86 Replies to “Blues”

  3. Liz Terry – GL5 4PU – I love to write, and have had quite a few articles published over the years. I write non-fiction on all sorts of subjects, including my own life and what matters to me. I write a blog, called "My Random Ramblings", which you can access by clicking to view my complete profile and then clicking on the link at the bottom. I also wrote a new blog in 2013 called "The 365 Project - a photo diary in words". Intrigued? Then you need to click to view my complete profile and click on the relevant link at the bottom.
    Liz Terry says:

    Beautiful! It looks like it belongs on a coral reef rather than in a garden.

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  4. Remora – Mandaluyong City, Philippines – The REMORA is designed with state of the art GSM and GPS tracking technology. It has the ideal functionality for Vehicle Tracking System (VTS), Emergency Dispatch, Fleet Tracking, GPS Tracking, Remote Asset Tracking or basic anti-theft application.
    Remora says:

    Wow, pleasing to the eye. 🙂

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  5. sued51 – Welcome visitors! I am an editor and poet who decided to start a blog as one way of keeping myself busy and writing while I was unemployed. I have also been keeping journals for over 35 years (my closet is FULL!). I have many interests, which is why I blog about so many different things. I hope you find some posts here that interest you!
    sued51 says:

    I love this Iris. Blue irises always remind me of Van Gogh.

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  7. Liz Terry – GL5 4PU – I love to write, and have had quite a few articles published over the years. I write non-fiction on all sorts of subjects, including my own life and what matters to me. I write a blog, called "My Random Ramblings", which you can access by clicking to view my complete profile and then clicking on the link at the bottom. I also wrote a new blog in 2013 called "The 365 Project - a photo diary in words". Intrigued? Then you need to click to view my complete profile and click on the relevant link at the bottom.
    Liz Terry says:

    Hi! I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Click on the link below to read my post about it and learn the rules you are asked to follow on being nominated. Nothing is obligatory of course!
    http://lizterryblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/ive-been-nominated/

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    1. Liz, thank you so much for the nomination. But I like to keep the look of the blog simple and clean so I don’t do the process for accepting awards – but I’m honored and encouraged by it. Thanks so much!

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      1. Liz Terry – GL5 4PU – I love to write, and have had quite a few articles published over the years. I write non-fiction on all sorts of subjects, including my own life and what matters to me. I write a blog, called "My Random Ramblings", which you can access by clicking to view my complete profile and then clicking on the link at the bottom. I also wrote a new blog in 2013 called "The 365 Project - a photo diary in words". Intrigued? Then you need to click to view my complete profile and click on the relevant link at the bottom.
        Liz Terry says:

        I didn’t really expect you to do it, as it would spoil the look of your blog. I just wanted you to know you were on my list! Keep up the good work!

  10. Stunning image and your carefully selected words enhance.

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  11. Mary Ann – Kitchen Keepers is a blog for sharing good memories, good stories and good recipes. I have been asked to record family recipes which have been favorites for many years, adding to their story every time they are prepared and enjoyed as well as those newcomers which have their own story. Since I believe growing and preparing your own food is not only a pleasure but an art which is worthy of passing on, I am pleased to begin. Gathering around our table has been so much more than providing physical nourishment for me. For as we gather, whatever the table shape may be, we form a circle, a place of conversation and knowing and caring. Expressing our gratitude for the provision of food and family, giving thanks for bread and baker, we enter a sacred space. .
    Mary Ann says:

    simply beautiful

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  13. Beautiful blues and wonderful words: a gorgeous combination.

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  14. Rene Yoshi – Just a transplanted Okinawan-French Southern girl with a wee bit o' Irish, sharing photography and what I'm learning about spiritual things, including putting off legalism and religious traditions, and embracing God's matchless love, tender mercy, and amazing grace!
    Rene Yoshi says:

    Gorgeous!!!

