Thursday, March 7, 2013

purple


Raindrops like crystals, shine inside the purple cabbage.


flowers of basil 


gorgeous Chihuly glass at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona in 2009

 

lovely, sweet scented hyacinths, a recent gift from my son


Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "P."  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!
 


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12 comments:

  1. DuniMarch 7, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    Stunning!!
    I love the purple cabbage shot!

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  2. GattinaMarch 7, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    Fantastic pictures for purple !

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  3. Rose ClearfieldMarch 7, 2013 at 1:04 PM

    I love Chihuly! You did a gorgeous job with all of these captures. The shades are so vivid.

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  4. Memories for LifeMarch 7, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    I've never seen cabbage look so pretty!
    And I just love hyacinth!

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  5. Egretta Wells blogMarch 7, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    Purple is the prettiest color of all! Gorgeous photos!

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  6. LolaMarch 8, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Hi again! Love the hyacinths especially – great photography!

    Have a great weekend too,

    Visiting from Alphabe-Thursday

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  7. AntiquityTravelersMarch 8, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    Oh man! you had me with that first photo ... but then I kept scrolling and saw that beautiful Chihuly glass! I just LOVE, LOVE his work!!

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  8. Ellen WhyteMarch 11, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    Stunning! Esp that fuchsia.

    Thanks for your kind words about Au. We miss our old boy.

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  9. Naperville NowMarch 12, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    wonderful shots -- you've caught the colors beautifully.

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  10. JimMarch 14, 2013 at 11:54 PM

    Very pretty finds. My vote is for the flowers of basil to be the prettiest.
    ..

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  11. Linda E. PruittMarch 15, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    Never seen anything like that Chihuly grass before! Beautiful!

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  12. JennyMarch 29, 2013 at 10:41 AM

    Wow. That blue glass grass is amazing!

    It was neat to see flowering cabbage in a portrait like that. What a glorious color!

    Thanks for a perfectly pretty (and striking) link to the letter 'P'.

    A+

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