Dewdrops on Pansies

There is something fascinating to me about dewdrops. They magically appear overnight like little acrobats, clinging in gravity-defying poses.

 Some are perfect orbs.

 Others are twinkling cabochon jewels.

I encourage you to click on the photos to view them full-screen for a closer look at nature's beauty. 

For those of you who noticed, I took a break from my blog over the winter. I decided not to put in a winter garden this year, so I turned my attention to other things. Now that spring has sprung, I have been working in the garden preparing the vegetable beds for planting. The bulbs and spring flowers are in bloom and these dewdrops beckoned me today. They inspired me to get out my camera and post some pictures on the blog. I've missed the garden, my camera and the blogging. Yay for spring!!

Raindrops on Papaya Leaves

We were blessed with a sweet summer rain earlier in the week. It was the perfect lift-me-up my garden and I needed after some terribly hot weeks. To say I relished the next morning is truly understating my joy. Refreshed and revitalized, the garden sparkled like my happy heart. As I strolled through the drenched garden I bent to examine my one and only watermelon when something silver caught my eye. Thinking it was metal, I turned to look, then realized it was rain drops on the papaya leaves shining like jewels.

This cabochon appears to be backed with silver.

Some jewels have imperfections like this raindrop that has something floating at the top.

Reflections of branches appear to be inside this drop.

Impossibly round, this one reminds me of a child's marble. 

Smooooooth.

See the storm clouds reflected in this one? 

They are welcome to come again soon!!

Sunflowers Brighten My Day

Iridescent Irises