Pink

 

"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."

~ Claude Monet

 

 

 

Spring arrives in 31 days(doesn't seem so far away
when you put it that way). 

 

 

 

 

It's that time of the year when Midwesterners of the Northern variety start

to get a little stir crazy with all the ice and snow.

Color helps me.

Especially of flowers. :)

 

 



16/52 and Texture Tuesday - Free and Easy eDition

{White lilacs}

My lilacs are in full bloom and I am happy about that.

I would say I haven't met a flower that I didn't like and have a few favorites.

Peonies and lilacs come to mind.

Oh and sunflowers too.

Edited with Florabella's 'Classic Film' action

with two layers of Kim Klassen's 'i Am' textures,

one at overlay and one at soft light and desaturated a little bit.

6/52 and Texture Tuesday - Free and easy

{Daisies in vintage vase}

We've had what the weather people call a 'mild' Winter

in Wisconsin.

Mild in being in the 30's opposed to 5.

I still define the 30's as cold but know that Spring can't be too far away.

Daisies are one of my favorite flowers and these surely make me smile.

I used two of Kim Klassen's textures,

one layer of Revolution and one

of Providence, both on 'Soft Light.'

4/52 - green

To say that it's been cold here is such an understatement.

I know it's cold when it's minus 15 degrees during the day and I'm wishing

for a heat wave of
+ 20 degrees.

That's a 35 degree difference.

We only go outside when we have to...

school and running an essential errand or two.

This is the time of year where I want to see something green and growing.

Not just snow, ice and trees vacant of leaves
(pine trees don't count to me, even though they're green).

So this week's picture is a Primula.

I believe it's a variety of primrose.

I shot straight down on it because I wanted to see the darker purple flower

clearly and the rest in the background.

The green are leaves and the square tray the plant's sitting on.

I'm a little envious of those people who live in warm climates now. :)

And Spring is only 54 days away!

black and white Wednesday - clean slate

What the caterpillar calls the end,

the rest of the world calls a butterfly.

~ Lao Tzu

There is something that's just so great about new beginnings and starting over.
A new year, and new decade where we get to begin again
and write our story.

 I really had nothing for Black and White Wednesday this week.
And didn't feel like going out in the bitter cold to shoot.
So took these yesterday of the flower in an antique bowl.

 I heartily welcome the new year and all the positive changes it will bring.

And hope 2011 is good to you!

Hop on over to Lisa's Black and White Wednesday for many more pics,

and see what she's up to...