Last week was Oscar’s birthday
(He’s the dog)
And a gloriously frosty day.
The delicate inner ear of a rose
offered up its secret beauty.
Sunlight sparkled on the pink ears
Of a brave flower still in bloom.
We visited a thousand-year-old rune stone
Rising out of the ground like a tooth,
To remind us that these are the golden years,
The moments to seize, to bathe in,
To remember while they last.
For more golden moments, please visit: Our World.
Happy birthday Oscar. How old are you today? My rat terrier is 14 now and still energetic. I love the way you captured the frost on the rose. The details are amazing.
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Oscar is a young 9!
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what a GORGEOUS dog!!! happy birthday, sweet boy!
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Thank you for that reminder. Now out to the garden I go.
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A big Happy Birthday to Oscar! Such a beautiful fellow he is!! The rose is exquisite and all your captures are delightful as always! And what a wonderful reminder! Thank you! Have a beautiful evening and a wonderful tomorrow!
Sylvia
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nice…i am all about bathing in the moment…happy birthday oscar!! that rose is amazing!!! enjoy every moment…
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I love the beautiful spring flower with the winter frost.
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So lovely,difficult to describe the beauty!
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So true!! That first shot is so beautiful and how cool to live where you can walk among those rune stones!
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Oscar is a beauty. I love the way the rose looks covered in frost.
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What a beautiful dog, and the rose is something to behold. No wonder you have such a popular blog!
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These are exquisite moments you have preserved Fi…It seems you never miss a golden second.
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Happy Birthday Oscar…:)
The flower is looking so pretty, the pink one.
Love the last close up shot of Oscar:)
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Wonderful macro shots of the flowers…and Oscar is delightful!!!
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sooo sweet!
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Beautiful post. Love the “delicate inner ear of the rose” Happy Birthday, Oscar. And thank you.
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beautiful pictures.. i love the post, and happy birthday Oscar.. 😀
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Your photos are marvelous. I wish I were that good.
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I love Oscar, walks in the woods, and roses, too. ♥
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This is poetry. Also love the pictures–they are simply beautiful
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Looking and appreciating the beauty of each season. There is gold to be had and you found some. Beautiful.
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Absolutely perfect juxtaposition of rune stone and tail…!
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What a lovable face the dog has. I suppose the ancient stone shape is but a baby in contrast to the earth from which it sprung. 🙂
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A very sweet and poignant post, gorgeous photography and Oscar, I love him already.
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Lovely photos!! The first one is spectacular ~ such a sweet, frosted pink rosebud! The last one of Oscar ~ priceless!
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That rose is gorgeous … as is Oscar.
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Lovely picture of the rose and Oscar is always picture perfect!
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That frosty rose was very special indeed. And Oscar is the dog who puts the p in photogenic.
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Great shots. Birthday boy is looking happy.
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each one is more lovely than the last, but Oscar is a remarkable dog and that photo is my fave. happy week to you Fiona.
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—I LOooooVE Oscar.
I just adore that gorgeous, kind, lovely, red dog. :))))
Happy Birthday, Dear Oscar.
–Would you kiss him for me, LF?
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Done! He kissed back…
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Happy birthday to beautiful Oscar! I love your photos Lady Fi! It’s always a pleasure to come here : both photos and text are brilliant. Have a great week.
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Happy happy and many happy years more to Oscar and you together!
Our Golden Kiki came ten years last August.
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Nature’s way of frosting is much more beautiful than I imagined it would be! What a perfect find in that pink bloom!
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What a beuatiful way nature has to preserve the beauty of spring and summer long into late fall. You are lucky to have frost, here we have only fog and mist, and all the bloom has perished.
Lovely images as always.;)
Thank you for your very endearing comment today.;)
xoxo
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I love that pink frosted, very poetic picture. Congratulates Oscar in my hand, through the photos he is seen as a great dog.
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It does indeed look like a tooth…! I’ve seen interesting ancient stones (not rune) in Mongolia. Your frosted pink rose is a marvelous shot, and of course Oscar is always the star… happy belated boy! (I’ll be posting my Our World post shortly… late, I know…)
[I was not very clear in my post: feng shui principles are like laws of nature. If you break them, they can bring bad luck. All the officials were guilty of corruption, but it is the placement of the footbridge that prevented them from getting away with their crimes. Communism, of course, does not admit to any feng shui rules, as they are metaphysical. Therein the irony.]
