Flower of the Day at the Met

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Flower of the Day, Flower painting, flowers, iris, Iris painting, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Van Gogh

On Saturday my husband and I were able to go into New York City to play. We decided to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I will be posting photos from that trip over the next few days. They currently have an exhibit called Public Parks, Private gardens: Paris to Provence that includes some Van Gogh paintings I was not familiar with and this one is my new favorite.

Reproductions don’t do his works justice. The colors and textures of the original are breathtaking. If you get a chance to see one in a museum it is worth the price of admission.

For inspiring flower photographs check out Cee’s Flower of the Day posts.

 

Flower of the Day: Tulips

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The tulips in this top picture look almost like peonies and this is one of the last tulip beds to finish blooming this spring.

This spring I took short walks most days in the Arboretum and followed the progress of the tulips as I progressed in healing after surgery. It has taken me a while to post these (or much of anything).

Promise of blooms to come!

An early bloom.

Tulips and daffodils

Promised blooms.

I’m including selections from different flower beds. The Frelinghuysen Arboretum was participating in a special year for tulips and they had extra beds and a lovely variety. I’m including photos from different days and different times of day.

A purple and orange bed with daffodils.

Another purple and orange bed.

The walkway with the crazy tulips in the very first picture in this post and a close up of yet another purple and orange flowerbed. I love combinations of secondary colors and these beds of tulips really made my day on so many days! For more flower photos check out Cee’s Flower of the Day.

I hope you have some beauty in your day.

Flower of the Day: Rose

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Flower of the Day, flower photograph, photograph, Silent Sunday, yellow, yellow flower, Yellow Rose

For more flower photographs check out Cee’s Blog. I hope you have a beautiful day.

Flowers of the Day

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endometriosis, Flower of the Day, flower photograph, flowers, sunflowers

My dietary limitations have increased so when I saw this lovely bouquet at the grocery store I said to my husband, “I can have that.” And we got them. There are some really interesting plants in the arrangement that we thought were fake, but they are not.

I have been absent and will continue to be absent from blogging because of escalating health problems. I was hospitalized again for depression, mostly so we could safely change one of my main medications. While there I was tentatively diagnosed with endometriosis. So, my high pain tolerance has led to a late diagnosis for this and that is not good. Wednesday I meet with the newest doctor to see about surgery. My life is full of pain and there doesn’t seem to be much they can do if surgery doesn’t work. If you pray, please pray for me and for everyone who is living with chronic pain.

For more flowers and beauty in general see Cee’s photography blog.

 

Flower of the Day: Lotus at NYBG

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Flower of Life, Flower of the Day, flowers, nurturing Thursday, quotes

For more flower photos check out Cee’s blog. This is also for nurturing Thursday. I hope you have a beautiful day.

Guess Where I Was Yesterday!

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art, art glass, Chihuly, Flower of the Day, glass, New York, New York Botanical Garden, NYBG

New York Botanical Gardens

Sorry for my absence of late from my blog and from all of yours. I’m continuing to have health challenges that limit my activity. I have to choose where to spend my energy and one of my best friends was in town this past weekend. Getting ready and having adventures with her took all that I had. I will be back later this week. I hope you have a beautiful day.

Flower of the Day: Dewy Impatiens

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Flower of the Day, flowers, impatiens, pink, Pink flowers

Taken at Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Red Zinnia Twice

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I’m not 100% sure these are the same zinnia, but I took the lower one in the evening and the upper one in bright morning light. I find the differences interesting. For more flowers check out Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Flower of the Day: Hibiscus

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Flower of the Day: Rose

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Cee's Photo Challenge, Flower of the Day, flower photograph, flowers, pink, Pink flowers, Pink rose

I had a difficult day today and my husband and I went to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum near our house. I needed some movement, beauty, and nature. I also needed to focus on something outside myself. I found these 2 roses that have a lot in common, but a lot that is unique. To see more flower photos check out Cee’s Flower of the Day.