Birds call out setting their territories and bees arrive and then it's all about the collision of light and color and movement and the ballet unfolds and I can barely breathe because it's like the earth woke up and I have a front row seat and for moments I know there isn't an afterlife: it's all right here—heaven and hell—and surely this is the heavenly part I want to last forever.
And the clouds roll in and the flowers stay tightly wound unwilling to open until the sun comes back and this week it didn't and I find myself wondering if this is what purgatory would be like if I believed it existed.
oh great captures of the bee....ah i love spring...its teasing a bit right now but soon enough it will be here to stay....
ReplyDeleteOh wow, excellent photos.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing....I am enjoying an earlier than usual spring here in Georgia, USA. Glad Harriet's picture made you smile!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the quintessential nature photographer.
ReplyDeleteAmazing stuff!
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Wonderful macro photos.
ReplyDeleteRegards and best wishes
AWESOME captures - so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots,
ReplyDeleteyou have captured the little bee very good.
Greetings Karin.
Wonderful action bee shots.
ReplyDeleteGood pictures and good thoughts Cheryl. The natural world is too wonderful to explain in anything but science.
ReplyDeleteLove the bee shots and those brilliantly beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots; vibrant colours and exquisite detail!
ReplyDeleteTo me, heaven will be all this and so much more!
Have to tell ya, the photographs are great, I love the flowers and the capture of the bees on the flowers and such but I love your writing even more
ReplyDeleteThis is great! "the collision of light and color and movement and the ballet unfolds and I can barely breathe..."
I have to agree with Yogi (?) not only are your images stunning, but I love your poetry in words. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyou captured them perfect! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! I have crocus envy! Your words are also stunning. I hopped over here from Life is Good. Glad I did.
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www.coffeeinthegarden.blogspot.com
Beautiful photos of both the crocus and the little honey bee. We have the crocus but so far none of the bees have made an appearance, maybe soon.
ReplyDeletegorgeous shots!! so lovely. hi, stopped by thanks to the link up "your sunday best" ... i'm Beth, nice to meet you. take care. (:
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeleteAwesome shots this week. The close up of the bees are stunning and the lavender crocus are heavenly. These are such beautiful photos. genie
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I think heaven may mean an emotional thing if we do not possess a body anymore and purgatory is deep seated longing to connect to the Source.
In the physical world we experience heaven (ecstasy) when we feel one with our God. Much like in the non-physical world.
Awesome! I mostly enJOY the capture of the Bee's wings! unreal!
ReplyDeletewow those are very vibrant colours, I wish I could get a bee, to scared of being stung if I got up that close lol.
ReplyDeleteCome join me in Foto Friday where the theme is open and link your blog
http://imagesbl.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/foto-friday-introduction-1.html
Hi there! I haven't checked in with you in a while. I wonder how that happended? Were you absent or was I not 'seeing' you? Anyway! Good to 'see' you again and i LOVE your bee shots-especially that first one. Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow - how on earth did you manage to get such sharp and utterly magical shots of the bee on the flower? Just heavenly!
ReplyDeleteSuch colorful and detailed macros!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos!
ReplyDeleteFabulous captures with the bee on the flower.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots, I especially like the first one!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Great macro shots.
ReplyDeleteThe bees are loving your crocuses!
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing shots, Cheryl. The color and focus is excellent. Thank you for sharing at YSB this week. :)
ReplyDeletePS -- love your new blog format, if I haven't said so already.
Cheryl
ReplyDeletePurple is my favorite color and these pretty flowers make my day!
Beautiful, thank you for sharing.
A very lovely SSS presentation. I love and enjoy all flowers.
ReplyDelete"Wow," is all I can say. That last shot is especially fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYour bee in the second photo is amazing!!! Please stop by if you get a chance, Laura
ReplyDeleteOh my! These are so stunning!!! Amazing work ;)
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing!
ReplyDeleteSpring certainly does seem to be here to stay. I can't believe how early we've had these warm temperatures.
ReplyDeleteWow, those bee shots are fantastic! Love the vibrancy of the purple in the flowers, too.
ReplyDeleteThe bee photos...amazing.
ReplyDeleteI (most always) end up with the flower...and no bee.
These are great!
Beautifully captured. Thank you for your beautiful contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday 2.
ReplyDeleteFinding Beauty in a shadow. Have a blessed Sunday.
Rose
beautiful photographs of the mauve-coloured crocus' and bee ... I also adore your header
ReplyDeleteStunning! Your close ups of the bee are amazing, and i love the purple of the crocuses, so vibrant : )
ReplyDeleteI do love your writing style ... and the content, provoking ... and the photos ... stellar!!! this was a wonderful post!
ReplyDeleteI do believe if I met a bee that big, I would turn and go the other way in quite a hurry!
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wonderful shots!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteand lovely lucid writing!!!
http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.in
Beautifully written and illustrated. I spent all day trying to shoot bees, but they were too quick for me. Saw some am.az.ing carpenter bees on my viburnum.
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