Well my big day arrives on Wednesday, March 17th. I will be having back surgery. That nasty virus I had triggered a sciatiac problem that I had years ago. No longer able to ignore so...knife time. Doctor will remove bulging disc and repair 2 others. Now I am really looking forward to good weather. Hoping that by the time SPRING arrives I will be well enough to be outside taking pictures. Wishing SPRING to all and take care...Be a blessing to someone today! Paulette

Remember Summer?

Been down with a virus for almost 2 weeks now including a flare up of sciatiac. Had to get a shot for pain and lots of meds. Finally on the mend and I didn't think I would say this - but I am almost looking forward to going back to work. Since I have not been up to doing much, I have been reviewing pictures that I have taken over the past year. Thought it might be good to post a few - just so we don't forget all the colors of summer - since winter is only showing a blanket of white. In fact a very HIGH blanket of white here in OHIO.

Winter has arrived with its beautiful sights and quiet sounds. Blowing winds and swirling snow are now a part of our life along with boots, hats, gloves and snow shovels. Driving down slushy streets one can hear squeals of laughter from snowball fights and see lopsided snowmen bundled up as much as the children who built them. Chimneys are sprouting plumes of smoke billowing from warm fireplaces and homes are shuttered tightly against the night. Fir trees are laden heavy with sparkling snow and if one looks closely tiny footprints of deer, rabbits and squirels can be seen crisscrossing our yards.

Colorful photo opportunities seem to be lost with the dim light of winter until slim rays of sun peek through the graying clouds. Then maybe, just maybe, with the click of the camera shutter the serene peacefulness of the quiet dawn will be captured in a picture that will stay within my mind to ease the chaos of a busy day.

As always, I wish for you Peace, Kindness and Blessings

Paulette K Beal

Southern Summer Beauty

I traveled to Nashville recently for a long overdue visit with my sister. Although she and her husband were very busy with their business, I was able to visit some of the 'cultural' sites in the city. One of the most beautiful was Cheekwood Gardens. Fifty-five acres of serene picturesque summer blooms laid out among long winding paths. I took over 300 pictures and will have them posted on my http://www.expressionsbypaulette.com/ website soon. I did not visit the downtown area of "Music City" this time but did tour the Opryland Hotel. There the conservatory flowers were spectacular with waterfalls, fountains and rare orchid blooms. These photos will add a different perspective to my All Occasion Cards. As the flowers have a natural artistic beauty all on their own. I have some ideas rolling around in my head for different ways of exhibiting my photos and cards and I am anxious to post them for you to view. Now if I just had about a week of uninterrupted time to spend on 'fun projects'. But alas, my 'paying' job of 40 hours per week does seem to take precedence. In a few more weeks I will be staying in North Myrtle Beach for a wonderful beach vacation. (At least I hope it will be wonderful - we have been chased out before because of hurricanes!) As always I wish for you PEACE KINDNESS AND BLESSINGS (PKB)
Paulette Kae Beal

Nashville Here I Come

I am days away from driving myself to Nashville to visit my sister. she has a beautiful home, but I am not planning on spending much time 'inside'. I have made plans to visit Cheekwood Gardens and Radnor lake to take pictures for my Photographic All Occasion Cards. I hope you can visit my website www.expressionsbypaulette.com soon and see some examples of my work.
I will God willing be back in a week and will be posting some beautiful floral and nature photos.
Take care - Paulette K Beal =
As always I wish for you Peace
Kindness
Blessings

Waiting on a beautiful weekend to start

The day is sunny here and a little cool. The weekend promises to be bright with sunshine.
What a week. That tooth that was bothering me - let it be known that enough was enough so I had an emergency trip to the dentist only to be given pain pills and a diagnosis that I needed to see an oral surgeon. So by 3pm Monday I was having my tooth yanked out. At least the pain was gone and I had the rest of the week to look forward to. I loaded more pictures on my website, got 2 orders mailed and was feeling pretty good about myself.
This morning while looking out my kitchen window waiting for the coffee to perk - a beautiful female deer walked leisurely across my backyard. Of course, my camera was upstairs! I could only watch as she cautiously sniffed the air and quietly walked to the woods. Another reason to be happy! So off to work I went and then received a call that my son is in the hospital with possible gallstones. Here it is late Friday afternoon and he still doesn't know anything - just lying in his hospital room waiting on the doctor. He has had a run of bad luck for so many months now - we just keep thinking it has to get better soon.
Well the good news is, if all continues to go well for me - I will be leaving on the 21st of June for Nashville for my long awaited picture taking vacation. I have researched some sites and am so anxious to go. Hopefully my next blog will be filled with beautiful flowers and southern sites.
Take care and as always I wish to Peace
Kindness
Blessings
Paulette K Beal (PKB)