CBWC: Flowers Macro orchids in black and white. Taken with a mini tripod and a 60mm Olympus Macro lens.
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THE BLOOMING DECK
FOTD – May 12 – Mother’s day a few days late Owen had planned this for Mother’s Day but having just bought us a television, he was out of money. So — he got his paycheck and today was a… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – FINALLY!
FOTD – May 10 – RHODODENDRONS This is the way it always happens. All through April, you watch spring happen in the rest of the northern hemisphere and feel deep envy for cherry blossoms and fresh new leaves and blooming gardens…. Read More ›
MOTHER’S DAY MACROS
FOTD – May 8: MOTHER’S DAY ORCHID MACROS Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers and children of mothers. I think the orchids are at their peak now. There are more buds and the last orchid is just beginning to… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 67 – FLOWERS & AN EVIL CHIPMUNK
I needed a few flowers, so I drew some. But I think it’s going to bloom outside very soon. The trees are all fuzzy with buds and last I looked, there were tons of shoots of daylilies, Solomon’s Seal, Columbine,… Read More ›
MACROS
CMMC – May Closeup or Macro Looking through macros, it would appear I have an awful lot of flowers and not much else. But, sifting through, I found a few others though my favorite are all birds or flowers.
THE CHANGING SEASONS: APRIL 2022
The Changing Seasons, April 2022 Another not-very-photographic month. Lots of rain and damp, chilly weather. The few really bright days we had were also surprisingly cold. Today, though, I touched the window in the bedroom and it was warm! I opened… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 62, PART B – FUCHSIA
I do not have a problem with my drawing, but I have a problem with the colors. I am beginning to think I need to invest in a set of pastels. You can find lots of firm, strong colors in… Read More ›
BUDS AND THE FLOWERS TO COME
FOTD – May 1 – Buds Outside, if it isn’t flowering, it’s not budding… yet. It’s a bit late, but it has been dropping to freezing at night, even though it warms up (usually) (but not today) during the day. We’ve… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 62 – CAROLINA WREN
Another pretty little bird who is the sweetest and loudest singer in the woods. I can always hear the Carolina Wrens long before I see them. They didn’t used to come to the feeder, but now, like every other bird,… Read More ›
BEGINNING TO BLOOM
FOTD – April 29 – The Garden Outside First, I am here to announce to the world that we have a tulip! One tulip 🌷 Yellow. Right in the middle of the garden. It doesn’t look much like a garden… Read More ›
FLICKERS, FUCHSIA, FOLIAGE AND MORE
CMMC – APRIL ALPHABET LETTER “F” START OR END