Posts Tagged ‘african violet’
purple and gold
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged african violet, beauty, colors, flowers, gardening, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on August 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
revitalized
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged african violet, beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, Photography on July 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I have a tendency to overwater African violets. But when I tuck them in a sunny nook where I forget about them … voila! New green growth and several blooms in a lovely shade of purple.
white
Posted in Inspiration, tagged african violet, beauty, colors, flower, gardening, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, white on March 6, 2016| 4 Comments »
a series in sunlight
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abstract, african violet, beauty, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, leaves, light, nature, Photography, seasons, sunlight, winter light on December 29, 2014| 3 Comments »
oregano in the hallway and …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged african violet, beauty, colors, food, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, musings, oregano, Photography, plants, textures on December 15, 2014| 3 Comments »
Some folks think I yearn for a big field to garden, but I don’t. I enjoy my few clay pots and random mugs filled with dirt, tucked in all sorts of corners and moved about as my whim and the sun does strike.
It has been fun this year to grow flowers, herbs and the occasional vegetable. The trailing green growth and splashes of color have been inspiring, as well as occasionally quite tasty. Most of the herbs have died back or faded away completely with a few exceptions like the oregano.
I planted a few new seeds on Saturday. Spicy cress, fenugreek and more nasturtium. The fenugreek has already started to sprout. Perhaps I’ll be able to harvest it for Christmas. On Sunday I picked up some paperwhite bulbs with a goal to plant them in January and perhaps soon after photograph white winter blooms against a backdrop of falling snow. Until then, I have these herbs and, oh yes, that violet.
elgar piano quintet in a minor, op. 84
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Music, Nature Notes, tagged african violet, african violets, beauty, colors, Elgar, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, iridescence, light, morning light, music, Photography on October 20, 2014| 2 Comments »
That is the music that I happened to be listening to as I downloaded these images, of morning light falling upon the African violets in the kitchen. Not a bad way to start the week. Have a good one, folks.
it still blooms
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged african violet, colors, flowers, nature, petals, Photography, pink on February 9, 2014| 3 Comments »
still blooming
Posted in Inspiration, tagged african violet, blossoms, flowers, Inspiration, Photography on January 13, 2014| 4 Comments »
the beauty of time
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged african violet, artificial light, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants on January 6, 2014| 6 Comments »
I have been photographing this African Violet since at least 2010. This past year, the plant grew spectacularly well. Mostly because I tucked it into a corner and let it be. Now at the start of this first full week of 2014, I photograph the plant again. It is an overcast day which is all the inspiration needed to pull out flashlights and let the artificial light play upon iridescent petals and leaves.
Violet Monday
Posted in Inspiration, tagged african violet, digital, flower, Photography, reflections, sepia, violet liqueur on December 13, 2010| 1 Comment »
Looking for a quick Monday morning photography project, my eyes settled upon a bottle of violet liqueur. I decided to photograph a bit of the purplish liquid in a small clear glass.
The sun came out as I was setting up the shot, and suddenly reflected in the surface of the liqueur were the leaves of herbs and other plants nearby, including an African Violet. I plucked a blossom and photographed violet upon violet.
Then I decided to try my hand at changing some of the digital features.
I’ve yet to finish reviewing and processing many of the images, but so far I think the sepia ones have turned out best. 😉
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