meanwhile, back in minnesota

frost on my kitchen window

saint paul, minnesota

  • margie says:

    i so enjoy frosty fractal patterns on the windows although it has not yet been cold enough here except for the windows of my car.

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  • janine says:

    Coincidence – Last night I posted a photo I took of a close up of ice crystals on facebook.

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a thorny regatta

i am reminded of a sailboat regatta waiting for the starting gun

perhaps a fitting metaphor for starting the new year

wild rose thorns

collected in the garrigue near autignac, france

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thank you

you can see the feature of my home on design*sponge here

thank you all and see you tomorrow!

 

  • margie says:

    it has been one of my greatest morning pleasures of 2012 coming to this space with my first sips of coffee. I am so looking forward to being still in 2013.

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  • Nancy says:

    Peace to you in the New Year–S

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  • Nancy says:

    Peace to you in the New Year–STILL has been my morning meditation all year and I am delighted you are inspired to continue to touch lives in this beautiful way. Sincere thanks!

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  • xenia says:

    such a relief – a deeply felt thank you + a warm wish for another still year.

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  • joanne says:

    Congratulations! I have really been inspired these past few months since discovering your beautiful blog.

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  • Natalie says:

    Delighted this nesting space for peace and stillness continues for another year. I love seeing nature’s beauty, thanks. Natalie x

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letting go

i don’t know why, but i have a really hard time letting go of my STILL blog specimens and returning them to nature.  i get attached.  they tend to gather and pile up on most of the horizontal surfaces of my home.  this assemblage was put  together with just the specimens on the table on our terrace in autignac, france. only a few of them made it to minnesota in my suitcase. the rest was returned to languedocien soil.

i like this photo.  it feels like a fitting wrap-up to our three and a half months in southern france.

autignac, france

  • margie says:

    i ADORE this photograph
    you and i have so much in common.
    xo
    m

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  • janine says:

    While I love all your images, this is my absolute favorite. I am delighted that you will be continuing your work on this site in the coming year. Thank you!

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    • still says:

      Wow! Thank you to each of you. What an encouraging way to begin 2013. I a loving doing STILL blog more than I ever imagined; I am so much more knowledgeable about my surroundings, my photography is getting better, and the daily routine of it is keeping me in a more creative place all day long. I am so grateful for all of you who stop by. And especially for you select few who leave comments :-)
      Many thanks, Mary Jo

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plume

it was common to see a buse variable perched every kilometer or so, on fence posts, pine trees, and vine trellises, along the motorways in our region of southern france

much like the red-tailed hawks here at home in minnesota

buse variable feather

autignac, france

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