I used to love spring. Sitting in damp cape weed near numerous gurgling springs and streams watching or the summer insects emerge. Sadly the water has not been as prevalent has it has been in the past during spring.
Springtime landscape in La Plaine des Maures Provence.
Butterflies go fluttering by… / On colored wings that catch the eye… / On wings of orange, and silvery blue… / On wings of golden yellow, too… / Butterflies float in the air… / Making their homes most anywhere… / The rainforest, field, and prairie land… / On mountaintops, and desert sand… / If winter brings the cold and snow… / To warmer climates, off they go… / Returning home the following spring… / Beautiful butterflies on the wing…. / ~ Unknown If Friends Were Flowers I’d Pick You. / Let Your Dreams Take Flight~. /
...let them shine.
From within, everything shines with its own little light. You just have to stop, pay attention, and look closely sometimes.
Pretty purple pansies and a multi-colored dragonfly. A great garden design perfect for Spring.
Just so ready for spring flowerrs. The tulips are several inches tall. The yarrow is delicately making its appearance. The snow is finally gone.
Featured in Rhododendrons January 18, 2009. / Placed in Top Ten in the “Springtime Challenge” and *Featured in Seasonal Scapes group, September 24, 2008. This image was taken in the Brighton Azalea Garden in Brighton, Maryland, USA. It is open only during the azalea season, and as such is a very special trip into another world when we can visit here. Coincidentally, the azaleas bloom right around Mother’s Day … so every year what a joy it is to see families bringing their moms and grandmoms here for the day!!! The colors and light are like a shot of smiles to the soul. Hope you enjoy!! Taken with my Nikon D40x using the 18-135mm lens. Obsidian Dawn
Albizia julibrissin The Silk Tree is also known as mimosa or silky acacia. It produces fragrant, silky, pompom blooms in a shade of delicate pink that attract bees and hummingbirds. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2009 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries | All rights reserved.
Have searched websites trying to find the correct name for this flower – it is not a Clematis, it is not a Scabiosa – all suggestions welcome!! A bit of experimentation in CS3 led to this result. Ten months ago I took and processed a flower from the same bush very differently Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM
On July 5, 2009 & April 23, 2009 this image was featured in the Backyard Art group. On May 19, 2009 this image placed third in the Uniquely Yours challenge. Spring garden on Bucks Mountain in Cave Spring, Georgia. Image was post processed in Photoshop and given a painterly effect . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please do not copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2009 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries | All rights reserved.
Cherry blossom tree in the Jardin du Luxumbourg, Paris. Spring is here! Featured in European Everyday Life in March 2009 and That One Great Shot in April 2009. Please also see:
Expect to have hope rekindled. / Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. / The dry seasons in life do not last. / The spring rains will come again. Sarah Ban Breathnach
I painted this and forgot to upload it…. ;) / Hope you like it..just something for springtime….
spring time tulips taken with Kodak film from my backyard in Colorado / straight out of my first 35 mm Yaschia years ago when I was learning photography by trial and error the old fashioned way, film. ❧TOP TEN in: / Gorgeous Flower Cards, Yellow Challenge 12.09 ❧Featured in: / 100% 11.09 / The Rule of Thirds 12.09
DIGITALLY PAINTED / Eastern Dogwood Blossoms / Orginal Photo: Sony a100 50mm f/1.4 lens Painted and layered in PainterX and PS CS3 / Wacom Intous3 Tablet…. / ~ Enjoy 2009 06 25 Featured in Group ‘Pacific Northwest Art’
These were arranged so beautifully, all by themselves. I didn’t have to set this shot up. It was perfect, as is. /
the old grey matter is suffering lately what with lots of Birthdays to make cards for – so for Chloe’s birthday I grabbed her guitar and walked around the garden – after a few shots I decided that I rather liked this one ;) a litlte bit of layering et voila! Happpy Birthday Chloe :)) Featured in Alphabet Soup for the letter G challenge 7 June / Featured in Cottage Style 29th May 09 / Featured in Color and Light 20th May ‘09 Canon eos 400d sigma lens / hand held / photo As Is the finished card /
... another conceptual still life.
Nikon d70 with Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
I’m having a wonderful time going though my film files and pulling out my favorite images from years ago, plus I want to put a calendar together of just film flowers. so here is another of purple springtime Crocus
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