Hi everyone. I hope all of you are well and enjoying the summer. I've been relaxing, taking a break, and trying to regroup a little after a pretty good crash and burn. As much as I enjoy blogging, this break is necessary for me, so I've been trying to get out and enjoy the nice weather before it turns cooler.
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I recently took a walk at a place called Boyd Refuge. It's a small place, but a nice walk through the woods near a pond. There are also a couple of butterfly gardens before the woods. These are some pictures that I took there. I don't know the names of all of the flowers, so these won't be captioned. If you click on the pictures, you can see them larger and they look better.
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Thank you so much for all of your nice comments and good wishes. I'm doing okay, but it is taking me some time to unwind and feel normal again.
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I would like to congratulate Laughing Wolf and 2 Sweet'n Saxy on receiving their awards and anyone else who may have received them. You all have wonderful blogs and are so deserving. I really feel blessed that you have chosen to pass them on to me. Thank you from my heart. I'm placing them on my Awards Page with pride.
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I'll be back as soon as I'm feeling my old self again.
Boyd Refuge
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52 comments:
This was a beautiful walk. The swallowtail on the butterfly bush is just lovely.
Relax. Take care of yourself. Enjoy the rest of the summer.
I go with Bobbie on this one!
Relax!
Cheers, Klaus
(P.S.: Wonderful images today!)
I love sharing your walks with you. Thanks for sharing them Lin. Debs x
Beautiful photos of your wonderful walk. The photo of the Monarch butterfuly reminded me of the one I saw late last week, the first one I've seen in ages. To think they fly across the globe from one end to the other.
Walks in parks are always good for regenerating one's energy.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful walk again :)
I'm glad you're relaxing and enjoying summer.
It's so fun to "take walks" with you!
Hi Lin! I am glad all is well with you. Sometimes we need to take some "me" time to rejuvenate.
Thank you for the beautiful walk. The flowers are lovely, but I especially love the ponds shots.
Take care of yourself. Lisa
lin, thx... you are most deserving of the award
take all the time you need to feel like yourself again, too... one can never rush healing
after my dad's funeral in february, many of us went to the butterfly museum at niagara falls, ontario... it was super
your pics could easily be included in their slide show....
hi Lin - Ever beautifull pictures! Thank you for the nice walk :)
Whish you all well, and eaven thoug I dont comment any more I just whish to tell you that I do read and enjoy all of your post. (Its just that I really detest writing in english)
As always a beautiful walk.
Thank you for sharing :)
What a beautiful place to visit. I almost didn't see that grasshopper though. Such lovely pictures that you have shared with us. I look forward to the next walk as soon as you are ready to share it with us.
Very lovely! I particularly like that first shot--yellow & purple are complimentary on the color wheel, so they work very well.
You don't worry about us, though...You do what you have to do for you. *hug*
Every one of these photos is wonderful! I was happy to see that you had posted today. I hope things will settle down for you now.
Lovely shots...especially liked the cone flowers (?) Hmmm...perhaps there's something in the way the planets are aligned that's spreading the "funk" around...
Thank you for the beautiful walk and what a delight it is to walk in the sunshine, very little here at the moment.
Blossom
What a wonderful place to take a walk. You catcher it so well. Thanks for sharing
We've missed you, but understand your need for rest. These are beautiful pictures, as always and I thank you for sharing them with us! Each one is a mini-masterpiece.
loved seeing the butterflies and the dragonflies. Relax and feel refreshed soon!
Nice to see you back. Take care.
what a nice set of photos! I enjoyed them all.
These are beautiful! Looks like a great place. That blue flower looks like it has electric currents running around inside of it. :-) You just continue to relax and take it easy.
Warm hugs to you Lin. Thanks for the beautiful walk today.
Lin: You may have taken a break but your camera didn't. I love the captures you made on this walk, many of them are outstanding. You could use these to make a week of posts.
Can't think of anything more relaxing than getting out there with your camera, nice shots, Mike.
Breathtakingly lovely. Thanks for the walk.
All the photos are wonderful, but my favorites are the first and the last two.
Life has a way of slowing us down sometimes whether we want to or not.-I hope that this time brings you inner peace and clarity of mind.-(that's what I would want anyway). By the way-who would know you were slowing down-You photos are still awesome!
Thanks for taking us long on this great walk. Such beautiful pictures, and I can even detect some Fall in the air.
Glad to see you back.
Glad you are having a relaxing summer and taking some time to enjoy the weather..The photos are lovely, especially the butterfly.....cheers.
Looks like you found the refuge in the peak of color. Wonderful shots, as always. Hope you're keeping those feet up! :)
So nice to see your post, Lin! All your pictures are so beautiful and I especially enjoyed that first butterfly - WOW! Take care!
All the photos are great, can't even begin to pick a favorite.
What a lovely walk!
The first photo of the Swallowtail is brilliantly composed and looks really great.
See you camera didn't get rusty while you were taking a break! Keep walkin'
relax and cheers.
Just love that first picture - such great composition. I'm looking forward to your regular return.
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i like the shot of the bee on top of the yellow flower. very beautiful.
Enjoyed these beautiful photos. I'm behind on lots of blogs, busy with stuff at home, but enjoyed a quick visit here today. I'll have to catch up later.
Your blog is so beautiful! I just had to tell you again. I especially love the coneflower... Roxanne
great photos! I really like the one of the bee...that is really cool! Beautiful.
Are you reviving? Sure do hope so! Your photos are just incredible and I so enjoy visiting your little old place in the blogesphere.
Lin, I hope you're feeling yourself again soon.
I'm sure this beautiful walk was restorative on many levels. Thank you for sharing it.
peace & love,
Gina
Beautiful...just beautiful. And thank you for that!
Beautiful photos and ahh the butterflies...
Take care of yourself...
Blessings to you. And the photos you take are truly amazing.
Beautiful photographs, Lin!
I hope you're rejuvenating.
Kindest regards, Adam
Lin, I hope you and your family are well. Debs x
Beautiful!
Ida has made an award.She will share it with people and blog`s that inspire.Blogging gives her inspiration,through pictures and words.A different twist when the receiver`s passing it on, is to visit the new receiver`s during the day, leaving a a little message about it.
Beautiful set of photos. My mom has been trying to photograph butterflies but they sure are hard to keep still!
Hope you are having a nice break!
--JB
Still thinking about 'cha! Hope you're back soon.
Hi Sandpiper,
I'm way behind on your blog. I'm not sure what happened to you, but I'm sending good wishes.
Thanks for this delightful walk. I've started a nature table in my dining room. We have all been collecting signs of autumn to place there.
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