White Globes

White Globes © 2010 Bo Mackison

I like taking photographs of rather common sights. This patch of white globes caught my fancy. I liked how part of them were in the setting sunlight while a few were hanging back in the shadows. I liked how the wind was buffeting them. They would lean to the left as the wind blew forcefully, and then come to center when the wind quieted. Over and over, like a dance, lean to the left, return to center, lean to the left.

Variations on Lily Pads

Lily Pads after Thunderstorm at Allen Centennial Gardens at UW Madison

Variations on Lily Pads © 2010 Bo Mackison

“No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.” ~~ Taoist Proverb

I stopped by the garden pond shortly after a storm had moved through the area. The water was still, but the lily pads were still spotted with rain drops. I never realized how many different colors the lily pads turn, as autumn draws near. Photographed at Allen Centennial Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.

Twirling in Blues

Blue Lupine at North Cascades National Park in Washington

Twirling in Blues © 2010 Bo Mackison

A blue lupine, so much detail to see in a flower when you stop and really look. I didn’t know blue lupines had all those sumptious shades of purplish blues. I didn’t know they had rows and rows of tiny blossoms, twisting up and down the stem. Photographed in late June is North Cascades National Park in Washington state.

Sunny Sunflower

Sunny Sunflower © 2010 Bo Mackison

Bright colors. Oranges and yellows of the sunflower surrounded by the greens of the background foliage and the blue skies. Harmony! Photographed at the Allen Centennial Gardens on the urban campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Early Morning Dance

Tiny White Flowers in a Sea of Green Background

Early Morning Dance @ 2010 Bo Mackison

Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein

These delicate branches of tiny white star flowers were dancing lightly in the early morning breeze. They presented such a gentle, encouraging picture, I wanted to capture it to enjoy the memory of its dance in the early morning when I am given the gift of another new day.