Friday, June 29, 2012

Looking for a Rainbow

It is blazing hot and I am heading out for a Perennial Garden Fest...I'm I nuts??  I didn't even go to our weekly band concert last night because of the heat.  We received a little rain (and I do mean little), just enough to really steam things up so I opted to stay at home in the AC.  But before I settled in for a cool night at home, I went out with my camera and took a few after the rain photos.  Hopefully later I will have bunches of new pics of gorgeous floral displays.  This garden center really does things up beautifully for this Fest.  Keeping fingers crossed everything is still nicely displayed after this awful heat and winds we have had.

I actually went outside looking for a rainbow because the sun began to peek out before the rain stopped.  I didn't find a rainbow, but I sure found lots of pretty raindrop bokeh.  This is the driveway that was just sparkling...


And the cone flower, I could photograph these beauties over and over and over again, especially when they are surrounded by rain bokeh...!!  Linking up to LeAnne's Flower Art Friday and Shoot Edit Submit.
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And finally a little hydrangea bush that has the absolute whitest blooms, I think they are supposed to be pink, but they are truly pristine white.


Enjoy the end of the week, 4th of July celebrations start this weekend around here.  And I am off this evening to enjoy a Family Fest with my sweetie along with my daughter and one granddaughter joining us.

And....please hop on over to my collaborative blog, Focusing On Life where I am getting creative.

And in honor of a very talented lady, Nora Ephron, I end this post with one of her quotes....
“When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.”    I Feel Bad About My Neck


Until next time....

14 comments:

  1. these pictures are so fantastic, love that rain bokeh! absolutely love that quote and that is the very reason I got one dog then another one!! it was so sad Norah Ephron died. I keep forgetting to check your collaborative blog, will go there now. Have a wonderful 4th July (we don't get that here in England!)

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  2. Gorgeous bokeh! Thank you so much for sharing with Flower Art Friday! :)

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  3. Deanna, your photography seems to get more beautiful with every post. The bokeh and exposure in these shots is perfect. Hope you enjoy your weekend with your family. Drink lots of water, for the heat can be brutal.

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  4. Certainly so pretty. I love all that bokeh.

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  5. Your coneflower bokeh is delicious! Enjoy your 4th of July celebrations! We are celebrating Canada Day this weekend (July 1st).

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  6. Beautiful flowers Deanna. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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  7. Just LOVE the coneflower just emerging its petals, just a faint bit of pink and green with the cone already dark! Perfect. The white flowers are gorgeous! Beautiful photos.

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  8. Seems like it's been hot everywhere. But your photos are so refreshing!

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  9. Lovely shots! Have a great weekend!

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  10. Love your hydrangea! Hope you have a wonderful weekend with your family visiting.

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  11. Beautiful! Love the Bokeh on your coneflower shot!

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  12. Just look at that yummy water Bokeh.. Such pretty flowers.. Yep I feel your pain. It is hot here to.. 106 yesterday. But you know what they say. It's a dry heat.. But it still feels hot to me..

    Hugs~

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  13. Well I think u manage to capture it ALL beautifully! I'm not a fan of all this heat. I hate being locked away in the house with windows shut and AC on!

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  14. Such a gorgeous coneflower image and oh so yummy bokeh!

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