A rain soaked Lily, dripping in rich colors, caught my attention this summer. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Wealth of color…
beauty
Rise and greet the sun….
This blushing Cosmos flower’s name signifies unity, as a whole, as sunlight shines through it’s transparent petals. A metaphor? Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Cosmos is a favorite Daisy variety of gardeners, easily grown from seed each summer. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Incredible design by nature courtesy of God. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Awesome details…
Look closely and you can see the tiny florets changing to berries. The growing season is coming to a close for the year. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
The background flower compliments the main subject in this close up photograph of a wonderful cluster of unique beauty. God’s creativeness continues to awe me. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Floral crowns…
Often the irregular, abnormal, development is the most remarkable. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
As if this little flower isn’t pretty enough, it grows it’s own crown. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Summer’s farewell…
The soft colored, delicate, yet hardy, Japanese Anemone is a welcome, graceful contrast from the bright yellows of many summer flowers. For me, I know that summer is on it’s way out, allowing for Autumn’s entry. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
While the most common Japanese Anemone in gardens is white with a pinkish tinge, this Rosy colored find is equally beautiful. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
From bud to bloom to seed, this flower draws attention throughout it’s arrival in late summer. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Gentle, quiet loveliness. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Creative designs…
Some of Summer’s outdoor enjoyment are the gardens of flowering colors and shapes and smells. Lincoln Park explodes this time of year with a bounty of gardens not to be missed! Here is just one small sample of summer perrenials found in Lincoln Park.
Purple Coneflower gently leans on a rail along North Pond in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Summer prairie perrenials, Black Eyed Susan, complement this bloom. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
A cluster of Red Bee’s Balm makes a simple, yet, profound floral arrangement. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Gathered gifts…
The weekly Green City Markets just outside of Lincoln Park Zoo, in Lincoln Park, Chicago includes freshly gathered flowers, not to be missed. Come visit it any Wednesday during the growing season. Saturdays have over 32 vendors; Wednesdays over 16. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Couldn’t resist taking some of these beautiful, natural gifts home. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Many choices of natural flora encourages your creative design imaginations to play. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Choices…
The Black Swallowtail (Papilio) feeds on various flowering perennials. This one paused long enough for a portrait. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Close up look at spring…
These are buds and blooms from a flowering tree this past spring; perhaps a kind of Crab Apple tree. The varying shades from white to purple make the flower fascinating to observe; at least for me. Copyright Pamela Breitberg
Sometimes the best view is super close-up. These images were taken with my Nikon macro lens. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
Look closely…
One needs to stop and look close to see the tiny blooms on this row of hedges rimming an apartment building’s property. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg
The buds caught my attention a few weeks ago. I wasn’t sure if they’d amount to flowers of any signifigance. Cute little flowers that will last only a few weeks each year, like most perennials. Then just a memory. Copyright 2018 Pamela Breitberg