This week, share a photo of something that’s art to you.
This particular photo has been given a watercolour ‘art’ effect. Enlarge for more detail and clarity.
Pulsatilla vulgaris
The flowers bloom in early spring, which leads to the common name Pasque flower, since Pasque refers to Easter and Passover. Pasque flowers are the early harbingers of Spring, appearing before the leaves have fully emerged and it is a low-growing, clump-forming, perennial.
To me there is nothing more that represents a work of art than nature. A flower, from seed to decay, is truly magical.
Ash has asked us to respond to this week’s challenge by showing you signs of spring.
“Nothing is so beautiful as Spring”
~ Gerard Manley Hopkins
If you would like to see what others have come up with for this challenge then go to the Daily Post @ WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
PrimulasPeonyTulipSnakes Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)AzaleasBluebells
These are just a tiny few of the spring flowers I have had the joy to see and photograph over the past two weeks in the south-west and south-east. More spring beauties can be found on my Earth Laughs in Flowers blog as I begin a month of magnolias, camellias, peonies and azaleas and rhododendrons.
For this week’s challenge, share a photo with letters — no matter the alphabet. As you look through your lens, think about how your image might convey something bigger: a snapshot of how we communicate with one another, even if we don’t speak the same language.
The Potting Shed
Do I need any more encouragement? Well, the open door invites you in even if you don’t read the language.
Words and pictures describe the history of the estate.
Words on slate
Most gardeners refer to plants by their Latin name, so everyone knows what it is. Common names can differ between countries and be quite confusing.
Pots in the potting shed
Every gardener needs pots and where better to keep them than in the potting shed.
A bottle garden?
And possibly a garden in a bottle? I once tried this, but wasn’t very successful. It is difficult to keep the temperature and moisture level to suit the plants, or in my case, they grow too big!
And what every gardener needs – tools!
If you would like to see what others have come up with for this challenge then go to the Daily Post @ WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
(This post really should feature on Earth Laughs in Flowers, but I’m coming to the end of the April a to Z challenge on there so didn’t want to interrupt the flow. If you’d like to see more flowers then please pop over to see what’s happening there.)
TRAVEL WORDS 