Naturally I grabbed the camera and started snapping away.
This scene was captured in August. The lacy foliage of the Wingthorn Rose.
Just outside our back door, November 15th.
Rosemary and an olive tree.
The bedroom wall.
Blue chalk sticks and other succulents on the window sill.
This one got a little dramatic.
The neighbors Trachycarpus fortunei.
As seen from inside our house, November 30th.
On the kitchen wall, the horizontal lines created by the sun streaming through the window screen.
An aloe (noid) and Euphorbia tirucalli.
This is V2 because there was a V1, years ago.
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Hah! My first thought when I saw this post was the same as my first thought when I saw V1, going by my comment then -- shadows mean sunshine.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised how many of these shots came from the last couple of months, proof we do occasionally see the sun in Portland in the "winter"...
DeleteThis post has a Hitchcock-ian feel...
ReplyDeleteOh I love that description!
DeleteI love this collection of photos. Beautiful and yet a bit unsettling at the same time. Hitchcockian, as Rachelle said, is a good way to put it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gerhard.
DeleteWith all the interesting foliage you've got you get the most awesome shadows!!
ReplyDeleteI bet you've got some pretty fabulous shadows too Lisa.
DeleteWonderful! Like a Twilight Zone garden. I don't pay enough attention to shadows in my garden. They clearly add a whole different (and other-worldly) dimension to yours.
ReplyDeleteDo it!
DeleteGreat idea! Familiar plants take on a different and rather haunting aura when viewed in their negative
ReplyDeleteI wanted to try and get less of the neighbors palm and more of the shadow (and thus have it be a little more haunting) but I was too lazy to go outside...
DeleteWho knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! Cool shadow shots!
ReplyDeleteLove that quote!
Deletevery nice pictures of plants shadows
ReplyDeleteThanks Antho.
DeleteRachelle must be thinking of the knife scene in Psycho. There is a little bit of a noirish quality to these, especially given your reputation for flirting with danger. I especially like the succulents on the windowsill.
ReplyDeleteOh that scene, gives me shivers just thinking about it.
DeleteCabin fever already? It's only December.
ReplyDeleteThe first shot of the cactus shadow looks ominous, yet the olive-rosemary shot looks cheery, at least to me...
ReplyDeleteI am finally getting around to catching up on all the blog posts I have let slip by. This one is particularly appropriate because I am in south Florida admiring the shadows of royal palms coming through the window blinds as I type this. Happy new year to you, Loree!
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