Now is there silence through the summer woods, in whose green depths and lawny solitudes the light is dreaming. ~Edward Dowden, In July
We've reached that point at our house where our shady, summer yard is an endless sea of green, green, green. There's hardly any color...although my blogger friend Bone recently reminded me that green is indeed a color! lol. (You must read Bone's blog - I am a huge fan. His charming, hilarious, self-effacing writing will draw you in immediately.) And he's right - how could I forget how beautiful and serene green can be? So I went out with my camera and I really looked around...I found some beautiful things, mostly green, but beautiful just the same. The cool greens are a soothing sight when out amidst the stifling heat and humidity. The first photo is my submission for Kim's Texture Tuesday - we had to share an image with the theme "natural". My hydrangea is as natural as it gets...I used Kim's "I Am" texture at Soft Light/27%. The remaining photos are texture free, although I put all of them in my beloved Radlab and used filters to tweak them till I liked how they looked. And I should clarify that the moth was actually on my kitchen window glass - it wasn't flying midair when I took the photo! It sure looks like it, doesn't it? Thank you for stopping by and if you'd like to see some more texturized photos at Texture Tuesday, please click on the button at the bottom of this post!
Lovely photos. I love green...Bone is right, it most definitely is a colour! Love the softness of the greens in the shot with the moth and the one above it. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGreat photography! Trees and green always make me feel calmed. I love your blog by the way!
ReplyDeleteYou should NEVER have admitted that butterfly wasn't captured mid-flight....I would NEVER have known :) G orgeous. And going to check out that blog right now!
ReplyDeleteI need to remember that about green being a color...you captured that lesson beautifully in your photos. Our spring blooms have faded with the increasing summer heat. But as you say, there is still much beauty to be found.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Nice catch of the moth in flight!
ReplyDeleteFunny, I've been wishing for more colour lately, too! Thanks to Bone for the reminder that green is a colour. Great images. I really love the one with the moth.
ReplyDeleteGreen is my favorite color. These photos are lovely. I especially like the hydrangea.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. Great capture on the moth~
ReplyDeleteI would have never know had you not confessed, but it's a brilliant shot anyway (moth) love them all! And yes green is a great color...
ReplyDeleteFab , so lush and serene truly a colour for the senses great photos x
ReplyDeleteSpectacular. Love the hydranga's! That soft whitish green color. And the moth - thanks for the explanation! I love it when things are so green in the shade that even the air feels green.
ReplyDeleteyour moth capture is fantastic and love the hostas!
ReplyDeleteHow were you able to capture the moth flying? This is stunning, I have no words. I am in awe.
ReplyDeleteI love that third photo with the ??? flower, and your butterfly capture is super!
ReplyDeleteYou must have really clean windows:)
ReplyDeleteLovely! Green is definitely one of our fav colors. :)
ReplyDeleteCool capture of the moth on you kitchen window glass! It sure looks like it's flying. :D
Fantastic photographs, I like to visit so beautiful places. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteAaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! You are so nice!
ReplyDeleteLove the butterfly shot. I did think it was in mid-flight! I saw one fluttering around at the golf course the other day and never could get a picture of it. So when I saw yours, I was like, "How did she do that?!?!"