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  17. Arnold – A cyclist blogging about cycling and life cycles. Teach as adjunct at Georgetown and NOVA. Married. Retired from full time professorship.
    Arnold Bradford says:

    Great image–in the Georgia O’Keefe tradition.

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  18. maryoconnor12 – Along the Connecticut shoreline – I am a writer, poet, community volunteer, pupil of psychology, writing instructor, guest speaker, artist, lover of nature, curious traveler and author of Life Is Full of Sweet Spots, An Exploration of Joy, as well as Dreams of a Wingless Child, a book of award-winning poetry. An advocate of the power of writing as an agent of change, I enjoy speaking to community groups about the joy of making words sing and conduct creative poetry writing workshops for inmates at the State of Connecticut’s York Correctional Institution. As a writer and a painter, I enjoy living along the Connecticut shore, where I infuse everyday observations of the natural world with the sensitivity and insightfulness that tend to define my experience of life. It is these reflections that have helped me realize that one need not look far to find an element of peace, of celebration, of joy, in this inordinate world of which we are all a part.
    maryoconnor12 says:

    A Georgia O’Keefe painting if I’ve ever seen one! How beautiful!

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  20. RMW – Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA – I am an explorer and creative person. I've had many jobs, careers and interests... everything in life and the universe fascinates me. Born in Brighton, England, I've lived my entire adult life in Los Angeles, California. A few years ago I rediscovered photography which is a great excuse to get outside and look. I'm also in the process of re-writing some of my unpublished short stories and possibly a novel. .
    RMW says:

    Lovely

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  22. typewriterpoet – I enjoy many poetry styles but enjoy short poetry the most and a little bit of microfiction, but the challenge of a long poem has it's enjoyment as well!
    typewriterpoet says:

    what a way to start my day. this is gorgeous!

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  25. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog – My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped. I have a number of interesting hobbies, such as fossil collecting, sport-kite flying, 3D and 2D close-up photography, holography, and pets. Most of all, I am into holistic self-awareness, spontaneous insight, unconventional observation/direct perception, mindfulness, meditation, world peace, non-fragmentation, population control, vegetarianism, and green energy. To follow my unique Blog of "Nature Photos and Mindfulness Sayings" and for RSS feeds to my new posts, please access at: tom8pie.com (On my regular Blog posting pages, for additional information and to follow, simply click on the "tack icon" at the upper right corner... or, on my profile page, you can click on the "Thomas Peace" icon.) Stay mindful, understanding, and caring!...
    Thomas Peace (author) says:

    The colors are fantastic!

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  28. karenwilliams – I live in Bend, Or. and love it here. I enjoy the mountain biking trails in the warm weather and the cross country ski trails in the not so warm weather! I would love to spend all day in the studio painting, reading about art and just being creative...but I can't. So to help support my art habit, I teach art, and I love it. Kids artwork is so inspirational, and they are so free to just create. I really enjoy passing my passion and love for the arts onto a new generation. When I am in my studio I paint with acrylics, but I am very experimental and like to add collage, drawing, printmaking and other various things to my work. My students and the projects I do with them inspire me to be "playful".
    karenwilliams says:

    wonderful photos! Thanks for stopping by my blog too!

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  29. sharonstjoan – Poet, writer, and advocate for wildlife, wild lands, and the earth. President, Forest Voices of India - a U.S.-based group which aids charities in India that further education, culture, the well-being of women, children, and animals, and the restoration of sacred groves. websites: https://wordpress.com/view/forestvoicesofindia.com https://wordpress.com/view/echoesinthemist.com https://wordpress.com/view/wildvoices.world book: Glimpses of Kanchi https://www.amazon.com/Glimpses-Kanchi-Sharon-St-Joan/dp/1982901179/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Glimpses+of+Kanchi&qid=1581769003&sr=8-1
    sharonstjoan says:

    Reblogged this on Voices and Visions.

