tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74701392816657193932024-03-07T16:14:25.242-03:00Country Patch - PicturesWelcome friends! This blog shows little patches of Brazil. Photos of old houses, country flowers, mountains, and places to go.Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-63857293953034873052011-09-20T15:58:00.000-03:002011-09-20T15:58:24.494-03:00Shades of Lilac<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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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 they seemed like a reward that day, for not being lazy and staying in the cabin reading a book that I could read at home. At the end of the trail they were there, waiting patiently for anyone who wanted to admire their beauty. </div>
Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-19195268338438879762011-05-23T21:59:00.000-03:002011-05-23T21:59:15.367-03:00True colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_lCCmttgCeG9apbLYlMuTfizCad4x7W_fYhgMuT1VZ5do5Q2lLtlWTAy_DHKHjpWsQXlIYa5fjE5VXOSFZCu4sCJqMlVX0ziZAVyxbk06tIKBMnXyI8zFgzcYzkEr7Zn1cniGJgmT9D4/s1600/IMG_7963+%2528800x600%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_lCCmttgCeG9apbLYlMuTfizCad4x7W_fYhgMuT1VZ5do5Q2lLtlWTAy_DHKHjpWsQXlIYa5fjE5VXOSFZCu4sCJqMlVX0ziZAVyxbk06tIKBMnXyI8zFgzcYzkEr7Zn1cniGJgmT9D4/s640/IMG_7963+%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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 met through blogging, they both add depth and texture to our everyday lives.</div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-13679371734659067492010-04-25T20:44:00.000-03:002010-04-25T20:44:11.938-03:00Bright and vivid colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sJ_BuTqABTrdnu1Vn9NJMqXRnYwv8E1x9Kv4ap_iQBVKwd1aHkGjCSn8JATEaRcQHw8wc9albFWeJCOIZrnKy0V_AnAOiyEDNoyA6WE4J354drH36Nx0OiUOFI3BolHJ5ibT4CGj6Tkt/s1600/IMG_3130+(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sJ_BuTqABTrdnu1Vn9NJMqXRnYwv8E1x9Kv4ap_iQBVKwd1aHkGjCSn8JATEaRcQHw8wc9albFWeJCOIZrnKy0V_AnAOiyEDNoyA6WE4J354drH36Nx0OiUOFI3BolHJ5ibT4CGj6Tkt/s640/IMG_3130+(1024x768).jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkGOVJBUVnBkqI_pF1-Ph4QWYlxyPziFuiU8T_dZN9cbtb7dF3cIoTI0F3eYcxq_777GwTfndgHRJytAZv413U-7A26AqSXOsjLNo9NobS0a3sZ_YYoakIwloZNlG6OkDsAC9XLA_pBOJ/s1600/IMG_3124+(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkGOVJBUVnBkqI_pF1-Ph4QWYlxyPziFuiU8T_dZN9cbtb7dF3cIoTI0F3eYcxq_777GwTfndgHRJytAZv413U-7A26AqSXOsjLNo9NobS0a3sZ_YYoakIwloZNlG6OkDsAC9XLA_pBOJ/s640/IMG_3124+(1024x768).jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG57zjL0pRDvJAcTWOrDj0nbDKokQfOFXPBz-wN_Uj2otBfBS3QK27hN8MVkT8AcEyj0Plqn99fkP26B9-WylJPFmpzdBL4a4IpeL1ESJYD1DSkftQZV6dVHOtmDCSZzYUT7z5vmbXfR_g/s1600/IMG_3126+(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG57zjL0pRDvJAcTWOrDj0nbDKokQfOFXPBz-wN_Uj2otBfBS3QK27hN8MVkT8AcEyj0Plqn99fkP26B9-WylJPFmpzdBL4a4IpeL1ESJYD1DSkftQZV6dVHOtmDCSZzYUT7z5vmbXfR_g/s640/IMG_3126+(1024x768).jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div>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 still don't know their names.<br />
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These flowers go to <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a>, the virtual flowers blog that displays flowers from around the world.Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-7990910645022671932010-03-14T21:51:00.005-03:002010-03-14T22:08:03.460-03:00Purple<div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnECpyHg_J90lUKIsraLHxWs6loREpireQkXTrJsNw9UlgDqS4vbPRQCvL4i6HM3XsAoxYv6AREw2MxKld4ruCVH513Qci2YAK9c0RKIjDFeSopWkIy3GuhrCkdAdy2srodFK1n4U3R9e/s1600-h/VioletasJul08+005+(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnECpyHg_J90lUKIsraLHxWs6loREpireQkXTrJsNw9UlgDqS4vbPRQCvL4i6HM3XsAoxYv6AREw2MxKld4ruCVH513Qci2YAK9c0RKIjDFeSopWkIy3GuhrCkdAdy2srodFK1n4U3R9e/s640/VioletasJul08+005+(1024x768).jpg" vt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYAw3YEhVnF_vb6UmOgXCZc8kJGSISBzJlu84hfCQN98hzqe_7Jee83QtXhsCD_N2jYoVEBBrV2gmeW7GXx1si-vKXYPJzfU0jwDhkGmLQ5N2K_OBo7MgHV8zhDa-A7jUqjrhb5ScrDeK/s1600-h/IMG_1991+(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYAw3YEhVnF_vb6UmOgXCZc8kJGSISBzJlu84hfCQN98hzqe_7Jee83QtXhsCD_N2jYoVEBBrV2gmeW7GXx1si-vKXYPJzfU