Now and Then

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. – Henry Ward Beecher

Flowers don’t have to be fresh and perfect to catch my eye. Here’s an example–Cosmos in various stages of life.  For more examples of shots taken beyond the usual fresh-flower photos, visit my Nature’s Treasures gallery and choose the Ageless Beauty category.

Golden Light

Photograph:  a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.  ~Ambrose Bierce

Sometimes my passion for photography gets in the way of a good picture. When I’m not in a hurry, I find that my eyes naturally take in more detail. I discovered this fuzzy plant poking out of a pile of yard debris I’d piled in the back corner of my yard a week or so ago. I have no idea what it is, but I dropped it in a small brown vase as light filled the yard just moments before sunset.

Pelargonium (Geranium) Leaf

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds. – Henry Van Dyke

From Wikipedia: Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennial, succulent, and shrub plants, commonly known as geraniums.