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A Week of Noticing

May 3, 2019 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Here are some things I loved this week.

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A Week of Noticing

April 26, 2019 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Here are some things I loved this week.

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A Week of Noticing

April 19, 2019 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Here are some things I loved this week for all five senses.

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An Evening with… Gretchen Rubin

April 18, 2019 by Rayna Diane Hennen

An enjoyable evening & two good pieces of advice for those thinking about a career change.

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What Occurred to Me When Pruning My Azalea

May 26, 2018 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Top of a large pink azalea bush in bloom

I didn’t have a blog post in mind when I decided to tackle my forlorn azalea bush but I don’t argue when the content comes of it’s own accord.

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Another Country: Costa Rica

December 28, 2012 by Rayna Diane Hennen

A client of mine was generous – he flew the NY team members to Costa Rica for the holiday party and I even had an extra day for sight-seeing! Saw this pretty little creature at a reserve near the waterfall gardens we visited. Looking forward to going back someday and seeing more of the country for sure!

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The Bee’s Knees

November 30, 2012 by Rayna Diane Hennen

I love my little bee! I couldn’t believe it when he landed right there on the bench and stayed there! I’m not sure if what he was doing was cleaning but he was there for a full minute or two and I was able to scoot in pretty close. I’m using a pinhole setting on my camera which is why there is a soft halo effect around him.

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Yellow and Fragile

November 23, 2012 by Rayna Diane Hennen

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Fall takes hold

November 16, 2012 by Rayna Diane Hennen

At a park in Adamstown, PA fall creeps in, continuing the cycles of nature. This was actually the weekend before Hurricane Sandy hit. It was overcast all weekend and the air was wet but still a beautiful day to be outside.

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Luna

November 9, 2012 by Rayna Diane Hennen

It’s been a very hectic two weeks in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy but New York is resilient. We have a grasp on the extent of the damage and some is very severe and will take time to repair.

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I don't think I've ever gotten out walking early e I don't think I've ever gotten out walking early enough to get photos of magnolias in such pristine condition! 😍

#magnoliasinbloom #springinbloom
🤪 I have been working on the second module of t 🤪 I have been working on the second module of the floral ink drawing course I signed up for a few months ago. ha ha, oh my gosh a test of my rusty drawing skills and my patience!

The thing I have to keep reminding myself, especially when I'm watching her do the inking: she's been doing this for years. This is what she does for a living. I'm not supposed to get it right the first (or second... probably not third either...) time. 

#alwaysabeginner #floralinkdrawing
A close up of a reddish dogwood. I love close ups A close up of a reddish dogwood. I love close ups of flowers that make them seem abstract.

During a floral photography course, the instructor said that abstract photos do not really count as floral photos. While on the one hand I can see what she means, it is still a flower! 

What do you think? 

#springinbloom #dogwoodinbloom
I feel like I just flipped the calendar to March b I feel like I just flipped the calendar to March but here we are - April! I use a calendar of my own photos but after checking them in Dec, when I get the prints, I never peak ahead or actually remember what pictures I chose.

Happy to see that April is one of my favorites from last year 😍 

#violets #springinbloom
My row of tulips is in progress! Enjoying this pho My row of tulips is in progress! Enjoying this photo from last year's batch, thinking about what I'd need to do to get a better version - this is the second attempt. 

#tulipbeauty #springinbloom
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