We had a big storm early last Saturday morning. The rain rolled down in torrents to the accompaniment of thunder and lightening. Though I love a morning walk and never worry about the rain, this rain kept me in my warm bed. An hour later, peace prevailed and the sun rose to dissolve the mist that clung to the air, and the sky was as blue as can be. After one gorgeous cup of coffee, I pulled on my sneakers to see how the daffodils fared. To my surprise, I found the rain had baptized the new forsythia.
Clumsy as I am, I almost stepped on the very flowers I had been looking for as I snapped photos of the forsythia. It seemed as if the sunshine had emerged from the earth as well as descended from the sky. It was nice to be caught between the suns!
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Lovely photos. Looks like the flowers had a nice taste of the rain.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!!
ReplyDeleteCool color, yellow still rules! God bless and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeletegood that it survived from your clumsy walk. it should have been not as beautiful as it is now.
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely! Isn't it great to finally see spring?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad spring has arrived where you live! I love yellow flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove how the water drops are glistening on the petals.
ReplyDeletepretty sunny color
ReplyDeleteLovely drenched yellows. Here in Bangalore the sky is absolutely clear.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos ! you very well catched the raindrops !
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos Sandy.
ReplyDelete"...the rain had baptized the new forsythia..." - Lovely sentiment!
Nice photos...
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Wonderful..., and a different way to show the sky.
ReplyDeleteNice weekend to you with love from Norway
That's the one nice thing about rain -- when it ends! The nature photos with raindrops are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh i love the daffodils and it looks like they had a bit of dirt on them.
ReplyDeleteGlad you didn't squish them
Sandy, nice macro of the flower with the blurred sky background :)
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend!!
great catch, Sandy! Love the flower catch.... mine’s up too hope you can drop by
ReplyDeletea flower like a burning sun!
ReplyDeleteI'm smiling from your sun sandwich. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletevery beautiful captures and wonderful colors too.
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ReplyDeleteVery nice photos. I like that the flowers had litle bit rain on them. Beautiful colors too.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend:)
Very beautiful colors, well done.
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteLove those! :)
Ida
Two great shots and I could almost smell the earth around you...
ReplyDeleteA sight to behold, so refreshing. You captured a perfect moment in great light.
ReplyDeleteThese are great closeups of beautiful flowers. I liked the way you wrote about your morning.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post on the beavers, so often beavers are hated for their damage when in fact they are a very benificial animal. Thanks for sharing.
It's great seeing the water drops glistening on the petals!
ReplyDeletenice shot! I hope you can visit my first entry.
ReplyDeleteThose raindrops, you've captured very them so well.
ReplyDeleteNice photo, love the rain drops on the flower.
ReplyDeleteI like your photos very much, they are really nice
ReplyDeletenice photos!
ReplyDeleteOh Sandy, these are Lovely! I love seeing rain drops on the flowers! I do hope we have a wet summer here and things stay green!
ReplyDeleteBeautyful pictures. Have a nice day!
ReplyDelete"Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens...these a few of my favourite things...."
ReplyDeleteJust love these photos, Sandy.
Really nice shots, Sandy. Too bad Project Yellow is over. Your caption is lovely! Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics! Now I'm busy planting.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the flowers, the raindrops on them, and that beautiful yellow--all with the impressionist sky in the background. Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteIt's springs. Beautiful captures of the flower and the water droplets.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
Alexander
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The sky looks all smooshy with the brillian yellow in the foreground. MB
ReplyDeleteWonderful phrase, caught between the suns! Your Forsythia seems to be fairing much better than mine! Mine is rather "leggy", hardly a bushy shrub yet, but we just planted it last year. Hopefully, it will come into its' own this year.
ReplyDeleteYes, Finally Friday is just Fridays! I'd love to have you participate!
Beatiful photos. Love to see the raindrops on the flowers.
ReplyDeletePerfect. The droplets of water add beauty to the picture. Oh yeah, it is the sky we are looking at, that is pretty too. ;)
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ReplyDeleteSo pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend...
These are gorgeous! I especially love that first one where you can tell how blue the sky is. The yellow and blue are so pretty together.
ReplyDeleteWriting in Faith:
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.
I enjoyed your blog.
Thanks for visiting my So Poesias...
JU Gioli
These are beautifully captured. I truly enjoyed your narrative also and your artistic perspective.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful shots! I usually have a favorite right away, but cannot pick one with these two.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful concept, Sandy, standing between the suns! How I adore flowers, especially up-close photos that enlarge the detail as these do. The raindrops just add to the freshness and whimsy. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty.
ReplyDeleteI agree; I love it when a rain comes through and cleans things up. Here in California it can go months without rain and the dust just builds and builds on the plants. You have to wonder sometimes how the sun can get to them at all; cobwebs will grow all over them and you just want to pull out the hose and wash them down.
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The top photo is a nice piece of selective focus. It's hard to get those shots without rain splashing on the lens. I wonder how big Forsythia is; I can't find it anywhere, here.
ReplyDeleteSuch an enchanting sky watch! Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots!
ReplyDeleteSandy
ReplyDeleteAlways with beautiful pictures and beautiful writings
Congratulations!
Beautiful
ReplyDeleteCongratulations.
great! great! great! I love this photo vey well done! This way I want to see all flowers:)
ReplyDeleteJoAnnD-Eyes from Holland
(also Skywatch)
Very very pretty flower photos!
ReplyDeleteWonder shots!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my page~!
Have a great weekend!
Yellow is such a happy color. I put in irises a couple of years ago and they bloomed for the first time this season. I was overjoyed to see that they were ALL yellow.
ReplyDeleteThings after a rain are so wonderful your pictures are magnificent
ReplyDeleteWow, that's very pretty! I love it with the fresh rain still on the flowers!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday! :-)
That extra hour in bed makes everything seem more glorious -:)
ReplyDeletebeautiful pictures and words, enjoy your weekend
ReplyDeleteNice photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers
ReplyDeleteThese photos are great. Love the colors and the detail of the water droplets.
ReplyDeleteHope to see your critter photo for Camera-Critters this weekend.
Nothing prettier than a flower against blue sky!
ReplyDeletethese are lovely!
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Lovely photo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image, great post.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what forces such delicate flowers can withstand! Lovely shots.
ReplyDeleteLovely:)
ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't got the time to visit you earlier.
Have a nice weekend!
Petunia's Sky Watch
Lovely photos, love the spring
ReplyDeleteWhen you write, I can feel and smell anything you write about. The rain in spring, the forsythia (no forsythia up here, I miss it) . . . it was a wonderful experience to read your words.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! I always like to see rain drops on the flowers!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots!
ReplyDeleteNice colours!
I haven't a great sky to post today!
Santilli
These are absolutely beautiful Sandy. The way you have captured that "baptised" look (what a lovely way to describe it!) is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteI love these photos here. You have a really good eye for beauty. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour words were a lovely frame for this 'miracle' you witnessed. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being here.