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Macro Monday 10/5

Teresa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:33:58 +0000

Foxgloves still blooming!

Digitalis purpurea grows 2 to 4 ft in height and it blooms June through September, although these are still blooming in October.

Foxglove is a source of digitalis which is prescribed by doctors to strengthen the heart and regulate the heart beat. It is also VERY poisonous! But Beautiful too! Just goes to show that looks can be deceiving.

Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844

Visit Lisa’s Chaos to visit her Macro Monday meme and see the photos other’s have posted.

Photohunt ~ Twisted~ 9/26

Teresa — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:40:07 +0000

The theme for Photo Hunter this week is “Twisted”.

This is a photograph of a morning glory ready to open.

A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.~ Walt Whitman

Picture This Photo Contest for September

Teresa — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:52:29 +0000

Gardening Gone Wild is hosting their monthly photo contest. This month’s category is Ornamental Grasses. Here’s my entry~

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.~
Walt Whitman

Picture This Photo Contest for July from Gardening Gone Wild

Teresa — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:27:16 +0000

Lilacs welcome spring and early summer with their fragrance and beauty. Their bouquets fill our homes with the scent of nice weather and sunshine. That is why I chose it for my flowering shrub (tree) picture in the Gardening Gone Wild~ Picture This Photo Contest. Head on over to see all the rest of the entries. There are some spectacular photos there.

I am thinking of the lilac-trees,
  That shook their purple plumes,
    And when the sash was open,
      Shed fragrance through the room.
    ~  Mrs. Anna Stephens

Gardening Gone Wild Picture This Photo Contest Winner is Posted 6/27

Teresa — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:52:57 +0000

In an earlier post, I submitted 3 photos in the Gardening Gone Wild Picture This Photo Contest. The subject was roses. I am honored to say that one of my pictures was chosen for first place.

Many really great photos of roses were submitted. Southern CA garden photojournalist Debra Lee Baldwin had the tough job of judging the contest. This is a copy of their post announcing the winner:

Picture This Photo Contest Winner

June 27th, 2009 by Debra Lee Baldwin · 17 Comments

A big thank you to all who entered and an ovation for your rose photos. Many of our 31 entrants submitted the full allotment of three photos, so I had close to 100 to judge—a daunting yet delightful task.

Our winner Tes seduced me with her tight shot of ‘Hot Cocoa’. I like the way the way sunlight shines through the water drops. Exquisite lighting also emphasizes the translucence of the petals and their felty texture. The lines draw the viewer into the center of the flower, and by illustrating the bloom’s intrinsic geometry, interpret the concept of “rose” in a fresh new way. Tes, take a bow!