Dear friends,
Saturday morning, I sat in my favorite chair in my bedroom, and noticed the silhouette of a bird fluttering back and forth outside the window. I grabbed my iPod and quietly went outside and rounded the corner of the house, trying to catch a picture. The bird was gone by then, but I realized I had been wanting to photograph our magnolia tree, and several new blooms had appeared.
First I tried photographing them on the tree, pulling the branch downward and snapping photos with one hand. Then I climbed up a ladder and Naomi climbed the tree. Finally, I decided to pick the one bloom I liked best and bring it inside to put in a float bowl, as I often do with flowers. Just in time for the P52 photo project theme of the week: Still Life! The first several photos are of the flower in the bowl, and the next several, though taken before this, are from outside. Why so many? Because even though magnolias are smooth white with just a tiny bit of yellow, the shadows add in an entirely new dimension, especially with the reflections of glass and water. I just couldn't stop. I actually took dozens more...
After playing with magnolias for a while, I hadn't had enough fooling around, so I tried on my daughter's Minnie Mouse bride hat and her sunglasses.
Outside OMA |
the flower beds next to the drive lanes.
I especially liked the effect from my side mirrors.
What do you think?
Abstract art?
This duck walked right up to me! |
was open for guests. We had to wait a half hour since there was a Girl Scout troop already touring it, but we enjoyed our time there. Built in 1884, it is furnished Victorian style. Generations of the Waterhouse family lived there until 1989. Since we have a Maitland address, admission was free; otherwise it is $2 for kids and seniors, and $3 for adults. The museum is open Thursday - Sunday, 12-4 PM. I'll do a separate post later for my Florida Field Trips series.
Another beautiful still life, this time in the Waterhouse Museum. |
Things didn't always go as I planned this weekend, but sometimes the detour is the sweeter path. It's still life!
As John Fischer used to sing...
I used to dump the puzzle on a table
And put it back together in a day
But now it sits undone
The table's overrun
With pieces no one showed me how to play
In one hand I've collected all the answers
With the other I'm just trying to survive
Living on the ledge
Hanging on the edge
Is keeping every ounce of faith alive
It's still life
But not as still as it once seemed
It's still life
And I never would have dreamed
That the answer
Would have so many questions
He's the same
And it's still life
It's been a great weekend, but morning is coming all too soon! Tata for now!
Virginia Knowles
www.VirginiaKnowles.blogspot.com
This blog post will be linked at the P52 photo project.

I enjoyed your post. Sounds like that although your plans changed you rose to the challenge and had a different memory making day.
ReplyDeleteI am a Southern Lady, love your magnolias.
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