0jwDhkGmLQ5N2K_OBo7MgHV8zhDa-A7jUqjrhb5ScrDeK/s640/IMG_1991+(1024x768).jpg" vt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeh5Qi7OGIsiYtdA8d4b_BzPxmcDoV3-22_fglhOhXLLQo9RzX16wmMdcdp9IOfd3BIjzuXX-ruttvZe6KQh6YinBH8qArFhFs9xNTlvRQZojOY_fkavROC39w6iqBl3hkcyupHZSiml7/s1600-h/JardimSitio09Mar08+021+-+C%C3%B3pia+(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeh5Qi7OGIsiYtdA8d4b_BzPxmcDoV3-22_fglhOhXLLQo9RzX16wmMdcdp9IOfd3BIjzuXX-ruttvZe6KQh6YinBH8qArFhFs9xNTlvRQZojOY_fkavROC39w6iqBl3hkcyupHZSiml7/s640/JardimSitio09Mar08+021+-+C%C3%B3pia+(1024x768).jpg" vt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">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 Violet, the second one is Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) and the third one I don't know...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>To see more flowers from around the world, please visit <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a> blog.<br />
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</div>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 say it is a myth...<br />
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To see more flowers, please go <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a> blog.<br />
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</div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-37200248119998989372009-11-26T15:20:00.000-03:002009-11-26T15:20:55.305-03:00Giving Thanks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW22zlWOzHXVeybaPmY5-tC4olzlZA92AJhdNharvBMXJ479EPkHXHLeOlJl8XX2LzwIFgU8WIBqEAIoocLSIf7MkailJrgoVyuVcS5MErnk31XCw3iDbu37E5LzQ4Tz41lc6Y7qbComwl/s1600/2009-06-27+Retiro++050+(800x600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW22zlWOzHXVeybaPmY5-tC4olzlZA92AJhdNharvBMXJ479EPkHXHLeOlJl8XX2LzwIFgU8WIBqEAIoocLSIf7MkailJrgoVyuVcS5MErnk31XCw3iDbu37E5LzQ4Tz41lc6Y7qbComwl/s400/2009-06-27+Retiro++050+(800x600).jpg" yr="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcHsppB4IHY2CQZPzlPAYDzLDhWCzLfUIe1KBseR5-uYnK4IbH_EB1a6D10gdZ3-SssvxJR-MAX6Qalu2pVgq44QJKoqlM7jE_ZeZ0nzZUE5LOaZ5FyJCDrkPurIQaXh-kJgJUze8umvs/s1600/2009-06-27+Retiro+044+(800x600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcHsppB4IHY2CQZPzlPAYDzLDhWCzLfUIe1KBseR5-uYnK4IbH_EB1a6D10gdZ3-SssvxJR-MAX6Qalu2pVgq44QJKoqlM7jE_ZeZ0nzZUE5LOaZ5FyJCDrkPurIQaXh-kJgJUze8umvs/s400/2009-06-27+Retiro+044+(800x600).jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And flowers... <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">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)<br />
</div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-5670778314233974792009-10-25T21:52:00.002-03:002009-10-26T20:33:17.944-03:00Red Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATt8u69AUcMrBKGLseCM6ZLYZKzQSYjO924OUcBqNzD1VXkijlj84mEMiFkUu3PG4pCB5NMjXYthyphenhyphenNizSOIb9x0t3NPhdJy0ZjXrjmgPnLYe7jMMfiLbrdK4TIdnkH_AvsNI1vu5m45pO/s1600-h/IMG_0704+(800x600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATt8u69AUcMrBKGLseCM6ZLYZKzQSYjO924OUcBqNzD1VXkijlj84mEMiFkUu3PG4pCB5NMjXYthyphenhyphenNizSOIb9x0t3NPhdJy0ZjXrjmgPnLYe7jMMfiLbrdK4TIdnkH_AvsNI1vu5m45pO/s400/IMG_0704+(800x600).jpg" vr="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA50r-JQoyuQxtFKggQeFaPzhXY7zoqOXxYo-vnU7T6pkSC8osZCtDiIxY5uMly7DeILeggKDhWD5ix3v0T7Vy8etMHVzz9ea_CWQzCeY8knBy-rqGZRp4IZksnzbVS-Tfh_Q4mVztTXJR/s1600-h/IMG_0703+(800x600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA50r-JQoyuQxtFKggQeFaPzhXY7zoqOXxYo-vnU7T6pkSC8osZCtDiIxY5uMly7DeILeggKDhWD5ix3v0T7Vy8etMHVzz9ea_CWQzCeY8knBy-rqGZRp4IZksnzbVS-Tfh_Q4mVztTXJR/s400/IMG_0703+(800x600).jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">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 smelling fragrance to those who approach me. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pease visit <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a> to see more flowers from around the world.<br />
