FLOWERS 'n' STUFF

" It is in the DETAILS "
( detail )

" SUNFLOWER MOURNINGSTAR "
~ Portrait by Gabe Leonard ~

" ANGELS AND INSECTS "
Taupo ~ New Zealand

" MY DRESS "
Harbour Light Theatre ~ Lyttelton, New Zealand

" HER VIEW "
Botanic Gardens Auckland ~ New Zealand

" GAIA " is not happy with us and looks into a grim future...

" My nails are broken, my fingers are bleeding - but I am a queen ! "

ANTIGONE by Jean Anouilh .

Irene Papas as

" PINK TALK " ~ Botanic Gardens, Auckland

The flower I named my Son after...

" LEANDRO "

( Oleander in Italian )

My MOTHER'S FAVORITE. Orchids

Lilacs

Sweetpeas

Hydrangeas

MY FAVORITE

" CALLAS "

The flower

of Love

DARK ROSES

The darker, the better ...

" BLACK BACCARA "

or

" BLACK BEAUTY "

PASSIFLORA. The flower of Passion !

THISTLE

The FLOWER OF LIFE ...

LILY OF THE VALLEY, flower of Hope

~ WATERLILIES ~

<3 <3 <3 LOTUS . Flower of Strength and Wisdom

NYMANS GARDENS ~ Sussex, United Kingdom
I love Wysteria ! This reminds me of the tree that we had
outside my bedroom window at my Parents house in Switzerland...

JAPANESE WYSTERIA

FLORIBUNDA

OZARK

FRANGIPANI <3 My favorite fragrance !
Strong, sweet and feminine... The scent of real Women.

" BEAUTY QUEEN "
Universal Gallery ~ Venice, California

Magic SNOWFLAKE

BRIAR ROSE

ROSA CANINA

ROSEHIP JAM !
My favorite !!!

" MAHARA "
Dunedin ~ New Zealand

" MASTER SUITE "
This room ( almost ) made me faint ! Literally.

" THE BEAUTY OF SKILLS "
A great example of Victorian craftmanship




" FRANCESCA's FLAMINGO "
Another window ( detail )

Flowers and Shells are Marvels of Nature !

LIGHTHOUSE IN SCHIERMONNIKOOG ( where my father's parents had a house )

I love this piece, the movie, the artist !!!

Dutch Painter JAN VERMEER, 1632 - 1675

" ROOM WITH A VIEW "
Nelson ~ New Zealand

One of my " STILL LIFE WITH POMEGRANATES "

" SAD WOMAN / HAPPY CAT "

( Lucky and me )

longing for...

LEANDRO, MOM, RUTGER, VE :

I LOVE YOU

more
than words
can say
and I do
think of you
every single day.

~ FORGET ME NOT ~