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'Not all magic is fireworks and fanfare. Sometimes magic is quiet and sneaks up on you'.
Jeff Guinn
The center petals of this flower were not quite ready to show off their inner beauty. The image reminded me of fireworks of the floral variety.
"The love of nature is a passion for those in whom it once lodges. It can never be quenched. It cannot change. It is a furious, burning, physical greed, as well as a state of mystical exaltation. It will have its own."
Mary Webb
Sometimes the simple beauty of flowers makes me wish everyone could experience the view through a macro lens.
Climbing Nightshade offers up beautiful flowers. Most articles I read mention the toxic nature of the berries, but this link states all parts are toxic. Perhaps I'll pop some gardening gloves in my pocket the next time I wander down the trail featuring these delightful flowers.
Every year the Clematis flowers appear as bright spots in a wall of greenery....and every year I celebrate the arrival of the blossoms with days of capturing images. On this day, the sun was shining and a strong breeze had moved across the landscape. I was certain that the tendrils of the flower would continue to dance in the wind. Fortune smiled on me as everything became still. Click!
"Life is full of surprises. Why is that always surprising?"
Cathleen Schine
I love little surprises in other people's gardens. Many years ago we were staying in a rental house at the beach. I'd given up hope of finding any freshly blooming flowers, as the rest of the garden was full of small shrubs and ferns. Then the most delightful sight was in front of me. A small purple and pink lantern-like Fuchsia.
Before posting this image, I wandered through Wikipedia-Land in an attempt to share factual information about this crinkly petaled poppy. I discovered that this poppy is most likely a Meconopsis Cambrica or Welsh poppy. One year I purchased this beauty, and the yellow flowers in the background, so they could take center stage in my garden. Their time in the spotlight was shorter than I'd have liked. At least I have this image.
"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pittock Mansion has been called Portland's Historic House Museum. While visiting the well maintained gardens there many years ago, I found myself focused on one flower. Now that I look back at the photographs I took that day, obviously the center of this blossom attracted me as if I were an insect intent on landing there.
If you are interested in the history of this place and the people who lived there, do check this out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittock_Mansion
With Pentax FA 50mm f2.8 macro lens on Pentax k-s2.
Million thanks for your views, Favs and lovely comments.
Ahhhh, to be a pollinator and dash from one flower to the next....or as Eddie Izzard said, "Honey bees are amazing creatures. I mean, think about it, do earwigs make chutney?"
Studying a flower this closely reminds me that we could all benefit from carrying a magnifying glass in our pockets. Then when we were waiting for someone, instead of grabbing a cell phone and staring at the screen, one could pick up a flower. We spend days lost inside our minds....regretting things in the past or worrying about the future. How wonderful it would be to find oneself in the present moment!