- White Mountain View, Phoenix, AZ. -

- From the East to the West at the same time, A-Plain-Western- Morning, AZ. -

...tons of old vinyl. Spend my day off going through a used music store, great finds and a great way to enjoy new to me tunes for cheap.

NOTE: This photo made it into Flickr's 'Explore" as one of the top five hundred most interesting photos on a particular day. You can see all of my photo's that have made it into the Flickr Explore pages here.

Deep purple flowers on our Clematis.

Harbour at Hamburg, fog on the Elbe

youtu.be/eu5lv2Umn3M

#”Smile on Saturday”

#”PORTRAY the name of A MUSIC BAND”

Deep Purple described by the BBC as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal during the genre's 1970s golden age"

Beautiful deep purple flowers of Gladiolus ‘Velvet eyes’ on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Taken in the garden. Bath, BANES, England, UK

youtu.be/UAKCR7kQMTQ - (Deep Purple - 1972)

Arena - Bordeaux

Thunder and lightning heading your way

Ride the rainbow, crack the sky

'Deep Purple' roses. Girl at the check-out said 'well, someone's going to be happy'. Yeah, no it's just me wanting to take a picture of anything at all, and happy to spend my lunch money to do it. I must seem so sad and creepy :D

It's Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., but I'll be laboring just the same.

For Smile on Saturday’s theme: “Portray the Name of a Music Band.”

Band Name: Deep Purple

Song: “Hush”

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Asteraceae -Astéracées )

Formerly Aster novae-angliae

Common Names: New England aster, hairy Michaelmas-daisy, Michaelmas daisy.

I have often told you stories about the way

I lived the life of a drifter

Waiting for the day

When I'd take your hand and sing you songs

Then maybe you would say

"Come lay with me and love me"

And I would surely stay

But I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

Many times I've been a traveller

I looked for something new

In days of old when nights were cold

I wandered without you

But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing near

Though blindness is confusing

It shows that you're not here

Now I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

I can hear the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

I guess I'll always be

A soldier of fortune

Which I thought for so many years

That I would forever be

But I found you, you found me

I'm no soldier of fortune anymore

That's history, that's past

Light is always ahead

Even angels are around us

Like in this photo

Amen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZuW3YvHHLU

This purple Daisy, from a friend/neighbours garden is such a beautiful "Deep Purple" colour and I love the velvety glow from the Lensbaby Velvet 56 here is this shot.

#macromondays #ontop

Another nice challenge for the upcoming weekly theme of #macromondays - simply put something #OnTop of something else. Sounds pretty easy...but what if you want to tell a little story within the Image? I shot several different pictures just as the latest posted Superhero Homer. But later on i decided to share this one with you all.

Thank you for visits, comments and favs!

Vielen Dank für Eure Besuche, Kommentare und Sternchen!

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved

Hydrangea

Happy new week!

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Asteraceae -Astéracées )

Formerly Aster novae-angliae

Common Names: New England aster, hairy Michaelmas-daisy, Michaelmas daisy.

Explore!!!

Happy Flowery Friday, my sweet friends. I hope you all have a great day! For those Mother's who will be away this weekend, Happy Mother's Day!

Hugs,

Kim

flag iris in a friend's garden

Window Wednesdays

The eastern fjord of Lake Como

Il fiordo orientale del lago di Como

Enlarged view

All rights reserved © Nick Outdoor Photography

...I know you are going to bore easily with these...but they've only begun to bloom out. Cropped.

for the Smile on Saturday theme 'Portray the Name of a Music Band' 😉 pretty deep for the bee 😉

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire, in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach has changed over the years. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early- to mid-seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide (Wikipedia)

Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Leica Macro-Elmarit 45/2.8

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to watch or leave a comment or award :)

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- Living Jewels of Nature 18, Precious Living Jewels of Nature 15, Members Choice 13

- The New Masterclass 3

- Nature in Focus 25A/89P

- Nature's Carousel 12, Nature's Golden Carousel 13, Nature's Platinum Carousel 11

- Specialist Nature & Wildlife Photographers 5

Tho' you're gone your love lives on when light beams

And as long as my heart will beat

Sweet lover, we'll always meet

Here in my deep purple dreams

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Model: Skye McLeod Fairywren

No idea who the handsome guy is but I liked the long hair :-)

Catwa Mesh Head "Amy"

Maitreya Lara Mesh Body

Cersei Hair by EMO-tions

Dress: Wind (white) mesh gown by Champagne! Sparkling Couture

Eyes: Promise Mesh Eyes (Quicksilver) by IKON

Sylph Ears by Illusions

Etherial Headpiece & Necklace by Allegria

Festival cuffs (silver) by Cellar Door

Last year not a bloom but this year the Iris called Sharp Dress Man made up for last year.

Macro Mondays - What is that? - Monday, February 25 2019

This is an excerpt of a 12 inch vinyl record from Deep Purple / Highway Star

- HMM to all flickr friends.

- Thank you for all of you who have spent the time to see my photos.

- Thanks to everyone who favors and have commented this photo.

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North Stoke is a small village beside the River Thames near Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, with many beautiful private houses and gardens, lakes and small brooks. It is accessible via only one narrow lane signed as a 'dead-end', so discouraging casual visitors and ensuring considerable privacy. One former resident was actor Michael Caine, who lived at Rectory Farm House for fifteen years. Another was singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, whose former home, The Springs, is now a luxury hotel.

