Nature and garden

Went to the local garden centre last Friday. They had opened a new flower shop in there, with the most gorgeous cut flowers. I could have spent all afternoon there taking pictures of them but I only dared to take one or two quick shots.

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In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir

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These flowers were right next to the ones I used for the first abstract photo. The flowers were very similar, although the middles looked different. From far away, this flower looked white with a few accented pastel colors. A closeup along with color boosting revealed the beauty of the colors in this flower.

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oh, how I long for a garden these days. Now when it is in-between being cold and warm, I would love to sit outside with a blanket and a book. Luckily both my parents and parents-in-law lives nearby so we can borrow theres and go shooting the flowers too

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I live in a condo several stories up. This flower grows atop a concrete plant box outside our kitchen window. The plant box is mostly cement with tiny, one-centimeter holes bored through them, enough soil to keep plants like this alive.

The halo around the bud comes from the glimmer of a car parked across the street. The circular frame are the steel grills of our windows.

Its a holiday here in the Philippines. So a long weekend has begun for most people including me. Am starting to feel a bit better, but am still having a tough time breathing. Hopefully all this improves in time for the weekend. I wish you guys all the best. Here’s to having a wonderful time doing the things you love with the people you love!

Oh and if anyone would be so kind to help me identify the flower. I would be more that appreciative so that I could put that in the notes here.

UPDATE: IDENTITY REVEALED! My sister Joanna just posted a message in the comments with the identity of this flower. Its’ scientific name is Jatropha Podagrica more commonly known as a Buddha Belly Plant or Gout Plant. You can check the Wikipedia entry here.

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Material and Processing :
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 105 vr macro
Lightroom, Photoshop.

Flower and bokeh. The frame came out of nowhere. Very odd, but I may use it in other ways later.
This flower came from a bouquet that my husband gave to me.

HBW!

Flower close up at Disney’s Polynesian Resort.

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