Damaris Pierce http://www.artoflife.com Works of Imagination and Inspiration Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:49:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fairy Door Mania! Thanks to all of you who are taking my fairy doors out into the world, opening magical portals for all things beauty-full and amazing! As the fairy doors are moving rather fast, it's impossible for me to list them all right here. However, some of the larger portals ... http://www.artoflife.com/fairy-door-mania/ Heavenly forces at work, we’re just the instruments This year the front of the studio really filled out with all the amazing plants that nature provides for us! The reddish bush to the right is Scotch Broom, a welcome addition. The two Rhododendrons are in their third year and literally went ka-pow this spring! A friend recently ... http://www.artoflife.com/heavenly-forces-at-work-were-just-the-instruments/ Yellow Poppy It's all just a dream, a really beauty-full one! http://www.artoflife.com/yellow-poppy/ Verbena http://www.artoflife.com/verbena/ Creating a little piece of heaven… Ricki is working feverishly to complete the pond connector... a little creek like trench that combines the water flow from our two little ponds. This is creating bird heaven: The shallow water flow attracts feathered friends of all kinds and sizes, sometimes the whole family! It's the ... http://www.artoflife.com/creating-a-little-piece-of-heaven/ Scotch Broom in Action A new addition to the garden, this Scotch Broom bush is covered with red/yellow/pink blossoms, spilling over the rock wall in the front. I found out that Scotch Broom is actually extremely invasive, some states have issued warnings, literally. This applies mostly to the common yellow variety, I ... http://www.artoflife.com/scotch-broom-in-action/ Succulent http://www.artoflife.com/succulent/ The studio in spring This is where I get to go to work every day. Is it real? Is it a dream?! http://www.artoflife.com/the-studio-in-spring/ Allium Fireworks Looking at the Alliums close up... almost like fireworks going off! http://www.artoflife.com/allium-fireworks/ Death, maybe sooner than later? I was riding with my husband Ricki in his pirate truck, coming home from an early dinner. Before making the left hand turn onto our street, he slowed down to yield oncoming traffic, when the car behind him continued impatiently to come uncomfortably close, as if urging him to move. ... http://www.artoflife.com/death-maybe-sooner-than-later/