Chapter 2: The Garden of Live Flowers

Just a demo showing some distracting items at the top left of shot cloned out. To be clear, this is NCViper's shot, with a tiny bit of retouching done by me. If you like it, you should check out and heart the original here http://www.hitrecord.org/records/150745

I was inspired to upload this by the enchanting shots recently uploaded by NCViper (such as http://www.hitrecord.org/records/146587/forum)

Red Flowers

(taken in Santa Barbara)

I'm not entirely sure what kind of flowers these are.

A photo to go along with the haiku "Tulips and Hummingbirds"

April 2010.

I didn't even notice the fly till after I took the photo and looked at it. It put a smile on my face.

pretty flower
cast in pink
if you were able
what would you think
of misty morning
dew drops left
on petals rosy
while you slept
green leaves glisten
as sun breaks through
warm rays of light
shine down on you
as you softly turn
to meet the sky
doves and sparrows
hasten by
in soaring arcs
of feathered flight
unburdened by
the dark of night
earth unfolds
in her elysian way
as nature welcomes
this new day

A pretty pink posy basking in its own dewy glory!