Wednesday, May 7, 2014

ZIZO #19: Wild flowers

Spring has arrived in full bloom here on the coast. The other day I was walking the dogs and stopped to capture this patch of wild flowers - zoomed in to see the delicate beauty and zoomed out to see the raucous wonder. It made me think of that wonderful quote by A.A. Milne: "Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them."
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17 comments:

  1. helenaMay 7, 2014 at 11:45 PM

    gotta love some raucous wonder

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  2. scrappyjackyMay 8, 2014 at 1:32 AM

    They always look so pretty 'en masse'

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  3. Missus WookieMay 8, 2014 at 1:51 AM

    Gorgeous close up - always amazed at the delicate markings and colours in flowers - weeds or not. I like that quote too :)

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  4. alexaMay 8, 2014 at 2:13 AM

    I didn't know that quote, so thank-you! Wonderful zizo - your camera work is very sharp.

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  5. JaneMay 8, 2014 at 2:59 AM

    that quote says it all.

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  6. KarenMay 8, 2014 at 3:39 AM

    The zoom in shot is just stunning. All those lovely veins; no way you could see that from a distance! I love wildflowers, but you don't see much of those around here.

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  7. BeckyMay 8, 2014 at 3:52 AM

    Love these photos and the zoom in shot is just fantastic.

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  8. SianMay 8, 2014 at 4:12 AM

    What a glorious - profusion? would that be the word?

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  9. AnonymousMay 8, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    What a great quote and such a lovely flower.

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  10. ComfyMom~StaceyMay 8, 2014 at 7:05 AM

    So pretty! Love the veining on them!

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  11. CheriMay 8, 2014 at 8:20 AM

    loving your phrase "raucous wonder". And the close up shot is stunning.

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  12. Deb @ PaperTurtleMay 8, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    Beautiful flowers and I just love that quote!

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  13. MelissaMay 8, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    Lovely spring photos!

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  14. NathalieMay 8, 2014 at 4:02 PM

    Wow! Love the photos especially looking at the "veins" in the zoomed in flower! I keep enjoying this même on blogs and have yet to play along!

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  15. JimjamsMay 9, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    Wonderful photos - great words too - can't ask for more from a few minutes surfing. Thank you Rinda x

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  16. ~*~Patty SMay 9, 2014 at 7:35 AM

    wonderful photos and that quote is perfection too!

    we enjoyed a lot of your CA wildflowers when we visited recently...my sil was a great guide knowing plant names and lots of other tidbits...she called this wild radish

    Wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day Rinda ~♥~
    oxo

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  17. SusanneMay 13, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    Oh lovely. Every time I get around to thinking about snapping the flowers, the rain blows through and wreaks havoc on them. Maybe I should zoom in on the petals on the ground.

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