Rainball
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Rainball
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
Rain, rain. The good rain, like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson [fr. his Journal, 1834] :)
* ---------------------- *
Aster
Callistephus chinesis
While we find asters blooming freely here on the Pacific Coast in meadows and along riverbanks, in wet forests and clearings, they actually originate from China, Siberia and Japan.
The ancient Greeks considered the aster to be sacred, and magical, and modern folklore portends that hanging boughs of dried asters in the home protects it.
In Chinese medicine, the aster is used to treat hemorrhages, malaria, and pulmonary ailments.
Asters range in colour: pink, lilac to deep purple. They will attract bees and butterflies to your garden.
The aster is the the birth flower for September. For marriage anniversaries, it marks twenty years.
The English called them 'michaelmas daisies ' because their blooms come during the feast of Saint Michael (Sept 29th), and can bloom right through to Christmas.
Sources:
Four Chefs, One Garden : Seasons Of West Coast Living [Roy]
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Magical Plants [S.Gregg]
Plants Of Coastal British Columbia, incl Washington, Oregon & Alaska [Pojar;MacKinnon]
* ------------------- *
We have broken records with the amount of rainfall we have had these past few months, so it is only fitting that my bright cheery aster had a huge waterdroplet on it.
Captured in natural sunlight; squared ; some colour around the edges removed to softly highlight the reflective raindrop I was lucky enough to capture on the stem :)
* ------------------- *
♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image:
Raindrop Reflections
Arts Fantastic World
Imagination- Artistry - Creativity
Pictures For Present
10 Plus
Uploaded
May 11th, 2017
Statistics
Viewed 371 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/25/2024 at 11:05 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Tags
Similar Images
Comments (47)
Hartmut Jager
Hi Connie, Indeed it is a photo - but it just has the air of a great pastel or soft watercolor painting about it. Either way, it is a great image of art, however it is created. :-)
Hartmut Jager
Another amazing photo-art-painting from your amazing portfolio ! Excellent :-)
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you again, Hartmut! So kind of you! {This one was not painted ... just a macro capture of a raindrop on a flower stem} :))
Liesl Walsh
Wow, this is gorgeous! Love it! l/f
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you, Liesl! I appreciate your enthusiastic comment & support - makes my morning time a happy one!;))
Connie Handscomb
I missed a couple days here, I may have missed some replies! Thank you so much, everyone!;))
Marvin Spates
What a stunning work of art Connie!!! LF
Connie Handscomb replied:
You are wonderfully kind, Marvin, & it is appreciated so much, thank you!;))
Brian Tada
Gorgeous presentation of color, Connie, in your magnificent aster macro, wow! Love the clarity and focus on the raindrop. Stunning work and superb composition. This artwork gloriously proclaims the beauty of spring! F/L
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you, Brian! The glory of springtime is in this capture more than outside my window at the moment, Brian; raining hard for days, with very cool temps!;))
Maxine Billings
WOW, Connie, what a spectacular capture!!! Simply Breathtaking!!! I love how you can see the pink petals in the drop of water on the stem!!!
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you so much, Maxine! Sometimes the reflections are just me holding the camera; I was happy to see this one was not ;))
Recently Viewed
