Flower I am named.
Outer white, inner yellow.
Soft, weightless, and whimsical.
Ribbed to the eye, and smooth to the touch.
Expressing Self Sagacity's moods.
Recuperating from a whirlwind.
Sometimes I feel like this:
And this:
Even this:
And it is okay.
Because at the end, I see myself to be this: 
Thanks for stopping by today.
34 Comments
I love your thoughts and this flower, Jo and I photographed once on our forays. I think it is actually a type of poppy - it's petals are like a sheer paper though, blowing in the wind. It seems to grow everywhere!
ReplyDeletePoppy is such a beautiful flower! I love the heart of the flower! Beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteWe may sometimes be like flowers and even if it withers the memory of it's beauty still remains!
ReplyDeleteGreat macro's - I think that looks like a romneya poppy - one of those really tall ones.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful poppy. I had no idea they came in white. Learn something new everyday.
ReplyDeleteI only have my shadow shot posted;
http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2010/07/thematic-photographic-shadowy-shadow.html
What a beauty,I love so much this white poppy (or egg flower I think).
ReplyDeleteYour macros are amazing and so expressive, nodding in the wind.
Have a great weekend!
Nice little floral story.
ReplyDeleteBTW, thanks for stopping by the flower pot.
barb
Original and very entertaining. I do feel like that as well. I have to try hard to think of myself as that last one when it gets really tough.
ReplyDeleteThey are Matilija poppies and are in bloom all over right now. They are glorious and so hardy in addition to what you have expressed :) beautiful shots. They are thriving out here in our botanical gardens and are taller than I am. They can grow up to eight feet tall. I love your photos and mosaic.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, and I am so glad I am not the only person in the world to feel a bit windswept!
ReplyDeleteoh, love how you compared your emotions to the matilija poppy, i can very well relate too, and yes, happy in the end too that we are just very ookay :) love your pictures so much.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photos to prove that we can too be resilient. Lovely post.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful white poppies. I can feel the wind and the sunlight and I hope the good mood is catching.
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots.
Oh yes, I feel that way myself at times. I spent the day with an 8 year old. She ran circles around me, but it was fun trying to catch up. lol
ReplyDeleteYour photos express it so well.
A beautiful collection of macro flowers, so lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely series of photos. You've captured the flower looking so delicate and sweet! Gorgeous! Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteSoft and pretty!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Sweet images of these poppies!
ReplyDeleteI love your poppy flowers. Wonderful photos and mosaic.
ReplyDeleteI was singing along with you but my song was from West Side Story - "I Feel Pretty". That really worked with this pretty flower dancing in her summer frock.
ReplyDelete"Recovering from a whirlwind" sounds pretty momentous. Glad that you're finding peace and quiet, which is so beautifully expressed in this mosaic.
ReplyDelete@Vee Yes, I must say currently I feel a little bit empty, and it's a great emptiness that I longed for.
ReplyDelete@Stephanie V Glad you can dance along with the flower, I love to be flexible and bend with the wind like such. :-)
ReplyDelete@Hey Harriet Thanks Harriet for stopping by. I think they knew what I was trying to do.
ReplyDelete@Judy Sheldon-Walker Ha ha, now that type of whirlwind, I have everyday. My little three year old now will have me spinning within an hour she wakes.
ReplyDelete@Maia the mood is that of a dancing flower petal, I am sure you can relate with your photos.
ReplyDelete@A Write Life We are unbelievable resilient my dear. No matter what comes, we are still here, and still able to go on.
ReplyDelete@JudyI hope that you know Judy, that you can always come back to Self Sagacity and pick off some other emotions too...here the moods change pretty often. :-)
ReplyDelete@Poetic Shutterbug Thanks for the info on these poppies, I don't know much about them, but see them in many gardens. Good to know they are hardy, it's my kind of flowers.
ReplyDelete@Poetic Shutterbug Thanks for the info on these poppies, I don't know much about them, but see them in many gardens. Good to know they are hardy, it's my kind of flowers.
ReplyDelete@Anne Lyken-Garner Way to go! It's so absolutely important to always know we always come out ok.
ReplyDelete@AL interesting the way you've put it Al, I have to think a bit on that one.
ReplyDelete@RNSANE Yes, the flower was dancing in the wind while I was trying to get a straight shot. So even though I was upset at the time that the wind didn't stop, it turned out that I really liked it as it expresses how I felt in the last few months.
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