Confusion (Comments Off on Confusion)
4/19/18 •
And tulips just before they open up can be very interesting, too …. The origins of the word ‘tulip’ – will post a quote about this from the book ‘the history of the tulip’ by Ron van Dongen, who is a Dutch photographer very much interested in plants and flowers. “Van Dongen works at home […]
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Black and white wins (Comments Off on Black and white wins)
4/19/18 •
And tried again again …. Ok, black and white wins.
Fading (Comments Off on Fading)
4/19/18 •
So I tried again, using my newfound rules. Just in time, as the tulips are fading away very very fast … Think I appreciate the black-and-white ones most.
Tulip mania, time conscious (Comments Off on Tulip mania, time conscious)
4/19/18 •
Tulip mania struck again – I’ve been photographing tulips for years now. The shape and texture of tulips in decay – somehow this phase strikes me as decadent and beautiful. And it is a kind of time-conscious thing, too. Have sorted the pics I took earlier this week. I took photo’s in shade and in […]
Dancing (Comments Off on Dancing)
4/01/18 •
I have Tulipa Turkestanica – and lord, are they beautiful! Tiny spots of colour, superbly elegant in line and contour. Am I an idiot to be so happy when I see them dancing? There is a lot going on in my garden these days. After the massive show of snowdrops I now have daffodils – […]
Shimmering (Comments Off on Shimmering)
3/18/18 •
I’m still studying the gardens of the Dutch Golden Age – 17th century, when painting was strong here (Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, Steen, Ruisdael). So how about gardening? We’re portrayed as having embraced the italian/french formal gardens, then we were apparently swept by the English wave of ‘landscaped’ gardens. My question is: how did these styles […]
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