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touch of morning dew
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stamens reaching for the sun
walk in the garden
It is cloudy and overcast this morning but still warm. Rain is possible later and welcomed. Have a rather busy Sunday which will help keep me out of trouble. This image is from Friday mornings walk at The Gardens on Spring Creek. Have a great Sunday!
Wanted to introduce you to Wally B. McNutt. He lives in my sisters back yard and is a Walnut tree. Sort of a quite fellow but seems quite comfortable where he’s at. My sister is putting a lot of time and work into creating a wonderful haven at her home. She has some wonderful ideas/dreams and is moving forward to make them come true. It is so enjoyable to be in the backyard to see the beauty of the flowers, leave the sounds of the world behind and listen to the birds and bees.
A simple flower, right? Scientifically we know it is a complicated living organism. I do not need to know, nor explain, all the complicated stuff about this flower so see it’s beauty. I can just open my eyes and enjoy with as many of me senses as I can. Why do we not live life like that? There are many who add complication to their lives with the mind set we must control life. Doesn’t work for me. What works for me is to live the day as it is, enjoy it and I will find it is not complicated. When tomorrow comes I will do it again and enjoy it. It’s pretty simple.
It is almost the end of June and many of the cone flowers have almost come to the end of their season. Their petals and stamens are not a perfect due to rain, hail and wind. Yet, I wanted an image of one of my favorite flowers, so what could I come up with? I walked among and around this clump looking for a flower that was in good enough shape to photograph. None to be found. As I walked around the back side of this fence I had an idea (those do happen once in awhile.) I thought I would focus on the fence and leave the cone flowers out of focus. A different view…of one of my favorite flowers.
After a night of rain a blue sky and bright sun greeted us in the morning. We had several inches of rain and some strong winds. I headed for Inniswood Gardens in search of images as well as spending this wonderful morning among nature. In my mind was a vision of raindrops hanging from leaves and flowers, so with camera and tripod off I went. After a couple of hours wandering around I did get few images of raindrops. However, I was not expecting to find these wonderful beams of sunlight coming through the trees.
My grandmother’s name was Daisy but that’s not the reason I like daisies. Some people consider them weeds and some consider them flowers. We find them growing in peoples gardens and in an open prairie. They stand tall on their stems and sway with the wind. In fact do you remember making daisies chains with their stems when you were little? They are also used for medicinal purposes. A little known fact is that in ancient Rome, the surgeons who accompanied Roman legions into battle would order their slaves to pick sacks full of daisies in order to extract their juice. Bandages were then soaked in this juice and then would be used to bind sword and spear cuts. But what draws me to them is their beauty. In this image you will notice I was not the only one attracted to the daisies. Hope you have a great day!
I made a trip this passed Saturday to Inniswood Gardens for some much needed exercise and just to get out of the house. I have been doing a lot of study for my recurrent testing that’s coming up the end of month and into next month. I’m glad I did. It was cloudy and overcast which provided for wonderful light for photography. The trees are still naked of leaves so the wooded areas feel of winter. But let your eyes wander to the forest floor and and you will be greeted with the site of new life.
Even though it was a Saturday not many people were out allowing me to enjoy the quiet as well as the beauty of the new growth surrounding me. The new plant life is making its beauty known by sending green spouts skyward and showing brightly colored flowers. They call out to our eyes asking for us to enjoy there beauty. And, that I did!