tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63266492024-03-13T03:51:15.331-04:00Musings from the Otherworld: LizzieBelle's Photo BlogExplorations with my camera.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.comBlogger824125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-14743883732738743962015-03-01T15:31:00.002-05:002015-03-01T15:31:24.078-05:00For the birds<iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/16485128750/player/" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>
<p>With all the snow we've gotten this winter, I haven't been able to get out into the woods and enjoy nature like I usually do. Fortunately, nature has been coming to me.
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<P><iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/16316817817/in/photostream/player/" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-87880111078089005962013-07-31T20:51:00.001-04:002013-07-31T20:51:04.981-04:00hummingbird moth<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/9385450367/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/9385450367_28bb1865a8.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/9385450367/">hummingbird moth on bee balm</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Looking and acting just like tiny hummingbirds, these moths are amazing little creatures.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/9382511841/" title="DSCN2808 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3712/9382511841_88351f0725_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="DSCN2808"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/9382530021/" title="DSCN2810 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/9382530021_259c409cb0_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="DSCN2810"></a><br /><br />They're awfully quick, too. It was hard to capture them with my camera! I was lucky to get these shots.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/9343277805/" title="DSCN2673 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/9343277805_25bcf1923a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN2673"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-67241673951141216142013-05-12T21:09:00.001-04:002013-05-12T21:09:29.608-04:00honeysuckle<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/8733316632/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/8733316632_0419222777.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/8733316632/">honeysuckle</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> First honeysuckle of the year! Just in time for Mother's Day.</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-12871740824026064362012-12-04T20:52:00.001-05:002012-12-04T20:52:20.115-05:00fog on the river<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/8237711051/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8479/8237711051_92981e4194.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/8237711051/">fog on the river</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-47755035992806957922012-07-01T14:07:00.001-04:002012-07-01T14:07:17.685-04:00prickly<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7480460444/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7480460444_bc11037cfb.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7480460444/">prickly</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I'm not sure what this is, but it's certainly interesting. I love the prickly blue leaves, and the way it contrasts with the echinacea next to it. It seems to enjoy this hot, muggy weather as well. I'm glad something is thriving!</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-15127888629271346012012-06-06T13:59:00.001-04:002012-06-06T13:59:32.392-04:00sweet pea blossoms<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7345709152/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7345709152_7d09444b46.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7345709152/">sweet pea blossoms</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> One of the few things that will make me smile no matter my mood is seeing pink sweet pea blossoms by the side of the road. They take me back to a time when summer was endless and unfettered; when the days were mine to do with as I wished, and what I often wished was to wander through woods and fields, always bordered with those ubiquitous pink blooms.</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-82159176947899487992012-04-10T15:59:00.001-04:002012-04-10T15:59:08.529-04:00Fire and sunset<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7061355293/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5271/7061355293_5c2e5a1158.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7061355293/">DSCN1526</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6915275982/" title="DSCN1530 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/6915275982_0e523dda7c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN1530"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7061362887/" title="DSCN1533 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7061362887_d3e2f4b9ea.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN1533"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/7061365425/" title="DSCN1535 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5240/7061365425_81e18be60f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN1535"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-81428542576308382302012-02-01T15:24:00.001-05:002012-02-01T15:24:16.693-05:00monochrome<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6802396913/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6802396913_0a00910010.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6802396913/">itty bitty hearts</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I've joined a group on Flickr called "52 of 2012," which gives a new assignment every week for a photo theme. I needed some inspiration/ motivation to take different sorts of pictures, and so far it's been fun.<br /><br />This week's theme is "Monochrome," and when a coworker gave out these tiny cupcakes this morning, of course the first thing I did was take out my camera.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6802398803/" title="DSCN0878 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6802398803_c2c5fb2872.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0878"></a><br /><br /> My Nikon has several color settings, including black & white, sepia, and cyanotype.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6802399167/" title="DSCN0879 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6802399167_d444272d09.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0879"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6802399649/" title="cyanotype cupcake by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6802399649_5977e9203a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="cyanotype cupcake"></a><br /><br /> The cyanotype pic was the one I chose to post in the group page. It was fun to take pictures with all the different settings, though.<br /><br /> Oh, and the cupcake was yummy.</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-137394411870492992012-01-19T19:19:00.001-05:002012-01-19T19:26:40.887-05:00Sad days for fans of KodakI'm sure you've heard by now that <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/eastman-kodak-files-for-bankruptcy/?hp">Kodak has filed for bankruptcy</a>. This makes me sad, as I (and perhaps most of you) would not be into photography if not for Kodak.
