Little House in the Woods - MetalPhoto Credit: Carrie King Location: Belvidere, IL U. S. A.

Location: Pitlochry Forest | Scotland

"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers

Photo Credit: Craig Kleber

brooding skies - I found myself contemplating some of life's deeper questions

Claude was notoriously obsessed with capturing the colors and atmosphere of his water garden

Yet in the end

it's an exquisite space where I found a momentary sense of bliss and transcendence

Claude Monet passionately stated: “My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece

this old barn strikes a grand presence as it marks the history of time passed

always and always

It takes more than a day to get under your skin

red and purple flowers reach a thrilling crescendo