morning gems

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morning gems by dinghysailor1

morning gems

A precious find on an early morning outing in beautiful Inverie on the remote knoydart penisula on the west coast of the Scottish mainland. It’s a real wilderness area where wild flowers flourish in profusion on the lower slopes of this mountainous area without road access (We got the boat in from Mallaig).

Morning dew in the sun transforms these delicate blue flowers which were growing outside a converted church and are possibly omphalodes, planted there rather than the forgetmenots I originally thought they were… ;)

Cropped but otherwise untouched, and taken with my fujifilm finepix A500 on macro mode with a tripod.

I’m just so amazed and delighted that it’s true to what I had seen… and it’s well worth viewing larger I think too!


:))


Crespuscular my talented friend (check out his work too) found this so sad ballad/lament from the 70’s to sit alongside as a reminder of how priceless such mornings are….

Morning dew by tim rose/ bonnie dobson link

Walk me out in the morning dew my honey
Walk me out in the morning dew today;
Can’t walk you out in the morning dew my honey
Can’t walk you out in the morning dew today!

Thought I heard a young girl cry mama,
Thought I heard a young girl cry today-
You didn’t hear no young girl crying mama,
You didn’t hear no young girl cry today!

Thought I heard a young man cry mama-
Thought I heard a young man cry today-
You didn’t hear no young man crying mama
You didn’t hear no young man cry today!

Now, there’s no more morning dew
Now, there’s no more morning dew-
What they’ve been saying all these years is true
Now, there’s no more morning dew!

(warner chappell music)

Thanks so much Cresp….. please pass the tissues…....
;)

morning gems belongs to the following groups:

As Is, Fabulous Flowers, Happy Haven, Macro Untouched and Out of the Blue
  • Rickyd

    Rickyd, 2 months ago

    Wow awesome job here my friend :)

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly, 2 months ago

    Beautiful …..

  • jdmphotography

    jdmphotography, 2 months ago

    Stunning and brilliant ! (-:

  • tomg

    tomg, 2 months ago

    Like jewels, lovely shot …

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher, 2 months ago

    beautiful

  • Sylvia Tax

    Sylvia Tax, 2 months ago

    Wow !

  • pepper08

    pepper08, 2 months ago

    superb job

  • LindaR

    LindaR, 2 months ago

    I see opals and amethyst gems against the sky so blue ~ these truly are gems~!! excellent!

  • julie08

    julie08, 2 months ago

    Fantastic:)

  • Craig Maguire

    Craig Maguire, 2 months ago

    Gorgeous, well worth taking time over.
    :)

  • Susan King

    Susan King, 2 months ago

    Beautiful

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett, 2 months ago

    Wow, so beautiful, they twinkle like gems

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay, 2 months ago

    Gorgeous capture ding! Sounds like a beautiful place to visit :D

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1 in reply to Tainia Finlay’s comment, 2 months ago

    Thanks so much everyone for your lovely comments – It is a wonderful place but also wild and isolated! The Old Forge Inn is Scotlands most remote pub and welcomes those who manage to make it on foot or by sea with wonderful food and informal music sessions and hot showers! :))))

  • Peter Hill

    Peter Hill, 2 months ago

    Wow, that is quite amazing. Well captured ding!

  • reflector

    reflector, 2 months ago

    A great find and a great shot ! Visual effects straight from nature !

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,..., 2 months ago

    So lovely Dinghy; beautiful!

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos, 2 months ago

    Oh my goodness…I did’nt think there was such amazing beauty out there!!!! What a ‘gem’ you have captured!! So wonderful to see!! *-)

  • Andrew Ness

    Andrew Ness, 2 months ago

    Brilliant colour and contrast in this….....great macro shot matey.

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal, 2 months ago

    Lovely capture dinger. Looks like fine crystal glass.

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards, 2 months ago

    As Richard said above, they do look like crystal glass. A great find and a superb capture.

  • Jodie Elchah

    Jodie Elchah, 2 months ago

    Ding it looks like crystals stunning capture..Jodie

  • joak

    joak, 2 months ago

    great dinger one of your best did you get this whe tou were washing your face in the morning dew!

  • Wendella Reeves

    Wendella Reeves, 2 months ago

    Wow, this is a stunning shot! Great Work!

  • Juilee P Pryor

    Juilee P Pryor, 2 months ago

    beautiful shot dingy…..

  • jacqi

    jacqi, 2 months ago

    So pretty – sapphires, amethysts and aquamarines!

  • Puffling

    Puffling, 2 months ago

    So delicate. Beautiful colours too : )

  • Crespuscular

    Crespuscular, 2 months ago

    Here’s the only half decent version of ‘Morning Dew’ I can find on YouTube:

    link

    I’d let it preload before playing it (let the red line get to the end first.

    Clannad also did a lament version of it in 1973.

    The best version I have heard so far is the Tim Rose version.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1 in reply to Crespuscular’s comment, 2 months ago

    thanks so much buddy! thanks so much for taking the trouble and … sniff… its beautiful ;)

  • Trudi ~

    Trudi ~, 2 months ago

    Wow this is just stunning,so delicate they look like they would snap if touched,great find and picture

  • brirose55

    brirose55, 2 months ago

    stunning

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva, 2 months ago

    This is amazing. It looks like little glass crystals on the vine.

  • Sue Buckingham

    Sue Buckingham, 2 months ago

    Amazing image. They look so fragile x

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown, 2 months ago

    Oh forgive me & my poor spelling Dinghy, Savorski Crystals!! Magnificent xx

  • kevin smith

    kevin smith, 2 months ago

    The colors you’ve captured here are quite special…...gemlike.

  • Jen Wahl

    Jen Wahl, 2 months ago

    great composition. I love the soft colors and textures in this pic…
    Thanks for the nice comment and for the visit to my site. ;o)

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski, 2 months ago

    I love the comp,color lighting everything what a fantastic find well done,wonderful words congrats

  • DesImages

    DesImages, 2 months ago

    The title is so apt. The flowers really do look like gems. So beautiful!

  • Marinella Owens

    Marinella Owens, 2 months ago

    very beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

  • EdgeOfReality

    EdgeOfReality, 2 months ago

    Truly natures gems and very beautiful.

  • Kelly KMA Bermingham

    Kelly KMA Berm..., 2 months ago

    Hey dont know what happened.. I missed this?? beautiful Maggie :) There must be a glitch somewhere!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski, about 1 month ago

    the card arrived and it is even better than this ,Mum loved it.:-)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1 in reply to Kathryn Potempski’s comment, about 1 month ago

    fantastic news kathryn!! thanks for that and best wishes to your mum! cheers
    ding
    :)))

  • sallysparkle

    sallysparkle, about 1 month ago

    Hey this is gorgeous! I just read your piece about knoydart on your mountain pic and linked to this. stunning…We may be going to Knoydart in the autumn so it was great to hear your enthusiasm. ...back to pic…..its a beautiful gem and from a magical place!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1 in reply to sallysparkle’s comment, about 1 month ago

    oh wow! you will love that wild place!! and thankyou heaps for your so lovely comments!

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown, about 1 month ago

    Wow Dinghy they look more like gems than flowers. Fantastic find. XX

  • Tina Renaud

    Tina Renaud, 21 days ago

    wow wow wow!!! It’s almost impossible to tell they are real… beautiful capture

  • Rhonda Thomassen

    Rhonda Thomassen, 7 days ago

    This is really pretty Maggie. You have a unique eye for things.

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