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Flowers in Brazil — Photo of the Day

By on 08/03/2012 in Brazil

If you love flowers like I do, then you would love the flowers in Brazil. As soon as you get off the busy city streets, you are treated to a beautiful array of flowers with the brightest colors and most striking shapes. This is one of several flowering trees that grow along the lake outside [...]

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Sunflower — Photo of the Day

By on 08/01/2012 in California & U.S.

After being here in Brazil for almost 3 weeks, I’m feeling a little sentimental about California today. I was fortunate to stumble upon sunflower fields in Northern California earlier this summer and can hardly think of anything as beautiful . Check out yesterday’s Photo of the Day of Pike Place Market in Seattle. Subscribe to the Photo [...]

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Calla Lilies in Carmel– Photo of the Day

By on 07/18/2012 in California & U.S.

I could have easily walked by these calla lilies tucked in a corner at the back of the historic Carmel Mission. I’m glad I didn’t. There they were, standing proudly in front of the crumbling walls of the old church. There are so many beautiful details at the mission and in the city of Carmel, [...]

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Beauty of Flowers: A photo collection

By on 05/04/2012 in Brazil, California & U.S.

This week’s #FriFotos photo theme on Twitter was flowers. I adore flowers and take pictures of them pretty often. Here are just some of my favorite photos that show the beauty of flowers from California and Brazil, two places that have quite a variety of colorful flowers. Enjoy. What do you love about flowers? Where [...]

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A Travel Photo Treat: Brazil

By on 06/26/2010 in Brazil

This summer we are spending 5 weeks with my husband’s family in Brazil.  Every time I come here, one of the first things I do is wander the yard at my sister-in-law’s house and check out the flowers and garden.  Despite coming to a place that is so familiar to me, it gives me a feeling of [...]

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