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Monday, July 26, 2010

Under the Weather

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of my early blooming daisies feeling "a little under the weather"!
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Mellow Yellow Monday #79
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A winter daisy
Herald of an early Spring
Bent but not broken
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18 comments:

Michelle-aneous Musings said...: Wonderful photo with great title!! :-); July 26, 2010 12:08 AM
Marites said...: it still looks beautiful in its own way..have a good week ahead!; July 26, 2010 1:22 AM
'Tsuki said...: Fatiguée
De pluie chargée
Marguerite
au grand mérite
s'en va à la dérive
De rêves en rives...

(French Haiku I just composed to honorate your beautiful picture, but I'm not sure I'll be able to translate it); July 26, 2010 2:29 AM
Dimple said...: Daisies are survivors, they bend if necessary, but don't break easily. I'm sure this one was completely recovered, and quickly!; July 26, 2010 5:34 AM
Naquillity said...: it's beautiful even in it's fragile state. hope all is well.; July 26, 2010 6:16 AM
Judy Sheldon-Walker said...: Bent but not broken - and may we be the same? May our spirits bend but not break!; July 26, 2010 9:59 AM
Manang Kim said...: That look like mine too, too much rain or too hot whew!

MYM~Duck; July 26, 2010 10:20 AM
stan said...: petals doing the OKAY gesture?; July 26, 2010 10:24 AM
Liza said...: Still very lovely. Happy MYM!

Liz @ MLC; July 26, 2010 1:57 PM
Evelyn said...: Beautiful - love the water droplets.; July 26, 2010 4:02 PM
Rimkogeren said...: Thanks for your comment. SPP = Super Perfect Photo.; July 26, 2010 4:55 PM
eileeninmd said...: Gemma, it is a beautiful daisy, wonderful photo! Happy MYM!; July 26, 2010 6:29 PM
Gerald (Hyde DP) said...: a great wee shot of a forlorn seeming bloom; July 26, 2010 6:35 PM
Gattina said...: Poor thing, it needs an ombrella !
Beautiful picture !; July 26, 2010 10:32 PM
anjoe playhouse said...: I like your photo and the words are so true!
Our queen in Denmark, Margrethe the II, loves daisies, and her private friends call her "Daisy" ;-); July 27, 2010 12:26 AM
Magical Mystical Teacher said...: He painted lilies,
Claude Monet, but daisies could
have sprung from his brush.

Yellow Taxi to Adventure; July 27, 2010 11:25 AM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: I would never have thought that a drooping daisy could make such an intriguing picture Gemma.
When we lived in Oregon, our spring flowers were often ruined by rainstorms. it was a good year if the tulips and daffodills made it through their blooming cycle.; July 27, 2010 12:31 PM
Mike B. @ slugyard.com said...: Great shot! Hopefully the water will make it feel better.; July 28, 2010 12:04 PM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman