Spring!

beautiful daffodil growing in my yard!

Wordless Wednesday/Wordy Wednesday--where I linked up:

Create With Joy (+ a giveaway!)

 Mama to 5 Blessings

 A Southern Daydreamer






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Autumn colors

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Botanical Yellow

The glorious splendor of Fall is captured in sunny Chrysanthemums.

What fun flowers Celosias are!  In the Victorian language of flowers, celosia symbolizes warmth, humor, and silliness.  I think of them as Dr. Seuss flowers.  My neighbor grew plants from seeds and gave me some, most of which were bright pink.  The crazy shapes they grew in, made me smile.

a crazy discovery:  conjoined black eyed susans growing in my garden.  The stem was thick and flat.  The center seedhead is almost a continuous oval.

(continuing the "yellow" theme from last week's xanthophyll--you know, the stuff that makes plants yellow.)

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

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Flowers: a Challenge

The Blogging Business Artisans team Challenge for the month of May was created by Sharla of Beaded Tail.

April showers brought May flowers so let's see them! Create something with flowers and let your imagination bloom!

Ahhhh....the loveliness of Spring!  Flowers are blooming profusely at present.  I've enjoyed taking spins around my yard photographing them, especially looking at color combinations.  Some are very subtle like this one of soapwort, a tiny 5-petaled flower, displaying

tones of pink with anthers of lavender.  delicate and feminine.

There are bright and wonderful shades of yellow and gold in this coreopsis.

I love the delicate lavenders of this allium against the bright green foliage.

What a gorgeous pansy of blues, lavender, and golds!



I was inspired by the pink and yellow combination of

the Missouri Primrose and 

the pink Knockout Rose blossoms.


I thought it would be fun to dye a silk scrunchie in these colors.  

First I dyed the scrunchie a very pale yellow.  

After processing, I then painted pink flowers with deep yellow centers.  Little dots of light pink, dark pink, and deep yellow were then added.

order.  check in.  wash.  dry.  soak in solution.  dye.  steam.  wash.  dry.  soak in solution.  paint with dye.  steam.  wash.  dry.  sew.
photo.  list.
now in my SHOP!


My Blogging Business Artisans team sets forth a new Challenge every month.  The purpose is to encourage us to explore our creativity, to stretch our imaginations.  Perhaps we are re-working something we've done in the past or still do.  Perhaps we're making something entirely new.  It's always fun to see how others interpret the Challenge!


LINKS:
BBA's list of monthly Challenges 
Linky Party for the May Challenge 
May's Challenge

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xanthic

of or pertaining to a yellow or yellowish color...

a yellow mum blossom drippy with raindrops

gold tipped cypress.  We planted new bushes in the front of our house after ripping out the old overgrown ones.

a somewhat tattered black eyed susan

Ginko leaves turn golden yellow in the Fall brightening the landscape even on an overcast day.

 

a late harvest--just a few days ago before the rain and chill.  I'm particularly proud of the carrots I grew--a first.  See the 3 small roundish orange carrots on the right?  
clockwise from the top:  edible nasturtium blossoms, carrots, basil, carrot leaves, tomatoes.

I'm linking up with my favorite teacher, Ms Jenny Matlock, as we work our way through the alphabet.  Please do go visit the other students, for you never know what gems you may find--humor, poignancy, information, visions of far away places, stuff you've never even dreamed of!  Check it out HERE.  You may even wish to join in yourself!  This week our letter is "X." 

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

YELLOW 

I had fun looking for yellow items to photograph.  These are serviceberry leaves, tattered by the season and so vibrant against the azure sky.  What a gorgeous Fall day today is!


GETTING READY

a few of the things I wore earlier today.  The necklace and earring were made by my daughter; the leather cuff was made by my son.


BRIGHT 

Purple asters practically glow in the sunlight.  The colors of Fall can be so riotous.


TEENY TINY

a teeny tiny chamomile flower


CONNECTIONS 

I'll soon be traveling to Asheville, North Carolina to make a connection with my daughter!  excited!

This is a very fun meme hostessed by Ashley Sisk in which 5 prompts are given and one must then take a photo to illustrate each one.  Come see how others have interpreted these words HERE!  (And you'll get to see photos of Ashley's newly born baby girl!)  You have till Tuesday, October 2 at midnight EST to join in.

Next week's words are:

1. Shadow
2. Keys
3. Smile
4. Unedited
5. Spice

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Summer Reminiscence

glorious summer

bees buzzing merrily

fade into autumn

I'm participating in Mellow Yellow Monday.  Come over and visit and join in the fun!  HERE 





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poem by me © 2011