Observed along the way: She walks along the roadway, a clouded afternoon, the sea air warm for an early March day. Her smile contagious and given to her soul’s inner thoughts. A middle aged couple, chatting freely, the woman’s arms… Read more
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Pretty maids all in a row
… hanging out in my garden. Sure I know I haven’t been hanging out here much but there is such a wonderful life out there … can you forgive me for not hanging out online these days?) PS: Yes, I… Read more
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words, marvelous words, and rain too
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” ~Aristotle “Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ~Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine… Read more
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the fallen
I’ve always loved how flower petals look when they have fallen, particularly when they pool like these have done. I’ve been taking a few photos lately so I’ll share some in the next few days — and will even include… Read more
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What would life be without homegrown tomatoes?
All photographs on this site are the exclusive Copyright © Diane M. Schuller. All Rights Reserved. Permission directly from Diane is required should you wish to copy or use a photo for any purpose. I’m a reasonable person and we… Read more
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In the Garden
These days I tend not to take many photographs of flowers. I suppose it’s because flowers tend to be over-photographed so I simply enjoy the bounty in real life. Despite that, this delightful daylily was calling out to be photographed…. Read more
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Autumn in Black and White
“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” ~Ansel Adams “Life is like a good black and white photograph, there’s black, there’s white, and lots of shades in between.” ~ Karl Heiner… Read more
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Life’s Sweet Ordinary
There was a time I would never have considered photographing something from a garden or nature, or anything for that matter, that I felt was less-than-perfect in presentation — like this delightful, blousy oriental poppy. Although strongly drawn to its… Read more