So many beautiful colors, shapes, and textures in the plants and flowers–you’ve done a marvelous job, Damien, in capturing their transient beauty, a beauty that is fated to fade and eventual blow away, like the dandelions in one of your shots. Some may return next year, but many will not. Even the landscape changes as new paths are made and others reclaimed by nature. Our footprints often disappear even more quickly. What do we leave behind?
What lasts? That’s such a deeply philosophical and deeply personal question, that I think I could go on and on. We may pledge eternal love but somehow it seems to come with an expiration date. You can make a strong argument that art, including poetry, lasts longer than we do because of its capability to affect people’s thoughts and emotions.
Remarkably lovely photos of mainly pastoral species, weeds, and ‘weedy’ garden flowers. You’ve done a fantastic job of capturing their colours and textures! Great collection.
kittysverses
Beautiful clicks. π
deuxiemepeau
Thank you ππ
kittysverses
You are welcome. π
Mike Powell
So many beautiful colors, shapes, and textures in the plants and flowers–you’ve done a marvelous job, Damien, in capturing their transient beauty, a beauty that is fated to fade and eventual blow away, like the dandelions in one of your shots. Some may return next year, but many will not. Even the landscape changes as new paths are made and others reclaimed by nature. Our footprints often disappear even more quickly. What do we leave behind?
deuxiemepeau
Fated to fade- how perfectly poetic Mike. Ainβt that just the truth- is there much meant to last longer other than poly blends?
Mike Powell
What lasts? That’s such a deeply philosophical and deeply personal question, that I think I could go on and on. We may pledge eternal love but somehow it seems to come with an expiration date. You can make a strong argument that art, including poetry, lasts longer than we do because of its capability to affect people’s thoughts and emotions.
Ms. Liz
Remarkably lovely photos of mainly pastoral species, weeds, and ‘weedy’ garden flowers. You’ve done a fantastic job of capturing their colours and textures! Great collection.
deuxiemepeau
Thank you Liz, and thatβs the truth- they are the field weeds that caught my attention during morning runs and they needed a little spotlight
memadtwo
Amazing, the intricacy of every living thing. (K)
deuxiemepeau
When you stop and slow down you see so much more