I’ve been doing a lot of pink lately for the September Pink-O-Thon … so now I need to find some pastels that I haven’t recently used. Surely I’ve got some that are not pink, right?
Sure I do. I just need to find them.
Somewhere in my 100,000 photographs, they are waiting for me. Waiting …
One pastel kitten – Photo: Garry Armstrong
The soft tones in the mosaic in downtown Uxbridge – Photo Marilyn Armstrong
Softly falling water – Photo Garry Armstrong
Gently nostalgic by the Blackstone River – Photo: Garry Armstrong
Softly lit orchids – Photo: Marilyn Armstrong
Soft begonia macro – Photo Marilyn Armstrong
Graphic stone and falls – Photo Marilyn Armstrong
Pastel dam and falls – Photo Marilyn Armstrong
The falls and grasses – Photo Garry Armstrong
Categories: #DamsAndWaterfalls, Cee's Photo Challenge, Garry Armstrong
Tags: #Photography, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Color, Garry Armstrong, Marilyn Armstrong, pastel
I really loved the one with the orchids. They’re all beautiful. 🙂
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I loved my orchids too. They finally all dropped off, but I think there’s a new set coming out. There’s a new “branch” so I’m optimistic.
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Cool. I just got a small orchid, it’s blooming now. Pretty purple flowers. I’m hoping it will last a while, most of my plants die pretty quick. 😦
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D0 NOT overwater it. More plants die from too much water than too little. Put it by a window that’s bright, but not always full sun. Then be patient. DO NOT OVERWATER. Wait until the soil is really DRY. Not moist. DRY. And good luck!
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Thanks for the tips. I think I will be OK with the overwatering. I’m usually gone for at least a week at a time. Sometimes 2-3 months out on a ship. Thats why all my plants die.
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Yeah, 2 month is a death knell. Get someone to drop by once a week and water them.
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These are all so lovely Marilyn.
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I generally like soft colors anyway, though I’m learning to like stronger hues too. It probably has to do with liking to wear soft colors, so I tend to get pretty monochromatic 🙂
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Marilyn, you have a marvelous gallery of pastels for this week. 😀 😀
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Thanks, Cee. I think this is what I do best, or at least, one of the things I find easiest to do.
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Lovely, Marilyn, the cat is really cute too.
Leslie
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The barn was full of cats and kittens. Dozens of them. This is the local “cat saving” farm. But he is always glad to pass you a kitten(s) should you want a few.
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Marilyn, the kittens all came out…when I came in.
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That would be tempting….
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Not with three dogs at home and one losing her sight. Right now, we are a bit over-dogged!
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That would be complicated alright….
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Leslie, Kitty thanks you.
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Yes it did look young…
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No matter the color, these are award winning photos.
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I like soft colors. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with brighter, sharper colors, but my favorites are always soft.
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I love colour so much! From bright vivid to soft pastels. It would be difficult to choose lol but I surely love your photos, they are always vibrant with meaning.
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Love the feeling of the soft colors and their texture. Soothing.
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Just a simple theme of pastel and then I realized that inhave few photos in pastel
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Sometimes, that’s just what the colors really are. I find pastel and soft colors easier to work with than harder edged colors, but many others are the exact reverse and find the pastels harder to handle.
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Is the Blackstone River photo really old or is this a photoshop technique? I love it.
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It’s a technique. Garry took the picture in August. Or maybe July. But this summer for sure.
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“Softly, as in a summer morning sunrise”……
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Life, The Blackstone is — “The River of No Return”.
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Why is it the river of no return, Garry?
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It’s a movie starring Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum.
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Aha.. Golden Oldie.
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Garry is VERY big on old movies. I like some of them, but he’s a serious fan. REALLY serious.
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Ask him what he thinks of Now Voyager! I loved that movie. I bet I’ve watched it 5 times.
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Garry says he watches it every single time it’s on. I think he likes it.
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I actually bought a copy. It is VHS, but I’ve kept a little TV with a VHS player. Think I’ll watch it again.
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Tell Garry I’d like for him to recommend one of his favorite oldies for me to watch.
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Or are you saying life is the river of no return?
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