</div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-44394319399583092732009-09-18T11:33:00.000-03:002009-09-18T11:33:50.083-03:00Have a seat on a railroad sleeper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQ6L89lQLBL2CS6NlSGFriIIRiA5Ni5-ERnpJaujc-z-HKrWMWAjuXOW0o2PX3zaK9Y1ucfESsjk6jRx3rZN40gT3JkoeC3YQ96G3dLtzOeb-Mg-EqGqQBJbrqwCVOgTRlVu-e-TZpODE/s1600-h/IMG_0590+(800x600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQ6L89lQLBL2CS6NlSGFriIIRiA5Ni5-ERnpJaujc-z-HKrWMWAjuXOW0o2PX3zaK9Y1ucfESsjk6jRx3rZN40gT3JkoeC3YQ96G3dLtzOeb-Mg-EqGqQBJbrqwCVOgTRlVu-e-TZpODE/s320/IMG_0590+(800x600).jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">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.<br />
</div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-68705014559117265582009-08-30T16:58:00.001-03:002009-08-30T16:59:45.219-03:00Say it with pink hydrangeas<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4_41xNAp-pkXZyhko_eidQgCHrZuBoG1ZVb_YWH3m6XMjwL-5fU0D5BVswqaY1XqsXhdiPp9CUytdAb-ew6AFlm8CZHXHytN2OFb1DnsoILbjLb4wzO7t2HXzi_7_ArxR1FYZNyTuIAK/s1600-h/IMG_1946+(800x600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4_41xNAp-pkXZyhko_eidQgCHrZuBoG1ZVb_YWH3m6XMjwL-5fU0D5BVswqaY1XqsXhdiPp9CUytdAb-ew6AFlm8CZHXHytN2OFb1DnsoILbjLb4wzO7t2HXzi_7_ArxR1FYZNyTuIAK/s400/IMG_1946+(800x600).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">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, and a gesture of how much I care. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">To see more flowers, please visit <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a>, there are flowers there from all over the world that will make you smile.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUBsuYTUN1F8stcm0hXtTuvlHhvSc0sokEcYr9tDspe_KUaP_ksu2DqbluSPhKsdXH-_S0JMKX5P9iZDLTpy59sddUih3l0hmXapY2ecUr2aSiWH3uzByfFqvFWHYb9sRoGaAzUsU5VUt/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUBsuYTUN1F8stcm0hXtTuvlHhvSc0sokEcYr9tDspe_KUaP_ksu2DqbluSPhKsdXH-_S0JMKX5P9iZDLTpy59sddUih3l0hmXapY2ecUr2aSiWH3uzByfFqvFWHYb9sRoGaAzUsU5VUt/s320/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" /></a></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-20699788068421456922009-08-21T18:50:00.001-03:002009-08-21T18:55:38.362-03:00A reflection over coffee<div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372213513860209794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtnAcM2HBiPRXZO51KWagA8nLok3YLtyjpStYs-zTDgm3PcY9t9b3RBTnUmBNmmIg5LcgWt0rvJT4S8jlkODNyYHHtN-lo92GqGbswm4Zs3_vvSi8pnKgOmjtveW8guZhNXvt5gZIowyo/s400/IMG_2444+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372221451426104258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4uit3D4l_QU6B5-Bliq6EQpLzehcmpfP-UoV8vcmgo0n8Z_AGDTSl0AcZBlm7oLowvhIPKDZ-eoj3y4IbQaq4QiRMpGZBnD7gEvef98-07eTyKSYD4cF-PWI0w0R7hxud2-0oSzfWDNt/s400/IMG_2443+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Coffee beans</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> 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 don't talk ask about the weather, we ask for a cup of coffee...<br /></div><br /></div><div> </div><div align="justify"><div style="text-align: justify;">But what do I thirst more than coffee? As a mom I want to make a difference in our children's lives and that their lives have a purpose... that even being ordinary people they can accomplish extraordinary things for God!<br /></div><br /></div><div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-8965851593139112712009-08-09T19:56:00.008-03:002009-08-09T20:45:29.760-03:00Glorious bushes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7P7hjkG1jcUkhFdio3D2w9KlqYLHV0T6hIqrOS228uSRzkD3Gy-8bp2OB5slzCzcQwTIzax79wqok3a_sG2lKJLQ8lchC2dwZejMAvX3FQ9E85PgctS-tbjiEFHowVMXO6Bnxttv3CYJ/s1600-h/IMG_2840+(800x600).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368107275169635250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7P7hjkG1jcUkhFdio3D2w9KlqYLHV0T6hIqrOS228uSRzkD3Gy-8bp2OB5slzCzcQwTIzax79wqok3a_sG2lKJLQ8lchC2dwZejMAvX3FQ9E85PgctS-tbjiEFHowVMXO6Bnxttv3CYJ/s400/IMG_2840+(800x600).jpg" /></a> <div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368103763858219106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBwq74q1wDtDOkzlYZwoXqHLAii6R27F2Wt0JBm1-fvFG3g4Da49K9J4eeo033o9x1IRoqFJK95wyCsHHP_Oogmj9hnQra169gyb85YMC3FvZN3VbVc31Ps1HIIMHE8fGqK5wdpDxC0vF/s400/IMG_2832+(800x600).jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368103768943239218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtBJHDu80f64pljprCVqQlBIAq_uaJXPUVQsbpLTfhqa_REeUQ2kke1tObydKZdXUtRP4E-2z3DbwPf1Z6hMaXGyV5ps5H0hBBLii7mBU_INlR5LpVGSFl1NcjASMOJz6Wa4hEPCniji-/s400/IMG_2862+(800x600).jpg" /> 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 mutabilis). The reason we visited the Lethonian colony is that we have friends there, we enjoyed some wonderful traditional food and drinks.