Vancouver | The Land That Ugly Forgot

15Nov/118

Waddling Through the Leaves

A beautiful and vibrant sight, nothing says autumn more than bountiful harvest colours like these. With a goose thrown in of course, just to reiterate that this is Canada after all.

Tagged as: Animals, autumn, bird, canada, colours, fall, feathers, goose, leaves, nature maple, season, trees, vibrant 8 Comments

3Oct/113

Ain’t So Fresh Anymore

I don't think I'd be bothered as much by getting older if I aged gracefully like these guys. Here's some newly acquired fresh cut gerbera daisy flowers upon arrival...

... then after a few days of enjoyment at home. Still pretty and interesting:

Tagged as: aged, aging gracefully, bloom, bunch, collection, curved, cut, daisy, drooping, Flowers, fresh, gerbera, old, stems, vibrant 3 Comments

26Sep/115

A Resounding Sigh (of Disappointment)

Summer's over, and Daisy here feels just as crushed as most people do about that fact.

Tagged as: aging, blooming, closeup, crushed, curled, cut, daisy, falling, Flowers, gerbera, Macro, old, petals, rocks, single 5 Comments

21Sep/112

Red Punch

A bit of rouge never hurt anybody. I'm always impressed by how a colour can instantly change a mood or communicate. To me this one says, "At-ten-tion!".

Tagged as: blooms, daisy, Flowers, fresh, gerbera, petals, red, stem, vase 2 Comments

14Sep/112

A symbol of elegance and beauty, calla lily blooms have an interesting construction: simple, sturdy and curvy. These bulbs generally need to be winterized in Canada, although people often report forgetting the bulbs in the ground and finding that the rolled paper-like, trumpet blooms still come up the following season. You'll probably only have success like this if your frosts are mild.

Tagged as: bloom, calla lily, cut, Flowers, fresh, stems, two, Zantedeschia 2 Comments

11Sep/110

Flawed by Nature

As beautiful as a flower may be, its imperfections like these petals on the verge of dropping are what make particular stems so much more interesting and appealing.

Tagged as: aging, blooming, curled, daisy, falling, flawed, Flowers, gerbera, imperfect, petals, single, stem No Comments

29Aug/111

Clouding Over

Popularly known by its latin name, this white echinacea has an expression that visually represents today's weather: cloudy, dreary and a bit disappointing.

Tagged as: centre, cloudy, cold, coneflower, dreary, echinacea, Flowers, head, Nature, petals, plant, white 1 Comment

23Aug/117

From the Bottom Up

Sometimes things look surprisingly nice from angles that you'd least expect. I think these yellow coneflowers are just as beautiful from beneath as from above.

Tagged as: beneath, blue sky, clouds, coneflowers, Flowers, looking up, stem, summer, under, up, yellow 7 Comments

21Aug/114

Please the Bees

Here's a close look at some bees busy on some pink flowers. Or perhaps it's the same bee who's extra busy on a number of flowers. Assuming the flower is as tasty to the bee as the sumptuous pink colour looks, it's no wonder the bees were crawling all over with delight.

Tagged as: bees, close-up, face, Flowers, garden, insects, Macro, Nature, petals, pink, pollen, summer 4 Comments

14Aug/114

Ready, Set, Fight!

I'm used to old-fashioned things like three-legged races, frisbee toss and face painting at festivals and social gatherings. Nowadays the thing seems to be sumo wrestling. You put on these heavy, inflatable-like weighted suits and go against an opponent. First one to push the other out of the circle is the winner. The hardest part about it was refraining from laughing long enough to actually gather the strength to fight. It was smiles all around.