My first camera was a Brownie that my mom had picked up at a rummage sale.
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I don't even remember what I took pictures of. Cats, probably. But it introduced me to the wonderful world of taking pictures, from which I have derived considerable pleasure since.
<p>My next camera was the 110, the slim pocket camera that used film cartridges and flash cubes. Remember flash cubes?
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(Mine was black, but I couldn't find a good image of the black model)
<p>That camera went to camp with me, where my friend Margie and I took pictures of each other taking pictures of each other. We were ten.
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I wonder if she still has the picture of me?
<p>I had other cameras in my 'teens and twenties, some of them Kodak, some not. The next camera that changed my life was the EasyShare I bought so I could upload pictures of items I was selling on eBay.
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When I had the bright idea to take it with me on my rambles about town, my photographic life took off. I got an account on Flickr to host pictures for blogging. The nearly instant feedback pushed the learning curve to great heights, and I learned so much just by tooling around the site looking at other peoples' pictures. For an inexpensive little camera, it took pretty good pictures. I even sold a couple that I took with it.
<p>When I bought my current camera, I gave the Kodak to a co-worker who didn't have one to take pictures of her grandchildren. I hope it lives a long and happy life chronicling the lives of those kids.
<p>I also hope Kodak, the company, survives this setback. I used to live in Rochester, the home of Kodak, and they used to be the largest employer in town. It would be really sad to see it disappear.
<p>What are your Kodak memories?Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-91563315251068177612011-12-11T16:40:00.001-05:002011-12-11T16:40:09.600-05:00Grandmothers' Garden in winter<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494321407/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6494321407_ff7cf99a68.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494321407/">DSCN0483</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> The garden grows brown and crisp, but never bare.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494335097/" title="DSCN0487 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6494335097_4cd582947b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN0487"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494344447/" title="DSCN0490 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6494344447_7c24e18948.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0490"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494353445/" title="DSCN0493 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6494353445_c047192746.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0493"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494359953/" title="DSCN0496 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6494359953_8fc402a9b9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0496"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494369891/" title="DSCN0500 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6494369891_b0510e5f12.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0500"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494389595/" title="DSCN0508 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6494389595_342900f418.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN0508"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494394905/" title="DSCN0510 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6494394905_b19c5437a2.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN0510"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494413831/" title="DSCN0516 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6494413831_67e5906e50.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0516"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494384249/" title="DSCN0506 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6494384249_f556f8e930.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0506"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6494376921/" title="DSCN0504 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6494376921_eac2b09cfa.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0504"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-74665772560087261892011-11-29T18:27:00.001-05:002011-11-29T18:27:21.135-05:00Fun with an iPad<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6401490567/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6401490567_7607dd138f.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6401490567/">My desk is a lot more interesting like this</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I received an iPad last month (I actually won it in a drawing - people really do win these things!), and one of the most fun things to do with it is play with photographs. It has a camera, and there are some fun apps that do interesting things with your photos.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6426857875/" title="Crowns by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6426857875_bf6305a42f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Crowns"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6394774959/" title="Surprise! by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6394774959_9593f79992.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Surprise!"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6289512068/" title="Autumn pond by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6117/6289512068_9375c7747f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Autumn pond"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6392605389/" title="Nike by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6392605389_8ae50a0a24.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Nike"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-27434683750412687372011-10-18T14:52:00.001-04:002011-10-18T14:52:26.864-04:00Picture Westfield<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6201239149/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/6201239149_004a846d08.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6201239149/">vampire house</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> The Westfield Athenaeum Library wanted local photographers to participate in its <a href="http://www.westath.org/events/Picture_Westfield.htm" target="_blank">Picture Westfield</a> project to document the city for its archives, and I signed up.<br /><br /> I thought it would be really fun to capture some of the great houses around Westfield. There really are a lot of them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6203881285/" title="DSCN9334 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6203881285_7b3749993d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9334"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6204644352/" title="DSCN9447 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/6204644352_03bc20ca76.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9447"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6205217434/" title="DSCN9467 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6205217434_868c353532.