Thriving
Uploaded: August 13, 2011 13:59:46
on neglect.
My garden hasn’t had any attention since my heart attack over two months ago.
These winter flowers must be real survivors.
Captured at 1/250th f6.3 ISO-100 and 43mmm F/L.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 43.00 mm, Model: E-300
Mike Clime August 13, 2011
These must thrive on neglect, John! They are beautiful and I like the contrast of colors! #1400811Heather Loewenhardt August 13, 2011
Gorgeous full frame image. Love the contrast of the light colours against the dark ones. You are also a survivor John. #9601692Shelly A. Van Camp August 13, 2011
Beautiful...and stay well! #9601711MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 13, 2011
Survivor just like you Johnny!These are beautiful!! #9601736
Gord MacEachern August 13, 2011
Hi John, beautiful flower image here.Lorna Shutter August 13, 2011
Wow! They look like they are doing just fine! Hope you are too! Beautiful capture, John! Love the touch of purply blue! So pretty! :) #9601777Ron McEwan August 13, 2011
If it was my garden they would be better off without my fooling with them. This absolutely beautiful John, excellent composition #9601784Jeff Robinson August 13, 2011
You have captured them Beautifully John!! #9601803Hendrik Storme August 13, 2011
Wonderful floral image with great detail!!! #9601820Monnie Ryan August 13, 2011
Oh my, they're both durable and beautiful (as survivors tend to be)! Just a bit over a month till Jack gets his defibrillator installed, so we're looking to you for inspiration!! #9601857Carol L. Fowler August 13, 2011
Nothing BUT survivors over there! These are beautiful! #9601909Barbara Waldoch August 13, 2011
When did you sneak into my garden to take this shot? :-) #9601927Robert R. Goodman August 13, 2011
Hi John,I'm sure glad that you and your garden are doing a lot better my friend.Beautiful capture,can't wait for winter flowers to bloom here!!!!! #9601941Nancy L. Green August 13, 2011
BEAUTIFUL floral wonk John, you tke care of yourself now!!! <>< #9602045Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 13, 2011
Winter flowers???? We don't have winter flowers here except from the florast! :-) These are GOOOOOOOOOORGEOUS, John! :-) k #9602093Stan Kwasniowski August 13, 2011
John, wonderful, I was going to go and do some photography this evening on similar daisey's, maybe tomorrow lol #9602137Tammy M. Anderson August 13, 2011
Just perfect, John. Hope we see this again. #9602179Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 13, 2011
Very pretty John!,Laura E. Swan August 14, 2011
I love your framing here, John. The purples separated from the whites. Wonderful job and so beautiful. They are trying to tell you that you have been very good to them all of these years and now it's time for them to give one back to you! :D TAKE IT ALL IN! :) !!!Hope you are feeling better every day!
-Swanee #9602346
Renee Doyle August 14, 2011
This is a truly beautiful floral capture John!!!! We hope that each day is better for you! #9602395Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 14, 2011
And how beautiful they are, John. I love to see them fill the frame. Delightful. #9602466Paul E. Earl August 14, 2011
Beautiful! Lovely full framed image! #9602550Erika G. Gossett August 14, 2011
They are so beautiful, John! Get well soon! #9602800Ken Smith August 14, 2011
When I read the word "survivor", I also thought of you as did many others. Glad to see the flowers..and YOU, are doing well!! #9602801Lorraine A. Cook August 14, 2011
Nature took care of these 'beauties, John!!! LOVE the full-frame floral, My Friend!!!I pray you are improving with each day. I, too, am slowing getting better. It many take months for my left leg to 'heal'...time will tell. #9602910
Patrick Rouzes August 14, 2011
A survivor like you, John! You will have more opportunities to look after your garden next season!Tiia Vissak August 14, 2011
a wonderful capture! #9603142Emile Abbott August 14, 2011
Excellent POV and capture of these beauties. You and they are all survivors, John. Nice work and keep getting better. #9603286Wm Nosal August 14, 2011
Wonderful Shot, John!Stefania Barbier August 14, 2011
gorgeous full frame floral! #9603437Marijana Fajgl August 14, 2011
What a beauties, John! This is such a beautiful image! #9603493John Connolly August 14, 2011
Thank you for all your kind comments, they are appreciated! #9603498Renata Gusciora August 15, 2011
Very pretty,John!Wonderful floral with great clarity and lovely color! #9604993Tamara K. Walker August 15, 2011
Beautiful, I like how they seem to fade to white. #9605513John Connolly August 15, 2011
Thank you so much Renata and Tamara, I value your input here! #9606202Tammy Espino August 15, 2011
Beauties for sure! Those are my kind of flowers!! Don't tend to them and they still grow gorgeous!! #9606354John Connolly August 16, 2011
Thanks Tammy, and the rabbits don't eat them either! #9608329Joanna Madloch August 16, 2011
