Bitterroot and Bergamot

Last stand of the purple asters, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin

Labels: fall, flowers, Iowa County, purple asters

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A gleaming morning, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Labels: flowers, Iowa County, summer

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Floating flowers, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley

Labels: flowers, Montana, river, summer, Swan Valley

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Garden of the gods, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.

Labels: flowers, inlet, summer, Swan Valley, water

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Aglow, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in Madison, Wisconsin.

Labels: flowers, Madison, spring, Wisconsin

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Kinnikinnick blooms, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.

Labels: flowers, kinnikinnick, spring, Swan Valley

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Somewhere it's spring: a festival of pansies, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in Fresno, California.

Labels: California, flowers, Fresno, pansies, spring

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Somewhere it's spring: ranunculus, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in Ashland, Oregon.

Labels: Ashland, flowers, Oregon, Ranunculus, spring, yellow

# posted by Bitterroot @ 8:38 PM 5 comments

Somewhere it's spring: magnolias, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken in Ashland, Oregon.

Labels: Ashland, flowers, magnolias, Oregon, spring

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Such sweet faces, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Continuing with the color explorations to counter the monochromatic world outside my window. This was taken in Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin

If you'd like to see more refreshing color, take a look at the link below. What gave me
the inspiration for pursuing color is a class I'm facilitatng on Flickr. The subject is an exploration of the archetypal classical Elements (Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire) as seen by different cultures for thousands of years.

There are many threads in the Elements class, but these are notable for some splendid splashes of color that always give me a lift me when I go there. By all means, if you have a Flickr account, please feel free to post in these threads! There will be more to come as well.

Update: I believe the bottom two links click straight through to Flickr; there is some problem with the top two links that requires you to click twice (the second time on the afterclass link) before reaching the destination. With two clicks, you should get there!

The Elements: Thoughts about Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

The Elements: the colors and moods of Water

The Elements: Interaction between Earth and Water

The Elements as Abstract Photography

Labels: color, flowers, Olbrich, summer

# posted by Bitterroot @ 8:32 AM 2 comments

Cactus in Vicki's garden, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color...blossom...

Taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Labels: cactus, flowers, summer, Wisconsin

# posted by Bitterroot @ 10:32 AM 3 comments

Spots of color, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color! I love the snow, but there are endless mountains of it here and more to come. Just switching gears a bit.

Taken in the Abacos Islands.

Labels: Abacos, flowers

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Essence of sunshine, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Labels: flowers, Sunshine

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Shooting stars, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Labels: flowers, Iowa County, shooting stars, spring, wildflowers, Wisconsin

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Ephemeral beauty, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Taken in Madison, Wisconsin's Arboretum.

Labels: apple blossoms, Arboretum, flowers, Madison, spring, Wisconsin

# posted by Bitterroot @ 9:44 AM 2 comments

Impossibly tiny, implausibly blue, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Forget-me-nots, taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Labels: blue, flowers, forget-me-nots, Iowa County, spring, Wisconsin

# posted by Bitterroot @ 12:21 AM 2 comments

Shadow figures, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Taken in Marsh Harbour, Abacos.

Labels: Abacos, Bahamas, flowers, Marsh Harbour, spring

# posted by Bitterroot @ 7:54 AM 5 comments

Bursting buds, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Taken in Madison, Wisconsin's Arboretum.

Labels: Arboretum, buds, flowers, Madison, spring, Wisconsin

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Delicacy - bougainvillea, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Labels: Abacos, Bahamas, bougainvillea, flowers

# posted by Bitterroot @ 12:11 AM 3 comments

Smiling morning glory, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.
Taken in Marsh Harbour, Abacos, Bahamas.

Labels: Abacos, Bahamas, flower, flowers, Marsh Harbour, morning glory

# posted by Bitterroot @ 7:42 AM 1 comments