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Amy Lilley

The lovely, Ixela, from Torino, Italy, included my 'Dahlia Center', in this Etsy Treasury, which is appropriately titled, 'Lovely'! Thank you Ixela for surrounding me in such wonderful company!
This treasury ran until Monday.

It was one of those great surprises. While out shooting some photos one afternoon at a local nursery, I came upon this tree. These budswere tucked away under a branch, behind some leaves. The lighting seemed good, but really, I never know for sure what will work until I start editing and then download the pictures on to the computer. I LOVE that this doesn't look like what it is. I LOVE that it looks like it's floating underwater, like seaweed. I can almost see the fish coming out from behind this mass of good green nourishment....little air bubbles, gurgling in the water. But, no, this is well above ground, somewhere in Rhode Island. Someone noticed it, maybe in not the same way I did, took it home and gave it it's rightful place on the planet!!!

My friend, Donald, from college just bought a (red) Ferrari. You can see the very powerful motor through the rear window. It is every guys' dream...the Ferrari...I think. He's had it for about 1 month now and said that people a constantly taking pictures of his car, while driving, with their cellphones! This is a big deal, this car, so how could I possibly pass up the opportunity to take my own pictures of Donald and then little me, standing with this dream of an automobile. Yes, I did go for a spin it it. Donald said that going 125 feels like 70. The great thing, the poignant thing to me, the really nice thing for me, is that when we were in college, Donald had a blue VW bug, which, on many a freezing upstate New York winter morning, that little bug wouldn't turn over. I think that Donald has permanent key marks on his fingers from 'willing' the engine to start....you've come a long way baby!