14 Comments

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   amandacurtin on September 2, 2013 at 10:22 am

   Beautiful! The rose leaves are especially evocative.

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     Louise Allan on September 2, 2013 at 11:49 am

     The rose leaves are my favourite. I don’t know how I managed to take it — I doubt I could repeat it. The light just landed on them perfectly.

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       amandacurtin on September 2, 2013 at 12:02 pm

       well done, you 🙂

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         Louise Allan on September 2, 2013 at 12:18 pm

         If I fail as a writer, I might look at photography!

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   Kristen Levitzke on September 2, 2013 at 11:16 am

   Beautiful images! I love the cordylines. 🙂

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     Louise Allan on September 2, 2013 at 11:50 am

     It’s amazing what manages to grow in sand!

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   Glen Hunting on September 2, 2013 at 1:33 pm

   Wonderful light conditions for bringing up all your flowers…just enough so that they’re not dowdy, but not too much so that they keep their form and texture.
   There was a time in my life when, had I pulled off results as good as yours (albeit on 35 mm film) I would have been extremely happy.

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     Louise Allan on September 2, 2013 at 1:52 pm

     There’s also digital enhancement these days, Glen … But thanks. I thought they were pretty!

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   Lynne Leonhardt on September 2, 2013 at 11:37 pm

   Lovely taste of Spring. Daisies and lemon blossom are my favourites.

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     Louise Allan on September 3, 2013 at 1:56 am

     Thanks, Lynne. I love our garden in Spring. I love everywhere in Spring. Can’t wait for it all to ‘spring’ into bloom!

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   marlish glorie on September 3, 2013 at 2:28 am

   Perth, to me, is at its best in the Spring, and you’ve captured that beautifully Louise! What a great and generous photographer you are, sharing all these life affirming images with us all.

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     Louise Allan on September 3, 2013 at 3:45 am

     Thanks, Marlish. I agree — it’s like someone switches the colour on in Spring!

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   Penny on September 3, 2013 at 12:11 pm

   Beautiful thoughts and words now beautiful images Your blog has it all! Do you get tired of me saying’ ‘well done’? PS the rose leaves are my favorite. the droplets of water are amazing… just amazing.

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     Louise Allan on September 3, 2013 at 2:27 pm

     Thank you again, Penny. No, I never tire of hearing that you enjoy the blog and I look forward to reading your comments, too!

     I thought I’d try a photo essay instead of writing, believing it would be easier. But, no — it took me all day. By the time I took the photos, edited them, sorted out which ones I’d use, changed my mind, took more photos because I wanted a different angle, etc. I must say that I really enjoyed preparing it, though, and it’s made a nice change from a written one. I thought that next time, I might write a line or two to go with the photos. That’s what blogging is about, too — experimenting and learning what I can do better …