A beautiful photo that shows how delicate life actually is. At any time a storm could wash this beautiful life away.

“It is a common saying that women are delicate creatures, flowers, eggs, anything that may be crushed in a moment’s carelessness. If I had ever believed it, I no longer did.”

-Madeline Miller, Circe

One of those days...

I raggi del sole attraversano i petali, creando un effetto cromatico straordinario. Uno spettacolo che la natura in questo momento sta riservando a me.

Da ogni angolazione un modo diverso di poter ammirare la magia che sta avvenendo.

E mentre io sono rapita da queste onde luminose e non faccio altro che scattare, all'interno di questa pianta, numerosissimi organelli stanno lavorando, raccogliendo l'energia per potersi '''nutrire''. Io sono qui, immobile, respiro ciò che mi stanno dando questi fiori, che non si risparmiano ad offrire solo una bella visione, ma mi regalano l'essenza della vita umana.

Title FAIL, idk.

It's been a long day,

and I should be asleep right now.

Gosto do modo carinhoso do inacabado, do malfeito, daquilo que desajeitadamente tenta um pequeno vôo e cai sem graça no chão.

Clarice Lispector

It looks so fragile.

Arches N.P, Utah

A lone tourist sits under Delicate Arch as evening falls on the desert landscape. The snow-covered La Sal mountains are visible in the background

Is there anything more beautiful than the winter sunshine on an icy cold morning

The milkweed blossomed and went to seed waiting for the Monarchs - but only one Monarch showed up. We had so many plants and so many hopes ... I put some of the seeds in the ground and we brought some plants in. If they survive the winter we'll put them out in the Spring and hope again.

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WInner (Sweep), Storybook, From your front page, 12-12

Winner, Storybook, Through the woods, 12-12

Winner, Game, Shallow dof, 1-13

Winner, Game, Gamex2, 2-13

Winner, Big Momma, The Mother of All Challenge Groups, Rule of thirds, 5-13

Winner (Sweep), Game, gamex3, 7-13

Winner, Grandmother award, The Mother of All Challenge Groups, 9-13

Winner, You Rock, Rule of thirds, 3-14

Winner (Unanimous), You Rock, Upgrade, 3-14

Winner, You Rock, Rock On, 6-14

Winner, You Rock, Rock Concert, Flowers & plants, 9-14

Nikon Coolpix P510

Feathers in the grass and clover, with a touch of late afternoon sun.

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Beautiful Flower at Lyme Park, Stockport, England

Arches National Park

Utah

Arches NP (United States)

Billy laid four eggs! And two of them hatched already. :)

I will be uploading pictures of the babies on my tumblr soon. Last day of finals are this Monday. Yay!

A Simple Forget-me-not :)

"A flower's appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect." - Adabella Radici.

This quote courtesy of @Pinstamatic (pinstamatic.com)

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Three shot HDR with exposure fusion using Photomatix

Canon EF-S 18-200mm @ 20mm

The Delicate arch trail is about 3 miles round trip and although there are no people in this shot, there was quite a crowd gathered around the arch to catch the sunset with scores of photographers all around waiting for that right moment when the arch is free of people posing under it.

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Delicate Arch at sunrise, Arches National Park, Utah. A touch of snow covers the top of the arch.

Panasonic 25mm, f5, 1/60s, ISO640

The hike to this incredible arch is a mile and a half of pretty difficult terrain, but when you reach the top its 100% worth it. Definitely one of my personal favorites.

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It's a classic! Delicate Arch with the La Sal Mountains in the background is a Utah icon. It is in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah.

Spring flowers in the grounds of Shrewsbury Castle.

In the Lake Gardens in KL this delicate Bougainvillea caught my eye.

Day 217 ~ 365.2015

ODC ~ Fragile for 08.05.15

Some times Springtime reminds me of how beautiful and delicate the flowers are ….

The sun dropped behind the clouds just moments after this image was captured (resulting in a poor sunset). While it wasn't the image I "pictured" beforehand, I think this turned out just fine.

new growth

A dahlia given some gentle fractaliusing.

Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.

- George Eastman

I had first edited this photo last summer but for some reason never got around to posting it!

So today, when I found out in the summer archives because I was desperately trying to remember what Calgary looked like without snow (yes, we got still more snow today!), I figured today would be the perfect time to post it!

Hope you are all having a great Wednesday, and that you are all adjusting to these annoying flickr changes OK!

how can something be so delicate, and be so strong?

photo - violeta minnick, szasza szoom®

in the picture - Noraya