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Ludo's Flower shower

Ludo Sak created this photo list one year ago

Beauty in simplicity, you just wonder who thought up the structural logic.

  • Landingstrip provided

    Landingstrip provided This clematis is ready for it, its golden fingers pointing towards the skies. Even a hardened landing strip has been provided. Spring and pollination entangled. Anemone Clematis,Clematis montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands

    This clematis is ready for it,
    its golden fingers pointing towards the skies.
    Even a hardened landing strip has been provided.
    Spring...More

  • Fragrant spring

    Fragrant spring How I love our spring: The bold and sleeker feel I get, An inner glow, a ring! I've paid the winter's chilly debt, so Now upon the wing! Clematis montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands,cllematis montana,fragrant spring,macro,soligor 12mm

    How I love our spring:
    The bold and sleeker feel I get,
    An inner glow, a ring!
    I've paid the winter's chilly debt, so
    ...More

  • All clear, ready for take-off

    All clear, ready for take-off A complexity almost fake Crowded on a landing zone ready for their maiden flight Zoom in and enjoy the scenery A few enlightened seed-pods in contrast to the rest. Ready for wherever the wind takes them. Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands

    A complexity almost fake
    Crowded on a landing zone
    ready for their maiden flight

    Zoom in and enjoy the scenery

    A...More

  • Red like rubies

    Red like rubies Of unknown species I am A chrysantium in red Does thou know my name myself forever in your debt. Chrysanthemum,Geotagged,The Netherlands,macro,red,soligor 12mm,white

    Of unknown species I am
    A chrysantium in red
    Does thou know my name
    myself forever in your debt.

  • Red like in rubies, good for cures [HDR]

    Red like in rubies, good for cures [HDR] Gaze into my facets Gleaming in the light Reflecting to the world My Goodness at its height (part of a poem by Michele Young) This 20-50cm plant originates from high altitude mountains like the Alps and the Balkan mountain ranges and normally flower on rocky grounds rich in chalk. The flowers are used by pharmaceuticals to produce medicinal aromatic essential oil called Zdravec oil (of Bulgarian invention). These reside in our garden, which has lucious black earth full of natural nutrients and lots of water. Quite different, but these beautiful flowers like it in our garden. As do we. Geotagged,Geranium macrorrhizum,HDR,The Netherlands

    Gaze into my facets
    Gleaming in the light
    Reflecting to the world
    My Goodness at its height

    (part of a poem by Michele...More

  • Lily in a stray speck of sunlight

    Lily in a stray speck of sunlight The last atoms of a nova falling on the yellow petals inspiring its growth with love. Geotagged,Lent lily,Narcissus pseudonarcissus,The Netherlands

    The last atoms of a nova
    falling on the yellow petals
    inspiring its growth with love.

  • A tiny fraction in time

    A tiny fraction in time A little gush of wind carefully removing a speck. A generip traveling towards rebirth. (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few spoons of patience and for me a large bucket of luck) Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands,macro

    A little gush of wind
    carefully removing a speck.
    A generip traveling towards rebirth.

    (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few...More

  • Colour of the gods

    Colour of the gods Orange like the sunset fiery streaks of dusk maybe the most vibrant colour God dared to create. The Gerbera finds its source in Asia, South America and Tasmania. The Dutch botanic professor Gronovius discovered the plant species in 1737 and named it after his collogue Traugott Gerber, a German doctor collecting flowers in Danish Jutland at that time. In current times It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). Enough facts, enjoy the picture:) Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,The Netherlands,macro,soligor 12mm

    Orange like the sunset
    fiery streaks of dusk
    maybe the most vibrant colour
    God dared to create.

    The Gerbera finds its source...More

  • The inner side of Blue

    The inner side of Blue Each tiny flower a mere milimeter in size, what wonder nature creates! They've only just started ripening and open their eyes into this world. Geotagged,Grape Hyacinth,Muscari botryoides,The Netherlands,blue grape,macro,soligor 12mm,soligor 20mm,soligor 36mm

    Each tiny flower a mere milimeter in size,
    what wonder nature creates!
    They've only just started ripening
    and open their eyes...More

  • Grapes of blue hue

    Grapes of blue hue Wonderful in simplicity, some stray strands of light find reflection on the stems. Geotagged,Muscari botryoides,The Netherlands

    Wonderful in simplicity, some stray strands of light find reflection on the stems.

  • Laelius et Hortensia

    Laelius et Hortensia What can I say? Oh Theseus, you know little of Shakespeare's fiery genius. You cannot excuse his exceeding the bounds of probability, but remember, his creations are glowing, though inconsistent. Forgive the little that is exceptionable. Geotagged,Hydrangea macrophylla,The Netherlands

    What can I say?
    Oh Theseus, you know little of Shakespeare's fiery genius.
    You cannot excuse his exceeding the bounds of probability,More

  • Purple brightness in candlelight

    Purple brightness in candlelight Looking at these flowers, as solemn purple shrines with many ]fragile petals on green stems they shine. Geotagged,The Netherlands,candlelight,macro,nemesia nemo,soligor 20mm

    Looking at these flowers,
    as solemn purple shrines
    with many ]fragile petals
    on green stems they shine.

  • The flower of plenty

    The flower of plenty Waiting for the bees to collect its hardgrown pollen, eagerly pointing towards a common goal. Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,The Netherlands,gerbera

    Waiting for the bees to collect its hardgrown pollen, eagerly pointing towards a common goal.

  • Dotted in flowers (ode to Rick)

    Dotted in flowers (ode to Rick) On the latest hour it came, and walked among the petals searching for just that spot to meet the coming dawn. Geotagged,Gerbera Aurantiaca,Harmonia axyridis,The Netherlands,dawn,flower,gerbera

    On the latest hour it came,
    and walked among the petals
    searching for just that spot
    to meet the coming dawn.

