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Friday, January 6, 2012

The Earth Laughs in Flowers

"Earth laughs in flowers." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Isn't it wonderful to watch a flower bud's gradual development from this:

To this:

And finally to this:


21 comments:

  1. Excellent macro, exulting in their sharpness.
    The earth laughs and shows all the beauty of your smile in flowers.
    Very good photos.
    Greetings .-

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  2. Liz,
    Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind compliment. These beautiful flower photos are getting me in the mood for spring! I'm a new follower on Facebook. Have a great day!

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  3. Wow - Enrique said it so well! Liz, your eye for great photos and your presentation of them is so good.

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  4. Lovely pictures of this flower.....i like it very much.....love that color Liz.

    greetings from Holland.

    Joop

    thanks for your comments,
    sometimes i 'am a little bit late with my reactions....have so many followers.....sorry for that.

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  5. i love that you can share your summer while we're in winter here!

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  6. Gorgeous macro shots!
    Beautiful color.
    Have a great weekend.

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  7. How pretty! Love the colors...

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  8. Nice flowers again, I am always surprised when I see summer pictures during our winter here in Europe.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  9. Wonderful photo story. Wonderful compositions and use of depth of field.

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  10. Like the quote! It's a sweet thought :)

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  11. Those are gorgeous. I love that shade of pink & the light is just perfect on them. nice work.

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  12. One of nature's miracles I never tire of seeing. Such lovely captures, Liz.

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving a thoughtful comment. I very much appreciate it! :)

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  13. It is a wonder to behold. Your series of shots is terrific.

    BTW, thanks for becoming my latest follower. I do hope you continue to enjoy the posts from the north.

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  14. Excellent macro, very nice sequence.
    Very good photos.
    Greetings..

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  15. so glad I stopped by, it is frigid here today and your flowers in bloom are such a welcome sight ~ ahhh how I long for Spring and Summer

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  16. Beautiful shots from bud to flower. You take great macro photos. Mickie :)

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  17. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! I sooo miss flowers! LoL! =)

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  18. What a truly beautiful sequence, the clarity of your photographs is fabulous, I too look forward to following you and your wonderful journey!!

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  19. Beautiful color and lovely images!

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  20. I enjoyed each one of these photographs so much. Love chrysanthemums, the colour of these is fabulous and your photography equally so.

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