Excuse: I attended a beautiful and moving two-hour Celebration of Life memorial service yesterday for a 14-year-old gem of a boy who died of wretched leukemia. Emotionally and physically drained, I came home and fell into a three-hour nap, which left me groggy rather than refreshed. I joined my sister and mom and Partner-o-mine in dinner (our favorite Italian spot was debuting its new wood-burning pizza oven -- gorgeous!) and a frenzy of planning and invitation-making to my dad's retirement party in April. I took plenty of pictures yesterday, but I got home at 1:00 a.m. and fell directly into bed without posting.
Yesterday, late afternoon, the day was pleasant, the sun was gorgeous and slanted, and everything in the backyard was more beautiful for it.
The arbor has exploded, a profusion of little purples, and the bees are busy and thriving.
A series of our potato plant, both directly lit and backlit. I love the little grain of pollen on the flower in the second shot.
The leaves of the ash have fallen, but they won't be gone long. Next week this tree will start to be green again.
A series of our potato plant, both directly lit and backlit. I love the little grain of pollen on the flower in the second shot. 
The leaves of the ash have fallen, but they won't be gone long. Next week this tree will start to be green again.
3 comments:
I love the last purple flower picture, it is so lovely.
Glad you could post today.
Thanks, Gawdess. I'm really fond of the backlit one, too. (My kingdom for a macro lens!)
I'm sorry that the brave boy didn't live.
I'm glad you found some beauty in the day.
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