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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Floral photo exhibition - Early Summer -

These are from the photos I photographed in May and June.  Some are at their best, some are withering, but each flower stands noble simply enjoying its life at each stage.  Which flower or photo do you like best?   


Exchange of cheerful  smiles 
Rudbeckia, Cone flower

Floral symbol of Japanese rainy season


Spotlight on small starry-petaled fertile flowers 


As soft and tender as can be
    桔梗, Platycodon grandiflorus, Bellflowers
Silvery-blue summer-lover
エリンギウム, Eryngium

Shy smiles
ヒマラヤ山法師, Cornus Capitata, or Himalayan flowering dogwood

Bursting-out



A flying flower


Translucent white wings
With Blue Salvia in my garden

One with wind
ナツシロギクTanacetum parthenium, or Feverfew

What time is it now?
時計草 meaning clock-plant, Passion flower

Another "passion" or fire in the fields
Poppies

Pop-up


Bathed in the sun


Bending low


Promise of posterity
Flat seedpods of ルナリア(ゴウダソウ),  Lunaria Annua





Wish you a lovely July!

29 comments:

  1. Those flat seedpods I have never seen before, How beautiful!

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  2. Wonderful display of nature. Thank you for sharing such beauty.
    Good wednesday.
    a hug.

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  3. こんばんは。とても美しい写真です。私は、朝露に濡れて咲いていたり、雨に濡れながら咲いている花が好きなのですが、派手な花も素敵だと思います。
     先日、NHK の白熱教室を見ていましたら、物理学の先生が言ってました。超新星爆発で炭素や窒素、酸素、などがこの世に存在するようになって、初めて人類が発生する下地が出来たそうです。 将に私たちは星屑から生まれたという事です。 Stardust というハンドルネイムは素晴らしいと改めて思いました。
     ズート、Nat King Cole の歌から採られたのかと思っていましたが、

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  4. わ~沢山の花を撮りましたね。うっとおしいこの季節に華やかな花達はやっぱり私達の心をホッとさせてくれます。美しい、華やかな花も好きですが、花達もそれぞれの表情がありますものね。一番目の菊は洋子さんも言われているように,二本の花が笑いかけているようで素敵です。次に好きなのは5番目のエンギリウムが好きです。大人っぽい淑やかさが好きです。梅雨が終わったらいよいよ暑い夏の到来です。体調に気を付けて過ごしましょう。

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  5. The flowers are beautiful and add color and joy in life. Butterflies too, of course. Greetings.

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  6. What an impossible task you set Yoko - all are exquisitely photographed, but if I have to chose just one it would be the Eryngium

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  7. My favorite is : Spotlight on small starry-petaled fertile flowers...but they are all really beautiful !!!!!
    Have a lovely day !
    Anna

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  8. Wonderful. Pictures like a poem! Also in your older posts!
    Thank you for sharing and all my best from Austria
    Elisabeth

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  9. They are all so pretty! You've caught the personality and mood of each flower so well!

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  10. The entire collection is like one tapestry and makes it impossible to choose. However, the “flying flower” and “exchange of smiles” photos were all the more meaningful because of the insightful poetic prose you chose.

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  11. så många fina blombilder du visar hortensian är så vacker. här är det mest knopp men nu har värmen kommit och med den en explosion bland alla knopparna.
    önskar dig en fin sommar
    Kram Meta

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  12. Dear Yoko, You were rich in blooms in the spring. Each photo is so subtle and beautiful. Did you use a macro lens for these photos? A tripod? They are truly amazing. Gorgeous work!

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    1. Thank you, Barb. I don’t have a macro lens. These are all close-ups and are all taken hand-held.

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  13. Hm, which one do I love most? Each one has its own beauty and wonderful shape, color and texture of course. Most dear to me are the bell flowers and the poppies. My heart always goes out to wild flowers.
    The bloom of the passifloras (passionflowers) is gorgeous. I enjoy them on our garden fence and wait longingly for the tasty fruit.
    Have a happy summer Yoko. :-)

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  14. Always so beautiful! My favorite in this group is that very first one - the exchange of smiles. What a delight. But your photos are ever delightful! Thanks for sharing!

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  15. SUCH exquisite portraits of spring flowers as they lean towards summer.
    thank you for sharing them with us!

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  16. Your flower photos are so wonderful and I love your captions. A favorite? Too difficult, but I do love the feverfew.
    Thanks for posting these beautiful pictures.
    Mary

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    1. Thank you, Mary, for your constant comments. I’m glad to know you enjoy this post. Have happy days ahead.

      Yoko

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  17. Wow - such dreamy and utterly gorgeous shots!

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  18. Olá, amiga!
    Flores maravilhosas, estou encantada com a beleza da primeira foto.

    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos¸⋰˚✿
    ✿¸⋰˚✿

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  19. Such wonderful flowers! So beautiful!

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  20. Greetings, Yoko! Thank you for your comments. And thanks for checking out my book. It contains about 100 poems - lots of variety, and the lyrics to 27 songs. If you were to buy the book, let me know and I'll send you music for a couple of the songs.

    Hope that you are enjoying the summer. It's very hot here, but that's to be expected. It is Florida! :)

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  21. Beautiful! きれーい!本当になんて美しい!どれも好きなんですけど、強いて選ぶとすれば、アジサイの花、サルビアと蝶の写真かなあ。プロみたいによく撮れてる、、、もしかしてプロなんですか?

    ブログを訪ねてくださって、感謝しています。 暑くなっていますが、体に気をつけてください。

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  22. Thanks for your wishes. Accompanied by these wonderful images they are the whole pleasure.

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  23. again: what a beautiful nature photos! you made! have a nice weekend! mieke

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  24. I am unable to comment on your most recent post. but I want you to know I have read it and as always, your photographs make me want to visit your beautiful country!

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  25. Hola, Bello blog de fotos, sigo tu blog gracias a un amigo en común Ruma, te he visto comentar en su blog.
    Me gusta tu casa virtual y me quedo aquí en seguidores.
    Te invito a ver mi casa de letras si te gusta quedate en seguidores.
    Gracias.
    Un saludo.
    MA.
    El blog de MA.

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