The perennials planted by She Who Must Be Obeyed are thriving. Besides being well established now, the season's weather has provided adequate rain and plant-friendly moderate to warm temperatures. On my way out the door this morning I was struck by the beauty of the morning light shining through the centers of the deeply-colored balloon flowers (Platycodon Grandiflorum). Nearby the crop of yellow Asiatic Lily (Lilium Asiatic) blooms shined from the shadows as if by their own light. And then I had to head off to work.
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Wow, James, these flowers are fantastic!! What gorgeous photographs. Wow.
These are fabulous! I imagine them blown up and hanging on my living room walls.
Two wows! I'll take 'em! I'm pretty happy with the photos but I love those blooms. I'm especially happy to have caught the very sight I was after in the first place… the sun illuminating the flowers from behind. Thanks! — JG
Thanks, Denise. I was quite pleased with the final images, especially since the shots were made on a whim as I was loading my car for the commute to work. — JG
I need to resort to a thesaurus more!