A rose is a rose is a rose.....

Editing a few pictures and this rose made me think of the poem by Gertrude Stein, the lines from Shakespeare and the song by Poe!!! So here I am, sharing my rose, 

A rose is a rose - pretty rose in pink!

the poem from Sacred Emily,

.....Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
Loveliness extreme.
Extra gaiters.
Loveliness extreme.
Sweetest ice-cream.
Page ages page ages page ages.

~Gertrude Stein


lines from the Shakespeare

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1600:
....What's in a name? that which we call a rose
      By any other name would smell as sweet;

and the song! 

Enjoy, and yes....have a lovely evening guys...

Night night...

Peace and love...

Livingsta :-)

Beating the blues with the blues!!!

So finally beaten the blues, the fact is, I am still feeling blue! :-/

The beautiful Iris at my friend's garden...

The Purple / Blue Iris

Hope you all had a good start to the week. Have a great week ahead!

Peace and love...

Livingsta :-)

Something to inspire...

So another week is almost there, and the weekend has quietly slid past. We're almost towards the middle of this year and this makes me wonder, "Where have the days gone?"


"Do what you can with what you've got wherever you are."

Never look at others and worry about what you do not have, but instead, be happy and content with what you have and be grateful for that. Do your best, help when you can and wherever you can....

And, posting a picture from Summer 2012, as I still haven't got out of my little den to shoot pictures this Summer. I need to stay motivated......

These are from the gardens by the Embankment.

The pretty Dahlias by the Embankment in Bedford
From the Summer of 2012

I leave you all with these thoughts and hoping you all will be having a wonderful week ahead...

Sending you all some warm smiles...and it is a bit warm here today!

Peace and love...

Livingsta :-)