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Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.
Gian Carlo Menotti
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April 11, 2013

Proud and loving the sun.  These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating.  Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals.

"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock."  ~ Henry Ward Beecher 

Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends.

Linda
December 31, 2012

Happy New Year's Eve to everyone!

Shot from this Spring and an SC exeriment.
Enjoy the day and evening, stay safe and have a blessed New Year's day tomorrow.

Linda
October 9, 2012

"We've been in a war and a recession. That's why acccent colors with yellow and purple are popular. They're optimistic and flirty and happy colors."  ~ David Bromstad 

Besides red, purple is my favorite color.  I loved the quote above for purple is a very optimistic and flirty color.  

One of the best quotes, is the one that Godschild quoted in her comment when she got a sneak peek of this shot.  Godschild said:  ""I think it pisses God off if you pass by the color purple and don't notice it." ~ Alice Walker, The Color Purple.  

How appropriate & true.

There's real truth in Godschild's comment  - how can you walk by the color purple, particularly in nature, and not notice it?

This pretty little flower was somewhat hidden amongst the high grass and fallen tree branches, but it did catch my eye, because it was purple.  I saw it as Bill and I walked through some forest paths within Yellowstone National Park.

Best viewed in larger sizes.

Have a optimistically purple day today my friends.

Linda
September 26, 2012

"Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places."  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Indeed Yellowstone is full of wildflowers and flora of all shapes, sizes and colors.  In this shot, we were visiting the Black Sand Basin near Old Faithful and I thought these pretty little wildflowers were just stunning.  The park has wooden walk ways around all the geyser & hot springs basins to keep people safe and to protect nature from our treks through the areas.  

These flowers were thriving in the most (to me at least) un-hospitable environments - near hot water springs, hot geysers, air thick with steam, soil heavy with minerals - and yet they bloomed an seemed to be quite happy in their home.  It brings to mind the old saying, "Bloom where you are planted."  These guys certainly did.

Have a wonderful and joyous day today my friends!

Linda
August 10, 2012

"A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes." ~ James Russell Lowell 

I really have no idea if this is a weed or a flower.  This amazing intrique of this complex blossom eventually turns into the lovely and delicate white flowers that you see in the back ground.  This was spotted on one of the backroads in Kentucky and I thought it was amazing.

Check it out in large sizes - it's got loads of detail.

Any ideas, help or input from my Smugmug friends - would be so appreciated.

LATE POST:  KVEdisonNaturePhotos has identified this as Queen Anne's Lace.  Thanks K!

Have a weed-less day today my friends!

Linda
July 6, 2012

Pink roses are said to be for love expectant and hopeful.  I love roses of all colors and am delighted by the beautiful aroma that they exude - all different and all unique.  This is a photo from the archives of a pretty bunch of my pink roses.  

Thank you all for your kind words and comments.  I appreciate all critiques as they help me be a better photographer.

Have a glorious day today my friends.

Linda
June 29, 2012

"I've no idea what kind of flower this is"  ~ Me

As I mentioned before, Bill and I are on vacation - so not too many new photos to share with my Smug friends.  For this one I went back a couple of years to our trip to Seattle and Canada.  this is a beauty from the Buchart Gardens.  It rained the entire time that we were there, but it made for some great flower photos.

Would love to know what species of flower you think this is.

Have a happy day today my friends, TGIF!!!
Linda
May 31, 2012

“Pink is the color of romance and a friend tells me that the girl with the pink dress at the party is the one who is selected for each dance” ~ Alfred Carl Hottes 
 
Here's another shot of one of the Pink anniversary roses from Bill.

Processed with PickMonkey - hope you enjoy.

I'm still in Birmingham but will be looking forward to getting on the plane back home to Dallas in the morning.

Linda
May 30, 2012

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."  ~Mignon McLaughlin

First - I want to thank everyone for your kind and generous comments on my wheat post from yesterday.  I was very honored and humbled by the response.  Thank you!!!  And ....... YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!

Bill and I recently celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary and it was glorious.  We didn't get to spend an evening out on the day of our anniversary because I had to work that night.  However, on the actual day of our anniversary, I returned home from a very long day at work and entertaining customers at about 12:00 midnight.  I was thrilled and so full of love when I found this beautiful arrangement of 2 dozen pink roses on the kitchen island.  My sweet husband had gotten them for me that day as his anniversary present.  The arrangement was accompanied by a wonderful anniversary card, and his hand-written note on the clear vase that held the flowers that said, "I love you, and these are the best 3 years of my life."

Oddly enough, knowing that I would be gone on the day of our anniversary, when I left that morning at 6:00 a.m. I left him a card and a new "car" shirt my pillow next to his.  He was still sleeping when I left and I didn't want to wake him.

I was thrilled that after a 18 hour day to come home and find this treasure.   I wanted to share a couple of photos (see tomorrow's potd) of the anniversary roses with my SmugMug friends.

We did have a fantastic celebration a couple of evenings later.  We went out to a new restaurant and enjoyed our favorite food = Sushi.  It was AWESOME!!

We laughed, we talked, we just had the best of times.  

Have a perfectly pink day today my friends,

Linda
April 11, 2013

Proud and loving the sun. These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating. Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals.

"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends.

Linda
April 11, 2013

Proud and loving the sun.  These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating.  Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals.

"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock."  ~ Henry Ward Beecher 

Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends.

Linda
April 11, 2013

Proud and loving the sun. These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating. Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals.

"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends.

Linda
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