29 Replies to “Unexpected Blooms”

  2. Vassilis – Athens, Greece – Vassilis D. Gonis was born in 1976, in Athens, Greece. He has been keen with photography since 1993 but was devoted to it since 1997, when he started attending the Zographou municipal photography seminars, working at the same time at various bookshops and publishing houses. Founding member of FoZ (Photogroup of Zographou) (2000-2006 & 2011- ) In September 2000 his first solo photo exhibition takes place at Peri Tehnon gallery. In 2001 he graduates from AKTO/Middlesex University, with BA in Photography. In 2002 KMOPA museum in Japan, obtains two of his photos for his permanent collection. The same year he gets assigned from teneues publishing house for a book in the series Photopockets about Athens. It is published in 2004, in time for the Olympic Games. In September 2007 his second solo photo exhibition takes place at Peri Tehnon gallery. He has received many awards in Greece and his work has been used in magazines, for books, records and the theater. http://vassilisgonis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/vassilis_d_gonis http://greeceindirestraits.blogspot.gr/
    Vassilis says:

    Beautiful shades of pink!

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  3. Janet Holt – Bald Head Island, NC – I am on a journey of discovery. One that involves discovering the world around me and discovering myself. I have found that using a camera is making this process of discovery much more enjoyable. I trust you will enjoy it as well. My passion for all animals knows no bounds, but it is the parrot that has caught my heart! I am now involved in a campaign to help bring parrots in the wild back into their normal existence! The Indonesian Parrot Project is first on my list, and with a little help from our friends we will bring the Abotti Cockatoo back into a full, strong life in their natural habitat.
    janethilton says:

    Magnificent!

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  5. paulettemotzko – Orange County, CA, USA – Paulette Motzko is a freelance writer, photographer and marketing consultant living in the high desert of Las Vegas, NV. I was a Master Piano Teacher for 20 years married to a Rocket Scientist for 15 years. To contact me you can email me at PLMStudiosLV@yahoo.com. You can also call or text me in regards to writing or photography projects 702-849-3655
    paulettemotzko says:

    Reblogged this on Totally Inspired Mind-Where Positive Minds Congregate.

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  6. 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:

    Wild roses? Wow! What a blessing!

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  7. Beautiful flowers and sentiment.

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  11. 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:

    Love your poems!

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  13. 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:

    So very true… Exquisite miracle!

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  19. 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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  21. Emma Maund – Hi, I'm Emma, a beekeeper, aromatherapist and gardener born and bred in London. I'm a slow blogger posting fortnightly (just) about bees (mostly), nature and wildlife, aromatherapy and gardens. I got married in October 2016 and am now Mrs Apis Mellifera. I'm also taking some time out for other big changes this year. In the meantime, with over 200 posts and pages to read, please feel free to explore.
    Emma Sarah Tennant says:

    How vibrant and beautiful!

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  22. chrisstov – I have reached retirement age. I am a keen amateur photographer. I like walking and listening to classical and film music, also some popular and pop music from the 60s and 70s. I like reading and have recently discovered Kindle and lately the kindle fire.
    chrisstov says:

    What a lovely colourful display.

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  24. Dr. Denny Wilkins – Dr. Denny Wilkins professes journalism at a small, private university in the Northeast. He has climbed, hiked, kayaked, photographed, skied, and otherwise meandered aimlessly throughout the American West for decades. He has degrees in geology, environmental studies, and communication — and has tried to make use of them as a co-founder of the progressive cultural blog ScholarsandRogues.com. He’s broadly interested in how the world works and why it works that way. He hates writing, although he does like having written well.
    Dr. Denny says:

    Over the past months, your photography has shown remarkable versatility in approach, handling of color, and a joyous mix of subtlety of saturation. I’m really impressed, and I’m learning from all these images.

    (That you can write so well is merely frosting on the cake for me!)

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    1. Dr. Denny, thank you so much for your comments. I’ve felt there has been an improvement in the past few months too – some magic tipping point where, perhaps due to the volume of photos I’ve been taking, my eye and technique have kind of organically become more refined. Thank you for your generous and beautiful articulation of it – and for noticing.
      May a touch of New England’s fall reach you where you are. Very Best!

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  25. Pam – Florida – Richard and Pam lived in the San Francisco Bay Area 14 years (1987-1999 and 2008-2011). They lived in Florida 13 years previously, until returning in July 2011 to present. They hope their photography will encourage you to get out and discover nature's beauty in your own backyard, parks, and wild places. Click on any pictures on this blog to see them full size with additional details.
    Pam says:

    So pretty! Really enjoy your pictures.

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  26. beautiful words and beautiful picture. don’t you love it when unexpected blooms occur in the fall? Just one last look at nature’s miraculous beauty.

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