Obsessed with Tulips

Duane brought me a beautiful bouquet of assorted purple flowers last week. As the tulips started tipping over I cut them and put them in their own vase to last a few more days, propped up by some of the stiffer type greenery. I just had to photograph them. I think I ended up with close to 80, yes, I said 80 pictures, trying to get just the right light, the right composition, the lovely overlapping of petals, the options seemed endless. I narrowed it down to my favorite half dozen or so and I'm sharing just three of those.

Art from Nature

Just a quick post today. I saw this palm peeling in Duane's yard a few weeks ago and instantly saw a beautiful artistic letter "V". It was so beautiful all by itself, so frilly and playful. It measures about 15" tall. I brought it home, photographed it, then spent a few minutes in Photoshop playing with some possibilities. It was definitely fun! Enjoy!

Spring Fever in October

I can't wait to get outside and take pictures of anything colorful or interesting. It's been a long hot summer and it's time to be outside amongst the plants and flowers, camera in hand, don't you think? I'm in the process of redoing my front yard after 24 years of living here and I have a meeting with a designer tomorrow to discuss the plan. Then it's off to the nursery to decide on plants and trees. Maybe I'll find some pretty flowers to photograph while I'm there. These few are from previous pictures taken.

This is one of my favorite flowers, which was taken last summer on our road trip to Oregon. I would LOVE to have these growing in my yard. The range of color is so amazing, and all on the same bush.

This was taken a few years ago in Prescott Valley. My sister has a wonderful garden that attracts many butterflies, and this was a favorite.

Can you guess what this is? My only grid shot from our recent trip, and you know how much I LOVE them! We had stopped to have a tire checked and this one jumped out at me. I had to take a picture, and besides, I love the colors and will use them for a palette someday.

Oregon Coast 2006