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9467"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6204683319/" title="DSCN9459 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6204683319_09b2b114a9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9459"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6211187583/" title="DSCN9551 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6211187583_2f23af71c3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9551"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6211184769/" title="Addams Family house by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6211184769_cc330da3e4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Addams Family house"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6204697503/" title="DSCN9465 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6140/6204697503_f6d80c622d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9465"></a><br /><br /> It was fun to walk around town and really look at all the cool houses. It'll be interesting to see what other people took pictures of!</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-41722209017440401872011-09-25T17:26:00.001-04:002011-09-25T17:30:17.925-04:00Colonial Harvest Day<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181255011/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6181255011_4b82a3a4bb.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181255011/">costumed</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Lower Court Street in Westfield was taken over by <a href="http://www.westfieldonweekends.com/" target="_blank">Westfield on Weekends</a> this morning, for their <a href="http://www.westfieldonweekends.com/Colonial_Harvest_Day.html" target="_blank">Colonial Harvest Day</a> event. There were crafts, performances, demonstrations, and people in costume all up and down the street.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181257197/" title="performance tent by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6181257197_4fc47a6556.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="performance tent"></a><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=afd862ea1e&photo_id=6181288171"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=afd862ea1e&photo_id=6181288171" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181306449/" title="spinning wool by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6181306449_452389868a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="spinning wool"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181832370/" title="basket weaver by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6181832370_6c87f33477.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="basket weaver"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181835068/" title="in costume by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6181835068_33a336ba4d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="in costume"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181848050/" title="DSCN9219 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6181848050_5ac87a3c25.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9219"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181329003/" title="big horse by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6181329003_bd74488ba4.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="big horse"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6181315647/" title="DSCN9213 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6181315647_618bbdce66.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9213"></a><br /><br />The event was postponed from yesterday due to the weather, and the day turned out to be sunny and nice. Everyone looked to be having a good time. It was nice to see this event back after a year off. Hopefully by next year, the construction downtown will be finished, and they can expand back onto the green!</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-21250105038369937182011-09-18T09:29:00.001-04:002011-09-18T09:29:50.934-04:00Stanley Park in September<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156372571/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6156372571_831bbe0160.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156372571/">crisp</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Cooler days and crisp nights have brought out the autumnal beauty at Stanley Park in Westfield, MA.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156926928/" title="DSCN9042 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6156926928_4459e4f5b7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9042"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156388067/" title="DSCN9045 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6156388067_f42fe71373.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9045"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156369851/" title="DSCN9031 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6156369851_d9fe4bdec6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9031"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156883448/" title="DSCN9024 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6156883448_ab984bcb39.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN9024"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156338715/" title="jewelweed by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6156338715_d287dd5dbb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="jewelweed"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156853014/" title="DSCN8997 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6156853014_5f4103905f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN8997"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156305755/" title="ripening holly berries by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6156305755_58eb716b97.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="ripening holly berries"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6156341391/" title="DSCN9025 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6156341391_944c230fdb.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN9025"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-78541674338758506942011-08-30T17:20:00.001-04:002011-08-30T17:20:33.610-04:00nature still life<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6096906793/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6096906793_72b9d5fdd7.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6096906793/">nature still life #4</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A new project that I came up with is Nature Still Life. I gather interesting objects as I walk, arrange them when I find a nice spot, photograph them, and leave them there as is. Art in the wild, as it were.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6065654177/" title="nature still life #3 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6065654177_b6e159e71b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="nature still life #3"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6051380672/" title="nature still life #2 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6051380672_82bcd01953.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="nature still life #2"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/6038281213/" title="nature still life #1 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6038281213_f548a85cff.