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Yellow Petal Profusion

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Other people's flower gardens fascinate me as I love to seek out plants that I have not seen before. This bed of low, bright yellow blooms, similar to sunflowers, but at the same time almost daisy-like captured my attention for ages. I took many blurs of it, as well as the photo of the partially eaten one with the moth in the middle of it, which possibly you saw in an earlier posting . I decided to take a multiple exposure of a prime specimen to show off the brilliant petals contrasted with the rich brown centre. This method seems to highlight the essence of a bloom, bringing out textures and details that aren't so obvious in a single exposure.

Wishing everyone a bright and happy weekend.

My posts are all on my blog : https://www.elliekennard.ca .

#flowerpower +FLOWER POWER by +Edith Kukla

#hqspflowers +HQSP Flowers curated by +Melania Pierce +Wayne Lu +Iva Pas +kaatje jansen +Francine Vanlé

and of course for #unsharpsaturday #softfocussaturday +Unsharp Saturday v2.0 by +Alex Lapidus +Julianne Bockius +Jetski +Patrice Christian +Nadia Cantou-Pewinski

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Just a Flower For You

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This flower is shared to bring some extra gaiety and colour into your lives. I hope your day and weekend is full of such happiness as this flower symbolizes. (Taken outside the art gallery at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Maine.)

My posts are all on my blog: https://www.elliekennard.ca .

To celebrate a new theme that I just found:
#flowerpower +FLOWER POWER by +Edith Kukla
As well as an old favourite from the HQSP stable of supportive themes:
#hqspflowers +HQSP Flowers curated by +Melania Pierce +Wayne Lu +Iva Pas +kaatje jansen +Francine Vanlé

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After the Rain-135/365

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These are my absolute favourite tulips that we have in the garden. There are just two flowers that appear, each year. And they seem to last for weeks before dying off. I was photographing these at the time of the raccoon saga and just yesterday after a sudden downpour I happened to see that they are still there, but soon will be over.  So here they are, early for #tulipsaturday  curated by +Measie Elizabeth, +Marilyn Benham +Eustace James 

For FloralFriday  curated by  +Tamara Pruessner +Beth Akerman +Eustace James +Kiki Nelson #floralfriday +FloralFriday
For FLOWER POWER  curated by  +Edith Kukla #flowerpower +FLOWER POWER
For FlowerFriday  curated by  +Angie Davila +FlowerFriday

HQSP Flowers #hqspflowers +HQSP Flowers curated by +Kawthar A +Krystina Isabella Brion +Maria B-R +Zita Nahm +Kanlaya Chungsangornpornsuk

#365project +G+ 365 Project by +Simon Davis-Oakley +Patricia dos Santos Paton

And also  to thank +Photo Mania Canada with +Giselle Savoie and +Mark HELM for including me in their shared circle.


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The Warmth of a Kind Word is Like an Opening Flower Bud – By Way of Thanks to a Thoughtful…

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In album Flora

The Warmth of a Kind Word is Like an Opening Flower Bud – By Way of Thanks to a Thoughtful Friend

Someone knew that I needed a kind word a few days ago (to counteract a barrage of very unpleasant words that I had received – not on G+, by the way, but on another forum) and took the trouble to drop me a lovely email. We have never met although I have known her husband for many years, working with him as a forum moderator. Those gentle and supportive words took the sting out of the nastiness and made me feel better.

Thank you +Karen Cooper for your thoughtfulness. This bud on our Hosta made me think of you, with its lovely soft tones.

FLOWER POWER  curated by  +Edith Kukla #flowerpower +FLOWER POWER


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