What a nice night for an evening.
~ Steven Wright
There's a peaceful feeling about a late summer afternoon, as it gently ushers us into the evening. The sunlight transforms from intense, to golden and from flirty to coy. All of the images below were taken at the dinner hour or beyond. Walk with me and enjoy them, will you?
Wild roses bloomed at Frank's place for the first time that I've ever noticed. I think they were a pleasant surprise to him, also.
This is one of the usual roses we see in bloom, each summer. For some reason, I like how it looks so bright and extended in the foreground as if it's about to catch that ball in the background.
Filtered sunlight illuminates the wild phlox in the field.
It's a shame that you can't smell them. Their scent is intoxicating early in the season.
As the sun begins its descent in the sky, the outlined leaves seem to absorb its warmth with back lit beauty.
The birds bring the final meal of the day to their young.
The moon climbs the sky to watch over the earth.
And all is well with the world.
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Happy Eventide.
It's pretty obvious that the Posts of the Week are no longer weekly at this point - nor do they appear on what used to be my Wednesday schedule. I do believe I will get back to that habit once I'm settled in my new place but that's going to take a while. I've not even put my old place on the market yet.
We take possession of our new home on Wednesday. Until I'm there for good, I'll be doing some back and forth traveling between each place. For now, Frank and I will be up there for a couple of weeks. My computer is staying back in the old place so my blog visits will be less than regular for a while. I will try to schedule some posts before I go. I'll probably have Frank's laptop to use occasionally - that's if our internet connection is set up there as planned.
So if you don't hear from me for a bit (aside from my scheduled posts), you'll know why.
And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a POTW.
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READERS' CHOICE
Recommended by: Joeh
The Story of Leviticus
by Gia
at Mayor Gia
Recommended by: TexWisGirl
That Time of Year
by Rae
at Gram's Cracker Crumbs
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PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Wait for it
by Sandy
at Writing in Faith
Rain Hawk
by Andy
at Eye Candy
Letter B
by Sue
at Photowannabe
The Greatest of These
by Jackie
at Teacher's Pet
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A GOOD READ
Urban Diary
by A Cuban in London
at Un Cubano en Londres
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CREATIVE FUN
Where Clouds Come From
by Kerry
at Ed and Reub
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Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.
Thank you
51 comments:
Lovely lighting, the red rose caught me first. It is always nice to hear from your way. A new home can be a lot of work.
Your sunlight images are just brilliant . As always I love your images .
Have a fine week.
ah good to see your london cuban in the mix....smiles....
i like that one of the rose and the ball...the ball looks like an earthbound moon......
Thanks again for taking me with you on the walk. I love all the pictures and could not pick a favourite if I tried.Hope the move goes well.
Sp peaceful.
I just love that rose picture. And your POTWs will give me some nice reading. Thanks for them, and I'm glad to hear you are settling into your new place! :-)
The red rose and outlined leaves are favorites here. Nice work, as always.
Hope the move goes well and that your old place sells easily.
great photos and excellent POTWs
I agree: it was a nice night for an evening. Great pics.
I agree: it was a nice night for an evening. Great pics.
thanks for taking the time to share with us - not only your beautiful golden hour, but also some POTW!
yay for the new place!!!
Happy moving!
Love the pictures, especially the red rose.
I always enjoy the journey with you, Hilary. Your photos speak to me. You have a marvelous gift. Thank you for sharing your gift of words and photography with me.
Thank you also for the POTWs. I am visiting them now.
Hugs,
J.
Frank's wild roses are bidding him good-bye. If your move is as beautiful as your pictures, it will be smooth and easy.
thanks for the photos and the POTW. You have so much to do and I wish you the best....I hate moving. Love it when it's over and done but the packing etc makes me even crazier than usual. Best of luck, Oma Linda
Oh my Hilary,
Thank you so much for giving me a POTW!
I feel honored.
I love your Golden Hour photos, especially the one of the leaf edges being kissed by the late afternoon sun. Beautiful.
Your pictures and your captions were hypnotizing. I felt so relaxed by the last picture.
We will miss you while you and your computer are parted. Enjoy the new place and I wish for you a quick sale of the old place.
For someone in the middle of big changes in their life, you certainly are a mellow one with the lovely light and shadow photos!
Life's transitions do interfere with blogging! But you've manage to keep up better than most, enjoy the journey your on. And great photos!
