Tuesday, March 11, 2008

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Dandelions

I know dandelions are considered "weeds," but I don't care. I love them and think they are beautiful. I have a bit of an obsession with photographing them. Especially in the hands of my daughter, or frozen and glistening in the sunlight.

Field of Dreams

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Make a wish
Teamwork
Fozen wishes
Blow
Frozen wishes

25 comments:

Brittany said...

Weeds? Whatever! They are beautiful!

Colleen said...

Gorgeous shots... every one of them... just gorgeous!

susiej said...

Stunning photos. Stunning.

Golightly said...

wow! You got some WONDERFUL shots there! I love the closeups of the dandelions! Weeds-shmeeds! That is pure art.

Maggie said...

Gorgeous!!

The Egel Nest said...

Beautiful photos...It is my favorite weed...by far :)


Bradley
The Egel Nest

Crunchy Domestic Goddess said...

they might be weeds, but your pictures make them look amazing! :) great captures! and look at the little miss with her ponytail. she's looking more grown up all the time.

Lara said...

precious!

dKaye.com said...

that's a great series! isn't is wonderful reliving childhood through the eyes of a child?

happy ww. :)

Bonnie said...

WOW !! I love the last two !

Ellen said...

Very beautiful photographs. My kids love blowing on dandelions, too.

D. Renee Bagby said...

Very nice pics. heartwarming and fun. I used to love doing that but my dad was usually mowing the lawn. :)

Happy WW!!

DanaB said...

We're dandelion lovers here, too!

Oh MERCY what stellar shots!! That wee wrinkled nose as she gets ready to blow is just...just priceless!!

Spectacular captures, Mama.

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Bunny said...

They look like great subjects. All very very nice.

Blueberry said...

yes, technically weeds but so are a lot of other little flowers that are actually quite lovely. it is all in the eye of the beholder!
your pictures are wonderful- i can't even pick a favorite. i love them all!

Deanna said...

Wonderful shots! Love 'em! Have a wonderful day!

carrie said...

Many weeds have beautiful flowers...and our favorite is the dandelion as well!

Great shots, Christina!

Kimberly said...

The fifth shot down is just absolutely breathtaking Christina. I am SO impressed!!!

Gabriel said...

Great pictures! I loved to play with them when I was a kid.

Please come see my post. It's not your typical WW day at "Live from Waterloo"! :-)

kim said...

Oh, Christina! such beautiful photos. I love #s 5 and 7! How do you get such close-up shots? amazing.

FRIGGA said...

I used to love making a wish and blowing on those. And yes, even weeds can be beautiful!

Happy WW :-)

soapbox mom said...

Gorgeous photos.
Weeds, schmeeds. They're beautiful. You've made them beautiful!

Anna said...

Gorgeous! Love it. And she looks so grown up!

Stacy said...

What a sweet series of shots, but that last one is so artistic and just GREAT!

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