CFFC: Close-Ups of Flowers

Taken in my neighborhood and at Chicago Botanic Garden for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close-Ups of Flowers.

FOTD: Poppies

On a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens, my friend and I went to see the annual display of poppies. The workers there do a great job of creating an entire field of colorful poppies! It is a joy to see this display every spring! Posted for Cee’s FOTD 6/7/19.

Question Fun: Time

Rory at A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip has a twice weekly series of questions, called “Question Fun.” Today’s topic is ………….. A Question of Time How often do you actually deep think of time as a concept? Not often, unless my attention is drawn to it – I have read two books recently […]

FOTD: A Trio of White Orchids

Taken at Chicago Botanic Gardens. Posted for Cee’s FOTD 4/4/19.

FOTD: Yellow Orchids

This is one of the hundreds of orchid species in the world, on display at Chicago Botanic Gardens’ annual orchid show. To see Cee’s beautiful irises and lovely contributions from other bloggers, go to Cee’s FOTD 4/1/19. (And I’m not foolin’!)

Last Spiky Square!

For this last day of Becky’s Spiky Squares month, I am posting another photo taken in the desert greenhouse at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. I found this month’s challenge to be fun and interesting. I didn’t have a chance to participate as much as I would have liked because, well, LIFE intervened! My spiky desert […]

FOTD: Striped Orchids

I love these orchids that I captured at the Chicago Botanic Gardens orchid show! Go to Cee’s FOTD 3/25/19 for more beautiful flowers!

CEE’s B&WPC: Faces

I thought the topic for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge, looks like a face, would be difficult. But actually I had some fun with it! Scary face – Masada, Israel Scrunched up faces – Chicago Botanic Gardens Astonished face – Dr. Evermore’s Forevertron (Wisconsin) “Oops, I need to go to the bathroom” Rorschach face […]

FOTD: Orchids in White and Orange

More beauties from Chicago Botanic Gardens’ orchid show! For more flowers to brighten your day, go to Cee’s FOTD 3/22/19.

FOTD: White Orchid with a Rorschach Inkblot?

Here is my flower for Cee’s FOTD 3/21/19. What do you see in the purple and yellow “Rorschach inkblot?” Photo taken at the orchid show at Chicago Botanic Gardens in early March.