A closeup view of an echinacea bloom also known as a coneflower. - ktsgonewalkabout photo- powered by SmugMug

"What I need most of all are flowers, always, always."
-- Claude Monet, 1840-1926, Impressionist painter and life-long gardener.

Patterns, texture, color, form and perspective all combine with light to create an ever changing display. Thanks to http://www.drippingspringsgarden.com/ for allowing me to photograph their beautiful blooms. I also love to wander in public gardens such as http://www.chicago-botanic.org and http://www.powellgardens.org

ktsgonewalkabout > Early morning dew clings to the petals of a Mr. Lincoln tea rose.

ktsgonewalkabout > Delicate evergreen fronds create a feathery effect.

ktsgonewalkabout > A water spattered rose and bud create a beautiful tableau at the Chicago Botanical Garden.

ktsgonewalkabout > White anenomes brighten an autumn border.

ktsgonewalkabout > A ray of autumn sunlit illuminates the center of a water lily creating an almost painterly effect.

ktsgonewalkabout > Winter sun illuminates seedpods having a bad hair day.

ktsgonewalkabout > Florals and Botanicals photo

ktsgonewalkabout > Dew and cobwebs cling to the seed pods of grass.

ktsgonewalkabout > A light snowfall clings to miscanthus sinensis seed heads.

ktsgonewalkabout > Winter grey seed heads arise out of the yellowed grasses of autumn in rural Arkansas.

ktsgonewalkabout > Grass seeds cling to winter plumes.

ktsgonewalkabout > Lilium lancifolium more commonly known as tiger lilies with their distinctive recurved petals have graced gardens for hundreds of years.

ktsgonewalkabout > A summer garden brightens a corner of the town square in Fayetteville Arkansas.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning dew clings to a cluster of the Fairy roses

ktsgonewalkabout > Dewy impatien blossoms look as if they have rolled in sugar.

ktsgonewalkabout > Coleous brightens a corner of the town square in Fayetteville Arkansas.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning sun skims a lacecap in Chapel Hill North Carolina

ktsgonewalkabout > A sideways look at a purple zinnia.

ktsgonewalkabout > An orange cosmos flower stands out against sunlit foliage.

ktsgonewalkabout > Summer altheas dot the summer yard with white petals and burgandy splashed throats.

ktsgonewalkabout > A nasturtium adds a tiny splash of red to a landscape.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning light captures the tiny purple tips of "Silver Spring" allium about to bloom. Alliums are onion and garlic plants that make wonderful ornamentals in the garden.

ktsgonewalkabout > Red spray roses can be found in many a yard in the older sections of town.

ktsgonewalkabout > Transluscent spines guard the golden inner parts of this golden barrel cactus.

ktsgonewalkabout > A pumpkin nestles among the mums.

ktsgonewalkabout > Petals in charming disarray, this orange hibiscus was blooming outside a Fayetteville Arkansas business.

ktsgonewalkabout > A yellow brugsmania blossom hangs suspended above a summer sky.

ktsgonewalkabout > Queen Anne's lace seed head signals the end of summer.

ktsgonewalkabout > A hint of orange highlights green pumpkins at the farmer's market in Fayetteville Arkansas

ktsgonewalkabout > A backlit sunflower shoots golden rays outward.

ktsgonewalkabout > Evening light streams past a partially open roadside thistle.

ktsgonewalkabout > A closeup of a scabiosa blossom otherwise known as pincushion flowers.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning light highlights the petals of a summer garden althea.

ktsgonewalkabout > Orange zinnia crowd a bouquet at the farmer's market

ktsgonewalkabout > A whorl of heavily veined leaves create a beautiful pattern.

ktsgonewalkabout > A crown of gold stamens accents the interior of this purple zinnia.

ktsgonewalkabout > The underside of a purple zinnia provides it's own beauty.

ktsgonewalkabout > Streaks of purple mark the inner throats of gladiola stalks at the farmer's market.

