There's nearly nothing nicer than sharing flowers is there. Be they fresh ones, photos of them, paintings or even catching a whiff of a scent of one.... sending most of those out to wherever they may land:
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| Another of my waterbowls with sweet and shy native violets |
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| Freesias resting on one of my Mum's beautifully worked cushions. I'm so glad I took this photo years ago as the actual cushion has disintegrated with age and use... the magic of photos, it will live on |
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| Some beauties... we once did some housesitting and there happened to be many roses growing. I love this shot in the late afternoon light. |
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| I'm sorry if I may have already shown this one in the past but its a favourite and seems to want to be shown again somehow |
Kind wishes to each and every one of you xx
Beautiful flowers, real and painted. Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful day! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Valerie xx
DeleteOooh, how very beautiful flower photos and painting, Sue!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this lovely experience to visit here.
We are celebrating mothers here to day.
Happy and healthy time to you xx
Thank you for coming to visit Sirkkis... its good to celebrate Mothers xx
DeleteNothing can compete with your flowers, and flower arrangements, whether fresh or displayed in paintings.
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind Duta xx
DeleteI love flowers. Thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Joan xx
DeleteHello, your flowers are gorgeous, I love the bowl and freesias. Your watercolor is lovely, well done. Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy your day, have a great new week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eileen, and for your lovely wishes... which I share with you xx
DeleteLove your Mum's pillow with the flowers on it. Your painting is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Debra, I can't remember the type of sewing Mum did on her pillow... it will come to me :D) Thanks about my painting too xx
DeleteBeautiful post and flowers Sue! I will try to do a water bowl like you, lots of wild violets outside thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, I know you will enjoy when the perfume from the violets waft from the water... I love that you're going to do one too xx
DeleteThankfully you have so much beauty around you that you cannot help but smile even through your tears.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you have that precious photo of handmade love made by your mom.
Your painting is breathtakingly beautiful. You are so talented.
Happy Mother's Day 🌷
Hugs 🌞
Hello Jan, and thank you... I do love to keep coming back to flowers, guess I'm fixated you could probably say and its always to lovely to share and know that others find these things to nice too.
DeleteThanks for your lovely thoughts xx
Lovely flowers! Absolutely incredibly beautiful painting!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Anne xx
Deletei LOVE those blooms - presented so beautifully. Hope you are doing well and your week ahead is blooming beautifully.
ReplyDeleteHello Sandy, thank you very much, glad you enjoyed them. Yes thanks, doing well, hope you are too xx
DeleteSure a beautiful flower and painting is also as beautiful. I came over from Christine and if you find the time, stop in for a cup of coffee
ReplyDeleteHello Dora, real nice to see you, thank you for visiting... see you soon xx
DeleteAll the flowers are lovely especially the ones you painted. Come by my blog to see the flowers I have on today. Have a great Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Nicole. Yes, I loved your flowers and am also inspired by the intuitive way you have started painting xx
DeleteI love flowers, fresh, photos, or paintings. Fresh ones are so expensive though and then they die.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane, yes I love to prolong the life of the fresh ones with photos first and then sometimes, paintings :D) xx
Deletedear Sue you just enlightened my day :)
ReplyDeletethese are absolutely Gorgeous flowers !
oh your mother did such a elegant needle work here ,thank you for sharing
loved your stunning pink roses ,marvelous painting :)
best wishes for day ahead my friend
stay healthy and positive!
Thanks so much Baili, that's very kind of you.
DeleteYes, I loved that cushion Mum made - I cannot think of the name of the stitching she did on it.
I appreciate your lovely wishes ... you too xx
Hello Sue!
ReplyDeleteThe photos and their flowers are beautiful. You inherited your artistic skills from your mother, yes?
The painting with the roses is really adorable, an admirable job. Perhaps for that reason she feels vain and wants to be seen. It really deserves to be seen more often.
Good week, with many and good inspirations.
Hello Manuel, thank you very much.
