Peonies have always fascinated me, from the bushes that grew in my Grandmother's garden years ago to the tree peonies I recently discovered in the Botanical Gardens in New York City. They are so colorful, so playful and yet so serene. I can, and have, spend hours just looking and drinking in their solitude and beauty. This book is the first in a series and even though it isn't all poetry, I hope you will give me poetic license to include quotes and words that are inspirational to me, and hopefully to you.
Rock cairns populate the hidden gem known as Buddha Beach at the Cathedral Rock Vortex along Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. There are literally hundreds of tiny hand crafted rock piles, made from rocks and stones along the shore. As I (Deborah Carney) was photographing the tiny (and not so tiny) rock structures I knew they had to be paired with quotes and sayings from Buddha. I hope you will enjoy this journey through Buddha Beach paired with some insightful quotations. The photographs in this book are taken by myself, my daughter Liz, and her son Alec. All the sayings in the book are attributed to Buddha. Buddha quotes need to be read slowly for the meaning to come to you. Many are open to interpretation, which means you will read the meaning you need to see and hear. Each photo has its own message; you might have to look hard to find it. We are where we are supposed to be, when we are supposed to be there. Deborah Carney, 2012
A series of books that identify full color images of Lilacs. All images are correctly identified from tags that were attached to the bushes at the time they were photographed. Due to the size of the completed books, we have broken Lilacs A to Z into four books, varieties that start with A through E, F through L, M through Q, and R through Z. Years ago I lived in Rochester, NY, which has a park with hundreds of Lilac bushes. Each spring there is a Lilac Festival, usually during the peak blooming season for the majority of the bushes. There are some that bloom ahead of the rest, and some late blooming, but since I lived in the area, I could photograph all the Lilacs at their peaks. I got my love of lilacs from my Grandmother, who had a beautiful, large lilac bush in front of her country farmhouse. Every Spring when we visited her the smell of lilacs floated in the air and through the open windows into the house. It was tall enough to shade part of the yard where I would sit and read. After photographing the Lilacs for years, I started to realize that I wanted to know more about them, what they actually were. After that I started photographing not only the bushes but also the tags and signs around them so that I could accurately identify the specific varieties. All identifications were made from tags attached to the lilac bushes as they were photographed. Any bush without a tag is not included in this book. We hope this book will bring you a breath of spring and that you can smell the lilacs while perusing the pages.
Years ago I lived in Rochester, NY, which has a park with hundreds of Lilac bushes. Each spring there is a Lilac Festival, usually during the peak blooming season for the majority of the bushes. There are some that bloom ahead of the rest, and some late blooming, but since I lived in the area, I could photograph all the Lilacs at their peaks. I got my love of lilacs from my Grandmother, who had a beautiful, large lilac bush in front of her country farmhouse. Every Spring when we visited her the smell of lilacs floated in the air and through the open windows into the house. It was tall enough to shade part of the yard where I would sit and read. After photographing the Lilacs for years, I started to realize that I wanted to know more about them, what they actually were. After that I started photographing not only the bushes but also the tags and signs around them so that I could accurately identify the specific varieties. All identifications were made from tags attached to the lilac bushes as they were photographed. Any bush without a tag is not included in this book.
The title of this book is “Blue Honeycreepers” because of the bright blue coloring in the Red-legged and Yellow-legged Honeycreeper male birds. When I started writing this I was amazed at the lack of information about these really interesting birds. The internet had mostly rewritten information from the Honeycreeper Wikipedia page. So I set out to try and create not just a photo book, but a book that included some facts about the birds and commentary on their behavior.The photos for this book were taken in a certified bird conservatory which means they might not be behaving the same that they do in the wild, however from what I have been able to learn from the various references I was able to find their behavior is pretty much the same.I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed putting it together and as much as Vinny and I enjoyed photographing them.~ Deborah Carney
I love roses and have lived near beautiful gardens most of my life. My grandmother had a beautiful border of roses around her big old farmhouse wrap around porch, my mother had a rose garden that bordered the fence with the neighbors in the city. The neighbors even reciprocated by growing roses on their side of the chain link fence. Even though I grew up in the city, my grandparents had a huge farmhouse with lots of gardens. Our yard in the city was nice refuge from city life. Then as a mom and owner of my own home I had a rose garden along the front of my ranch style suburban house, extending down the sidewalk to great visitors. Living among so many roses and have access to beautiful city and county gardens gave me a lifelong appreciation for the work it takes to sustain those gardens and an appreciation of their beauty in art and photography. I hope you enjoy my book of whimsical rose art and that it brings a smile to your face. And that each image takes your breath away more than the last one. Deborah Carney
Butterflies have always fascinated photographers and writers Deborah Carney and Vinny O'Hare. In this book they share the first in a series of books featuring their photographs of butterflies with quotes, proverbs and poetry about butterflies. In addition to a quote or poem on each page, the butterfly is also identified. Each of the books in our Butterfly art and photography series will have the butterflies identified. A Butterfly Lights Beside Us A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam... and for a brief moment it's glory and beauty belong to our world... but then it flies on again, and although we wish it could have stayed, we are so thankful to have seen it at all. ~ Author Unknown All our butterfly photographs are taken of live butterflies in the wild or in sanctioned butterfly conservatories.
Summer. It's the time when we take vacations, go swimming, and generally veg out. Many people like to find some light summer reading for the long, lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. If that's you, you've come to the right place. This collection offers up fifteen stories by a dozen authors. Some are brief, and some are pleasant. Others are lengthy, and a couple of them are downright disturbing. They're all going to stay with you for a while.
In Photos and QuotesI have paired inspiring quotes with some of my photography and art in the hopes that between them we can help writers get over writer's block or even just give people a place to read and relax. Think...The quotes and images included are not only inspirational; some are here to make you think. They are here to evoke emotion, whether it is relaxation, anger, agreement or debate. Not Just for WritersWhile the quotes included are aimed at writers, anyone can enjoy the photographs and art that are included, and the thought provoking quotes that are paired with the images.
This is a transcript of a round table discussion about how affiliate marketing got started and how it has evolved with some of the people that have been in it since the beginning. Are they in the same place they were when they started? Where do they see the industry going? Throughout the discussion there are questions from people that were able to submit questions via a chat function. Panelists Todd Farmer, Todd Crawford, Connie Arnold, Scott Jangro and Brian Littleton have a lively discussion, history you probably don't know, as they answer some burning questions about the beginnings of our awesome industry. Our industry is so young that we want to capture the thoughts about it's growth from some of the leaders in the industry. No one currently in our industry wanted to grow up to be an affiliate or affiliate manager, the jobs didn't exist. But now, there are many young people whose parents are in the industry and they kinda would like to do what Mom and/or Dad does.
In this fully illustrated and rhyming letter book, the alphabet beasts have lots of sharp teeth and claws, and crazy, wild eyes! They might look a little scary, but when you get to know each one, you will learn that they find pleasure in simple things like naps in hammocks, bowls of porridge, and the bright, shining moon!
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