Wonderfulicious Wednesday

Photographing what presents itself in the yard continues . . . .

Night-blooming Cereus photographed at midnight.

Definitely Queen of The Night!

For the next 7 blooms 

 I need to find the tripod!

The image below was taken with the iPhone. 

And of course I have to blend

and manipulate  . . .

Backyard residents. 

I have been known to venture outside

of the backyard. 1997, Arles, France.

Wonderfulicious Wednesday

First, photos of backyard birds

blended with textured layers

of rust fabric and for the

one below, a tree.

And then  . . .  finally, some studio play!

Sun prints on cotton/poly sheets. I had

read that cotton/poly sheets wouldn't work well.

Really?

Leaves from my yard. 

And of course, something from

birds. 

More Studio play.

Rust dyeing. Above, a wrapped can.

Below, wrapped around a piece

of metal.

In need of ironing, below, 

wadded fabric on metal 

with coffee. Used a cotton/poly

sheet again. I'd say using an old

sheet works well . . . 

Happy Wonderfulicious (nuggets of joy) day to you!

Wonderfulicious (wordless) Wednesday

Wordless is often better than writing about what 

is going on , , , ,

Cactus blooms that only last  few hours in the brutal 

desert heat. (almost wordless  . . .)

Hummingbird Delight

Occasionally, a hummer spends a lot of time perched on a 

grape vine branch. The grapes haven't been successful for

the last few years so I'm tempted to remove the vines. But

then I'm treated to something so delightful that  . . . maybe 

the vines can stay. 

I think I captured a few unique shots, at least

 they are to me. 

The hummer doesn't face me too often, guess 

 the view of the yard is preferable to

the bedroom window. 

The shot below is mostly what I got, backside!

And then the hummer changed spots for about a minute.

Love this shot! Actually, I love them all!