  • Coloured simplicity

    Coloured simplicity Colours manually faed out with a few colour hotpots, postprocessed as you can see (normally I don't like overdoing it). I still liked the result, the soft corves and contrast, being an enthousiastic noob:) What do you think? Geotagged,The Netherlands,b&w,flower,garden,netherlands

    Colours manually faed out with a few colour hotpots, postprocessed as you can see (normally I don't like overdoing it). I still liked the result,...More

  • Strangest of light, luminous and ending

    Strangest of light, luminous and ending Just a petal, in meagre light, waiting for its end of days. New spring is coming, brethern await. From the family of Hydrangea ('[klim]horensia') it's one of the most cultivated plants in the world. These climbers are versatile and can survive well in the wild. Geotagged,Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris,Hydrangea petiolaris,The Netherlands,hortensia,macro

    Just a petal, in meagre light, waiting for its end of days. New spring is coming, brethern await.

    From the family of Hydrangea ('[klim]horensia')...More

  • Luscious Lavender

    Luscious Lavender I love lavender. It is easy enough to grow, easy to maintain with a little discipline, it has an honest structure. But the nicest part is the smell. The smell and the feeling of it bristling between my fingers. Just brush your hands through its slightly hairy leaves and petals. It puts ones mind at ease. Geotagged,Lavandula angustifolia,The Netherlands,feel,lavender,macro,relax,smell

    I love lavender. It is easy enough to grow, easy to maintain with a little discipline, it has an honest structure. But the nicest part is the smell. The...More

  • A lightest touch

    A lightest touch A sunny day, fluffy clouds, almost zero on the Beaufort scale. A nice day for a good stroll. Just look at those dandelions. One seed, transported by wind or the accidental impact of my boots, will only travel for a few hundred meters on average. Did you know a single seed stays just an abandoned seed on soil for many years and is known to germinate a little less than 10 years after the actual impact? France,Geotagged,Taraxacum,Taraxacum officinale,dandelion,fluffy,grass,officinale

    A sunny day, fluffy clouds, almost zero on the Beaufort scale. A nice day for a good stroll. Just look at those dandelions. One seed, transported by wind...More

  • Lily of Wildermere

    Lily of Wildermere A cloudy sky, When I see this flower I wonder why. European white waterlily,Geotagged,Germany,Nymphaea alba

    A cloudy sky,
    When I see this flower
    I wonder why.

  • A farmer's sweet Jasmine [HDR]

    A farmer's sweet Jasmine [HDR] A farmer's Jasmine we call it here in the Netherlands. A shrub (in our case old enough to be reckoned tree-ish) so abundant in flowers this time (june) of year, its truly an amazing showcase. The subtle fragrant smell alone makes you want to read with a good glass of single malt. Hey, now that's an idea, I just might do that:.. (boerenjasmijn) Geotagged,HDR,Philadelphus coronarius,Sweet Mock-orange,The Netherlands,boerenjasmijn

    A farmer's Jasmine we call it here in the Netherlands.

    A shrub (in our case old enough to be reckoned tree-ish) so abundant in flowers...More

  • Foxglove's Deathly Pink (highly toxic) [HDR]

    Foxglove's Deathly Pink (highly toxic) [HDR] This lovely pink summer foxglove is highly poisonous. The toxins in the smaller leaves can cure heart rithm disorders or.. start one when incorrectly used. Don't try that at home! (Watch the movie Poisoned plants and scroll to 06:50 minutes, never knew that fact) "Symptoms of Digitalis poisoning include a low pulse rate, nausea, vomiting, and uncoordinated contractions of different parts of the heart leading to cardiac arrest and finally death." In the middle ages the foxglove was counted among the witches' toolset. And I really mean witches. Wow, and it grows in many a garden:) Welcome to the pleasure dome! Common Foxglove,Digitalis purpurea,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands

    This lovely pink summer foxglove is highly poisonous. The toxins in the smaller leaves can cure heart rithm disorders or.. start one when incorrectly...More

  • Sting no more!

    Sting no more! The common nettle. In can be quite an itchy experiment when accidently touching it. Ouch! But, hence, when the nettle bares flowers it will sting no more. You can safely touch every leaf, feel the hairs upon them. They sting no more. Geotagged,Stinging nettle,The Netherlands,Urtica dioica

    The common nettle. In can be quite an itchy experiment when accidently touching it. Ouch!

    But, hence, when the nettle bares flowers it will...More

  • No such thing as a boring plant species

    No such thing as a boring plant species I was thinking in macro there is a lot to see. Not always exotics, we have beauty often so near at hand. If we only open our eyes. Besides that Fibonacci is spotted a lot (have a look at the video). So vegtables it is, so close and yet to many of us so non-inspiring. Not true, let's look at Broccoli for example. A beautiful variety of the cauliflower we all know and perhaps love to eat too. I enhanced the 'boring' greyness to show the treelike quality. My lesson to me: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" Brassica oleracea,Geotagged,The Netherlands,macro

    I was thinking in macro there is a lot to see.
    Not always exotics, we have beauty often so near at hand.
    If we only open our eyes.
    ...More

  • Latest Light of day

    Latest Light of day Simplistic power at the end of a day. Just before a storm hits my little village, the sky colours a magnificent orange, colouring this purple flower more redish than it means to be. Centaurea montana,Geotagged,The Netherlands,macro,soligor 12mm

    Simplistic power at the end of a day. Just before a storm hits my little village, the sky colours a magnificent orange, colouring this purple flower more...More

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