DeleteYes, I think I have been lucky enough to have inherited some of those skills from Mum, not in her sewing and embroidery but in being creative. My Dad painted also.
Thank you, I really enjoy painting, and Roses have always seemed to hard to paint in a realistic way so I choose to do abstract versions of them.
Lovely to have you visit and all the very best to you and yours xx
Se ve todo muy lindo, el trabajo de tu mamá es precioso. Abrazos Sue.
ReplyDeleteTranslation of Teresa's comment: "Everything looks very nice, your mom's work is beautiful. Hugs Sue."
DeleteThank you very much Teresa and, yes, how lucky that I took a photo to remember her beautiful sewing xx
You are right, Sue. There is nothing nicer... And your beautiful painting is a lovely breath of fresh air! Thanks for sharing THAT!
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed it xx
DeleteThe glass bowl photo is exquisite (were you standing on a chair again, Sue?).
ReplyDeleteThe freesias are as gorgeous as they always are.
The roses are so clear and real with the stems and leaves looking 3D on the screen. It's a great photo with the out-of-focus background.
I'm glad the painting wanted to be shown again, of course it did as it knew some of us had not seen it before.
It was real fun to do Sheila ... (lol, no chairs involved in the making of that photo), I held the phone camera above it (had to get the lighting right though... that took longer than anything ;D))
DeleteI did love those roses too, thanks for that, must've taken so many photos and had only just recently found them.
Beaut to catch up with you again xx
Lovely to see this post from you Sue.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these beautiful flowers.
My good wishes.
All the best Jan
Thank you so kindly Jan, all the best to you over there, hope things are going well for you xx
DeleteWonderful post Sue, love all the beautiful flower images and painting.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
Thanks very much Diane, real happy you enjoyed them... thanks for telling me xx
DeleteHi Sue, love your pretty flowers! I also love the elegant pillow with the embroidery, and gosh the painting is gorgeous, and also the flowers in the pretty glass bowl. I hope your week is going well so far and that it continues to be a very good one xx
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Denise, that's real nice of you. Yes everything is going well, we're staying in our bubble until whenever, always finding plenty to do at home.
DeleteAll the best to you xx
Sue loved seeing your flowers. The pillow you shared reminded me when I did the same kind of embroidery work. Your panting is so lovely. Roses are a favourite of mine. Have a great day. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi there Debbie, thanks so much.
DeleteDo you know what that kind of embroidery work is called... I'm sure Mum called it a particular name but when I try to research it, I'm just not finding it.
Roses are so lovely indeed. Cheers now and thanks for your visit xx
Flowers always make us happy;
ReplyDeleteThe images are beautiful.
Good weekend.
janicce.
They do indeed Janicce, I find I'm turning to them more and more in these times... some are cuttings from loved ones that are growing, others are gifts either received, or that I've purchased from gifted money from my dear ones.
DeleteI know how much you value your garden too. Thanks for visiting xx
just one flower can bring so much joy!! the last picture, a favorite of mine as well!!
ReplyDeleteSo true Debbie, and I love that no matter what, our flowers keep on blooming... they push their buds open even in the chilliest of weather. We're starting to get frosts nowadays and lots of flowers are showing how resilient they are.
DeleteThanks so kindly for your thoughts about my painting xx
Thank you for sharing all these beautiful photos that colored my day. I loved the flowers and the wonderful painting.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week
Take care, hugs
Thank you for visiting Maria, I'm really happy you enjoyed all the flowers xx
DeleteA explosão de beleza e cor das flores é contagiante. Muito belo.
ReplyDeleteIf you do like poetry too, you can read me on:
Hino à Primavera
Saudações poéticas.
Juvenal Nunes
Thank you for visiting :D)
DeleteThe painting is beautiful and a pretty combination of pink and blue as are the flowers themselves. Violets, roses, freesias and the exquisite embroidery are special. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes, Linda x
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Linda. All the best to you xx
DeleteBeautiful photos and art work of beautiful roses. A nice post to brighten the world.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Diane. Kind good wishes to you xx
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