Friday, April 23, 2010

Marigold (113/365)

2010 04 23 IMG_6238w 
Here's flowers for you:
Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram,
The marigold, that goes to bed wi'the sun,
And with him rises, weeping.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Perdita, in The Winter's Tale, act 4, sc. 4, l. 103-6.

TIME:  6:12 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Medium Orange Marigold

When it gets close to 6pm and I haven’t taken a picture for the day, I start to panic.  Thank goodness for these warmer months when flowers are in abundance.  Sometimes, I feel like I’m cheating when I fall back on a flower as my photo of the day.  Then I think, what the heck, flowers are good things – they are beautiful, colorful and make an excellent subject.  My self-imposed photo goal is achieved and I can relax until tomorrow.  All is well with the world.

2 comments:

Dana said...

This is my son's flower! His room in the old house was painted marigold orange and that lovely green now in Drama Queen's room :)

Mari said...

I know what you mean - I feel like that sometimes too. But - when I opened your blog, my first thought was, "what a beautiful shot". I love the lighting in this one.