As you may know, my love of horror films has led me to set upon poor defenceless flowers and slashing them up for my own (and hopefully your) photographic and visual pleasure.
Previously, I’ve done a rose and a tulip.
This week, it’s a very strange little plant called Serruria, commonly known as Blushing Bride. Here are the before shots. This is a fantastic flower. So delicate, yet spiky and seemingly harsh, but with soft fuzzy centres. I found it fascinating.
I feel like this one may have defeated me. When I sliced it in half, it didn’t feel good. It wept. Which didn’t feel good. The internal structures are not so pretty. It seems angry to have been sliced open, and why shouldn’t it? Why wouldn’t it?
There is another flower in my kitchen, awaiting deconstruction. Destruction. I’m not sure I can do it. I want to, it’s such an interesting plant, but I’m not sure.
I will keep you posted.
x desleyjane
PS – I know how dirty my lens is, I apologise, it’s almost as horrifying as this event was. I will clean it!
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Oh dear! The part where you said …’it wept’….pics are good though 🙂
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LOL thanks Deb!
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Beautiful pics 🙂
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Thank you 😊😊
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Such a pretty flower. Interested to see the deconstructed photos.
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Thanks Ruth. It’s really such an interesting one.
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This is a new flower to me. Your lead photo is exquisite but I like the series too – the colours and the patterns and textures.
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Oh thanks so much Susan. It was such an intriguing flower.
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Wowww
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😊😊 thank you!!
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Your photos are always gorgeous and spot on…just be careful not to make those flowers angry–you wouldn’t like them when they’re angry (to quote The Hulk), LOL!
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Thanks so much Terri. Yeah can you imagine flowers hulking-out!! Hahahah.
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A beautiful series of photos: lovely colour and shape. Beautifully written too – especially the repetition towards the end. (“Why shouldn’t it? Why wouldn’t it?”)
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Oh thank you so much for noticing Meg. A touch of melancholy when I wrote that 😊
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Beautiful photos. The colors of this flower are so pleasant for the eyes.
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Thank you so much!
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Such a beautifully delicate flower. A lovely series of pictures – though it definitely doesn’t look happy in the final set!
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Thank you! LOL no not so happy at the end.
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Beautiful close-ups Desley. It is just as fascinating in black and white.
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Thanks so much Paula. Hope you are well.
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