Bloomz

Inside of part of a geranium blossom

Hello Sweet Pea! Are you enjoying this summer time? I sure can't complain about not getting enough rain! We have been getting a lot and my flowers are loving it.

Lilies are one of the best cut flowers I know of. This one is over a week old. I cut it from my front yard and it just doesn't know when to quit.

Now, what is this again....not a pansy but a .....can't remember.

Don't you just love the designs on this caladium? It reminds me of those old Japanese hand held paper fans.

Would you believe that this is part of a geranium blossom? It is.

I never get tired of my Coreopsis Moonbeam.

Just discovered the first blooms of my Plumbago. I love the star-like petals, don't you?

On another note, I just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. If you can stand some raunchy language, it really is a study of a marital relationship gone wrong and I mean really wrong. Very sociopathic study.

Again, may the peace, love and happiness of the Lord, Jesus, be with you today and always!

Macro shots

Delphinium

Hi there, friend! I hope you have been doing well!

The two big C's, Camera and Computer, have been neglected by me of late. Don't know why. I am happy, but wonder why I am not more consistent. Hmmmm....

Meyer lemon blossom, maybe 1 inch across.

Since talking with my friend, Tammy of Simple Southern Happiness
I decided that I needed to get back in the groove, so to speak. So I dusted off my 105mm Macro lens and took a walk around my yard.

Penta

I had forgotten how hard it is for me to focus manually. You really have to have a steady hand and I cheated by shooting shutter priority rather than my usual aperture priority. Setting the shutter at 1/500th of a second worked, I think.

Blue Daze, about  3/4 of an inch across. Kim Klassen texture.

I forget what this is called but it is pretty and delicate.

There are just tons of hydrangea blooms and I am loving to cut and bring them inside to enjoy! They are selling 4 stems for $9 at Costco!

Seriously, I can almost smell this gardenia....so sweet!

Another view of my Delphinium.

Don't you love the creamy blossoms?!

Thanks for looking, Sweetie! Have a wonderful week!


May the peace, love and happiness of the Lord, Jesus, be with you today and always!

Moon Flower Vine

Family: Convolvulaceae (kon-volv-yoo-LAY-see-ee) Genus: Ipomoea (ip-oh-MEE-a) Species: alba (AL-ba) 

  

Hi Friend! Do you know that you are a blessing to me from God? Well you are! It brings me such joy to know that you visit Butterbean Row.

I have loved moon flowers for a while now. They are night blooming and not being a night person, I wasn't sure if I would ever see one.

They are easy to grow from seed. Mine were planted in a pot of good potting soil mix. As far as I know, they are all various shades of white. I never thought that they would bloom while I was awake. 

They actually bloom around 6:30pm where I am, anyway. And they are spectacular!

See the ants on the bloom? The aroma is so sweet that insects love it.

 I tried brushing the ants off, but the flower tore:

as you can see.

This is a bud not quite ready to open yet. I sat for 2 hours waiting, but nothing happened. It was actually the next night that it was ready.

The flowers are about 6-7 inches across, when fully opened. And the scent is heavenly!

I love the swirls in this bud. Kind of reminds me of a pinwheel.

Except for cropping and adding my copy wright, these are SOOC.

Have a wonderful rest of the week! Peace, love and happiness of the Lord, Jesus, be with you today and always.

Linking up to:

Just a note

Note the heart shape

Hi Sweet Friend! I hope you are faring well in this heat. It won't be long before we will all be complaining about the cold. Ha!

Just wanted to post something real quick to say hello. The Japanese Eggplant is from the Dekalb Farmers' Market that my friend Tammy from Simple Southern Happiness 

took me too. Although I don't eat any eggplant because I don't like the seeds, I thought these were cute little beauties and took them home. After photographing them, I gave them to my next door neighbor to cook.

Taken at Tammy's House

After shopping we went back to Tammy's, unloaded groceries and then set up for some macro lessons. From Tammy, that is. She is so knowledgeable about macro. She was kind enough to show me her setup with lights and what settings she uses on her camera.

Here is another macro that I did at my house:

All of the frames that I used are courtesy of Another Rich Collectible

That's all folks!

Stay cool, my friend! And may the peace, joy and happiness of the Lord, Jesus, be with you today and always!

Day 28 One photo three ways

With Kim Klassen's textures "Coo Grunge" & "Framed"

Hi Darlin,

How are you today? Are you as hot as I am ? I can't go outside without working up a sweat and I am not running or doing heavy work here.

I haven't posted for awhile. Do you get that way sometimes, like you just get burned out?

Anyway, I am woefully behind in my Beyond Layers Class...supposed to be on Day 30 but I am just getting around to Day 28.

This challenge was to take one photo and present it in 3 different ways. Here are my other entries: 

Template courtesy of "Another Rich Collectible"

Texture: Flora Bella's Old Linen cool

Thanks for looking! Hope you have a fab weekend, friend! Peace and love!

Rainy Day Flower Macro

It is rainy and drizzly here in Georgia today. Makes for good weather to just stay in, make a pot of soup and read a book. Or....take some macro shots. I did make some soup and carried a container over to my neighbor for her dinner tonight. On the way back I picked a few camellias and brought them home to shoot.

See the little guy in the middle? He hitchhiked over to my house on this flower.

I was given this pretty girl vase with a cat on her shoulder, by friends that we visited in Moscow. It is authentically made  in Russia.

She looks rather stern, don't you think?

I  am having fun with this new macro lens.

I used a Leslie Nicole texture on this.

This is a Meyer Lemon blossom, about an inch across.

This is moss at the base of my tree in the front yard. I didn't know it grew that high!

I love rain drops!

Camellia in a shot glass.

Looks almost like lace.

 

Star struck.

I couldn't resist adding this word.

Thanks for visiting me today! May the peace, joy and love of the Lord, Jesus, be with you today and always!