Saturday, August 16, 2008

Am I The First One Here?

As many of you may know I normally try to relate the weekly PhotoHunt theme to the general subject of the blog which is the pond. This week's theme is 'colorful' and I had several ways I could go. After all, nature is full of color. I looked through several of my photo's and found it was hard to pick just one.

Then I happened upon this photo. Somehow it just seemed to fit. It was one of the first flowers to bloom on this plant around the pond this year and foretold of many more to come. It's not a bright, showy type flower that you see so often featured on blogs. It is just a small wild flower that is often brushed aside as inconsequential. Yet its seemingly small simplicity holds within it the complexities and colors of life.


I don't have a little tutorial or nature lesson for this week. I think I'll just let the little flower speak for itself.

38 comments:

  1. That is such a beautiful photo. Happy weekend

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  2. Cool shot for photohunt theme! Mine's up too hope you can drop by and asking for your help voting poll located at my side bar... Hope you can vote for me... Thanks a lot! Happy weekend!

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  3. With a close up shot like that, I'd have to agree... I've never before had the chance to appreciate the intricacies and the beautiful colors of a flower. Excellent choice and beautiful shot as usual baker. Good job! :)

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  4. Beautiful choice! Nice find. 8-]

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  5. Is this an orchid?
    A wild orchid are quite expensive at my place..

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  6. What a lovely flower :)

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  7. I like the flower nice shot. Happy hunting and mine is up.

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  8. Beautiful! Sweet little flower and a wonderful choice for the theme.

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  9. oh i think we got them too near our creek.. beautiful =)

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  10. And the flower DOES speak for itself...simply beautiful.

    My colorful is posted...stop by if you can find time.

    Happy Hunting!

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  11. Great macro shot!

    My colorful submission is up too at my
    site

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  12. That's a gorgeous shot. The splash of color in the center of the flower is great.

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  13. I really like the blend of natural colors in this shot great PH. mine is up at The Cafe if you'd like to stop by.

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  14. absolutely beautiful...great job

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  15. What can I say Baker, it is indeed colourful.....an absolutely beautiful flower.....

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  16. It's a beauty, that's for sure!

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  17. And it speaks so eloquently all by itself. I love the way you link the theme to your blog.

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  18. it really speaks about life and its colors.

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  19. Such a beautiful photo! Nature does provide us with the best color.

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  20. Very nice, as always :)

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  21. I think it's a wonderful little flower - very pretty and colorful!

    I like your pond blog!

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  22. Sometimes the simplest things are the most lovelist! I did flowers for this week too! Only I couldn't choice just one.

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  23. It is very suprising how pretty small flowers can be when you stop to really look at them. I also wonder what this flower looks like to a bee... Often white flowers have patterns that are only visable in the ultraviolet.

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  24. Small wildflower or not, this flower is beautiful! Nicely done :)

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  25. Beautiful and the contrast is what brings out the colours so beautifully.

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  26. Beautiful! my 3yo is joining me browsing through Photo Hunt pics - he goes, "Where's the turtle and the frog?!?" I guess that's what I get for reading him the name of each blog as we come to it. :O)

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  27. Wow! That is lovely! I'm you're enjoing while taking those photos,keep it up! Mine is up also PHOTOHUNT HERE! Check it out!


    Enjoy your Weekend!

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  28. I love the way you capture those photos, keep it up! Mine is up HERE! also! Check it out!

    Happy Weekend :)

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  29. That was awesome! Keep it up, check out also my entry HERE!!! Hope you like it also!

    Have a great weekend :)

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  30. I love how the little pieces around the flower seem to be floating there. Plus it's my favorite colors, greens, and purples with some pink.

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  31. Just an FYI - you have an award on my blog today.

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  32. Thanks for stopping by. That "hippie" sign cracks me up too; I used it for my very first PhotoHunt when the theme was "funny/unique signs." I had two photos that day:

    http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/annienc/2008/04/photo_hunt_signs.html

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  33. Thanks to all of you for the visit and kind comments. I always try to make a return visit to those who comment and if I missed any I apologize.

    We hope to see you again next week for 'wrinkled' though I have no idea what I can come up with around the pond that is wrinkled, lol.

    And a special thanks goes out to Moziesme for the award. It was much appreciated.

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Thanks for stopping by to visit our little pond. We would love to see you again real soon.