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  37. RMW and BTC – We are problem solvers, who are very interested in the relationship of mathematics to interactive human behavior. We believe that with only four postulates and two corollaries we can account for virtually all IHBs, gain a better and more truthful understanding of ourselves, discover a more global form of education, and understand the precise conditions necessary for world peace.
    Robert M. Weiss says:

    You have outdone yourself with this magnificent unfolding of colors.

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  39. heavenhappens – Welcome to my life. You can share my grown up world here at http://heavenhappens.me where I blog my faith, my thoughts, my life, my travels, my photographs and my poetry. Growing up just after the war was a grim experience. So, now that I have 7 grandchildren, I am reclaiming my childhood by seeing the world anew through their eyes. Every minute I spend with them is magical. So this blog is for them ~ Ben, Rosie, Tiffany, Stanley, Thea, Mateo, and the youngest, Olivia! I hope, when they are all grown up, they will enjoy reading it and finding out about their grandma’s life, and know how very happy they made her. I hope you enjoy reading my posts, leave a comment or a link and I will get back to you. I’m sorry to say that my darling husband died of Covid on Good Friday 2020. Since then the wind has gone out of my sails and I’ve hardly written a thing. I will try to pick up my life and start writing again one day. But for now please enjoy exploring my life🕊️
    heavenhappens says:

    spectacular photo and beautiful words do it justice x

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  42. Veronique – Retired, married, living in Scotland. Enjoy writing and reading. Environmentally oriented, somewhat irritated with humanity
    Veronique says:

    Reblogged this on Mouthful still talking and commented:
    What an exquisite photograph of an Iris flower. This is really stunning!

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  44. Andreas Ignotus – Gibraltar – Born in November 16, 1972 on the Black Sea coast in Constanta, Romania, I attended Constanta Maritime University, receiving the Bachelor of Engineering degree. A course of graduate studies in military sciences at the “Carol I” National Defense University in Bucharest led me to the Master’s degree in National Security and Defense. As a student, I was a social worker, then Chief of a parliamentary office. After receiving the Bachelor’s degree, I worked as a junior lecturer in a private university and held positions in local administration. My love for the sea and ships next led me to positions from Engineer to Managing Director in various companies repairing, building, or managing ships. For a short time I was the Personal Advisor to the Minister of Transport from Romania. I worked for a while for the International Airport “Mihail Kogalniceanu” Constanta-Romania
    Andreas Ignotus says:

    Powerfull feeling. I can see the horizon line.

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    1. Andreas Ignotus – Gibraltar – Born in November 16, 1972 on the Black Sea coast in Constanta, Romania, I attended Constanta Maritime University, receiving the Bachelor of Engineering degree. A course of graduate studies in military sciences at the “Carol I” National Defense University in Bucharest led me to the Master’s degree in National Security and Defense. As a student, I was a social worker, then Chief of a parliamentary office. After receiving the Bachelor’s degree, I worked as a junior lecturer in a private university and held positions in local administration. My love for the sea and ships next led me to positions from Engineer to Managing Director in various companies repairing, building, or managing ships. For a short time I was the Personal Advisor to the Minister of Transport from Romania. I worked for a while for the International Airport “Mihail Kogalniceanu” Constanta-Romania
      Andreas Ignotus says:

      Moment of floating.
      Seeing the horizon line
      in the iris bloom.

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      2. Andreas Ignotus – Gibraltar – Born in November 16, 1972 on the Black Sea coast in Constanta, Romania, I attended Constanta Maritime University, receiving the Bachelor of Engineering degree. A course of graduate studies in military sciences at the “Carol I” National Defense University in Bucharest led me to the Master’s degree in National Security and Defense. As a student, I was a social worker, then Chief of a parliamentary office. After receiving the Bachelor’s degree, I worked as a junior lecturer in a private university and held positions in local administration. My love for the sea and ships next led me to positions from Engineer to Managing Director in various companies repairing, building, or managing ships. For a short time I was the Personal Advisor to the Minister of Transport from Romania. I worked for a while for the International Airport “Mihail Kogalniceanu” Constanta-Romania
        Andreas Ignotus says:

        Thank you. You just inspired me.

