Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Close-ups

Last year I got 11 tulip bulbs from a dear friend and plant expert. Maybe some of you know about ”the little man” and his concerns for ”my” forest and all its inhabitants. He and his wife have travelled the world, collecting memories and rare plants for decades..Now they are too old to travel, but enjoy their wonderful ”Dream garden”.

What a great gift! You can understand how humble and careful I was when planting and tending to these tulips. They are very rare, and one single bulb costs more than 10GBP or 15USD. I still wonder how they could trust me with them…

This week, they shimmer like gems in my garden. Clear red with yellow petals surrounding…and here is a close-up on one of them, in B&W.

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Poppy Love

In my garden I suddenly had a couple of poppies…coming from nowhere, they were just there.

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This year there are quite many of them, and I love to sit down beside their nodding  heads and watch them unfold…

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…admiring  their fragile beauty.

CFFC: All About Cities (Skylines to Street Photography)

Marrakesh and street life go well together.

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A colourful combination.

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SL-Week 46: Wind

 

For Sylvain Landry – beautiful Willow with the wind blowing in her hair. She belongs to Seonaid of Breathofgreenair, but my photo on my visit last year.

 

WPC: Spare

Whenever you have got some spare time…open your book…

In the header, at Greyfriars’, Edinburgh.

 

Avantine evening

Avantine evening, Rome

By the fountain

By the fountain – Rome

 

More interpretations of  spare.

Thursday Thoughts

Do you want to feel safe? Are you in some kind of danger? If you want to live a good life, you might have to blend in. At least sometimes.

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