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Images from the end of tulip season.

Like the almost awkward delicate pink and white tulip.

The green foliage and buds is a poppy plant.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a looking-ahead-to-summer kind of day.

Helen.

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Well, my mission yesterday was to capture apple blossoms

cascading over a wooden fence. I spotted my shot while

driving by and stopped to capture it. I am quite pleased

with the result.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a successful-kind- of day

Helen.

Vibrant sunrise

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When I spotted this sunrise out of my window

I literally dropped everything and ran to my

car to drive to a spot to capture it. I had never

seen such bold colour. Incredible.

Have a spot-the-beauty kind of day.

Helen.

White flowers

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I saw these white flowers, tulips and bleeding heart, while shooting

some other images. I noticed the light in particular, illuminating the

white petals and the green leaves, with bright spots and shadow spots.

Then I noticed the shapes. The tulips and the bleeding heart blooms.

I think the flowers and leaves look fresh and bright.

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I hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a bright-and-hopeful day today.

Helen.

Geisha images

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I enjoy shooting store windows.

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My heart almost stopped when I spotted

this geisha image in a store window.

I landed 2 promising shots.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a heart-stopping-in-the-best-way day today.

Helen.

Halifax Public Gardens

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I traveled to the Halifax Public gardens with a specific

concept of what I wished to shoot. I wanted vistas

of trees overhanging the pond with reflections in the water.

The result looks like English landscape paintings.

The light was very good and illuminated the young

spring green leaves.

I hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a clear-headed kind of day today.

Helen

West Jeddore-April 2009

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These photographs were taken at the end of a road

on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. I have always had a soft spot for

these 2 sheds and sometimes think about having a studio in them

on this pebbled shoreline.

There was an interesting article in the Summer 2009 issue of the magazine

Visual Arts News about artists moving to rural settings titled

"Living the Good Life". The article spoke at length on artist

Charlotte Wilson-Hammond as an example.

She moved to Clam Harbour almost 40 years ago to raise her family and

live off the land, on a 250 acre parcel. She is and has been very involved in arts

adminstration as well as her own work. One can glamourize the rural life but

it takes learning survival skills like organic gardening and farming.

It must take a steep learning curve for transplanted urbanites.

Where is your dream setting?

Have a sometimes-dreams-come-true kind of day.

Helen.

Selectivity

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Today, I have several new shots to choose from

to show you but chose to be selective.

I am most proud of this shot.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a being-selective day today.

Helen.

VICTORIA DAY II

This is the second set of shots from Victoria Day (Monday, May 18th).

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I hope that you enjoy these shots.

Have a find-the-enjoyment kind of day.

Helen.

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VICTORIA DAY I

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I managed to capture these images between rain showers

on Victoria Day. I am particularly pleased with

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Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a productive-post-holiday kind of day.

Helen.

Last Daffodils of the Season

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The daffodils seemed to last longer than usual this spring.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a capture-the-moment type of day.

Helen.

May shots

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Just a compendium of may shots. I like to shoot branches of flowering trees.

May try to re-shoot the multi-coloured tulips in different light.

Hope you enjoy these images.

Have a find-the-joy-in-miscellaneous kind of day.

Helen.