http://apicturesworth.disqus.com/Picture this-bring your photos back into your life. No more photos lost on your computer or under your bed! Simple solutions for busy peopleenTue, 15 May 2012 21:10:26 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529814223<p>I do love gardens. I'm not into gardening like my husband and for some strange reason I am enjoying doing some weeding. It's a way to do some mindfulness meditation. I love your pictures. </p> <p>Julieanne Case<br>Always from the heart!</p> <p>Reconnecting you to your Original Blueprint, Your Essence, Your Joy| Healing you from the Inside Out |Reconnective Healing | The Reconnection| Reconnective Art |</p> <p><a href="http://thereconnectivehighway.com" rel="nofollow">http://thereconnectivehighway....</a><br></p>Julieanne CaseTue, 15 May 2012 21:10:26 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529691646<p>Desert landscape has it's own beauty doesn't it? And I can't think of anyone better to capture it than you Cheryl. Your photos are so gorgeous!</p>Susan BerlandTue, 15 May 2012 18:21:38 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529690810<p>I think they are hollyhocks but I couldn't swear to it since I'm not the gardener! And I live right here in CA not too far from you, Sue. A group of my friends are going to Filoli this weekend and I'm very disappointed that I won't be able to go. I've never been and I LOVE gardens!</p>Susan BerlandTue, 15 May 2012 18:20:32 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529550372<p>Beautiful Susan! I love gardening and taking pictures of flowers. My garden these days is just beginning- more foundation work, less plants in bloom. Plus I am in the desert which is a very different landscape than when I lived in the Bay Area or even Long Beach. I am learning to garden desert-wise. Last year I took lot's of wildflowers, because we had lot's of wildflowers. Not so this year with very little rain. I am contenting my self with taking pics of cars and horses instead! Good idea to document the gardening process, though to remember years gone by.</p>Cheryl McDonaldTue, 15 May 2012 15:30:59 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529057932<p>Are those hollyhocks? I'm not sure we can grow them here in CA. There's a lovely garden near here called Filoli. I hear it is in full bloom and impressive. I wish we had time to go there this year. Thanks for sharing something that is literally right in your own backyard. I can't wait for our butterfly bushes to bloom so I can watch the butterflies and hummingbirds feed.</p> <p>Sue Bock<br><a href="http://couragetoadventurecoaching.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://couragetoadventurecoach...</a></p>Sue BockTue, 15 May 2012 00:35:57 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529054603<p>Maybe their demise and then new ones too. I wish we could have roses but the deer love to eat them! But I can't complain because we have space and color and beauty and I'm truly blessed!</p>Susan BerlandTue, 15 May 2012 00:27:31 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529054211<p>When I visit a garden, I take tons of pictures. I've created some beautiful "coffee table" books from my pictures. The one I did of Buetchart Gardens was so beautiful more than one friend told me I should sell it to them!</p>Susan BerlandTue, 15 May 2012 00:26:25 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529053626<p>It's fun and so enjoyable to just look out my window from my desk and see the beauty. I love seeing your garden behind you when you do your videos. I can't wait to see it in person.</p>Susan BerlandTue, 15 May 2012 00:24:57 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529053082<p>That's wonderful Mandy. Can't wait to see it!</p>Susan BerlandTue, 15 May 2012 00:23:39 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-529014142<p>Those are magnificient flowers, Susan! You are lucky to be able to see them every day. I was just out in my small garden today, fertilizing the roses. I've photographed them every year, and I definitely see that they are aging. This year they are small, the leaves are smaller, and the stems are less sturdy. But I still enjoy them and find caring for them a tender experience. My photos will start to document their demise, I guess.</p> <p>Judy<br>The Reflective Writer<br><a href="http://www.thereflectivewriter.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thereflectivewriter...</a><br>Personal-Professional Balance Through Writing</p>JudyStoneGoldmanMon, 14 May 2012 22:59:36 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-528946999<p>I'm also one of those people who loves flowers but doesn't really like (I won't go quite as far as hate!) gardening - and I am so jealous that you have a tenant who loves to garden! How great is that! I do take quite a lot of pictures of the garden and gardens we visit (we have some beautiful gardens near here), but never thought to create a digital scrapbook page. It looks great - thanks for the idea!