I SEE THE BEAUTY AROUND ME

One day this week I took a much needed relaxing stroll around the Clackamas Community College campus gardens after work.  Since it stays light so late right now, it enables me to have a nice stroll and take photographs.  And so I did just that.  I not only look for lovely flowers, but also seek unique shapes and textures as well as try to find a different viewpoint.

The pink flowers made me think of gowns ready for a girl to don and dance around.

This one on the right is just ready for July 4th!

Boom !! sizzle!!!

I am hearing fireworks again!

I love this in close view of the calla lily.

It feels so soft and calming.

The light was shining through this leaf and enhanced the red veining in it.  

I could see a tree in this leaf!

Do you see it?

The red thorns on another plant were so unique and the pinkish fur on the branch added even more texture.

I am not sure if these are dahlias or not,

but was so struck by their very unusual coloring.

You see them as I saw them in the garden.

This soft pink flower has such lovely veins.

A star sits at its center. Notice the little tiny bug?

The plant on the left has such unique coloring and I love the spiked look, like a punk plant.

The red/pink leaf is so cool and I love the hair along its edges.

I enjoy the soft layers in this rose.  It makes me think of silk.  I can almost imagine being wrapped up in its delicate petals.

Tie-dye leaves!

Love 'em!

Here is the sunrise, soft and colorful!

That is the end of the stroll.

Find a garden and take a stroll of your own!