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2012年6月18日 星期一

Flowers can fade too!

I do not know what others get from being constantly exposed to flowers. For me, I am always surprised at the vibrancy of their colors, the intricacy of their forms and their quiet and humble resilience. They're my teachers.



The heart of a tiger lotus (虎齒葉睡蓮)


A balloon flower (桔梗) in bloom



Another small flower in bloom



Flowers dancing in the wind.



A jasmine. Beneath it, to its left, we find in brown, the withered remains of another flower, its head down.



Nearby, some other flowers about to fade, already drooping.



And a little further on, we see the remains of another withered flower in the background.



Next to it, a tattered rose.



Another rose battered by the elements, all discolored.



But that doesn't seem to bother this bud of the pilose cocklebur (龍牙草) 


Nor this new shoot of the Korean Mint. (藿香). Life goes on. 

7 則留言:

  1. So goes the Chinese saying:「人無千日好, 花無百日紅.」
    And so lament the poets:
    Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
    Old Time is still a-flying:
    And this same flower that smiles to-day
    To-morrow will be dying.

    The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
    The higher he 's a-getting,
    The sooner will his race be run,
    And nearer he 's to setting.

    That age is best which is the first,
    When youth and blood are warmer;
    But being spent, the worse, and worst
    Times still succeed the former.

    Then be not coy, but use your time,
    And while ye may, go marry:
    For having lost but once your prime,
    You may for ever tarry.
    [版主回覆06/18/2012 11:06:09]It's well put. And if we're wise, we'd listen but more importantly keep that in mind every second of the day.

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  2. The color is vivid.
    [版主回覆06/18/2012 11:08:28]Alas, only in the first !

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  3. beautiful flowers nice shots
    [版主回覆06/19/2012 07:53:09]Thank you.

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  4. What wonders captured on the lens of your camera! It's not just the glorious blooms but somehow even the tattered, battered ones as well as the humble bud and shoot are distinguished in their own right! Bravo! And thanks for the Chinese translation which I find most helpful!
    [版主回覆06/19/2012 08:07:16]Since taking up photography last year, I have never ceased to be amazed by Nature's beauty. Once we take off the blinkers of habit upon our eyes, Nature will be unbelievably generous in revealing to us her treasures. There's beauty everywhere, and as you say, even the bleakness of a tattered or battered rose may have a melancholic beauty all its own.

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  5. di 花影得好靚呀
    [版主回覆06/19/2012 08:08:11]The flowers are beautiful. All I did was to photography them.

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  6. Great pictures!
    [版主回覆06/19/2012 08:10:24]Thank you.

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  7. 照片太好看! 第一幅已很攝人呢! 喜歡 # 5 的小白花與花蕾、 和 # 7 的毛毛球! ~~~~~~ 最最喜歡是末幅的藿香! 有層次! 構圖美!~~~~~~~~~~...~^。^~..
    [版主回覆06/19/2012 08:12:30]Nature is really beautiful. All it takes is for us to stop by and look at what she has to offer. Thanks for your encouraging remarks. I'll strive not to disappoint.

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