Fading Pink (Flowers of the Day)

October 15, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cheer for summer’s hues fading with finesse – brightly embracing their end. (Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Peachy (Flower of the Day)

October 14, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

How sweet are these late blooming roses? (Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Snapdragons (Flower of the Day)

October 13, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I hear my father’s voice scolding, remember the childlike fascination of flowery mouths – snapdragons – a constant presence in our familial gardens. (Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Webbed (Flower of the Day)

October 12, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Spider’s web clinging – shares this wish for purple’s stay – autumn’s light waning. (Cee’s flower of the Day. This was the last of our Rose of Sharon.)

Wildflowers (Flower of the Day)

October 11, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weeds, perhaps, but wildflowers to me – and I wasn’t the only visitor to this patch – white wings also found the pop of purple alluring. (Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Marigolds! (Flower of the Day)

October 10, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

How fitting that autumn’s flowers should be so bright! (Cee’s Flower of the Day)

CB&W: In Flight

October 7, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

In L.A. we watched in awe as two golden eagles soared above. I envy birds their ability to fly – to take to wing as the impulse dictates, and soar. This crow, one minute sitting dockside, decided to fly directly at me. Never quite sure which is a crow and which a raven, these birds […]

Lovers’ Blooms (Flower of the Day)

October 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Love solidified still begs softness – delicate petals , blushing hues. (Pink and white blooms for Cee’s flower of the day. Love haiku a bonus.)

Flower of the Day: Lilac with bug

October 6, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The softness of lilac seems out of place amongst the rusts and yellows of autumn, and yet this patch of flowers decided to make a statement. While my camera lens appreciates the beauty of flowers, I am ignorant of their names. If you can educate me, I would be grateful. (For Cee’s Flower of the […]

Cee’s Flower of the Day: Sunflower

October 5, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cee has invited me to join in even though I don’t know the name of many flowers. I do love to photograph them though, and this sunflower really spoke to me on my walk a couple of days ago. Sadly, as I passed it by this evening, the petals are all gone and the stalk […]