  46. it’s a great image and colors so wonderful shades blue…
    hey…and I thaught the same, as Liz did before…got same nomination Award…but have not enough WP blogger friends to enter the “snowball system”…and I see clearly now, most of my photopals installed a pic in About, that shows “no Awards plzzz…” – will reject my nomination invitation.
    …but will connect your 2nd Blog “Furry Side” store to my Blogger site…

    have a good sunday
    from the banks of river eider, northern germany…

    cheers…
    werner

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    1. Thanks so much Werner. I appreciate the thought. And thanks for connecting to the Furry Side. Good Sunday to you too!!!

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  48. stockdalewolfe – Ellen Stockdale Wolfe worked her way through school, earning a BA from Barnard College, an MA in Special Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, an MLS in Library Science at Columbia University. She worked with autistic children in college and in graduate school. Ellen has Asperger's Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder herself and has written about her experiences of both and of learning to love. She took courses in fiction and non-fiction writing at the School of General Studies at Columbia. Ellen was able to work for 30 years as a cataloguer, specializing in her college major and minor, art history and psychology, at Teachers College, Columbia University, Butler Library, Columbia University, the Frick Museum and the New-York Historical Society. In 2000 she left libraries to become a Reiki Master and pursue her early interests in photography, painting, and writing. Her art work can be viewed on her web page: StockdaleWolfe.artistswebsites.com Her book about her experience of Asperger's and Bipolar Disorder can be found at: www.independentauthornetwork.com/ellen-stockdale-wolfe.html OTHER PUBLICATIONS Fear of Fusion, the featured article and focus of Psychoanalytic Inquiry, vol. 13, no. 3, 1993 A nature column in the Millbrook Register Herald with the byline, Under the Black Birch from 2005-2010
    stockdalewolfe says:

    This is the most beautiful picture of an Iris I have ever seen. I myself have taken many Irises but this far surpasses them all. I think it is not only the color but the light. Great work!

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    1. Thanks so much. It was just one of those moments when I was prowling around with my camera and everything was right – the light – everything. The bloom practically shouted out “photo ME!”

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  49. leiflife – I have lived most of my life as a dancer,but I have been daughter, sister, lover, wife, mother and, more recently, grandmother, writer, sculptor, musician, and visual artist. Balancing all these aspects of my life continues to be a challenge. I was born on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, but have also lived in New Orleans, Texas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York City. My father was the artist and naturalist, Walter Inglis Anderson, and my mother was Agnes Grinstead Anderson, an elementary school teacher and a writer. As a child, I loved to dance naturally, inspired by the trees, birds, wind, and waves that greeted my every day. Eventually, I took lessons and my mother encouraged my dream of becoming a great ballerina. I studied ballet with Lelia Haller in New Orleans, and the atmosphere of competition, and the sense that one could never be good enough, daunted my dreams and exhausted my spirit and body. In 1965, Three things happened to free me from the tyrannical world of ballet and move me further toward the balance my soul craved. I discovered Isadora Duncan, the great revolutionist of modern dance, I gave birth to my daughter, Moira, and my artist father died. From here on I would claim the freedom to explore and express the whole of my life through dancing. I was free to become the many-faceted star I was born to be. Since then I have mothered and performed, loved and written poetry, taught the dance technique I called Airth (after the balancing forces of air and earth). I have shared my life with husband or lover, raised my children and kissed them goodby and hello repeatedly. I have also kissed my students goodby and enjoyed teaching workshops from which I could walk away, glad to relax in the company of various dogs and cats. I have read huge quantities of extraordinary books, making friends with the authors through their engaging characters. I have also written poems, memoirs, children's books, and one novel. I have two published books: DANCING THROUGH AIRTH and DANCING WITH MY FATHER. My brush and ink drawings, sculptures, and paintins dance through the homes of strangers while I make occasional journies to Paris and dance anonymously on Paris Streets. At age sixty-five, one is tempted to settle into complacency, to say "I have done the best I can; so be it. I would rather die.
    leiflife says:

    Been meaning to tell you how much I love this. Amazing color and form. Thanks for your liking of “Poem in Three Parts”.