Taken at Honeysuckle Bay, just north of Batemans Bay. It is a small beach with beautiful rocks that glow when wet. Smoothing out the water with a long exposure gives an impression of smoke, with the morning sun providing "the fire". Taken during Brett Wood Photo Workshop. Featured as cover photo for the “Rocks and Water” group. See www.flickr.com/groups/93724179@N00/pool/%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a... at least for a little while………

.. my last picture on that day .. have a great weekend :)

A photo realistic image generated by artificial intelligence

Thanks to everyone who took the time to view, comment, and fave my photo. It’s really appreciated.

It is a perennial, herbaceous plant native to eastern North America, and has been introduced to Europe.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Asteraceae - Astéracées)

Common Names: New England aster, hairy Michaelmas-daisy, Michaelmas daisy.

C'est une plante herbacée vivace originaire de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord et qui a été introduite en Europe.

♥ Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments ♥

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Asteraceae -Astéracées )

Formerly Aster novae-angliae

Common Names: New England aster, hairy Michaelmas-daisy, Michaelmas daisy.

Macro Mondays : Inspired by a Song

The song which I had to photograph was chosen from my good friend Stadt_Kind.

His theme was "Relight my fire" and you should have a look for his perfect photography here:

[www.flickr.com/photos/stuben-hocker/32054045212/in/datepo...]

Here you can hear "Smoke on the Water":

Smoke on the Water

And the lyrics:

We all came out to Montreux

On the Lake Geneva shoreline

To make records with a mobile

We didn't have much time

Frank Zappa and the Mothers

Were at the best place around

But some stupid with a flare gun

Burned the place to the ground

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky

Smoke on the water

They burned down the gambling house

It died with an awful sound

Funky Claude was running in and out

Pulling kids out the ground

When it all was over

We had to find another place

But Swiss time was running out

It seemed that we would lose the race

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky

Smoke on the water

We ended up at the Grand Hotel

It was…

All my pictures of MM you will find in my album Macro Mondays

Happy Macro Mondays to all flickr friends, HMM

weeks theme "Inspired by a Song"

link www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwEIt9ez7M

p.s. I had a lot of fun, to take it. need about 2 matchboxes

p.p.s. breadth of the capture approx. a length of a match

As soon as I took this photo and saw it in the back of the camera, I knew I was going to call it Deep Purple.

Here’s some Deep Purple music to brighten your day, one of my favourite Deep Purple songs, but a cover by the super-group Chickenfoot which you may not have seen, and a sensational cover it is, possibly my favourite version of the song.

Chickenfoot formed in 2008 and have released two studio albums and one live album, not sure if we’ll hear any more from them. They comprised Joe Satriani on lead guitar, Sammy Hagar (Van Halen) on vocals, Michael Anthony (Van Halen) on bass and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on drums.

Satch can really play guitar, not too many better in my humble opinion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVTtpE9J7s

Iris is a beautiful flower. Colors pop, nature calls.

Usually pale blue, so I am told, but here's a purple corn flower.

“If you can’t grow petunias, you probably should be doing something else.” – anonymous.

Luckily in Melbourne, there are often Indian Summer days that stretch into March, and there are always flowers in gardens. I could have chosen any flowers, but I chose the last of my potted petunias, which in spite of being at the end of their season, are still colourful enough to put on a good show. I hope that you like them too, that it brightens your Saturday and makes you smile.

Nature Derived Abstract

This composite composition highlights brushed pastel strokes that are colorful and energetic yet still has an appealing chalky softness. Let your eyes wander through the textures within the lively movement that was originally offered by nature.

This is one of the times I wish we could choose a lighter background.

Best viewed large. Take the luxury of zooming in.

HSS

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Butterfly - large white - on a dark purple buddleia.

In our garden.

Thank you for your kind coments, and visit, sincerely appreciated :^)

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Had a great photo shoot session with good friends Vedd, Acidsulfurik, Awe2020

Shot from the 24th floor of an apartment block. Vedd the hunter of vantage points ;-)Thanks Bro

Nobody gonna take my car

I'm gonna race it to the ground

Nobody gonna beat my car

It's gonna break the speed of sound

Oooh it's a killing machine

It's got everything

Like a driving power big fat tyres

and everything ........

HDR to get the left section fired up....trees, carand highway. Then did some layer masking - DRI for the rest - buildings, sky and maybe the trees too. ;-)

Deep Purple are one of the few rock groups that I have actually seen live. Whilst at College in the early 70s, my mates dragged me along to their concert and I can testify that they were LOUD! Their warm-up group was Wishbone Ash -remember them?- who I enjoyed far more. As I was into Cat Stevens, Roxy Music and Stevie Wonder at that time, I did not enjoy it much, except for the beer!

They were set up about 1969 and after many reincarnations are still performing now, unbelievably.

Aster seeds waiting for the wind to carry them away.

les graines d'aster attendant que le vent les emporte.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Asteraceae-Astéracées)

Common Names: hairy Michaelmas-daisy, Michaelmas daisy.

One flower among many in a Daylily bed in our neighborhood.

Taken late in the evening and with my long birding lens.

Enlarge for a more immersive view...

...if you hear the hell's bells...

...if you see some smoke on the water...

...and run to the hotel california...

...ask for some satisfaction...

...don't be cruel to yourself...

Just remember....

...the song remais the same....

July the 13th............everyday