One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Just a few summer beauties to brighten your day and mine. I haven't been around enough to collect posts for the POTW, this week so all I have for you are some of my usual photos.
Thistle is a prickly plant but it sure does produce a beautiful bloom.
Here's one unfolding to the sun.
I don't know what this is but each sprig produces all these teeny-tiny leafy blooms - each one smaller than the nail on my pinky finger.
Small, pink roses grew rather profusely on the bush that my boy, Alex gave me for Mother's Day, a few years ago.
Clover is fresh and lovely in its simplicity.
Raindrops dot a broad leaf in the garden.
And more rain collects on the tender petals of the pansy. A plant my other son, Jeffrey gave me for this year's Mother's Day. These droplets are spherical and in the largest one, you can see the reflection of the pine tree we planted when Alex was born.
All that water weighs a poor pansy down.
This daisy doesn't seem to mind it one bit.
Berries make a perfect snack for hungry birds. These are in various stages of ripeness.
Up close and personal with a wild chicory.
The fiery stamens of the tiger lily.
More photos coming up soon.
69 comments:
Beautiful and serene. I especially love the raindrops on the pansy. That reflection is marvelous! Thanks so much for sharing.
OMG- Awesome!
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You're a 'photo-artist'. A really good one at that!
Bravo!
Always worth a look are your flowers. Stunning as usual.
So gorgeous and poetics pictures...
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What a great set of macro photos! Superb!
Your close-ups make me feel like I'm in another world.
Stunning, stunning macros! I am going to repeat myself until I am blue in the face: "When are you publishing the book?"
Nice photos Hilary. I specially liked the wild hickory flower - dave
beautiful....def love the close ups of the rainddrops but the macros as well on the stamens...very cool....
~ WOW ~
You sure do know how to make my heart flutter! These are amazing!!
Tell me please, what lens do you use for these most awesome photos.
You are very talented, you know that, right?
The perfect reflecting orb brought William Blake to my mind:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
~Auguries of Innocence
The little things seem to be the most amazing. Nice shots.
Excellent work. I love the colour of the thistle flower and you've certainly brought out the beauty.
okay okay I will get the macro out, dust it off and start using it .. cant not after seeing these .. tho whatever I do end up with wont be this good, thats a fact
I am stunned with the beauty you have captured here. I so appreciate your sharing these with me. I am enriched and my day is starting with beauty. Who could ask for anything more? Thank you.
Every one of these is amazing. The reflection in the water droplet on the pansy is perfect. But, my goodness, I loved that macro of the chicory. Thanks for giving us up-close-and-personal views of things we sometimes overlook completely.
You are certainly a poet with the camera. Beautiful work.
"... all I have for you are some of my usual photos."
That's like King Midas saying, "All I can do for you is touch a few things."
as always, your photos are mesmerizing! SOOO gorgeous!!!
Lovely choices, looks like a bull thistle.
'usual'. as if they are run of the mill and not at all amazing.
WOW!!! Do you give lessons on macro photography? I need to learn some of your skills.
Once again... stunning photos, thanks for sharing these beauties!
My favorite is the water drop reflection of the pine tree. Love it!
These are gorgeous! If I could ever learn to paint the way I'd like to, nature is the beauty I would love to capture. Well, one can dream. You can do it with your camera in ways that take my breath away. :)
You make me see through new eyes, thank you.
Spectacular pictures!!! These are like flower art! The best is the pine tree reflection on the droplet :)
"Your usual photos?" Oh my gosh Hilary, are you kidding? These are all so splendid. Magical. Your "usual" is just so fantastic.
Macro shots are stunning...do you have a macro lens? Love the rainy drops...you got rain? So jealous.
Nothing like seeing flowers up close and personal. These photos are wonderful. And you know the names of each plant and flower.
The pansy shot is amazing. Job well done on all the photos.
Such a gorgeous collection of flowers. Especially the chicory! I miss the rose bush in Texas my son gave me a few mother's days back. It had gotten huge - growing wild - kind of like him!
oh, so beautiful!! I just love the first photo but all the rest are wonderful too!!
wow...amazing!!! you give us all an appreciation of the beauty and miracles of nature!
Very nice. Great detail on the stamens of the chicory and the lily - can see the pollen awaiting a bee's attention.
You do take amazing photos and it is some consolation to know that you are also having rain.
Sweet, tender, luscious images.
These are stunning macros Hilary.
I especially love the third one.
Simple and beautiful.
Gorgeous images!
Awesome photos when you can see the pollen!
I love it when you capture God's world close up and personal! So beautiful..the tiger lily looks so grand!
just gorgeous
Stunning and gorgeous...what more can I say?
The macro of the wild chicory is spectacular.
These images of summer are absolutely vivid, Hilary!
These images of summer are absolutely vivid, Hilary!
Truly delightful, HIlary.
I never cease to be amazed at your wonderful talent. Not only photos but delightful prose. You are such a gift! The second photo: it is in the rhubarb family. Check out rhumex crispus, curly dock. In the fall ours turns to a glorious red/brown dried flower. Does yours?
Thank you so much for sharing your glorious self1
Just as beautiful as ever...
more wow moments!!
I love thistle
and the raindrops are so beautiful
everything is
you have so stunningly captured the texture of the thistle and clover. just gorgeous.
Absolutely smashing, the macro has been at it again. The flowers with droplets on are amazing, you're the best.
I love all the purples.
Pure awesomeness!
yes, each so lovely and beautiful! lovely to see through your eyes and lens.
I love the one up close with the water drops.
Ohh, sorry you missed Jane's post! I leave picts up less than 24 hours whenever I post of her.
These were a feast and an adventure. Those thistle photos...I wish I could be Tinkerbell and fly around them! Wow!
These are so beautiful.. Love your close-up work!
Superb macros Hilary.
A lovely post.
I love these closeups of the flowers, some you can even see the pollen on them. That large water droplet looked like a little crystal ball.
You are a great poet with the camera.Thank you for this lovely blog share with us!
Beautiful!...I can almost smell the dirt and water, your photos are so alive. Especially love the unidentified spriggy leafy pink-green something. Poetique.
Hardly "usual" Hilary - these are unusually stunning, each one! You sure do have an eye for beauty.
Thank you everyone for your always-kind, warm comments. They're so appreciated. :)
You captured the reflection of a pine tree in a rain droplet? Awesome! :)
All great photos. I like the wild chicory; it reminds me of the salted rim of a martini... and I don't even drink. lol
Whoa the details! They stun me.
beauty ✻ filled
There were so many pix to love in this post! The thistle was probably my favorite.
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