In my garden: Encephalartos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[SheltieLover]

1. Beautiful!

😍

Ty for sharing!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover!

This is growing next to my driveway, and when I came home today from shopping for dinner, I noticed how the sun was hitting the plant.

The photo is the result!

[SheltieLover]

3. You are so talented!

I admire your skill!

Simply gorgeous! Would have been a great contest entry! 😍

[CurtEastPoint]

4. odeargod I though .."Peggy has ENCEPHALITIS?"

Lovely photo!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Oh, I hope not, my dear Curt!

Thanks for your lovely comment!

I had fun with my iPhone today.

[flamin lib]

6. That is damn good.

There are categories of images: contests/calendars, informational, educational and wall art. They all have criteria. Notably contests/calendars need PUNCH! with bright colors, excruciatingly sharp detail and grab-you-by-the-collar attention while wall art has to be lived with; soft and comfortable, soothing. This is all that.

Ya did good Peg. We all need to keep looking, the images are there for those who see.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Oh, my dear flamin lib!

Thank you so much! Now and then, I do it right. This was one of those times.

I was pulling into my driveway and I saw how the sunlight looked on this spiky plant. That was all it took.



I love to look.

[Callalily]

8. Ohhhhhhhh...just beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thank you so much, my dear Callalily!

It was a lucky catch -- I was in the right place at the right time.