ktsgonewalkabout > Water lily bud stands out against the green of it's leaf in Irmo,
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ktsgonewalkabout > Petals pile up across the top of a magenta zinnia.

ktsgonewalkabout > A tinge of pink gives a clue as to the blossom that will emerge from tightly closed buds.

ktsgonewalkabout > Stamens wave above the white petals of a wild fruit tree in late May.

ktsgonewalkabout > Dew covers the petals of a roadside spiderwort also known as transdentia. Whether they are considered a weed or not lies in the eye of the beholder.

ktsgonewalkabout > Recurved petals bend back showing off the freckles on this summer tigerlily.

ktsgonewalkabout > Blossoms of an orange shrimp plant echo the coton leaves behind them in a Tulsa garden.

ktsgonewalkabout > Dawn light lightens and shadows a pink waterlily in Rogers Arkansas.

ktsgonewalkabout > Gaily striped canna leaves create a lovely pattern.

ktsgonewalkabout > The white tipped petals of a purple dahlia create a harmonious whole.

ktsgonewalkabout > A summer dahlia glows in the early morning light cast over a rural farmyard.

ktsgonewalkabout > Canary yellow canna flowers are highlighted with orange freckles sprinkled from the base to the ends of the petals.

ktsgonewalkabout > Whorled petals stand straight up in the middle of this red zinnia blossom.

ktsgonewalkabout > A rain crumpled apricot poppy at the farmer's market.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning sun highlights the dew on a Reines des Violettes perpetual hybrid rose. This rose is typical of roses bred at the height of the Victorian rose craze during the 19th century.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning sun warms the pink bud of a waterlily in Rogers Arkansas.

ktsgonewalkabout > Lycoris squamigera blossom from a stem that emerges once the foliage has died down hence the common names of naked lady, resurrection lily, surprise lily and magic lily depending on where you hail from.

ktsgonewalkabout > A stalk of sorghum stands out against a summer pasture.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning light slants across a jumble of pumpkins and squash at the Fayetteville farmer's market.

ktsgonewalkabout > An orange sunflower sends out rays to challenge the sun.

ktsgonewalkabout > Dewdrops are scattered over the pleats of a pink hibiscus petal.

ktsgonewalkabout > Teddy bear sunflowers in a bouquet at the farmer's market in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

ktsgonewalkabout > Late afternoon light illuminates a roadside blossom of Queen Anne's lace.

ktsgonewalkabout > Dew covered variegated leaves create a subtle pattern.

ktsgonewalkabout > A single white blossom provides a pale background for a purple splashed throat accented with gold stamens.

ktsgonewalkabout > Multi-layered petals of a white zinnia with a tinge of green to the petals.

ktsgonewalkabout > A closeup view of an echinacea bloom also known as a coneflower.

ktsgonewalkabout > Morning dew clings to a cluster of the Fairy roses

ktsgonewalkabout > Autumn seed pods fade into the early morning mist.

ktsgonewalkabout > Bubbles of ice enclose early spring buds.

ktsgonewalkabout > Ice coats every blade of grass and tree with a sparkling mantle.

ktsgonewalkabout > Tufts of ornamental grass catch the late afternoon light in the garden.

ktsgonewalkabout > A late autumn sun creates a halo around seed pods at the edge of the water.

ktsgonewalkabout > Spent seed pods of a tulip magnolia look more like cupcakes with frosting during a recent ice storm.

ktsgonewalkabout > Late afternoon sun gilds a garden window at the Chicago Botanical Garden.

ktsgonewalkabout > Bronze ornamentation adorns posts on the bridge to the Japanese gardens at the Chicago Botanical Garden.

ktsgonewalkabout > Witchhazel trapped in a skim of early morning ice.

ktsgonewalkabout > The frilly trumpets of spring daffodils emerge out of the gloom at daybreak.

ktsgonewalkabout > Like a broken yoke the oranges and yellow in the cup of this double daffodil mingle.

ktsgonewalkabout > A harbinger of spring witchhazel blooms near Garfield AR

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