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Karen Stuebing | all galleries >> PAD Again >> A Photo A Day - May > Once I was a Garden
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14-MAY-2005 Karen Stuebing

Once I was a Garden

West Virginia

I grew free and lifted my face to the sun and let the gentle wind blow me to and fro. I bowed my head against the storm but was never beaten down. Then someone cut me from my roots and put me in a vase to admire my beauty until my petals dry into paper. Now, I can only gaze upon the wildness that was once mine, trapped in a alien environment, doomed to wilt away.

Olympus C-5050Z
1/640s f/5.6 at 10.5mm iso64 with Flash full exif

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Sheila18-May-2006 10:06
Brilliant colours together, beautiful.
carol j. phipps17-May-2006 15:02
Stunning Karen! Words and picture. Vote. (Hope to get caught up in a day or two. Still traveling.)
royalld16-May-2006 13:41
Another great post, Karen.
Beautiful picture; and what you wrote....
...could be said of a flower, an unhappy employee,
a weary spouse, or a soldier in the desert.
Universal prose.
Focus16-May-2006 13:21
Beautiful and well said.......v
purpod16-May-2006 06:37
Such rich colours & wonderful details captured here, Karen! Great b/g too ~
I love what you wrote too; I like seeing the viewpoint of the flowers.. GMV2
Greg Harp16-May-2006 06:10
Wonderful shot, terrific sentiments.
Guest 16-May-2006 02:39
Superb colors!
Hubert Steed16-May-2006 01:03
Well done, Karen...
Elaine (etfitz)16-May-2006 00:36
Gorgeous colors!
s_barbour15-May-2006 21:52
Although they are in an alien land, they are absolutely gorgeous. Very pleasant image Karen.
Kathy Pedersen15-May-2006 21:06
What beautiful words with this gorgeous image. GMV
Jola Dziubinska15-May-2006 21:00
Beautiful composition, Karen, nice rich colors.
Barb15-May-2006 19:00
Beautiful.
Buz Kiefer15-May-2006 17:17
Very nicely composed Karen. Nice use of flash here.
Costi Jacky 15-May-2006 16:37
Wonderful picture.
Katie Chew15-May-2006 15:18
Beautiful colors
Bryan Murahashi15-May-2006 14:54
Great colors in these blossoms. And nice poem too.
Coleen Perilloux Landry15-May-2006 13:42
Beautiful colors.
Herb 15-May-2006 13:21
Nice colors
Guest 15-May-2006 13:17
So true. I've always wondered why it was such a big deal to give a flower to a gal. By cutting the flower, you were killing it, and you were giving your gal a dying flower. Hmmm.
Gary Blanchette15-May-2006 12:16
I may not cut another flower...
Guest 15-May-2006 12:03
Greatly composed image the colours are superb
Guest 15-May-2006 11:48
great shot, great tribute
laine8215-May-2006 10:53
On the other hand, they have shelter from the heat & a nice cool drink of water & Karen to write pretty words & take great photos of :>) ~voting.