The most wonderful thing about bougainvilleas is often their surroundings. They can obscure faults, serve as security and also as home to many creatures: possums, lizards, iguanas and my own cat. Here are some beautiful places that bougainvilleas exist in La Manzanilla:
(Click on first photo, then on arrows to enlarge and view photos.)
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/03/18/flower-of-the-day-march-19-2016-magnolia-tree/
The wild tumble of bougainvillea actually forms a wall in my friend’s open-walled house. She lives about as outside as it is possible to live without actually living outside. Later on this week, I’ll show you her house, studio and art. I love the wildness of these intermixed vines, the shadows and the colors. Here’s another one for you, Cee.
Click on the first image and then on arrows to enlarge photos and see entire gallery.
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/03/15/flower-of-the-day-march-16-2016-tulip-field-from-last-year/
That’s Just Cheating!
Yes, sure. I’ve done a lot of playing around with this image but I don’t consider that cheating, do you? So what could it be that I’ve done that is slightly unethical?
If it isn’t perfectly obvious from this unedited original shot,
then perhaps it will be in this closeup. Honest, folks, I didn’t notice when I took the original shot. I was working fast and just going up and down the street taking shots of flowers. It wasn’t until I got into the eidting phase that I notice what was wrong with this particular bunch of flowers!!! Cee’s said it before. I need to slow down. Perhaps after the art walk!
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/01/26/flower-of-the-day-january-27-2016/
Intimately Kalanchoe
See Cee’s and other flowers HERE.
Spotted Lily, Past its Prime
Something about this Lily with its fading blooms intrigued me. For so long, I sought to find perfect blooms, but lately I’ve been fascinated by the beauty found in imperfection.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/12/14/flower-of-the-day-december-14-2015-peony/
Crown of Thorns
Painterly view?
More flowers: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/14/flower-of-the-day-november-14-2015-rose/
Moods of the Marigold
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/13/flower-of-the-day-november-13-2015-tulips/
She’s Blossoming!
Frangipani (Plumeria) Blossoms in one of my favorite little vases.
For great grape blooms and more flora: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/12/flower-of-the-day-november-12-2015-oregon-grape-bloom/
Century’s End
Flowers way past their prime have a charm all their own. These tenacious ladies seem to be clinging to the stalk for as long as possible, just like some of us intend to do!!!
(The century plant blooms once–for a very long time–and then dies, but another plant always springs up in its place.)
More flowers HERE!!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 