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belated birthday wishes to Oscar!
gorgeously golden pics!!
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Oscar is handsome…
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Happy belated Birthday to a gorgeous boy. And congratulations to a fabulous photographer!
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So gorgeous… I really love your pic and Oscar!
Greetings from Holland,
Anna 🙂
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Happy Birthday! He must be really happy thanks to you.
The flowers also celebrated him. 🙂
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Terrific captures!
Oscar looks great!
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It looks like Oscar celebrated his birthday in a beautiful way. Happy birthday to your happy, golden boy.
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happy birthday oscar! you’re so handsome!
gorgeous shots!
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Oscar’s portrait is ready to be used as a postcard !!
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wat a gorgeous shot of the frosted rose. loved it!
cheers,
My Third Eye
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Oh that frosted rose is just beautiful.. and then there was Oscar. What a gorgeous boy.
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Love yr rose shot:)
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Such a BEAUTIFUL post!! love your words…and your images!
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Love how you find the beauty in the ordinary. xoxo 🙂
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i love the frosty rose, love it. wonder what the rose thinks of it though 😉
happy birthday~
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Such a handsome dog… happy birthday Oscar. He seemed to be enjoying the walk. Great shots especially of the frosty rose.
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Belated happy ninth birthday Oscar, you are looking incredibly handsome and not a day over eight!! He’s gorgeous Lady Fi, as are all of your images that I’ve just enjoyed looking through immensely!
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Your words are as beautiful as your gorgeous photographs. I like your portrait of Oscar on his special day.
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Happy belated birthday to Oscar – these dogs become a part of our families! And I love the photos, especially the rose, which has such a delicate beauty with the frost.
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Vakre blomster på hell.
Hunden din ser bare så søt og snill ut:)
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The runestone and the lights made really beautiful backgrounds for all life out there. Thanks for a wonderful walk in your woods.
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A frosty rose and Oscar the dog…a perfect post. Lovely photos…as always.
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thank you and Oscar for sharing the gold!
Aloha from Honolulu
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LadyFi, that brought tears to my eyes.
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The last photo of your dog made me smile.
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That last shot warms my heart dearly.
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Happy Birthday Oscar! He is a gem..and absolute gem..may he live a good long time! I have been noticing he look a bit more grey..it happens to the best of us:)
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Happy birthday! Oscar, you are cute, I like the frosty rose, and Oscar.
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Hi Lady Fi. Thank you so much for your lovely comment on my blog. I am delighted to come here and swoon away, I wish I could take pics of my dog like yours. Oscar looks beautiful and I love his colouring…what a face…enjoy every moment of him!
VEronica
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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day!
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Buon Compleanno Oscar, what a lovely tribute to him.
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I had a dog, but, she died, I’m afraid. She was brilliant, never bad. I dream of her every day, that was about 3 years. Your dog Oscar, is brilliant, happy birthday Oscar.
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Happy birthday Oscar.
That rose looks like a frozen treat.
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Happy Birthday Oscar!
We loved that last photo of you so much and the icy rose was beautiful too!
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Lovely! I love the flowers that make the effort to hang on! (Probably at my age, I just have a lot of empathy)>
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Beautiful photos, Lady Fi!
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That icy rose looks amazing Fi – Dave
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Awesome! Happy Birthday To Oscar 🙂
Love the flower shots as always!
My Yatra Diary…
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Hope you had a lovely birthday, Oscar. You are just one year older than Lucy. She was eight on 7th Nov. That’s a lovely photo of you – and the one in the previous post too.
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Great pictures…I too have a labrador…and I make sure that I too spend a lot of time with him on his birthday…
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Happy Birthday, Oscar!!!
Albert says he cannot wait to meet you someday!
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wonderful these frosty flowers, very nice photos and beautiful colors
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just when I think you can’t possibly post something more gorgeous…
this. this.
and Happy Birthday to your Oscar.
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Oscar has the most soulful eyes. Probably because he himself is an old soul wise in the ways of living. We can all learn a lot from this fine fella.
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I just want to hug Oscar!
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