Welcome to the New Kadence Theme!
In the month of August the Thankful Thursday community is meeting over at my friend Laurie’s blog “Women Taking a Stand“; in September I will be hosting, and my friend Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage will be hosting in October. “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were…
Get the WW code here
Get the WW code here.
I just noticed something; this is my 1,000th post! You would have thought I hit this mark earlier, since I have been blogging for 6 years. Well, Happy 1,000th post 
. This week’s Good to WOW challenge theme is faith. I wanted to think outside the box; not photographing again another Cross. So, what…
I know I am a little late on linking up with Ashley for this week’s SOOC challenge, but I still wanted to show you my personal edits from my photographs I took on Monday. About a year ago, my beloved taught me about the “High Pass” filter in Photoshop. I do not use it often…
I usually don’t promote my photos I post on JPG Magazine, but I have published a photo essay about “Faces of Small Town America”. If you are a member of JPG Magazine, would you consider ‘voting’ for my photo essay? Just click on the image above to get to the site and the essay. I…
so lovely!
lovely i use to collect cactus
Wow! This is a great photo. I have a cactus of some sort in the backyard that flowered yellow but to my surprise it only lasted for 2 or 3 days if so much then it fell off. I didn’t even get a chance to take a photo
Happy Wednesday
Its always beautiful to experience cacti in bloom. Lovely picture. Thanks for sharing it. Come over and share my sunset!!!
Iris, I like cactus, also its flowers. Also I admire its strong life-force. Even in desert, it never gives up to show its beautiful…
what if my life in desert??? Forget the lord’s love? ??? or can have a wonderful strong life-force with cactus??
That is a great picture. I have never actually seen a cactus bloom IRL
Happy ww.
beautiful- love cacti
so beautiful!!
I was playing with photo shop a little yesterday had a similar type picture.
speechless….. smile
That is a beautiful shot, Iris!
Last summer we went to Utah and Arizona for our family vacation. Needless to say, we saw a LOT of cactus and some were still blooming. I know there’s an object lesson in there somewhere about beauty lying amongst thorns!
Connie
That is beautiful!
What a beautiful picture.
Happy WW!
Beautiful flower. I love pictures of flowers and cacti flowers are so impressive.
Have a wonderful week.
Angel ():)
So beautiful! I’m always amazed when I see cactus flowers.
Having been ‘stuck’ by a cactus, I’d name this:
Beauty and The Beast
Happy WW, Great photo!
What vivid color! Beautiful!
That is gorgeous! I love the color. Thank you for sharing!
God Bless~
Karen
just beautiful!!
Very beautiful.
Just gorgeous!!! I love your border . . . is that an action? Great WW!
Very lovely!
I love how that flower pops!
What a beatutiful picture!!
Have a great Wednesday!
It always amazes me how beauty can grow out of hostile environments. *smile*
That picture is so beautiful! I guess even in the hot, brown desert there is beauty!
The word “desert” beckons me to go to Arizona. I would love to see a real life sized cactus, and amazing plants like that! Wow!!
Hi,
I am new to your blog. I am really enjoying it…and I love this photo!!
Thank you for sharing
Jessica
That is stunning. Beautiful, vibrant color.
Isn’t God amazing? Just beautiful Iris. I’m still trying to get to your other posts. I think I need to vacuum and dust first. Sigh…..
That is beautiful.
Wow that is an awesome picture thanks for sharing!
Blessings
Hey there Iris…
I tagged you for a book meme……I know your busy so don’t feel obligated!
Blessings
Beautiful…did you take that??
You know I have felt tired all day today. I have been praying for you and your son, any answers yet?
Beautiful. Creation reveals God! Only God could create such beauty for His children. Thank you for sharing.
Robin
Beautiful pic! I love how natural it looks, not groomed, but with the grass or sticks around it. Love that!
{{happy WW}}
Beautiful bloom. It reminds me of how we can be…….might be little dry and thorny and then amazingly enough a beautiful flower blooms. Just another example of how God defies our way of thinking and uses exactly who/what He chooses!