<br /><br />This is my contribution to <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><strong>Today's Flowers</strong></a> this week.<br /></div><div align="justify"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-NTWEpcKSAarkUVhKDKCF-fMY769cMn_pt7_DRXiMCoIMg8LEWCMZqwSsjsdy_FjeM8yI_ySk7mVapQW9hIouGGYZ3RW1jWeHZ_b5LY7lBqPMbOSLWOWw4Cmvh5O8-GeVp-plYH8ueDW/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 121px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368103113704526402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-NTWEpcKSAarkUVhKDKCF-fMY769cMn_pt7_DRXiMCoIMg8LEWCMZqwSsjsdy_FjeM8yI_ySk7mVapQW9hIouGGYZ3RW1jWeHZ_b5LY7lBqPMbOSLWOWw4Cmvh5O8-GeVp-plYH8ueDW/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-76569024956052157482009-08-06T16:22:00.004-03:002009-08-06T18:02:24.676-03:00Our sweet 15<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUTX1A4MIDfLcWLURteya6cbosHq05l6A9zoL1Nlsxd5rz0riaNXiTauqkXTPyifstaoIaTdJeKP3xP0AaDla-JQXZb4GzUHmWraFrpo6l2YmOtzL-WCB4Lf05Ztv7xN1Lc8HpQqSnNY0/s1600-h/IMG_1099+(800x600).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366933831304054082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUTX1A4MIDfLcWLURteya6cbosHq05l6A9zoL1Nlsxd5rz0riaNXiTauqkXTPyifstaoIaTdJeKP3xP0AaDla-JQXZb4GzUHmWraFrpo6l2YmOtzL-WCB4Lf05Ztv7xN1Lc8HpQqSnNY0/s400/IMG_1099+(800x600).jpg" /></a>Today we celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary... We feel gratitude for the blessings in our lives...<br /><br /></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-83784906731093690322009-08-03T08:26:00.001-03:002009-08-03T08:29:09.125-03:00Full bloom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj0hgezqbU5H-iBgyAiAs0u_bGbS7NZHGPW7iVNbKyRwvKlozcBXObgsWfKK5oh53CrbFbPFbmHBhFl63cCN0_2_W95WAkEA2vM6xaFU0xNl0TwrulRBlppha1GFaQ7OkGZgHvxKF3zUh/s1600-h/IMG_1055+%28800x600%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365693150809890786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj0hgezqbU5H-iBgyAiAs0u_bGbS7NZHGPW7iVNbKyRwvKlozcBXObgsWfKK5oh53CrbFbPFbmHBhFl63cCN0_2_W95WAkEA2vM6xaFU0xNl0TwrulRBlppha1GFaQ7OkGZgHvxKF3zUh/s400/IMG_1055+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0GOEIslZXkSQZcBpmTZSceSv-1xD6JbqagIdgTKoKyTxwHS2vBaDAz27OuyD595ejHOJ4LdWSFWtlXDAuTH2hheMBOM5owGGtfpVJvzHj9NSSPRHyvwENRm0AqdNkNcewoQ3RjERBMxT/s1600-h/IMG_1048+%28800x600%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365693151532379170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0GOEIslZXkSQZcBpmTZSceSv-1xD6JbqagIdgTKoKyTxwHS2vBaDAz27OuyD595ejHOJ4LdWSFWtlXDAuTH2hheMBOM5owGGtfpVJvzHj9NSSPRHyvwENRm0AqdNkNcewoQ3RjERBMxT/s400/IMG_1048+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365693145462856658" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdwPrCuX4FRFustaZRBgcGV1P9bdYtHwfiXsiqoMsNeMljWFSfuoEQ8L7Zvc9GhDzuudQS_7PFR-c9XBbnheZFLHPDKmyvIW-Olb_pEIFKCMQW9kqq4LAEmheworVMFgtHu3YVTT715NU/s400/IMG_1047+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdwPrCuX4FRFustaZRBgcGV1P9bdYtHwfiXsiqoMsNeMljWFSfuoEQ8L7Zvc9GhDzuudQS_7PFR-c9XBbnheZFLHPDKmyvIW-Olb_pEIFKCMQW9kqq4LAEmheworVMFgtHu3YVTT715NU/s1600-h/IMG_1047+%28800x600%29.jpg"></a><div><div style="text-align: justify;">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 to do to keep it going is to water once a week and after it blooms, when the flowers dry out, cut the end leaves, this will make the cactus grow stronger and you can use the cut leaves to propagate new plants.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtmVdjvs7DgHICHpJTrNEsR99fjDQM3gI-yyk7HNQ8YR_6sV0T5x9-MiNjBoAse_DSVPjnS2TsNVLEjOKyGS9BHoFWCGOhgnqdkJxlHPxhaWKcZU9Gx6Z92kNqLgsK6Ed-ZPYxlwNYvOA/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtmVdjvs7DgHICHpJTrNEsR99fjDQM3gI-yyk7HNQ8YR_6sV0T5x9-MiNjBoAse_DSVPjnS2TsNVLEjOKyGS9BHoFWCGOhgnqdkJxlHPxhaWKcZU9Gx6Z92kNqLgsK6Ed-ZPYxlwNYvOA/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365697411693795250" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flower</a> blog, the blog that keeps full blooms around the globe is celebrating its first anniversary. Please stop by to say hello and check the wonderful blogs that join in every week.