I named my greeting cards "Y Note" because of John, my husbands best friend from college. He used to always call me "Lynda with a Y." Over time it just became "Y." There are those who would say that is a good name for me - I always want more information, want to know "why," never got over being 2 years old...
Plus it sounds like High Note, and when I'm sending someone a card, I want it to hit a high note, something beautiful that is a refreshing breather from the stresses and strains of daily life. We live in a beautiful world - its just easy to forget that!
I take pictures because it is such an amazing world we live in; sometimes I see a flower and it just stops me in my tracks. Or a tree, or a waterfall. I want to share it with everybody I love, I want them to have that same breathless moment of being lost in beauty. Since I can't carry everyone around with me, I send them cards that hopefully say to them - see, this was a wonderful moment, and you were there with me in my heart.
When I started creating sets of cards to give as gifts, people said they loved sending them, so I wanted anyone who was interested to be able to see what the story was behind their picture.
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Leaves are still changing here, and we southerners feel it is quite chilly - even down near freezing some nights! Once again, the area lives up to its ancient name Nanthahala, or the place where the light looks beautiful shining through the trees all day.
YNotes are dedicated to reminding us that there is beauty everywhere; to be found on a windowsill, in our front yard, and on the African veldt. When I stop to see, it reminds me to breathe in beauty’s nourishment, to rest my eyes in that which is lovely, to feel deep response. These brief bursts of beauty called flowers are universes in themselves. I wish to you and yours a moment’s rest in the beauty that surrounds you.
To find the flower's story, use the photo's name to search, or scroll through the archive.
Image of the Season
Leaves are still changing here, and we southerners feel it is quite chilly - even down near freezing some nights! Once again, the area lives up to its ancient name Nanthahala, or the place where the light looks beautiful shining through the trees all day.
If you want to know more...
- Why YNotes? (1)
I have a few assorted individual and packaged greeting cards made from these pictures for sale. Please e-mail me if you're interested - more to come...
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About Me
- Lynda (why "YNotes"-see July archive...)
- Atlanta, United States
- My love affair with images began during walks with my Estonian grandfather, looking for subjects he would draw and paint. My uncle, his youngest son, was in art school. He told me to draw the spaces. In college I first connected with a lifelong friend who showed me around film and darkrooms. Now, with the little handheld digital, I snap pictures of my world. My father and mother named me "beautiful field" and that is (usually) how I see the world. I get quietly excited about the beauty that surrounds us, and want to share it. I live in Atlanta with my husband. We have three "children", two grands, numerous nieces and nephews and godchildren; we are both spiritual directors; he is also a pastoral counselor/therapist and I work as a business consultant/coach for entrepreneurs (www.goodwingrowth.com)