This picture was captured as a result of a photo shoot for “Thursday Doors.” I was leaving a writer’s group meeting at a local hotel/restaurant when I saw a doorway with lovely flowers and birds surrounding the door, along with some other surprises I discovered when taking pictures of the details. At first, I didn’t realize that one of the details was merely an impromptu visitor. Luckily, he stood still as I snapped a few closeups. Reality is happier than fiction, for this grasshopper escaped the hummingbird’s beak, even though this picture might tell a different story!
You’ll see the entire mural in next week’s Thursday Doors.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/08/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2015-week-45/
Once Was (Palm Fruiting Stem)
Not literally a flower, but once was!
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/08/flower-of-the-day-november-8-2015-poppy/
Stuck on Sepia
Once again, I preferred the sepia version of this flower. See two other alternatives below and tell me your preference. It seems to me that the sepia better reveals the details of both the petals and the raindrops caught in them
Below is a version of the same photo with the saturation decreased from the original:
And below, again, is the actual color of the flower:
Which photo do you prefer?
For Cee’s wild zinnias and other flowers, go HERE!!!
Ornate
From the excesses of Day of the Dead to ornate expressions of art to a faux-fancy shower knob, ornate can be found anywhere!
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
Looks like someone put the fire out on this tiger!!! (click to enlarge photos.)
For a water lily and more gorgeous flowers, go HERE.
The area along the malecon in Ajijic has become a sculpture garden where inhabitants of this lovely little pueblo commemorate their lost loved ones. This bench serves as both sculpture and resting place.
/https://smallbluegreenwords.wordpress.com/2015/11/01/bench-series-44/
Hanging Gardens!
A nursery in Ajijic hung marigolds from a massive tree at its entrance for Dia de los Muertos. Stunning!
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/02/flower-of-the-day-november-2-2015-peony/
Framed
When Proteccion Civil directed that three blocks of the mountainside fraccionamiento I live in should be evacuated because of feared landslides from Hurricane Patricia, there was very little time to decide just what to take. In the pounding rain, Pasiano and I unloaded my car, which was full of cartons of art supplies for the calaveras decorating and loaded dog cages, a few clothes, dog food, food from my refrigerator and three dogs. Here Frida stands peering over the back seat, framed by the hatchback of my minivan. Actually, this picture was taken the day we came back. The beer was a gift I bought at a microbrewery on my way home–a gift for the friends where we had taken shelter for the night.
Since three dogs seemed a bit much to inflict upon my friend Audrey, Frida stayed with other friends: Glenda and Mario. Not knowing if they’d let us come back home the next day, I had brought only Morrie and Diego back with me to inquire at the office if we could move back in. When the answer was affirmative, I left Diego and Morrie at home and went to get our stuff and Frida. Here they stand framed by the garage gate, waiting for their sister to be “unloaded.” Luckily, no rain at all on this day we were supposed to get 20 inches and have 100 mph. winds! The whole moving out debacle ended up being much ado about nothing. Luckily!!
Spanish Dancer at Midnight
The name of this variety of hibiscus really is Spanish Dancer! Another of my shots taken after midnight with the help of a flashlight. From this angle you can’t see the pinkish red at the center of the inside.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/21/flower-of-the-day-october-21-2015-dahlia-bud/
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