Around this time of year, I need to remind myself that winter doesn’t last forever. These scenes are from the garden at my mother’s house, planted by its original owner, Wayne de la Rua — Baldwin county’s first Master Gardener. Much of it was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, but I’m happy that we captured a few pieces of it in photos.
Matt Miklic 
Good to be reminded, yes! Thanks. Z
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I needed this too :) Beautiful!
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Up here in Buffalo, we need it!
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This is a gorgeous reminder!
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Reblogged this on JeKaren Taylor, Writer and commented:
Just the thought that Spring is around the corner makes me happy!
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It’s lovely. Though I’m not sure if we could really call it winter.
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Thanks. With over 15 inches of snow blanketing the countryside, you made a bright spot in my day.
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Springtime is very encouraging as the cold brings many problems to us during winter.
Thanks for bringing on the happiness we all need when forgetting about the cold also.
Rodney
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Reblogged this on jpgharden and commented:
God’s beauty, man could not create…
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The guy in Mobile, Alabama is complaining about the winter? Uh-oh.
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Ice on the ground for 3 days is definitely historic for south Alabama; never happened before in my lifetime. :)
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Hi Matt, I have been quietly stalking your blog because I love the way to take pictures. In particular, I love the way you create your gallery posts. Unfortunately, I use the RYU theme too and I have completely failed to format a gallery post to turn out like this. The pictures just stack up in a row. Can you please please help a friendly stalker? :-)
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Hi Emily, sorry it took me so long to reply. Thanks for the kind words! To switch to tiled layouts from the default, head over to Settings → Media in your blog’s dashboard, scroll down to “Image Gallery Carousel,” and select the box next to “Display all your gallery pictures in a cool mosaic.” If you need more help, this Support article should guide the way. Cheers! http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/
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