Tag: Cosmos

the backside of the Cosmos

i love, LOVE, LOVE taking photos of flowers from behind (gosh, that sounds dirty, do you think the flowers think i’ve got a dirty mind?!). most of the time, when the green part of the bud opens to allow the blossom to emerge, it resembles a flower.  i also like to photograph furry stems–because when…

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yesterday’s pick

The weather called for hail, high wind & a pounding rain. I wasn’t going to let these flowers endure that kind of punishment. Better they get put into vases to make my house more beautiful.

looking into the cosmos

& being dazzled by it. The African Daisy is among the Cosmos. I can travel the galaxy in my backyard gardens.

Even in your imperfection…

You still dazzle me. Cosmos appear so delicate, but they are very tough, very much like a woman. So cover me in cosmos, mostly white, sprinkle Queen Anne’s lace blossoms on me, just enough to make me sneeze them back up in the air, so I can watch them fall like snow flakes.