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-35066334266481212602009-07-14T19:37:00.003-03:002009-07-14T19:48:52.062-03:00Country chapels along the country road<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j88RUAAhsQntiM_em9Sose9wYvu2Rmqm3mRaS94kDv_aodwAJEZqhf3-6FGIAo1lybNUuJE52LxhvyOKeiXwDzfQUTVwS2VmknoLvHUI9C9IqACuQcYSI_YUn_xcGeUhCWukkrP3C9A8/s1600-h/IMG_4680+%28800x600%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358449405162923234" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j88RUAAhsQntiM_em9Sose9wYvu2Rmqm3mRaS94kDv_aodwAJEZqhf3-6FGIAo1lybNUuJE52LxhvyOKeiXwDzfQUTVwS2VmknoLvHUI9C9IqACuQcYSI_YUn_xcGeUhCWukkrP3C9A8/s400/IMG_4680+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWZWuXVGFxt7yb3ozMxNCBDEzzQ5aq_rvhODR2DUxeEW-oFTqE0v9QcpD2M2F5GqUd4eHYcPNz2H_UX4BpSNpxeX2r7_adQc9A3pCwe02pU3LQVBoVxPujEXenGCGM3JcFPdMucthYpAT/s1600-h/IMG_4672+%28800x600%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358449397971179202" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWZWuXVGFxt7yb3ozMxNCBDEzzQ5aq_rvhODR2DUxeEW-oFTqE0v9QcpD2M2F5GqUd4eHYcPNz2H_UX4BpSNpxeX2r7_adQc9A3pCwe02pU3LQVBoVxPujEXenGCGM3JcFPdMucthYpAT/s400/IMG_4672+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /></a>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 looked just the way it was the last time we visited, and that was about five years ago...<br /></div><div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-80739370281127677202009-06-14T21:25:00.002-03:002009-06-14T21:31:08.867-03:00Hydrangeas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHxiGZfQLLwq4vlFG5EKu9GC__jpRgbkyE2t4yyTCUeaPgrBUc_nG6-fXmKUhZuIFAHyV4FybeiqmUS3gGcE2TIZ-o8AChItVIqLmLDXcfsppiV9Ox1HMkgC3uR7t_ZLyXEmImGDYsR3Z/s1600-h/IMG_4576+(800x600).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347334251973733570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHxiGZfQLLwq4vlFG5EKu9GC__jpRgbkyE2t4yyTCUeaPgrBUc_nG6-fXmKUhZuIFAHyV4FybeiqmUS3gGcE2TIZ-o8AChItVIqLmLDXcfsppiV9Ox1HMkgC3uR7t_ZLyXEmImGDYsR3Z/s400/IMG_4576+(800x600).jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2zWwcluXbvT3vbx4C_SPF-7-ngSklEaQSyJz65XRpGAuZOlyZ7fHB7MYvX1a7BSjOfaZj6FhzFpfEBeULuXVEc7Z7nniCw5z1tOgRfeHy29pB0H-HmRhOv1fW4MSdPPdOlATj-uqHDTI/s1600-h/Sitio21abr08+093+(800x600).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347334248494282258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2zWwcluXbvT3vbx4C_SPF-7-ngSklEaQSyJz65XRpGAuZOlyZ7fHB7MYvX1a7BSjOfaZj6FhzFpfEBeULuXVEc7Z7nniCw5z1tOgRfeHy29pB0H-HmRhOv1fW4MSdPPdOlATj-uqHDTI/s400/Sitio21abr08+093+(800x600).jpg" /></a> <div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XSm4SDfW4QE8Wo7BaooCsHdBS7X8e9T-3FAdwo4zbWgVuUWUC83wO7sbJ3qvk5xJtpGLqgaCwi8Kferkm87uN8tLIiiQG31-voMyo6V8oSKLMAtXZacAFisMGPNLboY5RQic7PigZWbk/s1600-h/IMG_4719+(800x600).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347334244582720594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XSm4SDfW4QE8Wo7BaooCsHdBS7X8e9T-3FAdwo4zbWgVuUWUC83wO7sbJ3qvk5xJtpGLqgaCwi8Kferkm87uN8tLIiiQG31-voMyo6V8oSKLMAtXZacAFisMGPNLboY5RQic7PigZWbk/s400/IMG_4719+(800x600).jpg" /></a>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 beautiful color, shape and size amazed me every time I came to visit.<br /><div><div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmTKsjq_p2k6eTYCqIP95hWGYyjV6Su3m399KyMj2m8DVNz2_eXTtMtpwqKbDholTljD2bwq-Ho-skwzOKIY4SsdQGdz925E0jFp_oqYOHw4Kqa0u4A13Qy_VDsH1-CKR4tRF9HSt-JXS/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 121px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344597469305297490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmTKsjq_p2k6eTYCqIP95hWGYyjV6Su3m399KyMj2m8DVNz2_eXTtMtpwqKbDholTljD2bwq-Ho-skwzOKIY4SsdQGdz925E0jFp_oqYOHw4Kqa0u4A13Qy_VDsH1-CKR4tRF9HSt-JXS/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmTKsjq_p2k6eTYCqIP95hWGYyjV6Su3m399KyMj2m8DVNz2_eXTtMtpwqKbDholTljD2bwq-Ho-skwzOKIY4SsdQGdz925E0jFp_oqYOHw4Kqa0u4A13Qy_VDsH1-CKR4tRF9HSt-JXS/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG"></a>Please visit <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><strong>Today's Flowers</strong> </a>to see what is blooming around the