Lovely, lovely pics! Best of luck with the move. So exciting! Can hardly wait for pictures after you're settled. :)
Yay! I'm honored thank you. Commenting from my phone bc I'm out if town, but I had to see the source of some new comments today! Thanks very much!
Beautiful pictures as always...and your moon pics are fab...I always have trouble with those.
Hugs
SueAnn
Your photos are gorgeous. It is hard to pick a favorite - they are all spectacular shots.
Thank you for the POTW. I admit I was confused for awhile with the congratulation comments I have been receiving. When someone mentioned your name I came to check what it was about. Thank you again. It's an honor.
these are all so lovely but I especially like the first one of the wild roses so softly pink.
You may have to dig up a bush of wild roses and move them to your new place: they make a gorgeous photo. The late sunlight is my favorite, so golden and special. But I've never mastered taking a pic with filtered sunlight. It's so hard with my little camera.
Good luck with your move! I won't worry if I don't see you at Ed & Reub for awhile; blog-hopping should be a low priority for you right now. But thank you so much for the POTW, and the comments that you left. :)
I am touched and more than grateful, Hilary, for honoring me with a POTW.
I am truly humbled.
Love,
Jackie
Moving? How exciting! Your images are, as ever, incredible. I wish I could smell the phlox. I love this time of day.
I always love a walk with you! I've been missing my morning walks and actually took an evening walk today. The temps had dropped way down into the 90's. :) Your photos are beautiful...but please find a way for me to smell the phlox! Congrats to the POTW and to you and Frank on your new home!
Lovely captures. I liked the focus on the roses very much.
Best wishes for a happy future for you both in your new home Hilary - Dave
Delighted to hear that you and Frank are finally going to be in your new home. Looking forward to future posts and photos when your new life and the old finally merge.
As long as you keep publishing images like these, you can do it on Mondays, Fridays or Sundays! :-)
Greetings from London.
I hope all is well with the new place soon the spoons and forks in ordered lines. I too will be back not on a regular schedual. Hugs.
You can almost smell those flowers. Very beautiful images.
Maggie x
Nuts in May
stephen wright is a stitch. you certainly captured what a nice night for an evening it was. so peaceful and pretty. glad you've taken possession of your new place. hoping you can soon get your place on the market and be all settled in to enjoy where you and frank will be together.
Well, your life is full of nature, it is wonderful.
Good luck in moving and in your new home. I hate moving..I love the idea of starting somewhere new, just not the actual packing and leaving! The rose pic is so special..love how the red just jumps out and grabs the shot.
Happy moving, Hilary. It's a big job but the new place will be so lovely. I hope it all goes smoothly for you and Frank.
Gorgeous walk-- You live in such a beautiful place.
xo jj
j'aime bien la boule qu'on voit au loin avec la rose
Whenever you post these things, on whatever schedule, it is a fine service for us. Thank you!
Hilary, I've been on vacation and did not read all of my favorite blogs while gone; one of which was yours. When I opened this post, I realized how much I have missed your seeing your work! Or rather, your pleasure. :) Stunning images as always. The lone bird in the solitary sky, surprisingly, stands out mostly in this group; however, you always get me with an amazing first photo!
I hope you're in your new home today and not too overwhelmed. Wishing you peace and calm as you transition.
Thanks for taking time to organize your POTW. I hope to read a few today.
As always, your photos are fab, and may your moving experience be brief and y'all get settled in for the long haul.
Good luck with your move! So happy to hear you're getting possession soon.
I love the way you capture light
The rose is gorgeous and the bird in flight is joyful
Take it easy with all the new house/old house stuff, it's a lot to deal with
and enjoy it
Funny, I am always amazed at your photos but was particularly taken this time with the use of light. And looking over previous comments, I'm not the only one! Don't know how you work your magic but sure appreciate it!
You inspired me to do my own frog post earlier this week. Ribbit.
Your photos are brilliant I could walk right in....lots of good folk to visit too, been canning all week, so need to relax...thanks for the tour...
hugs
Sandi
Thanks for the mention, Hilary!
And congratulations on finding the right place. Good luck with your move.
The move sounds nice! I'm glad to finally be getting over here to catch up! :D)
I'm excited for you to be starting this new chapter of your life!
August seems to be a month to take off from regular activities. Around my neck of the woods, those who have lake houses are spending all of their spare time keeping cool there.
And I certainly can blame anyone for being behind in blogging schedules -- I have over 180 unread posts in my feed reader!
great play of the light!
amazing fine art photos as usual.
happy moving, hilary!
big hugs!
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