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="nature still life #1"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-35316820886061777802011-08-02T08:18:00.001-04:002011-08-02T08:18:58.500-04:00Portraits in black and white<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5995253768/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5995253768_93a32bf94a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5995253768/">mommy's turn</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Instead of just taking snapshots, I thought I'd try B&W portraits while at my family reunion over the weekend. I really like B&W; I need to do more of this!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5995249878/" title="Hanneli & Hedy by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5995249878_beb0931650.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Hanneli & Hedy"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5994689563/" title="Tim & Jessie, newly engaged by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5994689563_82f571b645.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Tim & Jessie, newly engaged"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5995251752/" title="H&H by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6002/5995251752_3f5629f5a6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="H&H"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5994654985/" title="Sarah and Jack by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5994654985_aa86f56c11.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Sarah and Jack"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5994574287/" title="Cheryl & Ashley by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/5994574287_57ed3c87a8.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Cheryl & Ashley"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5995260604/" title="Sara and a sleepy Emma by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5995260604_53ba942e37.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sara and a sleepy Emma"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-72520642640312790472011-07-20T15:22:00.001-04:002011-07-20T15:22:32.274-04:00Sirius Rising<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5948998214/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5948998214_b1fb6633ed.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5948998214/">at the fire shrine</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I'm back from my annual trip to Sirius Rising festival in Sherman, NY. There were plenty of wondrous and beautiful things to take pictures of!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5948432469/" title="wild roses by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5948432469_58a56a6865.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="wild roses"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5948895760/" title="sunset at the upper pond by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5948895760_c0686af8b4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="sunset at the upper pond"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5948287431/" title="path into the mist by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5948287431_f82c05752f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="path into the mist"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5948722067/" title="DSCN7748 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5948722067_9d15e31c8b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN7748"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-43268695315327692322011-07-08T21:56:00.001-04:002011-07-08T21:56:05.574-04:00flowering<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5916314871/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/5916314871_d598154161.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5916314871/">echinacea</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Plenty of echinacea (purple coneflower) at Grandmothers' Garden in Westfield. It's such a cheerful flower.</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-63394370972860295142011-06-24T15:54:00.001-04:002011-06-24T15:54:36.349-04:00cygnets<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5866819261/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/5866819261_5c41f8f3c6.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5866819261/">DSCN7005</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> The swan pair at Heritage Park in East Longmeadow are the proud parents of four adorable little balls of fluff, also known as cygnets.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5867371428/" title="peek-a-boo by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5867371428_cfff74c32f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="peek-a-boo"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5866480690/" title="mama and babies by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/5866480690_c5a63aa6e0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="mama and babies"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5865905695/" title="DSCN6948 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/5865905695_a002480553.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN6948"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5865901453/" title="DSCN6926 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5120/5865901453_d52915c36e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN6926"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5865902951/" title="DSCN6933 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/5865902951_1bf42d6a64.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN6933"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-60848787704926712182011-06-22T14:51:00.001-04:002011-06-22T14:51:52.824-04:00Summer is here<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5856730167/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5856730167_c8dcb31036.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5856730167/">vivid</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5849529103/" title="foxglove on the side by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5117/5849529103_249e88daae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="foxglove on the side"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5826244266/" title="DSCN6758 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5311/5826244266_239fb297fd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN6758"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5818497119/" title="DSCN6682 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/5818497119_a5f474f25b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6682"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-52078284818740764222011-05-24T18:31:00.001-04:002011-05-24T18:31:16.803-04:00Iris time<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5755295007/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/5755295007_8edca070d2.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5755295007/">beautiful blue</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Irises are starting to bloom, filling the world with their beauty.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5755836956/" title="DSCN6314 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/5755836956_40d3445aa9.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6314"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5755283123/" title="DSCN6306 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/5755283123_b893d0f4d8.