Lily in Hemmingway’s Garden, originally uploaded by ifringe.

It is almost winter time… the snow is flying, the wind is whipping and the skies dark and forbidding. This is not to say that the day is gloomy, however, for actually it is a very cheery day. And what better way to share that cheer than going back to a wonderful visit from this summer?
This summer we visited Key West, Florida, a favorite place of mine. It rained this particular trip, however. No, not rained once or twice or here and there. It rained the entire trip, most of every day, and that made the trip a little more challenging than normal. However, in between breaks in the clouds we were able to get out and about and get some shooting down. And in between that we did a few tourist things, just because.
One of the tourist things that we did was visit the Hemingway House. Yes, that Hemingway. It is possible to tour the house and see it much as Ernest last left it (truly, they have it very well preserved)and of course, see the very neat looking six toed cats. The cats are simply everywhere, and that makes it even more incredible. But, I digress.
Wandering around the grounds, out to the side of the house where few, if any, tourists wandered there lies a small, tidy Lily Pond, replete with, of course, Lilies. There were stopped for a while, and the peace was simply incredible. You could feel the world around you drop away and in its place was nothing but serenity–what an amazing sensation. The lilies themselves were striking and exuded a sense of peace–and that naturally begged a picture.
Which finally brings us to this particular shot. A lily in Ernest Hemingway’s Lily Garden. The sun will always rise here over this pond.

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