Tag Archives: blue

A sign of spring

February 16, 2023 XingfuMama 7 Comments

We’ve been away a few days and this little charmer sprung up in a neighbor’s yard while we were gone.

I don’t know what the exact variety is. It is not a large bloom, very close to the ground. I just love the vibrant blue color.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Random Reflections

Whatsoever is lovely…day 26

November 26, 2021 XingfuMama 1 Comment

Close-up of a deep purple-blue African violet given a painterly treatment using Topaz Studio 2. — African Violet

Gan Xingfu (chasing happiness) 赶兴福

This November I am chasing happiness by photographing and sharing one lovely thing I see each day. I do edit the photos, often with an artistic effect like the one above, because playing with a lovely thing makes me happy.

Note: My son checked with his co-workers and, while they haven’t heard the phrase gan xingfu, they thought it was just fine to use.

For more explanation about this project check out this post: Whatsoever is lovely…day 1.

This is posted for Nanopoblano and Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Flowers

Bright blue

Image April 18, 2021 XingfuMama 5 Comments

In a world of spring pastel blossoms and the bright red/orange/yellow of many tulips this tiny bright blue flower can be overlook, especially when they are in the shade. The sun hit it just so on our mornign walk to make if catch my eye. I’m not sure what it is.

For Becky of Winchester’s Bright Squares and Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Flowers

My 2020 blues…and purples

November 24, 2020 XingfuMama 13 Comments

Hardy cyclamen.
Hydrangea.
Borage.
Love-in-a-mist.
Canterbury bells.
Potato
Veronica
Johnson’s blue geranium, crane’s bill variety.
Lavendar
Marjoram
Clover
Lace cap hydrangea
Artichoke
Agapanthus, a.k.a., Lily of the Nile
Wild sweet pea
Giant thistle
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Rosemary
Hydrangea
Chickory

Clearly I have a fixation on blue and purple flowers…Maybe an intervention is warranted?

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Flowers-blue or purple.

Flowers

Deep purple blues

November 13, 2020 XingfuMama 9 Comments

A hydrangea mop changing from deep blue to deep purple. — A hydrangea’s take on fall colors.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Snapshots from a Happy Life

Lines of sea, land and sky

October 22, 2019 XingfuMama 3 Comments

Looking toward the coast on the southern end of the south island of New Zealand in the early morning. — Lines of sea, land and sky.

In addition to the lines of sea, land and sky the colors look like blue and yellow stripes.

For Becky of Winchester’s Lines & Squares-day 22

England, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Blue lines…and white ones

October 3, 2019 XingfuMama 2 Comments

The blue sky shows through the steel structure of the roof of the temperate house at Kew Gardens in London, England. — Looking up at the roof in the temperate house at Kew Gardens.

For Becky of Winchester’s Lines & Squares

Flowers

Electric blue Gentians

August 19, 2019 XingfuMama 3 Comments

It seems like every year that we go to Paradise a different type of flower steals the show. In the past I’ve seen very few gentians, but this year they seemed to be almost everywhere. Apparently this is because of the early warm spring that we had.

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Flowers

Just a little bit magic…or maybe a lot

August 18, 2019 XingfuMama 4 Comments

Leaves of an alpine lupine, sparkling with beads of water from a mountain mist.

The tiny drops of water from a misty morning make the lupine flowers and leaves sparkle.

I find blue alpine lupines to be a bit of magic. The true blue color makes me feel like the sky and earth come together in them…and the smell of a meadow full of them is truly divine.