Celebrating gardens, photography and a creative life
A few years ago, I would not have considered this picture to convey beauty simply because the roses are a day or so (plus a rain shower) past their prime. The flowers are over, spent, no longer worthy subjects. I wouldn’t have taken the picture, let alone posted it on my blog.
Learning to see like a photographer has loosened me up. Continue reading “Do you think faded roses are beautiful?”
Can you imagine that the person who attached the hose didn’t spot it was leaking? While the absurdity of the image might make us frown or smile, there’s a story behind this, and not a happy one.
Over the last few days I’ve been watching a bottle tree orchard unfurl in The Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art. My picture shows one of the bottle trees as dusk was falling this evening. It has been wonderful to have the chance to see the smiles and animated expressions on the faces of the first few people to interact with it. Continue reading “Mississippi Museum of Art: Bottle Tree Orchard”
An alluring new Agapanthus claimed my attention at one of the UK flower shows earlier this year, even though it was almost buried in a sea of other cultivars. The subtle lilac and pink streaks along the backs of the petals and on the petal tips created a luminous, ethereal effect against the pure white.
My picture may not do it justice, but it seemed one of those head-turners that have the potential to set the plant world aflame. Continue reading “Impressions: Thanksgiving flowers”
I met this bead-and-whistle-sporting Morris Man briefly a few months ago at the Saddleworth Rushcart. Let’s hope there will always be room for self-expression in this world of ours. Continue reading “Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge | Whimsically free-spirited”
A trio of trios in shades of pink: flamingos, roses and hollyhock flowers. Continue reading “Weekly photo challenge: pink trios”
Susan Rushton 