Monday, September 6, 2010

and now for something completely different...



I thought I would take a little break from the QAL, and post physostegia or "obedient plant." These are a reliable late summer bloomer for me and (yippee) the deer don't eat them. :)

19 comments:

elvira pajarola said...

MAGNIFICIENT, carissima Mary!

After a looong summervacation I enjoy looking at your beautiful work!!

have a wonderful day!
ciao ciao elvira

Country Girl said...

I love.

Georgianna said...

Beautiful light through the blossoms, Mary! But are you sure you're feeling okay? No QAL shots today? lol! Have a great day today. xo – g

Candis said...

Gorgeous. Love the lighting.

Char said...

beautiful bokeh

A Garden of Threads said...

Stunning photo, love the play of light. They are just starting to bloom in my garden.

Katy Noelle said...

Okay, of course, this is a lovely photo.

Next, I love the title of this post - heh, heh, heh! I have inside jokes on the inside of this joke. =]

Also, I am really glad to know that the deer don't like them!

AND, thank you so super much for that link about lenses and aperture. I already had a good framework of understanding from my book; so, it was a great read!!!! It really filled in some gaps in my understanding - BIG gaps! It was just wonderfully helpful! I think you get the idea that I learned a lot.

Thanks for your encouragement!

Love, Katy

Katy Noelle said...

Oh, I'm sure that you won't mind if I put the link in my journal - right?

Lisa said...

I love this one with the delightful bokeh. Stunning agian.

margie said...

burst out laughing, the old monty python title. i was not sick of the qal.

GailO said...

I have some of these growing...and never knew what they were called:) Thanks!

Marcie said...

Exquisite light! Love the detail you've captured here.

Anonymous said...

beautiful photos and blog Mary!
Big regards from Croatia.
Have a nice day!
Zondra Art

Puffin said...

Just gorgeous!

vignette design said...

Oh, how beautiful Mary. I love how you captured the light through the petal. Looks a little like foxgloves.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely shot. This is a plant I need to try.

Mary said...

thanks so much, everyone! :)

Carolynn Anctil said...

That's so pretty and summery.

http://jackieinsurrey.blogspot.co.uk/ said...

Exquisite shot, Jackie in UK.