Summer Horses & a Lucky Winner

early in the season

east of the Rockies

horses lounged amongst flowers

summer has shared a multitude of flowers

most of which have turned to fruit or seeds

summer has been filled with hot blue skied days

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I would like to thank Novica

for kindly offering my readers

the generous gift of a $50 gift certificate!

Novica supports artists around the world

I personally appreciate hand made items

they hold magical aspects of people and life;

creativity, skill and heart

the lucky winner is:

Sandy Carlson!

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Novica Give Away!

perched

upon a small limb

a nest made of lichen and gossamer spider webs

a tiny humming bird

lays two eggs

they are sat upon with care

day after day

tiny beaks 

peck and peck

two babies are born

the nest is made of gossamer spider webs

so that it can stretch as the babies grow

ingenious! 

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Novica

affiliated with National Geographic

has generously offered 

one of my lucky blog guests

a $50 gift certificate

!!!

my niece chose a lovely embroidered bracelet for herself:

the winner can choose from anything on the:

 Novica website

so many choices:

Short Dresses, Batik Clothing, Peruvian Jewelry, 

earrings, Men's clothing, and so much more!

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Novica's items are made from artisans all over the world
they come beautifully wrapped and awesome quality
how lucky that they like my blog readers!

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winner will be announced:

July 28th, 2013

simply leave a comment

and you will be included in the draw

(or say: no thank you if you would not like to win but would still like to say something

 about the hummingbirds)

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Thank you Novica!!

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The Novica Recipient is:

wandered about Montana for a couple of days

camped under the stars 

along a roaring river

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flowers are budding

and blooming

butterflies

and moose delighting

in the cusp of Spring

leaning into Summer

amazing to think that we are on the verge of the longest day of our year

here in NW Montana

sunset on Summer Solstice, June 20, 2012

will be at 9:43 PM

16.1 hours of daylight

the sweet smelling

sweet tasting

wild roses 

are blooming

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I am pleased to announce the winner of the 

$50 gift certificate

from

Novica, in association with National Geographic

is.....

 Valerianna

of 

RavenWood Forest  

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Congratulations!

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Mushrooms and Novica!

tis a rainy season

inspiring fruit of the earth

to rise through the dirt

bathing in gentle forest light

some a gourmet delight!

(above) the highly sought after Morel

two always catch my eye

like friends

or lovers

kin

squirrels carry mushrooms into trees.... 

storage

such a treat for me to find!

Once again, our friends at Novica,

in association with National Geographic

would like to give my wonderful blog friends a gift for appreciating natural beauty, our natural world and hand crafted arts.

 I chose the above earrings as a gift. 

They are lovely, well made and came in a beautiful handmade box!

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The winner of my random drawing with receive a

$50 gift 

certificate to spend as they wish at Novica.

perhaps in one of these catagories:

Silver Charm Bracelets
Amethyst Chandelier Earrings
Sterling Silver Earrings from Peru
Lockets
Silk Fans
Natural Flower Necklaces

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simply leave a comment to be included in the give away

or

if you would like to leave me a mushroom message

but no gift certificate

simply say "no gift"

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the winner will be chosen June 18,2012

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The Novica Winner is......

evidence

of divinity

found in each breath

the breath within our chest

the breath

of winters magnificence

evidence of divinity

as the sun lights icy crystals

colors dance 

and fairies prance

kin to the living spark

light that dances within our hearts

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Novica thank you for honoring my blog friends and readers

with a $50 gift certificate for your website!

Novica supports artists around the world by giving them a place to share and sell what they create. 

An opportunity for us to purchase and enjoy products made by hand and heart. 

Random number generator has chosen

Elena Nuez!

Congratulations Elena!

Elena has a wonderful and artful blog,

where she shares gorgeous photography!

Treat yourself to a visit to her blog Bicocacolors.

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As we near Winter Solstice, 

my heart feels the peace found in deep nights.

Soon,  we will experience more sunlight each and every day.

Wishing you all a lovely holiday season!

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Give Away from Novica!

cold days and nights 

grow icy delights

and 

Novica

(in association with National Geographic)

is giving MY Blog readers 

a gift certificate of $50

wahoo!

Novica supports artists around the world by giving them a place to sell their art 

to us.

I ordered two gifts from them.

Mate Gourd Maracas

their sound is awesome

the art a delight

the gift wrapping thrilled me:

 a silk scarf

soft and fluid

the batik is gorgeous and it came in a hand dyed bag for wrapping!

this is how they arrived:

So, take a look at some of the links (below)

and if you would love a chance to win this $50 gift certificate leave me a message

in the comment section. 

I will randomly choose one person on 16th of December, 2011.

accessories

men's accessories

women's scarves

men's sterling silver cuff links

wool scarves

walking sticks

one more thing:

Novica has opportunities to become a consultant!

This might be a fun and beneficial way to earn money with a great company. 

You can read the details here:

Novica Live

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Wahoo to the lucky winner!

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and the Winner Is:

Two posts ago I offered a give away from Novica.

They want to give my visitors a $75 gift certificate!

Completely generous of them!

Today is the day.....

random generator chooses Barbara of Brushes and Cloth!

Yea and Congratulations!

From my heart to yours, I thank all my lovely blog friends. 

Your kindnesses, encouragement, friendship touch my heart, inspire smiles

and actually make my art complete. 

So it has been lovely to offer Novica's (affiliated with National Geographic) gift

to you as a thank you. 

I wish one and all a lovely Mother's Day!

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Give Away!! Generosity from Novica to YOU!

Give Away!

but first a conk, a shelf mushroom

have you ever looked up close at a conk?

I did and I was amazed. 

I love looking up close at nature:

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Now for the amazing Give Away!

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Recently Novica, who happens to be associated with National Geographic, wrote me offering a generous gift. 

You see they noticed that I have wonderful Blog Friends,

Yes that is YOU!

This is not something I usually do, but how could I refuse. 

They gave me a gift certificate to order something and tell you about it. 

I got my sister a gift- Shush, don't tell her!

Look how beautifully it arrived in a handmade gift box!

Handmade sterling silver earrings. 

She will love them. 

They arrived so fast I barely blinked and they were here.

From my experience this company is truly

helping artisans to share their arts with the world.

This in turn helps them to make a living and care for their families.

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They also gave me a $75 gift certificate for ONE of you!

No jumping through hoops, 

you don't have to follow me here there or anywhere.... 

Just leave me a kindly message on THIS post, 

with a way to get a hold of you (in case you win).

In one week, on May 8th, 2011

I will pick one person who will get this generous gift from NOVICA.

You can choose from their Corporate gifts

or Green Gifts

or any of their products.

You can visit their section called: Novica Live

and 

check out how you can loan money to artisans around the world at their

Micro Finance section! 

I think that is an amazing program. 

(I must, yes MUST hear from the winner by midnight May15th, if I do not....

then I will pick a different person from the comments on this post).

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Also, if you enjoy amazing macro photography visit:

Lisa Chaos's Macro Monday

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