Look at them! Survivors as you are! Stay well, my friend. #9608443Carolyn J. Connolly August 26, 2011
John, the African Daisies are absolutely 'blooming a treat' this winter!! We've been seeing them everywhere...and we have them out the front of our place, too!! :o) Yours are obviously just as hardy as ours - lol!! ;o) Excellent composition and capture here, bro-in-law!! :o) #9633018John Connolly August 26, 2011
Thanks a lot Joanna and Carolyn! #9634971Marilyn K. Lincecum September 15, 2011
Beautiful full frame..love the colors. Wonderful clarity and detail.Mariann Kovats September 25, 2011
Gorgeous finalist, John! Congratulations! I am looking forward to the gold now! #9690668Tammy Espino September 25, 2011
John,Congrats on your awesome finalist!! :) #9691062Barbara Waldoch September 25, 2011
Congratulations John on those gorgeous Finalists! #9691107Cassie L. Woodlee September 25, 2011
Congrats on your beautiful finalist!! #9691274Robert R. Goodman September 25, 2011
A big congratulations,John.WTG My friend!!! #9691445Heather Loewenhardt September 25, 2011
Congratulations on this fine finalist John. Good luck! #9691773Tammy M. Anderson September 25, 2011
Congrats again, John. Just beautiful!! #9692012Wm Nosal September 25, 2011
Congratulations, John! #9692014Nadia Paul September 25, 2011
Beautiful finalist John - congrats again! #9692332Ann Coates September 25, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist John. #9692614Patti Coblentz September 25, 2011
Fighters like you, John...hope you are doing well :))Reynaldo D. Reyes September 25, 2011
Beautiful capture John, Congratulations on this finalist! #9693028Marilyn K. Lincecum September 25, 2011
Congratulations John on your beautiful finalist !! #9693166Bojan Bencic September 25, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, John. #9693522Brett Dolsen September 26, 2011
Awesome result John!!Congratulations and good luck!! #9693910Stefania Barbier September 26, 2011
it's a beauty... congratulations!!! #9693937Stan Kwasniowski September 26, 2011
John, congratulations,I'm heading home on Wed. Have spent three weeks with my daughter, and grand daughters, need a rest #9694584
Renata Gusciora September 26, 2011
Congratulations on your lovely finalist,John!!!:-) #9694984Tiia Vissak September 26, 2011
Congratulations! #9695424Emile Abbott September 26, 2011
Great month John and a big Texas congratulation yet again on another wonderful and beautiful finalist. #9695647Patrick Rouzes September 26, 2011
COngratulations & good luck on this incredible finalist, John! WTG, my friend! #9695658JO ANN CLEVELAND September 26, 2011
Totally gorgeous!Congrats on this awesome finalist John!
jo ann c. #9695999
Nancy L. Green September 26, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS John, this is WONDERFUL!!! <>< #9696073Karen Celella September 26, 2011
Congratulations on your outstanding finalist, John. #9696099Marijana Fajgl September 26, 2011
One more amazing finalist, John! Big congratulations! #9696330Courtenay Vanderbilt September 26, 2011
Outstanding capture, John! Congratulations! #9696522Debbie Bray September 26, 2011
Hey John, another outstanding image! Congratulations! Hope you're recovering well after your heart attack! #9697290Tamara K. Walker September 26, 2011
Glad to see these got a finalist, congratulations! #9697631ALLEN O. HOWARD September 26, 2011
Absolutely beautiful John! Congratulations! #9697676Kerry Hill September 26, 2011
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist John!! #9698447Amanda J. Tanner September 28, 2011
Congratulations John So Beautiful! #9703390Erika G. Gossett September 28, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, John #9703956Graham Robards September 29, 2011
Oh this is pretty John, lovely little survivors. Belated congratulations. ~Pat #9705019John Connolly September 29, 2011
Many thanks for all your kind wishes and great comments! They are appreciated! #9705923Leslie McLain September 30, 2011
Congrats on a wonderful finalist, John. #9708068Merna L. Nobile October 03, 2011
Congratulations!
You’re the kind of person who makes the world a better, brighter place…You worked hard for this, you made it happen, and you have a right to be proud. So enjoy these satisfying moments; you deserve every one! Merna
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Mary K. Robison October 04, 2011
Such a gorgeous Finalist, John!Laura E. Swan October 09, 2011
Please forgive me for being here so late to congratulate you, John! I loved this image when I first saw it and it's a very special image to us all in more than one way.I'm so grateful you are still here and that you are doing so well!
I agree with Wm.. Your mailboxes and Gumby and Pokey, etc are so YOU! ALL of your fun and YOU being YOU has made BP such a fun place to be a world wide family.
I haven't been here much and I feel the loss.
KEEP GETTING BETTER and STRONGER!!!
-Sister Laura :) #9726217
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