Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: PiP

1 text note and 1 more picture in a note above! :) Steve and I live in sunny southern Oregon, and it gets very hot here during the summer. Therefore, if anyone wants a garden, daily watering is vital. Every morning I go out to visit the flowers and I usually take pictures before I water them because it seems a little bit like "cheating" to sprinkle the flowers before taking pictures but I also think it's fine as long as you tell people that you did it! :) (On the other hand, I think that removing things like sticks, dirt, postprossessing elements out of the image is fine and often necessary. What do you think? :) ) Our water is very "hard" and will leave spots on the petals when they dry, so if I hope to get pictures of the blossoms, I must take pictures before I water them, since it's next to impossible to keep water off the plants. (I really should see about putting in a drip system!!) Also, even though I have the setting at a light "shower", the flowers will often fall over. When I saw this flower, I first thought, "Awwww, darn it! And THEN I took a closer look and immediately dropped the hose and ran into the house for my camera! :D Laozi or Lao Tzu; also romanized as Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Laocius, and other variations) (fl. 6th century BCE) was a philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tào Té Chīng has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones". Wikipedia: Lao Tzu Explored on July 6, 2013. Highest position: page 1 (#20). Explored on Flickr on July 5, 2013. Highest position #278.

I've told you before, and I'll say it again...I LOVE POPPIES!!! Two days ago, Miss Poppy had a beautiful red dress, sparkling with jewels of water. Yesterday her dress was crumpled but still a delight to behold. And this morning, she has dropped her dress and stares at us with her pretty little face and fancy burgundy hairdo! Isn't she beautiful?!!

1 picture above in the notes! :) This morning I took a look at the red poppy that was so lovely yesterday morning, and yet had shriveled up by day's end in the awful heat. I wanted to share this image with you because, even though this flower is no longer fresh and brilliant, it is still beautiful to behold! We must always remember that a flower's beauty continues from bud through seed, and every stage can be stunning if the light is just right! :)

... To create grand visual moments out of small and simple things, and to infuse big and complicated subjects with unpretentious elegance. She respects classic disciplines, while at the same time insists on being fast, modern and wild." ~ Amyn Nasser (My apologies, the entire quote doesn't fit but it was fitting, so I decided it would be ok to break it.) 1 more picture in the notes above! This morning I was looking at my little garden and at one point I turned my head towards the sun...and my breath was taken away from me! A lemon tarweed plant was glowing warmly in the sunlight and I just stared in awe. Its flowers were long gone and was now covered with husks full of seeds. Every seed head shimmered as the light hit the tiny, sticky resin balls that covered this plant, and caused it to glow. I spent the next 10 minutes taking pictures, so overjoyed that the day had finally come to give this plant a place in my 365 project! :) Amyn Nasser, from Zanzibar is a self-taught visualist, shooting fashion, beauty, celebrities, advertising, nudes and fine art since 1981. Through the years Amyn's camera has taken memorable pictures of beautiful women, celebrities and personalities, including high political figures, athletes and movie stars. Fine Art America: Amyn Nasser Explored on June 30, 2013. Highest position, page 2 (#37).

4 more pictures can be found in notes above! :) You can also find me on Facebook ! Doing a 365 Project has been one of the most rewarding challenges I've ever attempted, but it has its frustrating points too. For instance, I can only pick ONE main picture for each day (collages aren't the same thing!), and sometimes I'm very lucky and manage to get several star-performers. It can be really maddening, and though I can choose to share those pictures that day also, the Picture of the Day will always diminish the other images. ARGH! :D Today is my Goatsbeard Seed exhibit, with my Picture of the Day and FOUR star performers from another day. ( This is the picture that made the pick that day and it included a series of its own! ) I decided that in order to get these pictures the attention they deserve, I would find another goatsbeard for my Picture of the Day and show all my pictures then. And so, I present to you, Goatsbeard Seed Day! :D I hope you enjoy them! :) (There are 4 other pictures following this one!) Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. Wikipedia: Joseph Addison Explored on June 28. Highest position, page 2 (#36).

3 more tendril pictures can be found in the notes above! :) Yesterday I planned to take pictures of Sweet Pea tendrils but a beautiful Red Milkweed Beetle stopped me in my tracks. This morning I was determined to get to my destination! I'd been waiting for the rain to stop and finally it looked like I could sneak out for a photo session, so out I bounced with my camera in hand! Well, no longer than five minutes after I got to the sweet peas, the rain began again, heavy drops plopping onto the vines, splashing onto my camera, and spattering my glasses. However, I decided to stay as long as I could because I hoped that I might capture the droplets on the tendrils, and indeed I did! This picture actually shows the least amount of droplets, but how could I not choose this for my picture of the day? It shows perfectly how I feel about tendrils, and about this very special place, the only spot on our 26 acres where these wild sweet peas grow! This area is magical, a dark spot in our lower forest where only beams of sunlight shine through the trees, and it is here where I also find many of the special mushrooms that I've shared. How lucky it was that I captured the mood of this place without knowing it...only when I saw this on my computer did I discover how special this image was! :) Explored on June 27, 2013. Highest placement, page 2 (#31)

1 more picture above in a note! :) I found this gorgeous blossom when Steve and I spent the day at Ashland's Garden Tour. There were many of these flower in various stages of bloom and I had a great time taking pictures of them!

1 more view above in the notes! :) This is one of the cars I saw at the classic car show in Medford a couple of weeks ago. I started playing around with the background, which was originally very busy, and loved the result when I changed it to black!

2 more views in notes above! :) I can't tell you how often it happens that I leave the house with a clear idea of what I plan to take a picture of and I get distracted along the way by something totally different! This morning I was planning to see if I could capture Sweet Pea tendrils...but half-way across our smaller meadow, I spotted something red on a stem and had to stop and take a closer look. At that point I forgot all about the tendrils and I lost myself behind the lens! Can you blame me?!! WOW!! Check this gorgeous beetle out! It's called a Red Milkweed Beetle, and is a type of Longhorn beetle. Polly Jean Harvey MBE (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, harmonica, and most recently, the autoharp. P. J. Harvey Explored on June 26, 2013. Highest position, page 2.