world. </div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-57650120418329290822009-06-07T19:28:00.001-03:002009-06-07T19:37:55.128-03:00Perfect pansies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9aEa7iRsD-fHvjd-JfvH2Rdh34dc2Jn_xfjGH0qqadZKwzbm1pea87qLw-4psp6x3HOc3v1kSNBfqUCidzHG7yvdldiTxk-GyPOT2fRwFs1Xmf994uFAUKxHFlFuPF1XiaDggLYRf2U/s1600-h/IMG_4845+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344594459442072578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9aEa7iRsD-fHvjd-JfvH2Rdh34dc2Jn_xfjGH0qqadZKwzbm1pea87qLw-4psp6x3HOc3v1kSNBfqUCidzHG7yvdldiTxk-GyPOT2fRwFs1Xmf994uFAUKxHFlFuPF1XiaDggLYRf2U/s400/IMG_4845+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344592943716358498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTXJPBy41GLYUXc4XO2ANajo0XhmTX2SmLJZim3X9OTkxwrpvr5452UbJK2nVwaY2pyEOS-pXepB4_eNhO3g6J1tfZAr1CUolhSlmhGamAvAlpQHXVEI0KQJ_n0QtrPSawUobpzy1NJE/s400/AmorPerfeito1.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgvKdFtIgbmOL1tOT_6OjQDmr2AjGsiwob7KowJCXsgfi_6zcsNYsptejhr7cPK7PNORMWGZFv5iUTNuzgoiMf_LEW1KuOM6M9RWjtia7a-P1lx-Ze1fwDHmW7wT_0H-f-5vvdL_Nf6U/s1600-h/IMG_4846+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344592934586691170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgvKdFtIgbmOL1tOT_6OjQDmr2AjGsiwob7KowJCXsgfi_6zcsNYsptejhr7cPK7PNORMWGZFv5iUTNuzgoiMf_LEW1KuOM6M9RWjtia7a-P1lx-Ze1fwDHmW7wT_0H-f-5vvdL_Nf6U/s400/IMG_4846+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a> 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).<br /><br /></div><div align="justify">We have different stories, and no matter how simple or elaborate, may love and joy grow more each day in our lives... </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmTKsjq_p2k6eTYCqIP95hWGYyjV6Su3m399KyMj2m8DVNz2_eXTtMtpwqKbDholTljD2bwq-Ho-skwzOKIY4SsdQGdz925E0jFp_oqYOHw4Kqa0u4A13Qy_VDsH1-CKR4tRF9HSt-JXS/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344597469305297490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmTKsjq_p2k6eTYCqIP95hWGYyjV6Su3m399KyMj2m8DVNz2_eXTtMtpwqKbDholTljD2bwq-Ho-skwzOKIY4SsdQGdz925E0jFp_oqYOHw4Kqa0u4A13Qy_VDsH1-CKR4tRF9HSt-JXS/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" border="0" /></a> Please visit <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><strong>Today's Flowers</strong> </a>to see more perfect flowers blooming around the world.<br /><br /></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-10727326685480456582009-06-01T09:00:00.000-03:002009-06-01T09:56:06.414-03:00Lavender<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ac00e8Lk153EBajM0u8bgIBqmYQ-RKyBsUsdHg6uiArmvNZE0634X6kMY-Q1WXon1X0peLYzMyyBiuG-Gmr94mQuK4F0jqwXe2EPI26ASl5cgo33D2XhyphenhyphenYg-QkEFXT9hRxvz-cSTvD0/s1600-h/Expoflora08+127+%28800x600%29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342158832539142898" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ac00e8Lk153EBajM0u8bgIBqmYQ-RKyBsUsdHg6uiArmvNZE0634X6kMY-Q1WXon1X0peLYzMyyBiuG-Gmr94mQuK4F0jqwXe2EPI26ASl5cgo33D2XhyphenhyphenYg-QkEFXT9hRxvz-cSTvD0/s400/Expoflora08+127+%28800x600%29.jpg" border="0" /></a> 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 moved the pot under a glass table that has my other plants.<br /><br />Can anyone tell me what type of lavender is pictured here? English, French, Spanish, none of them? Thank you.<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">PLease visit <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a> to see what is blooming around the globe.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342157926809957538" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 187px; height: 121px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cyS1pJdPGVUNmzuIo-nJ4rbfWNSt9tbKVU3RpHHZno3afTGuoy4OBMVXFGUJzQ-GYcLT7kmQPGtseJfIjrf0z-eXTZWSZyVYQd10NlgJFKcMs47gN-odbJ4YfbjHuttH0GfPEM_9Gzo/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-68043804798459817822009-05-29T17:41:00.001-03:002009-05-29T17:42:39.024-03:00A light for my path<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXDDUt7GIEhhtSbmD37sIJ9l_Ac0YmgWIpbdVIxRlPJt8MjxG0Uj8hLrp7rLn0v5qOHHuW7M0IfE9rbT_l9jl7RqPPAiJgryP1Mq8Bj8tqlWjtmtKCaH9DYGyT7qXnvCqPKH3pM46uJU/s1600-h/IMG_0413+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341031435932399378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXDDUt7GIEhhtSbmD37sIJ9l_Ac0YmgWIpbdVIxRlPJt8MjxG0Uj8hLrp7rLn0v5qOHHuW7M0IfE9rbT_l9jl7RqPPAiJgryP1Mq8Bj8tqlWjtmtKCaH9DYGyT7qXnvCqPKH3pM46uJU/s400/IMG_0413+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a>Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="justify">These