fine Art America, our puzzle pieces are in 500 and 1,000 pieces. The nice thing about our jigsaw puzzle is solving the images capture by artist. In my case, photography.

Jigsaw puzzle solving definitely brings to me, calm, peace of mind, less worry, stimulates the brains and allows for family or personal fun.

Catherine.

This photo was taken in Southampton County, Virginia across from Johnson Mill Pond where corn was processed to make some of the best corn meal in the United States. If you ever had some, you might agree it’s the best in the world. The water in this pond was used to power the mill. While passing through the area, my eyes captured the vegetation surrounding the pond and how it formed the outline of the pond In various patterns. The reflection of the trees in the water and the formation of the clouds in the sky on that day, makes a one of a kind rendition; a piece of art. Hope you enjoy it.


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This was another great year for that fresh lemon, citrusy, soothing scent from my magnolia tree blooming flowers. Opening wide and beautiful, such as this one, just getting close, let you know you are in magnolia heaven. I popped one of these flowers off and placed it on my table in the family room. It was well worth our time spent together.

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Have you ever had the opportunity to experience the magnolia flower fragrance? Does the tree grow in your part of the world?

You may Cherish Magnolia Flower 22 as one of nature’s finest masterpiece and enjoy it on canvas or frame. It is also available on other items.