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  50. emilykarn – 40 Buddy Drive, Moravia, NY 13118, USA – I love to read. I watch DVD's and listen to music. I have a male cat named Selleck. I write poetry, fiction, and about daily life on my blog.
    emilykarn says:

    Gorgeous colors!

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  53. Son of Sharecroppers – I'm a lawyer. But far more important to me than my work are my family and my hobbies: in particular, writing, photography, fishing, and guitar. I'm an amateur at all of these things; indeed, I am an amateur at all things important. But I keep trying to learn.
    Son of Sharecroppers says:

    Just superb!

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  55. becky6259 – My daddy married a city girl and put her in the country, and then I married a city boy and he put me in the city...for awhile anyway. We're now living in small-town Mid-Missouri and enjoying the best of both worlds!
    becky6259 says:

    Pretty! Great photo!

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  56. I love irises …..this one particularly beautiful and you are right about the colours. We are so blessed with our planet’s natural beauty.

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  59. susankolvoord – I have been an avid home cook for years, having many cooking adventures with my friends. Now, I've expanded that enthusiasm for gardening, and I am excited to share what I learn as I go along.
    susankolvoord says:

    That is a really beautiful shot. We so rarely see blue in the plant world.

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  60. Bob Saunders – Sydney, Australia – I am a writer, photographer, film maker and web entrepreneur working in the garden and home market. As owner and webmaster of www.gardensonline.com.au I travel far and wide from time to time to visit 'Great Gardens of the World' to share with our web visitors. Its a tough job, but someone has to do it.
    thegardenistas says:

    Looks like glass – gorgeous texture and colour, very delicate

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  62. desertblues – I'm a Cultural Scientist, born in 1952. My real-life name is Jacqueline. This blog is for my adventures in watercolor. http://desertblues2.wordpress.com/ You're welcome to stop by and say hello.
    desertblues says:

    Thank you for visiting my blog. I think this photo of the blue iris is so beautiful.

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  65. kiaman2012/Greg – New York State – Retired firefighter/paramedic. A.A. in Biology. B.S. in Education. Post Graduate. U.S. Army veteran. Photographer. Vietnam War. "It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it!" General Douglas MacArthur I primarily photograph flowers, as I love the color, fragrance and beauty. To those who view my blog…Thank you! All of my pictures are © Copyrighted
    kiaman2012/Greg says:

    Superb!

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  67. This image made my heart leap, simply beautiful! Thanks for visiting my blog, I’m just getting started, so the positive feedback feels great.

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  68. restlessjo – Hi! I’m Jo! Johanna when I’m feeling posh, Jan to my Dad, and Joasiu to my Polish family. A bit of a mix-up, that’s me. The one constant, however, is my restless nature. I love to travel and to explore our world. It doesn’t have to be the big wide world. I can be ridiculously happy not too far from home, so long as I’m seeking new horizons. Of course I have a wish list, and it was to help me fulfil my dreams that I started to write travel guides for a venture called Simonseeks. I’d always kept a travel diary, and it was hugely satisfying to share my experiences and to make new friends who shared my passion for travel. Alas, Simonseeks hit a few troubles, but I still find myself writing about my travels. I’ve become addicted. I’d love to share them, and to make more friends. So, it has to be a blog- right? Or do I mean- write?
    restlessjo says:

    Such pretty blues! 🙂

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  69. graham mcquade – Southport, Merseyside, UK – An artist finding his way slowly. Have a look at my website: grahammcquadefineart.com or my blog grahammcquade.wordpress.com. Please don't hesitate in contacting me. I Look forward to seeing you.
    grahammcquade says:

    The gushing curls of summer

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