are the words that came to my mind when I "developed" this picture after visiting a home decor exihibition recently. It was getting dark, we were tired, and the woman wouldn't come out of the way, then I shot... and I have to admit that I appreciate the fact that she stood there. Sometimes life takes turns for the better or for the worse, and we want to be in control, but then we find out later that God had better plans in store for us...<br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSf3vHV-KPserAqf_fLAgbvgkjTmOdSW8bXxC70444VndgnPpVxFwEdoqM9CZXx42i4C7Z1NSUUcD68WrLwttYz9eAreX9FEVZDkFKkMGHmyHF6KTJM_rl6TTxWm2chezEj5hRP966NTM/s1600-h/IMG_0395+(800x600).jpg"></a></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-79811610979601797242009-05-24T21:11:00.007-03:002009-05-24T21:30:54.669-03:00Sleeping beauty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_IeDZat0qmqKisyHmiFkG3berQvfUrWZNY6jVXfcZgim5U-yjcsP-_cqDkcDW4EqghBviCb58XoIPiOlISOEYe-40WN6i6riVbGgsU6OgL-R9EkXzw7EFemGbhA8U56N2G0FHOk_-a4/s1600-h/IMG_5257+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339552340242223650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_IeDZat0qmqKisyHmiFkG3berQvfUrWZNY6jVXfcZgim5U-yjcsP-_cqDkcDW4EqghBviCb58XoIPiOlISOEYe-40WN6i6riVbGgsU6OgL-R9EkXzw7EFemGbhA8U56N2G0FHOk_-a4/s400/IMG_5257+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339547835925189874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhag0NfI_yaWVNFqPcfmMizkLM_k88oLesPUICo2J-dhgFNinAcsS-zEcBM2a_2CcUkE950FnxsL10FkpK4uQmh1rARfQEomhTQDK7W9Fu0h1yua8VXAFibPv-X31otqpxJw0o3f_L99NA/s400/IMG_0259+(800x600).jpg" border="0" />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 playing in an open field when they found the sleeping grass... and they had so much fun touching the leaves to see them fold. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339551787166144962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GmGFPVj1YBw4KZsQfLj4HYGpkpG1EkTlVhqa_8Z-jRUlTXCgmKyaCl8VO8DvumL76X0AMcgV6p2RT4Aa9UNnbLeVLi4QJaB4urwcV9jDvrlgHHqI23CTAunBrt649-aFC_-_YGu6Zvk/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">To see more beautiful flowers, please visit <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><strong>Today's Flowers</strong></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-66243184276747979342009-05-20T15:45:00.003-03:002009-05-20T15:52:59.978-03:00Handmade bird feeders<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHuTmQ7CBHesN2ep4t22_m9bM4bFfhtnBEozzSASPE7JrbUtv3s9B0C_78-_JEOONtVzm89SueyP9FqP5Fj5XCSkyHBtUI1OFqs_S495qowMYUMHWy-ljjTg2ngEYbsfmuuMFtpT8sks/s1600-h/IMG_0393+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337980198723056354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHuTmQ7CBHesN2ep4t22_m9bM4bFfhtnBEozzSASPE7JrbUtv3s9B0C_78-_JEOONtVzm89SueyP9FqP5Fj5XCSkyHBtUI1OFqs_S495qowMYUMHWy-ljjTg2ngEYbsfmuuMFtpT8sks/s400/IMG_0393+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a> A local artist created these ceramic bird feeders and the birds... they look so happy standing there.<br /><div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-35690440163599257862009-05-17T18:25:00.007-03:002009-05-17T19:20:43.426-03:00A really small flower<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJGShCbXarx6u6erzCVSjA1KR3jW9PBsB5u-YIxics12cAXuo6PhKkM1-xmo9RjI0Kj4zjON-Wutf5Jga9vmee2SZTghyphenhypheno9tUyiIdtUSgePkmoq1wAMJm7nU6Jd208rQVANBknKur6m8/s1600-h/IMG_5255+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336909263022483282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJGShCbXarx6u6erzCVSjA1KR3jW9PBsB5u-YIxics12cAXuo6PhKkM1-xmo9RjI0Kj4zjON-Wutf5Jga9vmee2SZTghyphenhypheno9tUyiIdtUSgePkmoq1wAMJm7nU6Jd208rQVANBknKur6m8/s400/IMG_5255+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFe58L_QiL9yKa94sMdiVySZgDtFVv6ckoamh4SPOI5rZ7UeYlgAzeoDUVhF6SLmN-cADgVrwGLOYxFOfA0DeQ7JN_OM-fSR5S7bt5Jpms0P7UiuoxRcepSWsu2Oafo66rJSBGK4FWn4/s1600-h/IMG_5254+(800x600).