Category Archives: flowers
An Old Fave
Remembering springtime on the East Coast and one of my favorite flowers, Cleome or Spider Flower. Great weekend, everyone! {carole}
Colors of summer
Look closely. Do you see “faces” in the flowers here? They remind me a little of C-3PO from Star Wars. I didn’t notice until I viewed the image on my large monitor. a Cleome in the neighborhood one of my … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, photography
Tagged bokeh, Cleome, garden bench, hosta, macro, spider flower, zinnia
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One last glimpse
Yes, welcome to my last glimpse of the Amish country! Hope you enjoy it…. Downtown Lancaster, PA Daylilies in Strasburg, PA The 300 Block of N. Queen St. in Lancaster. 300 Block is a very cool area of the city … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, photography, Travel
Tagged 300 Block, Amish country, coleus, daylilies, hanging flower basket, Lancaster, PA, sweet potato vine, welcome sign, window box
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A stroll through Amish country
Garden store in Strasburg, PA Today and tomorrow I’ll be showing you the last of my photos from the Amish country. (Do I hear a cheer in the background?) I’m going to have to bite the ole bullet and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, flowers, photography
Tagged B&B, bed & breakfast, clouds, garden store, Lancaster County, petunias, porch, sailor shirt, sign, sleigh, store window, sweet potato vine
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Lost peonies
I took these photos of peonies a few months ago, but didn’t put them on Flickr because I thought they were messed up. Turns out I was looking at them through a cheaper monitor that makes bright colors appear blown … Continue reading
Reflections
Since it’s Monday morning here, I thought I’d start with a peaceful, soothing image. Hope everyone had a great weekend. This was taken at a lovely public garden–one of our favorite places to just stroll and reflect on all the … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, flowers, gardening, photography
Tagged crape myrtle, French doors, garden bench, iPhone, mask, rocking horse, salvia, windows, wrought iron, zinnia
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Goin’ crazy with texture
Remember when I said the craziest-looking textures can sometimes work with your photos? I created the image above with a free texture from darkwood67’s collection on Flickr. (There are tons of free textures on Flickr, by the way.) The texture … Continue reading
Posted in art, cooking, flowers, photography
Tagged Geneva, lisianthus, petunia, Photoshop Elements 8, Prairie gentian, Switzerland, texture
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Is it real or is it Memorex?
Some soft tones for you this morning. This is almost SOOC (straight-out-of-camera) except for some tweaking of the brightness. I played with the exposure and focus here. This was taken in a place called Tlaquepaque (pronounced “tuh-lack-ee-pack-ee”) in the Sedona, … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, blue violet flowers, macro, peony, post-processing, Sedona, soft focus, Tlaquepaque
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Pearls & Prose 