They are descended from seeds I planted long ago and sometimes I have to be ruthless if I don't want them overwhelming everything else in a deep blue and green tide.
But in many places, they are welcome invaders.
Bold adventurer!
Spreading your blue parasols
Step by stealthy step...
Black-eyed Susans shine
Bright yellow-rayed suns circling
A single blue star.
Clematis bloom past,
Now morning glory arrives,
Blue trumpets blaring.
Stars of old Japan,
Morning glories shine serene
Captured for all time.
Click on the images of the prints to learn more about them.
21 comments:
As a child I was always fascinated by the morning glory flowers opening in the morning and closing at night.
Some great photographs here, Vicki. And, "Black-eyed Susans shine Bright yellow-rayed suns circling A single blue star," is perfection.
Same colour as ours; beautiful! And our Tiger lillies do the same opening thing( which I did not know. )
So cute! :-)
Beautiful pictures, especially the one with the dew/rain on it. Wow!
What beautiful colours and what beautiful photographs. A pleasure to look at.
oh i love those japanese pics...we had a patch of morning glory by the bus stop and they added so much to our waking up on school days...very pretty.
Exquisite! Old-fashioned doesn't get any better than Morning Glories!
Could you tell us a little about the Japanese "plates?" (illustration?)
Elora
Beautiful. My grandmother adored morning glories. I really should plant some at the manor in her memory.
(I wandered about yesterday, wondering which cabinet interior to paint)
I need to plant morning glories! I'd forgotten how beautiful they are. Loved both the words and photos.
A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of book -- Walt Whitman
I love morning glories. My grandmother had them and used to take me out to look at them at different times of day. This lovely post brings back some fond memories.
Thanks for the kind words, folks!
I've added links so if you click on the Japanese prints, you can see where they came from. Did you notice that the leaves are shaped differently?
Willow - I think this particular color would be a striking background for a display of Blue Willow -- ot any blue and white china.
Morning glory is a beautiful flower. I like the blue one best.
Beautiful and fascinating!
Love the way the morning glory sneaks up the stairs, and those prints too.
Pretty cute names for these flowers: I just remembered their name in Spanish, at least at home they are called: "suspiros" which means "sighs"
Gorgeous colour - I like plants that go adventuring, like this one. The Japanese prints are pretty too. It might be fun to take one of your photos and give it some Photoshop treatment to mimic the prints. (Though I guess you're busy enough, doing all those other creative projects like painting coral cupboards and writing stories. Sigh.... I wish I was half as talented!)
Pamela -- Sighs -- how sweet! I wonder if it's because their bloom is so fleeting...
Jennyfreckles -- that would be fun but alas! I don't have Photoshop. Maybe someday...
"Bold adventurer!
Spreading your blue parasols
Step by stealthy step..."
So much breath in those words! I love them.
wild and free
does it get any better
..oh yeah...and beautiful
I've had morning glorys on my mind all summer. Somehow they remind me of walking to catch the bus-they must have grown along the path.
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