photography and musings from a Midwesterner
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Variations on Lily Pads © 2010 Bo Mackison
“No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.” ~~ Taoist Proverb
I stopped by the garden pond shortly after a storm had moved through the area. The water was still, but the lily pads were still spotted with rain drops. I never realized how many different colors the lily pads turn, as autumn draws near. Photographed at Allen Centennial Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Sunny Sunflower © 2010 Bo Mackison
Bright colors. Oranges and yellows of the sunflower surrounded by the greens of the background foliage and the blue skies. Harmony! Photographed at the Allen Centennial Gardens on the urban campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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Early Morning Dance @ 2010 Bo Mackison
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein
These delicate branches of tiny white star flowers were dancing lightly in the early morning breeze. They presented such a gentle, encouraging picture, I wanted to capture it to enjoy the memory of its dance in the early morning when I am given the gift of another new day.
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Pink Hibiscus © 2010 Bo Mackison
Hibiscus have been the size of dinner plates this summer. And in the brightest of colors, too. This hibiscus was photographed at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison Wisconsin.
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'Esther' Dahlia © 2010 Bo Mackison
I’m posting another photograph of ‘Esther’ dahlia, easily my favorite flower of the year. She has posed for me many times this summer.
‘Esther’ will be on display along with many of my botanical photographs this weekend at the Festival of the Arts in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Seeded Earth Photography will be on the road again, as we head to Glen Ellyn, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The art show is in Lake Ellyn Park and open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, August 28-29.
If you are in the area, be sure and stop by Seeded Earth’s booth and say hello. I’d love to show you my photography.
If you live nowhere near Chicago, and you are interested in purchasing my photography, you can easily do so. Nearly all the photos I post on the Seeded Earth blog are available for purchase.
Instructions for ordering through PayPal are found at the top of the page or under To Purchase or you can contact me at bomackison@gmail dot com directly for information regarding custom orders.
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Grass Explosion © 2010 Bo Mackison
Macro photography. An abstract of seed-exploded grass. Photographed at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison Wisconsin.
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Backlit Daylily © 2010 Bo Mackison
Orange Day Lily, basking in the setting sunlight. Photographed at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Complementary © 2010 Bo Mackison
Fifth in a series of this red zinnia. Photographed at Allen Centennial Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Zinnia Petals © 2010 Bo Mackison
Fourth in a series of zinnia photographs. Photographed at the Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.
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Tilt! © 2010 Bo Mackison
Third in a series of a red zinnia portrait. Taken at Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wisconsin.
And please join me as I continue my series on Writing Your Life Story at the Memoir Space. Articles are published monthly on The Calm Space, a virtual magazine hosted by Karen Wallace. This month’s article is titled “Use Action to Jump Start Memoir Writing.“
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