</p>Imogen RagoneMon, 14 May 2012 20:53:58 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-528879381<p>I love taking picture of my garden as well as doing videos back there. However, I never thought about actually documenting them year to year. What a fun activity to go out into the back yard and enjoy the results of your tenant's good work</p>Vicki Dello JoioMon, 14 May 2012 18:49:07 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/05/spring-flowers-in-my-garden/#comment-528805973<p>I do love gardens and gardening. I even created a Facebook place called "Mandy's Garden" where I can "check in" and post pictures from my garden!</p>Mandy WebsterMon, 14 May 2012 16:57:22 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-521218959<p>I love the way you honor your dad on your anniversary and have turned it into that rather than something sad. </p>Susan BerlandSun, 06 May 2012 18:48:04 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-521218283<p>What a difficult time to lose a parent. And your daughter will always cherish those photos of the two of you. You will too! </p>Susan BerlandSun, 06 May 2012 18:46:36 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-521217723<p>I couldn't agree more!</p>Susan BerlandSun, 06 May 2012 18:45:15 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-521217561<p>What a gift your Mom gave you -the permission to express your fellings, to cry. I can imagine what a difficult time that must have been for you, to suffer two significant losses so close together. I love the way you say that you honor her with your tears. Thank you for sharing that. </p>Susan BerlandSun, 06 May 2012 18:44:51 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-521216381<p>I agree, Rowena. Sometimes our relationships are difficult or complex, but you're right. It is never easy. </p>Susan BerlandSun, 06 May 2012 18:42:15 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-517326478<p>Hugs. I haven't lost a parent, but my father-in-law passed 4 days after our wedding and it was my husband (and me) who found him, attempted CPR, etc. My dad is too stubborn to die, seriously. He had heart surgery a few months ago and the surgeons couldn't believe he was still standing with the little the valve was moving. I do know the importance of photos, though. It was what made me try my products and start my business. When my friend lost her husband the week after our babies turned one and I saw all of the incredible family photos they had together, I realized that with thousands of photos of my daughter, I wasn't in them because of how my skin looked and that needed to change. Now I love taking photos with her.</p>Brenda JonesThu, 03 May 2012 00:21:57 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-517192120<p>I forgot to say, I so love having photographs of people I love and seeing the family and friends of people I love. It is like bringing them into our lives, even if it's someone we've never met. </p>SharonWed, 02 May 2012 20:23:00 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-517190414<p>My mom died on July 4, 1973, when I was 30 years old and my husband had just left. It was such a hard time, but her memory and her values have always sustained me. I remember one day when I was 15 and I saw her crying in the kitchen. I said "What's wrong, Mom?" and she said "I miss my mother." Trying to reassure her, I said "Oh, Don't cry," and she said, "I want always to be able to cry when I miss my mom." She's been dead more than half my life and I still honor her with my tears many times when I think of her. </p>SharonWed, 02 May 2012 20:20:33 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-517185515<p>What a beautiful comment.</p>SharonWed, 02 May 2012 20:13:22 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-515978446<p>Yes. I've lost my Mother. I don't remember the date. I may remember the month and year. It's never easy to lose close family.</p>RowenaWed, 02 May 2012 01:50:11 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-515394234<p>My father died on my first wedding anniversary. I still celebrated our anniversary that first year but I kept breaking into tears. I made a decision that day to always say hello to my dad on that day. I decided he chose that day so I would never forget him. I think of his big hugs and his big smile. He was deaf and mute so it was his actions I remember more. And his always open arms. </p> <p>Julieanne Case<br>Always from the heart!</p> <p>Reconnecting you to your Original Blueprint, Your Essence, Your Joy| Healing you from the Inside Out |Reconnective Healing | The Reconnection| Reconnective Art |</p> <p><a href="http://thereconnectivehighway.com" rel="nofollow">http://thereconnectivehighway....</a><br></p>Julieanne CaseTue, 01 May 2012 17:52:25 -0000http://susan-berland.com/2012/04/mourning-the-loss-of-a-parent/#comment-515339692<p>My mom died 3 1/2 years ago and while I do have compassion for her, she was a very difficult woman. I pray she has found peace.</p>Susan BerlandTue, 01 May 2012 17:06:17 -0000