Friday, March 27, 2009

Blooming Friday

a violet crocus...
i like the subtle change of color of the petals --- from very light violet to its darker shade


with the yellow center, it seems there's a light illuminating the core of the flower...


a close-up of the yellow-colored stamens and pistil

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13 comments:

Lillebeth said...

What a lovely colour. Like heaven.
Have a nice weekend.

Lillebeth said...

What a lovely colour. Like heaven. Have a nice weekend!

HelenJ said...

I just love crocuses - messengers of the spring... And this one is particularly nice =)

Anonymous said...

These don't look real at all, love the colours... WOW

Katarina said...

Wow - that first shot is a masterpiece! I would love to have that blown up on my wall - what a sight!
Wshing you a lovely weekend!
Katarina

sweetbay said...

Great pictures. I agree, the color shading is wonderful!

Anonymous said...

Lovely. Just lovely. Have a nice weekend!

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

Exquisite Crocus, the photos are excellent. So much pleasure to see these in spring.

Will said...

Beautiful! Spring has sprung, even if it is 30 degrees here today! Thanks for your visti to my WW post.

Catherine said...

Awww...Beautiful Crocus, Beautifully captured!!
Cat

David said...

Very nice photo. Finally Spring is here. It's such a relief to feel it once again.

Anonymous said...

absolutely beautiful capture of the colours of nature....

lareine said...

to everybody: thanks for the visit and these wonderful comments!... sorry for the late reply but i'll try to be more "visible" in the coming days:)...

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