Springtime

Springtime brings me so much joy;With every bloom, I see God’s grace. But there’s a strong but…It ushers in hay fever season.Though my sniffles started weeks ago,I hope this year won’t be too tough. I am linking this to Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge and tho a bit late for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

It is nearly Spring…

Five more days and it’s officially Springtime. Here are 7 types of flowers that I saw in Wilson Botanic Gardens when I went for my morning walk this today. I am posting this for Becky’s Seven in September and for Cee’s FOTD Challenge

My home … my story…

I have here three parts of my sketch series entitled:MY HOME…MY STORY plus some flowers I took from my front garden just this morning. Part 1 MY HOME…MY STORY…MY SANCTUARY where every piece reflects a chapter of my life. In my sunroom, you’ll discover a collection of plants, a cozy chair, fragrant candles, and a…

A single white flower

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.” – Buddha I am linking this to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Single Flower, for Cee’s FOTD and my first time (I think) joining Floral Friday Challenge.

Purple

Nature’s brushstroke of purple perfection. I don’t know what it is about purple flowers. FOTD

Fresh Blooms flourishing in my garden

One more month of this chilly Melbourne winter. These white and purple blooms are beginning to flourish in my garden, benefiting greatly from alternating sun and rain. I am linking this to Debbie’s Six Word Saturday and for Cee’s FOTD

Orange Flowers for you…

Here is a flower photo that I have taken a few months back and I can’t even recall if I have posted it here before. Anyway, i want to send it to Cee and hoping for her full recovery very, very soon. FOTD

White Dahlias

Took my sister and niece to one of my favorite spots for urban sketching, eager to share my go-to location with them. Here are some white Dahlia at the Old Cheese Factory in Berwick. For Cee’s FOTD

Flower in Monochrome

I haven’t joined this challenge for a long time, so here is my monochrome for today. And for Cee’s FOTD challenge

Closeups from my Iphone

“Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible, and it manifests itself in the light that flows from our eyes.” – Paulo Coelho Some closeup, unedited shots from my iphone. For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Closeups and FOTD

A garden of purple

”A garden of purple is always in bloom.” – unknown I don know why, but this first one is my favourite and as you can see I even made it my wallpaper. FOTD Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – CMMC

Hydrangea

“If you peek at Hydrangea petals through a kaleidoscope…Happiness dances round and round.” – unknown Hydrangeas are much loved for their colour-changing blooms which is an awesome addition to the garden. FOTD

Rain kissed the flower

“Rain kissed the flower,And the petals embraced the rain drops.” – Arvinth Manoharan For Floral Friday #40 and for FOTD

Soft shade of Pink

“ Don’t you know? What makes a rose beautiful is not just its petals but also its thorns.” – Simon B Thomas FOTD

Tomorrow

“To plant a flower is to believe in tomorrow.” – Audrey Hepburn As the world changes so does the life of a flower. I started documenting this orchid’s daily development from a bud to full bloom. CFFC – Tomorrow FOTD – Orchids

Flowers in a Bucket

”Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” – Luther Burbank Entry for FOTD and CMMC

Whatever makes me smile is inspiration…

“If you’re reading this…Congratulations, you’re alive.If that’s not something to smile about,then I don’t know what is.” ― Chad Sugg Everything inspires me … not just a specific thing but that I am seeing this world through my very own eyes, I can dream, I can see my kids even in video messaging, I can hug my…

Spring Blossoms

“The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.” – S. Brown It is that time again… these pretty pink Cherry Blossoms are in bloom now. For Cee’s Flower of the Day – FOTD

Pink Daisies

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”– Frances Hodgson Burnett For Cee’s Flower of the Day – FOTD

Melbourne in Pink

“The colour pink makes everything look pretty.” – unknown Pinks in and around Melbourne… pink in murals, in buildings, in public art, in sunset and in nature. What more can you ask for? For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – CFFC – Melbourne in Pink “You can never wrong with a little pink, a lot works…

Black & White

“What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.” – Ruth Bernhard I am not a master of black and white photography so my take on this topic is something that I experience and not from a technical point of view. I…

Yellow Flower

“Today is going to be a great day.” The sky may be grey today where I am, but that is not a reason not to be happy. Happy Monday everyone. This is for Cee’s FOTD challenge #macroMonday

One Photo… Two Ways

“Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect.” – unknown For LAPD Lens Artist Photo Challenge – For Jez’s Water Water Everywhere My first photo is a rough rendition of boats in the Vltava, the longest river in the Czech Republic. This is just my trial of the Adobe Paint…

A flower

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse I like this flower both in colour or in Black and white… how about you? Cee’s FOTD Challenge Cee’s BW Challenge

Rain kissed the flower

“Rain kissed the flower, And the petals embraced the rain drops.” – Arvinth Manoharan For Cee’s FOTD Challenge

What a Wonderful World

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru Thanks Amy for the challenge for this week – It’s a Wonderful World… what a beautiful reminder. When…

Bright and Yellow

“How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun.” – Vincent Van Gogh Making my day bright and sunny…. here are some yellow items that hopefully makes you happy too! FOTD – Yellow Flowers CMMC June Colour- Yellow

Faces and More Faces?

“I wanna see new places and meet new faces.” – unknown Please click image to enlarge. Some faces in some interesting places. Random things with faces… Some streetart that look like faces … on the streets of Melbourne. And… do these photos seem to look like faces? Or is it just my imagination? For Cee’s…

Blue Petals on a Windy Day!

“Don’t you think Daisies are the friendliest flower?” – Meg Ryan, You’ve Got Mail The forecast was rain tomorrow so I rushed to the Wilson’s Botanical Park to enjoy the sun and some needed exercise before the miserable weather in the next few days. I saw this pretty bluish bloom and tried to take a…