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336909260290901042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFe58L_QiL9yKa94sMdiVySZgDtFVv6ckoamh4SPOI5rZ7UeYlgAzeoDUVhF6SLmN-cADgVrwGLOYxFOfA0DeQ7JN_OM-fSR5S7bt5Jpms0P7UiuoxRcepSWsu2Oafo66rJSBGK4FWn4/s400/IMG_5254+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></a>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.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhIds6NzCJqJqEInozu3g6Kp-Ql1Ph8j2RBzQ_KTsqNNwnamq0sy4AiynSXPTPEyvDZllFcCx7k-MBPWn6JJ1yfgsP9TpsiVDot05zoGyo7s-E9lWTmoBeT22WiLRMv_xpYORM-QHEnY/s1600-h/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336919769430778450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhIds6NzCJqJqEInozu3g6Kp-Ql1Ph8j2RBzQ_KTsqNNwnamq0sy4AiynSXPTPEyvDZllFcCx7k-MBPWn6JJ1yfgsP9TpsiVDot05zoGyo7s-E9lWTmoBeT22WiLRMv_xpYORM-QHEnY/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>This is my contribution to <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><strong>Today's Flowers</strong></a>. To see more flowers and visit other blogs, please pay a visit to them.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-84040908016720725452009-05-12T16:40:00.008-03:002009-05-12T17:11:51.579-03:00A duck tale<div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335026583315588610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0hjKX108sfbXSCQvh2yTPzYJfylbME84Qmzvaur000Qv1KZuu-VUfDCzUV21zjbjSqc7R5PeYvs0rADigCBT_fE-WHAsgjNR8_unHEAW1dT4ee4gaWETtryIdKo8jahqZqwUY-YTfzg/s400/IMG_4503+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335025892482733426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrfO0H1tj4we0qaXO8DBcto09o0viQqhO2-LRm6HSoOr_MZI4FGnI5DyHCQ3lLVf0E8pbIjkAP0tZ4jnHSIzjzbZdF40a9TaSCG6n7JAylCF09KnDQD2CIpQi4zorAynoSJ_Fp7qocAg/s400/IMG_4515+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335025891410826786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKS6VLJyGU7ghV4S86a4s4srBMcrU22VDFYy5CKp4aRo7cVYtCyFKAXZbrjpgF6ZMzqnAi-cuvPjTTInZz_pg_0f4ynhzENw8I8-2lV7aa8TnPzRFIi2jdCwPsrq3KpHl5KKgEGXHDAY/s400/IMG_4518+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335027510059253314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dJ65wVcR7DJVVKN2x6kZoSvkn9UK57kEkTzNJFB0g-rsJizzYMyqEAOlXg3WNV7szsBsljJd95VtDauwIU1A1x_LaGLcey-uMKDfhw2ggh1HwNZhCxE2bUXHmOtwZD-OW-LpHWOYt_Q/s400/IMG_4520+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335030977395735378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFbs1PhZeu4_320TSoquf_rYDkZFqhjEXFTZvlT6JGz_i13lzYKc5eztTMsv6H0Akmiujvj2gTRBfXekYtjURLqJukpQMVhAAmosM7mTN3azk3BU6Qhd3n8eKvwK4GxqBOxBnA0KlZOA/s400/IMG_4523+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /> <p align="justify">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! </p>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470139281665719393.post-46384141614009742482009-05-10T17:55:00.005-03:002009-05-10T18:11:45.218-03:00Mothers and roses<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334302974744715698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i6EWI8hGmPIQup_70gS4KFMUoX4jFrGHAE6Ln8AG4vSpE1jWMiLLJYPX7dgEW8_GrOqAKSZCdrDg5FsMeNI3KB0mkcB5P6swBGPFapjWR854j-of76NuJy3PfELlcoVa2ykSqae9rSg/s400/IMG_3056+(800x600).jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334302970872348002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFeU_049ZXjfclQSnkrTXB7rdi10oKKY4D2GnPxfyxEoG0M-Xpykd073cZyro2qst4hAc3ix_7rF17nB-9rvBwq4ByRUcIzx1I4sIDwZlfLJsTUnqMTkVuABrvwKfZHGAFD39PQaxUXE/s400/MothersDayFlowers+006+(800x600).jpg" border="0" />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 Brazil. Little fingers pointing to my computer screen and saying: "Momma I like these flowers" is priceless...</div><div align="justify"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334304913298205506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw13cIzIgqstqN2AOP5hJWNN9fYBsnDv0rvdmRJXuLIViVg9BEgjoXsK10i88v0fH9zOFSEDd9AF3jgXmvtpREXO5gUfPW2oofqffkoMmhC_3q2BBWST_IcRYPQgPFWBfWp-Elsj1LjIc/s200/LOGO_ROSE_02.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div>I am the guest today at <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/"><strong>Today's Flowers</strong></a>! The wonderful team there has this weekly meme to show wonderful flowers from all over the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706661155233532786noreply@blogger.com36