Denise

This is wonderful! The size of the pot in relation to the artist's fingers really makes the shot!

Thank you Chris! I'm glad to hear that you're getting hooked on flower photos. It's taken a while for me to learn what they are, and I'm still learning. I'm lucky though - I volunteer at one of my favorite gardens. I have been taking photos there …

Thanks Francis!

Thank you! It's always a challenge to capture the beauty of flowers, and it's fun to share them!

looking down a passage, pink flowers pop from green foliage

I know the foreground flower is a chrysanthemum - and I believe the smaller background flowers are as well.

curled petals...

"trained" into a standing shape...

These pale pink beauties have short petals around an exposed center.

curves and curled petals, very different from the first flower!

Last week I had the opportunity to visit Longwood Gardens during their annual Chrysanthemum Festival. Before seeing the exhibit I found it difficult to imagine the different colors and shapes of chrysanthemums. There were many different flowers …

This is beautiful!

I started getting flu shots when I was working for a huge company. I was around a lot of people with children and I figured it was probably a good idea. I've continued to get them now that I am retired. I visit my 88-year-old mother on a fairly …

on a pole, a sculpted scarecrow

There aren't any red rocks near me... This on was taken in Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. If I lived there I think I would be a constant visitor to this beautiful park!

I'm glad you did! Seeing a cactus in bloom feels very special to me! And stay safe... the fires out your way are very scary.

Longwood Gardens begged for a visit; I was relatively close during a visit with family. Last Thursday was the day, a good time for a wander in the conservatory during the Chrysthemum Festival.

That's so awesome! Glad you could capture it before it disappears. I think I see striped of purple and white, cool!

Thank you, greatly appreciated!

I like this one Francis!

Oh, I love these flowers!

Thank you!

I love both as well! I feel that I'm lucky to live within a reasonable distance from the coast. I'm in northeastern Massachusetts so I can easily get to the Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. This photo was …

I'm in the process of becoming more active on Cake. One thing that is making me a bit crazy is the email notifications. It appears that they are either on or off - and I'd like to see something in between. If someone posts in a thread that I …

I'm glad I grabbed my camera before heading out to a volunteer shift yesterday afternoon. On my way home trees wearing bright autumn leaves sandwiched between evergreens caught my eye.