Saturday, January 14, 2012

RISKY BUSINESS: A MONOCHROME BLOOM DAY & FOLIAGE FOLLOW-UP

Black & White Photos for a Garden Bloom Day? Risky business indeed!
This month I am putting my Garden Blogger's Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-up post on my monochrome photography blog. Hope you enjoy the change of pace. Black & White photography strips away all the glitter and glitz and really makes the photographer concentrate on form and light. Now on with the show of flowers & foliage:


                                        Loquat leaves both new and old...I love their edges.
                                                                       A metaphor:
                   A poor poinsettia left behind after the holidays sees a hint of green through the curtains.
Unknown Aloe species in bloom today.

                                                   Honey bee coming in for a landing...
                                             "Houston...the Eagle Bee has landed. " (famous NASA quote)
                                                   Tweedia caerulea (every garden should have a fun name to say)
                                                         Agave weberi.... a smoooooooooth agave
Miscanthus seed fluff.

Twinkle, twinkle, little seed...a little wind is all you need. Woosh...and they'll be gone.

Setcreasea purpurea green form  (...as if you needed to know that for a monochrome...LOL)

                                                      close-up of Setcreasea flower
Lantana still in bloom!

Asclepius curassavica with two ants

                                                           Shrimp plant still in bloom.
More feathery Miscanthus

...and more!

                                      Tweedia caerulea seeds getting ready for take off.
                                                 Shake the pod and out they come!
My favorite thing to show you...although it's not for bloom day OR for foliage. Still, it's here in the January garden and so very fun to watch.

                                                                     Kapow! An explosion of life.
                                                          ...and the journey begins...
Visit my garden blog, Tropical Texana, for some color versions.
http://tropicaltexana.blogspot.com/


And my sincere thanks to:
Carol at May Dreams Gardens...our monthly garden host of GBBD
Pam at Digging...our monthly host of Foliage Follow-up
and Dragonstar...our weekly host of Weekend in Black & White
Thanks for stopping by and being kind enough to view a bloom day in MONOCHROME!
David/:0)
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5 comments:

  1. BernieHJanuary 14, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    Great collection of black and white shots. Loved the seed pod photos.

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  2. RejenJanuary 14, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    Thanks for a visit into you tropical garden..,-D

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  3. MarisaJanuary 14, 2012 at 11:52 PM

    Some fabulous photos, David. I love the tweedia seeds, and the loquat leaves.

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  4. Christine @ The Gardening BlogJanuary 15, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    I think the photos are fantastic - I especially like the Miscanthus in B&W!

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  5. Casa MariposaJanuary 15, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    That was fun! I like the different perspective! :o)

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Thanks for stopping by! David/ :0)

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