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6306"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5755821556/" title="DSCN6302 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/5755821556_960367852c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6302"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5755818392/" title="DSCN6299 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5755818392_a2496171ca.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6299"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5748395768/" title="DSCN6180 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/5748395768_d837aed28e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN6180"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5744172709/" title="DSCN6132 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/5744172709_f016a05ff8.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6132"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5744717568/" title="DSCN6127 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/5744717568_426f04a3b5.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN6127"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5744071418/" title="DSCN6089 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/5744071418_c4cabbe0e2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN6089"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-86487809154361445592011-05-02T11:28:00.001-04:002011-05-02T11:28:31.100-04:00Sunday in the park<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676935717/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5676935717_dfaabc127f.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676935717/">framed</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Spring is breaking out all over Stanley Park.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676949043/" title="Japanese cherry by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5676949043_4e21554ae2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Japanese cherry"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676926479/" title="swing by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5676926479_8c653a1061.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="swing"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676914391/" title="Dutchman's breeches by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5676914391_cefbc90775.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Dutchman's breeches"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676905499/" title="striped by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5676905499_333b5f12da.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="striped"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676885771/" title="green jack by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5676885771_7d95204baa.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="green jack"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676872595/" title="choir of angels by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5676872595_34b2659bab.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="choir of angels"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676869305/" title="reach for the sky by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5676869305_7461ac8cfa.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="reach for the sky"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676859625/" title="yellow poppy by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5676859625_fd3c16c342.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="yellow poppy"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676853827/" title="pastel by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5676853827_82b4acbee0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pastel"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5676835055/" title="ash leaves budding by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5676835055_4904e41748.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="ash leaves budding"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5677491400/" title="apple blossoms by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5677491400_cc87d96a7a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="apple blossoms"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-34241416310170270492011-04-26T20:24:00.001-04:002011-04-26T20:24:38.759-04:00Grandmothers' Garden<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659599104/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5659599104_006f86314c.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659599104/">magnolia tree</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A couple of warm days have brought out the blooms (and other things) at Grandmothers' Garden in Westfield.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659606314/" title="view by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5029/5659606314_aac8162a45.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="view"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659040087/" title="DSCN5295 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/5659040087_b3de5f17e3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSCN5295"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659045807/" title="DSCN5300 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5659045807_c2e1074e02.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN5300"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659620738/" title="DSCN5302 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5659620738_07e8d02c45.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN5302"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659056045/" title="DSCN5312 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5659056045_dbf061491b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN5312"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659062429/" title="DSCN5318 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5659062429_2828594d34.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN5318"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659633818/" title="DSCN5317 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5659633818_01ee9ac9ce.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN5317"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5659629976/" title="DSCN5314 by Lizzie~Belle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5659629976_5b6f8dbd64.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN5314"></a></p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-10562163794806048812011-04-22T15:59:00.001-04:002011-04-22T15:59:46.838-04:00soon there will be tulips<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5638582411/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5638582411_557d088fa5.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5638582411/">soon there will be tulips</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> The flowers are so far behind where we were last year!</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326649.post-60640171130702891932011-04-16T14:21:00.001-04:002011-04-16T14:21:45.649-04:00soon<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5624529219/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5624529219_397e3544c6.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/5624529219/">soon</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziebelletoo/">Lizzie~Belle</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Lilacs are budding, promising fragrant blooms in the near future. If it would only get warm...</p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898430108906794754noreply@blogger.com0