Saturday, June 27, 2009

Red Hibiscus


Flowers make me happy. Can you hold a flower and not be happy?

Pink Flower


Wow, this is exotic. Taken at a Sheraton resort in Egypt.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Orange Flowers


These could be a dahlia, but I'm not sure. This photo is by Georgie Sharp. Very pretty.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Curls


Look at the thickness of these petals. So pretty.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Lilac Anemones


Anemones reseed well. I have many in my vegetable garden.

Keywords: flower gardens, wedding flowers, closeup photography

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Scarlet Monkey Flower


"I love being asked to identify plants, and I don't konw which gives me more pleasure; to know what they are or not to know what they are." Elizabeth Lawrence

Prickly Pear Cactus Flower


"There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords." John Muir

Desert Mariposa Lily


"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment." Georgia O'Keeffe

Wedding Flower


What a pretty color--peachy.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Pansy Lady


My mother used to tell me the story of the lady in the pansy. I was only six, we were in the back yard where we lived in Spokane. Mother grew pansys along the fence.

Lilacs


Well, I always know it's spring when the lilacs bloom. What a lovely fragrance, so sweet and fresh.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Closeup Beautiful Flower


Purchase this flower print at a card. See http://www.redbubble.com/people/tapperboy/art/545146-5-in-life-pain-is-inevitable-the-suffering-is-optional

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Cymbidium Lovely Angel 'The Two Virgins'


Isn't this an elegant orchid? Perfect white, lovely scent.

Keywords: weddings, orchid, white flowers, cybidium

Friday, April 17, 2009

Green Hydrangea


Hydrangeas will turn different colors with the acid/alkaline content of the soil. I used a little baking soda at the foot of the plant to get my to turn my purplish.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Hawaii Orchid


Nice shot, white orchids against a black background. See www. malfalfa.com