Succlent Rose

To me the gorgeous Echevaria looks like another form of a rose.  In fact I'm convinced

that some people refer to these succulents as "desert rose" but, I may be wrong ....

 ...the shape and almost delicate look about them ....

 and not only do they remind me of a rose, I think they go well with roses too, even 

through technically speaking they are on opposite ends of the plant spectrum .... 

I was "playing" around, as I like to do... and put this collage together ..... now tell me

they don't look good together!?

A macro Monday post here and here

Flowers Today post

Mosaic Monday post

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Dahlias

Another Monday and time for macro's or close up images - as I adore the fine detail 

of flowers and the insects that live in and around them, so this is always a favorite 

post for me.   Today's selection is of dahlias ...

I adore the shape of the flowers, the petals, the vibrant colours and at times the 

'weathered look" and feel about them ...

Wishing you a great week ahead.  I leave you with a thought : 

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

A Macro Monday post here and here

A Today's Flower post here

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Bottle Brush

The bottle brush flower is truly amazing .... it starts off as these little "balls" tightly

wrapped, on a 'stalk" and slowly they start opening, stretching, as it were, in order

to open up into the specimen above.

Below are a few images of different stages of growth and of the  detail.

  

 A Macro Monday post here and here

a Flowers today post

Ruby Tuesday post here

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Beauvais Close-ups

Hello everyone I have, admittedly been neglecting my blog, although by the same
 token, muts say that's it's not on purpose ... I'm busy with a  lot of background work
in getting {Gena D Photography}  off the ground, and sadly at times, certain things
 need to take a back seat.  
Anyway .... onto the task at hand ... here is a selection of close-up shots taken
this weekend ....

A Macro Monday post here and here

and Today's Flowers here

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Fresh Market: Fordsburg

Images taken at the Fordsburg Fresh Market.

a Macro Monday post here and here

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Wonders from a vegetable garden

would you believe that this selection of images were all taken in

mom's garden in Portugal (June this year)

I am always in awe of how the simplest things in the right lighting

can create an amazing image.

{simple things like onion, garlic, parsely, cabbage and green beans...}

This is a Macro Monday post here and here

and Today's Flowers here

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Wisteria Blues

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you have imagined.  

Henry David Thoreau

a number of weeks ago, I was lamenting how I find it so difficult

 to capture a decent  image of westeria.  in frustration I picked a piece,

placed it in a glass vessel, and then tried again.

the pics above are the product of the effort - at least now

 I feel one can see the detail little more clearly.

A flowers today post

Macro Monday here and here

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Unexpected Finds

This past Saturday, I attended one of the Parktown Heritage Trust Walks - this time of

the old Johannesburg General Hospital precinct.   It was sad to see decay and run

down buildings, but at the same time, amazing to see what great work is being done

 to restore most of them.   Photographically this was a truly an exciting time - the

 contrasts, the details and the unexpected were around every corner.....

So the image above is part of the Johannesburg Hospital building with wild flowers

 growing around it and just for a Blue Monday, offset against a gorgeous blue sky.

These two images are close ups of the the wild flowers and of a dried seed head

- growing abundantly amidst apparent chaos and decay. 

Blue Monday here

Macro Monday here and here

Flowers for today here

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Springs Blooms

I am amazed at the number of flowers, plants and trees that have

crawled out of hibernation in the last week or two ..... suddenly a shrub

that looked half dead is covered in flowers or leaves.   This is why Spring

 is such a time of renewal, not only in nature but I think within ourselves too

 ..... there is a palpable energy in the air that I find so inspirational. A time

to do things, try new things, stretch our limbs and our minds ....

The picture above is of the Wild Garlic plant (Tulbaghia) indigenous to South Africa

the tiny white blooms of one of the Spirea shrubs above, and, below tiny white Erigeron daisies.

when I took this pic, the wind up up slightly, hence this image is not 100% sharp,

but I love the effect created from the subtle movement.

I wish you a great week ahead!!

A Macro Monday post here and here

and Today's Flowers here

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Blue Daisies

a couple of weeks ago I posted some pics taken of the vibrant African Daisies

which abound just before spring .....

I "played" around with colour settings and came up with these as a

different version.... perfect for a {blue} Monday .....

 

Have a great day and an awesome week everyone

a Macro Monday post here and here

and a Blue Monday post

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Feverfew - a medicinal herb

Photography quote:
Wherever there is light, one can photograph. - Alfred Stieglitz

The dainty white daisy-like flowers of the Feverfew plant - which is in fact

a  medicinal herb - see link for more info
View more Macros here and here

and more Flowers here

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Iris in fine detail

 

Irises have got to be one of the most gorgeous flowers - especially when

you examine the fine detail - the wonderful lilacy-purple shade,

the yellow brush like parts, the luminous petals, the pearly inside of

the flower, the wonderful black and white markings .....

View more Today's Flowers posts here

and more macro posts here and here

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