I have been keeping my eye on this girl for a good few months now, and recently she has shown signs of getting ready to bloom. Those plump flower buds were looking like they were ready to pop open, as we were heading out of town on Friday night.
I was trying hard to remember what color this was the last time it bloomed. Still can't quite remember, but the buds look quite dark and sort of a burgundy to me. I took a shot with my hand up under the buds so you could have a better idea of size. They look like walnuts before they open.. in my opinion at least.. hehe
I took a couple of shots looking upward toward the ceiling. I thought a different perspective was in need. This is a side that never seems to get photographed. Of Course I will include a black and white! .. Your Welcome.
And I was thrilled to see that the first bloom was slightly popped open. It must have started to open on Sunday. I can't wait to see if it is mostly open by the time this evening rolls around. Still looking quite dark and burgundy like. Time will tell!!!
Somebody has gotten curious. I was taking the pictures of the flower opening and I look down to see Ms Molly staring at me. Is she finally becoming a little curious about what I am doing? Or is she just hungry or something else maybe? I can hope and dream that she would take a little something out of the old Pepper Playbook, can't I?
Her Tail is half up and half down, so this is not all that bad. There may be hope for her yet!
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My art work incorporates a wide variety of subject matter, including landscape, seascape, cityscape, and still life images. My works are the product of a continuing process of exploration through which I seek to portray personal and visionary interpretations of my surroundings. My paintings are impressions of places and events from everyday life, an interpretation of my imagination, and personal responses to what I see and feel on a daily basis. More recently I have invested generous amounts of time into my landscape painting. I am surrounded by natural and man made beauty, which inherently presents itself in the tri-state area, and almost demands that I paint it.
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