Went out to the park searching for autumnal shades. There was not much variety however as I think the scorching heat moves the foliage from dead to crisp rather quickly. The leaves seem to simply whither and fall. So I guess this is Fall in full throttle.
Photo 1: Sunlight on an Autumn leaf
Photo 2: Fall in yellow
Photo 3: Fall in Red
Photo 4: Fall softly
Photo 5: Fallen leaf
Photo 6: Leaf in Colour
Photo 7: Leaf in Black and White
The showers increased in intensity last week for just one day, so I took a trip back to the rose garden in our local park to see what I could see.
Photo 1: Raindrops on a red rose
Photo 2: Rain on yellow roses
Photo 3: Pink Rose in the rain
Photo 4: View from the top
Photo 5: Rust rose and Grey skies
Photo 6: Weight of water
Photo 7: Rear view of a wet rose
Photo 8: Wet red rose
The joys of finally seeing signs of a little rain. The garden loved it. Hope there will be more soon.
Photo 1: Geranium cluster and raindrops
Photo 2: Fading Betty Boop in the rain
Photo 3: Betty Boop cluster and raindrops
Photo 4: Wet Gardenia
Photo 5: Raindrops on petals
Photo 6: Fresh after the rain
Photo 7: Geraniums in the rain
The delicate blooms of the Rose of Sharon are on show again on the creek trail close to our home. Conditions were not great for photos this morning as there was some wind but that just gave them a surreal look.
Photo 1: Rose of Sharon
Photo 2: Bud and bloom
Photo 3: Side by side
Photo 4: Blooming
Photo 5: Emerging
Photo 6: Visitor
Photo 7: Opening
Stopped at the rose garden in the local park this morning after going for a nice bike ride. Some rather lovely blooms. Flower gardens are my happy place!
Photo 1: Yellow roses
Photo 2:Pink and yellow rose
Photo 3: Pink and White Rose
Photo 4: Variegated rose
Photo 5: Orange mini tea roses
Photo 6: Orange roses
Photo 7: Red rose
Photo 8: Pink roses
I am often out in the garden in the morning with my camera to take advantage of the lovely light. This morning a local resident stopped to ask me whether I would take some portrait photos of his children. I told him I don’t shoot people..only flowers! Think I am going to make that into a t-shirt.
Photos from the garden this morning:
Photo 1: Betty Boop dreaming
Photo 2:Â Better Boop old and new
Photo 3: Abelia small and pretty
Photo 4: Rosebuds
Photo 5: Variegated Rose
Photo 6: Fading pink Rose
Photo 7: Betty Boop and buds
Photo 8: Sun bleached Betty Boop
Bought these red Anthuriums in a little pot. They have such a simple yet elegant shape. A woman behind me at the checkout told me that it was the only flower her father could ever recall the name of because he liked them so much. As a result when he died they had a red and white Athurium design printed on a blanket to drape over his casket. Flowers can touch us in so many ways…
Photo 1: Red Anthuriums
Photo 2: Bud and bloom
Photo 3: Anthurium curves
Photo 4: Side by side
Photo 5: On the edge
A Facebook friend, teaching in Afghanistan, invited me to participate in the gratitude challenge. I thought it was a lovely idea and so I added some text to my pics to go with the theme.
Photo 1: Grateful People
Photo 2:Â Charming Gardeners
I have been waiting to get my hands on a bunch of these beauties. Found some at a local supermarket yesterday. Lovely vibrant colour and they just look so different to the yellow I am accustomed too.
Photo 1: Orange Sunflower
Photo 2: Looking up
Photo 3: Side view
Photo 4: Side by side
Photo 5: Together
Photo 6: Pair
Photo 7: Sunny bunch
It was a bit breezy in the garden this morning so not great conditions for floral photography outdoors but there were still some lovely blooms to snap.
Photo 1: Hybrid Tea Roses
Photo 2: Betty Boop opening
Photo 3: Betty boop bud
Photo 4: Betty Boop bloom
Photo 5: Gardenia at the door
Photo 6: Bud over bloom
Photo 7: Frilly pink roses
Photo 8: Geraniums in bloom
