Self was inspired by viveka‘s fabulous post on this challenge on her blog, my guilty pleasures.
The prompt is from Nancy Merrill.
Hydrangeas on Self’s Front Porch
U.S. First Class Stamp
Razzleberri Fringe Flower, Backyard, March 2019
Shades of Pink: Nadia Merrill Photo-a-Week Challenge
July 14, 2019 at 5:37 am (Flowers, Links)
Tags: flower photography, Garden, happiness, Redwood City, Saturday, seasons, summer
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: 5+ Items
July 10, 2019 at 4:37 pm (Flowers, Links)
Tags: California, Cee Neuner, flower photography, Garden, happiness, seasons, summer
It’s always a good day when self can participate in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. This week, it’s 5+ Items:
Simply make sure there are at least 5 items in your photo.
Without further ado:
Backyard, Yesterday Evening Around 8 p.m.
Front Porch: Self has about six potted hydrangeas.
One More from the Front Porch
Love summer. Love flowers.
Stay tuned.
More Irises! 31 March 2018
March 31, 2018 at 8:57 pm (Flowers, Holidays, Links, Surprises)
Tags: California, Cee Neuner, flower photography, Garden, Redwood City, Saturday, websites
More irises began blooming in the side yard today:
Blooming Today: Saturday, 31 March 2018
Which photo do you prefer, the blurry or the sharp?
For more gorgeous flowers, here’s a link to Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day!
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
Beloved 3: The Garden in Redwood City
February 4, 2018 at 5:51 pm (destinations, Flowers, Places, postaday, Sundays)
Tags: California, flower photography, Flowers, Gardens, happiness, postaday, postaweek, Redwood City, Wordpress
Which is to say, the garden at home.
Self has spent much time in it, the past few days. Here are pictures of two of her ‘most-grown.’
Superbowl Sunday 2018: Her First at Home in Three Years
Side Yard: This Viburnum was barely two feet high in 2015. Now, it’s almost as tall as the eaves.
Going to see Hostiles (Christian Bale! Rosamund Pike!) in a few.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
Variations on a Theme 4: More Mendocino
January 30, 2018 at 5:09 pm (Flowers, Places, postaday)
Tags: flower photography, Garden, Mendocino, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
Variations on a Theme 2: The Garden in Redwood City
January 25, 2018 at 11:39 pm (Flowers, Places, postaday)
Tags: California, flower photography, Flowers, Garden, happiness, postaday, postaweek, Redwood City, Wordpress
Been so long since self took pictures of her garden.
Since this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is VARIATIONS ON A THEME, self wandered her backyard looking for appropriate subjects.
Here, her helleborus, having survived years of neglect (approx. three years) is nevertheless getting ready to bloom:
Helleborus, Last Week of January 2018
More Helleborus!
Just throwing this in: The deck is very weathered and obviously needs a lot of work. But — variations on a theme!
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
Other Textures
August 6, 2017 at 9:20 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Flowers, Links, Lists, Places, postaday, Recommended, Sundays, Surprises, television, Traveling)
Tags: flower photography, Game of Thrones, Gendry, Gendrya, India, Ireland, photography, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
Been reading Gendrya all day in preparation for tonight’s Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4. Which self knows already from all the leaks has NO. GENDRY. Nevertheless. It is reportedly spectacular. There is a scene in which . . . but, no. THERE SHALL BE NO FURTHER SPOILERS.
She’s posted twice on this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge TEXTURES. Now it’s time to appreciate these beauties from other WordPress bloggers!
- A royal elephant studded with capsicums!
- Crocodiles glimpsed on a river tour!
- Irish sunset, Enniscrone
- textile tapestry
- Close-ups of Nature (Gorgeous!)
- Images (Mostly Close-ups) from a Chateau in Blois
- Late afternoon sun on a headstone
Kudos to the bloggers!
Stay tuned.
Focus 2: London, Giverney and Versailles
June 17, 2017 at 3:37 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Family, Flowers, Links, Places, postaday, Relatives, Traveling)
Tags: England, flower photography, Gardens, London, memories, photography, postaday, postaweek, Saturday, Wordpress
This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is FOCUS.
David W. asks:
Are you a stickler for getting in close to your subjects and capturing every detail, or do you prefer a more ethereal look that illustrates the sensations of the moment? Or both?
Self definitely falls into the latter group.
Much has happened in the world in the four months self traveled through England, Ireland, and France. She took this picture standing on the steps of London’s St. Martin-in-the-Fields, where she’d gone to listen to a candlelight Pachelbel Canon concert:
Iconic Double-Decker: London, Early June 2017
Before London, self was in Paris. She spent one day at Monet’s Garden in Giverney, which was awash in blooms:
Blooming in Monet’s Garden in Giverney, Early June 2017
Finally, Versailles. The lines were incredible. It took all of her niece Irene’s ingenuity to get us both inside. Self took this picture staring through the gilt iron gates at the front entrance, on a very hot afternoon in late May:
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
ORDER: The Daily Post Photo Challenge, 7 June 2017
June 7, 2017 at 5:42 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Flowers, Places, postaday, Recommended, Traveling)
Tags: art, flower photography, Gardens, inspiration, museum, Paris, postaday, postaweek, praise, Wordpress
ORDER: “Neat, tidy objects and spaces.”
Monet’s garden at Giverny has a profusion of flowers but it’s the individual blossoms that really show you nature’s genius for order.
Giverney: May 2017
The flower is ready for its close-up:
Finally, I. M. Pei’s magnificent pyramid at the Louvre:
Fabulous: I. M. Pei’s audacity
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
All-Time Favorites 2: Friends 2, Monet’s Garden at Giverney
June 1, 2017 at 7:20 pm (Artists and Writers, Flowers, Links, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: art, flower photography, Gardens, inspiration, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
On this date, exactly one year ago (1 June 2017), self wrote a post about visiting Giverney for the first time:
Two days ago, self had the opportunity to visit Giverney for the first time. She got so lost in the gardens, she didn’t even bother going inside Monet’s house. Go figure! She’s always loved flowers. They are her friends, always. Which is perfect, since this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is FRIENDS:
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
