While walking along the sidewalk at Hampton Beach a few months ago, I noticed the sun (always the sun) highlighting a perhaps often overlooked narrow strip of a garden. Including a seemingly oversized leaf in the midst of a lovely flower display.
It needed a sign:
It’s not just about the sand and the surf people! Please look down here!
The only way to show proper respect for these beauties of nature was to fill the frame, sun and all.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day (maybe someone can identify this plant!)
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The shadows painted on that leaf are very striking. The ray of light is such an interesting accent. A rare capture. Totally love the light and color in your photo, Andrea. ❤
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Thank you Olga! I was drawn right to it. The sun just did its magic for me and I was very grateful. 😊
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What striking color! Beautiful.
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Thanks so much, Sandy. It was a moment 🙂
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Definitely!
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That’s a beautiful find! Lovely colours, the sunbeam and flowers top it off! 🥰
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Thank you John. I was very glad I noticed it. Right place at the right time. 🙂
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Wow, Lovely! Love the colours here…
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Thank you! The sunlight provided a wonderful scene.
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Gorgeous photo. I like the message, too.
Neither Out Far Nor In Deep
Robert Frost
The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day.
As long as it takes to pass
A ship keeps raising its hull;
The wetter ground like glass
Reflects a standing gull
The land may vary more;
But wherever the truth may be—
The water comes ashore,
And the people look at the sea.
They cannot look out far.
They cannot look in deep.
But when was that ever a bar
To any watch they keep?
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Thank you, Martha. Wow – what a wonderful poem to go with this post. I’m honored – Robert Frost no less…”They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day.”… Beautiful! ❤️
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I love that poem. 🙂 That you looked at something ELSE made me think of it.
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I can see why you love it. I read it multiple times and smiled each time. Thank you again for sharing it. I guess I like seeking out that something ELSE. 🙂
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An intriguing shot — the colors are wonderful, and the sun really highlighted the leaf and its shadows nicely!
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Thank you so much. It was a fun discovery with the sun’s angles cooperating nicely. 🙂
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Fantastic 😀
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Thank, Cee 🙂
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Wonderful lighting on that leaf and also the background ray of light!
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Thank you! I’m so glad you like it. Light like that is amazing. 🙂
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And you have to be fast to capture it at the right time.
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That’s true too. Good point! 🙂
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I’ve seen the purple flowers before. I may have even photographed a few thousand shots. Can I tell you it’s name without cheating and looking it up? Not a chance. But I put ‘small purple daisy-like flower’ into Google and lo and behold, it gave up the name: Purple Aster. It was then that I recognized I planted some of this in my garden. It’s so pretty, but is overwhelmed by much bigger plants. I really should move it out to enjoy the sun more! As to the big leaf? I suspect it’s name is something Latin like BIggus Leafus.
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Thank you! I don’t mind that you looked it up. I had no idea where to start in that process. The leaf really stumped me. There always seems to be a Latin name! 🙂
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No idea what the plant is but you have honoured it suitably.
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Thank you V.J.. That will have to be enough then. 🙂
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Welcome!
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Very lovely.I like this big orange thing much better than the one in the White House LOL!
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Thanks very much. So do I! 🙂
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