Spring Tulips

Image 1: Pink Tulips

Hello! April turned out to be a busy month.  It's the last day of April, and I had a hard time finding the time to blog.  So many distractions, some amazing, some not worthwhile!  If I want two posts this month (goals!), this last post of the month needs to be a quickie!  

Image 2: Pink Tulips square cropping

So today I'm sharing some lovely tulips that I arranged and played with a couple of years ago.  They were grown in my garden, and I had put enough cayenne pepper on them that the deer didn't eat them at my outdoor salad bar.  (This year most of my tulips were eaten because I didn't find the time to get out the cayenne pepper.) 

(The rest of this post is a ramble, so feel free to skip it...)

---Since my tulip photos are now in this post, I can at least write a paragraph or two about what I accomplished in April.  

I arranged and road tripped with my adult 20 something kids to see the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse, (a 6 hour one way road trip), and had a lovely time in a beautiful park.  We celebrated two family birthdays.  I went to my Calligraphy club's spring clinic, and then dashed over to a wedding on the same day, both in town.  I went to the AQS Quilt Show (American Quilter's Society) in Paducah Kentucky, USA, a National show an 8 hour one way drive from home.  I worked with glass in a glass class (hot molten glass!).  I went to a garden club lecture, and woodland walk.  I went to multiple Milwaukee Film Festival films.  I have been organizing and processing photos from past vacations, (even printing them out!) and planning future vacations (that takes time.)  And there have been storms and power outs, plumbing issues and home improvements (of the furnace and A/C kind, nothing stunning to see but requiring time and money.)  The spring is making my yard go crazy and the yard needs work.  The start of spring sometimes looks a bit of a disaster.  My yard has THE MOST dandelions on the street, for example.  (Thankfully God fills the in the yard and trees and once you mow, the weeds aren't so prominent.)

Image 2: Pink Tulips square cropping

Blogwise, I started multiple posts for April, but they were too time consuming in scope, even though I have good pictures.  Today (last day of April) I "pivoted" and attempted a quick mosaic post, taking photos of a past project.  But the end of the day lighting created photos that were too bright in the sun, and too weird in the shade, with the grass turning out almost black, and the colors all wrong and not matching.  I'll have to redo those photos.  Sigh.  Well, at least now I have posts started for May, which is tomorrow.  At least the grass in the photos above are a lovely spring green, taken on a day when I had time to play.

 

I hope you accomplish all your goals.  Enjoy spring!

"Lost time is never found again."   - Ben Franklin

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Kaleidoscope Photoart

Tulip 1 Kaleidoscope Photo Art

I have loved Kaleidoscopes and the views seen inside them since I was little.

Tulip 2 Kaleidoscope Photo Art

A little twist of the barrel and the image can entirely change.

Tulip 3 Kaleidoscope Photo Art

Back as far as 2008 I used Photoshop to create Kaleidoscopes images with my photos, but the work involved was time consuming and therefore infrequent.  (See Peacock blog post here.)

Spring 1 Kaleidoscope Photo Art

Recently, however, I was happy to find a software program able to let me explore kaleidoscope images again.

Spring 2 Kaleidoscope Photo Art

I'll be doing more with Kaleidoscope effects and my photos.

Spring 3 Kaleidoscope Photo Art

The images above came from the two photographs shown below. 

Source photo for Kaleidoscope Art

I took both of these photos at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Source photo for Kaleidoscope Art

I hope to be sharing more Kaleidoscope photos with you.  

P.S. Sorry for the spring images in the middle of fall, but these images were the first ones I experimented with!

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Art in Bloom 2013

For the moms out there, here are some Mother's Day flowers for you to enjoy...

Flower arrangement for Milton Resnick's painting  "East is the Place"
(by Gaby Bras Floral Design)

The Milwaukee Art Museum holds a show each spring called Art In Bloom.  It is one of my favorite events in the spring. Art in Bloom is held mid-April, before spring really starts in Milwaukee, so viewers get to enjoy flowers and greens before they are appearing outside.  (I also get to enjoy flowers that will not be appearing outside, like the orchids in the arrangement below.)

Flower arrangement for "Mummy Coffin of Pedusiri" (by New Leaf Floral)

At Art in Bloom, selected art works in the museum are interpreted by area florists, many of whom are competing for view choice awards. Some of the arrangements are stunningly beautiful, and some are more abstract. There were over 45 arrangements in this year's show (2013) show.

Arrangement for John Singleton Copley's painting "Alice Hooper"
(by Sendik Food Market)

It fun to see the floral designer's work, the "state of the art" design concepts in floral arrangements.  Each year there are new plant materials and techniques.  My daughter and I rate the arrangements.  It's fun to see her perspective.

Flower arrangement detail - hydrangeas and contrasting plant material

Art in Bloom is also a great place for me to be able to photograph flowers up close in lovely and unique combinations.  The colors of flowers can be so incredibly vibrant, it takes my breath away.

Flower arrangement detail - orchids and roses

The flower arrangements also help you to study and notice more about the artwork that inspired the arrangement. It really makes it an enjoyable event. 

Flower arrangement for Jan Swart van Groningen's triptych, 
(by Nicholas Carl Design)

Don't the pink roses and matching pink tulips work well together in the photo below?  And I am going to try to mix in Queen Annes Lace into some flower arrangements this summer.

Flower arrangement detail - tulips and roses

I'm sharing this on my blog because flowers and flower arrangements are inspirational to me, and I know many bloggers decorate with flowers sometimes.  Funny, rarely do my arrangements at home look like these.

Flower arrangement

For the vintage parties I link to, the art is antique and vintage.  And so is flower arranging.


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French Country: Feather Nest Fri (Entry 77 of 323.)
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Diamond: Time to Shine 116 (Entry 124 of 158.)

Lavender Garden: Cottage Style 44 (Entry 10b of 46.)
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