Flowers

Welcome to this month’s Wandering Camera.

Thistles are not what one would necessarily call very pretty flowers. They are a wild sort that grows on invasive thorny plants. Yet the fuchsia colour is undeniably vibrant and beautiful enough for me to seek out and photograph them, and paint them afterwards as well.

A few months ago, on our third road trip in Scotland, I was looking forward to spotting and photographing them on walking trails. I found quite a few variations of the flower in different areas.

I hope you enjoy this set of my photos of wild thistles.

Scottish Thistle | Whims And Fancies

This is the only one that I photographed in a garden.

Scottish Thistle | Whims And Fancies

I took this photo by the mountainside, bracing myself against 40 – 50 mph wind gusts. Considering the effort it took me to take this photo, I feel I brought a bit of the Scottish spirit back with me!

Scottish Thistle | Whims And Fancies

Thistles are not grand, but definitely tough, wild, and have a strong aptitude for survival. This little prickly weed has not only got the status of being the national flower of Scotland, it has also placed itself in different varieties of stylised art.

I too have succumbed to the magic of thistle. Hope you enjoyed the photos!

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A couple of years ago I decided to take one photo per day for 365 days to expand my photography skills. At the same time, I also hosted a linky party called Wandering Camera and invited you to join me by linking up your monthly photos. Project 365 ended, and so did Wandering Camera. Since then I have travelled quite a bit and have taken a LOT of photos. Sadly though, they have stayed locked up in the darkness of my digital storage.

I am getting back to photography and Wandering Camera is also making a return.

On the last Thursday of every month, I would love for you to join me by linking up your photos. Posts with your project photos (sewing, painting, etc.) are most welcome as well.

You can add any number of links to your posts from the previous month, or write a new post to link up. It was a lot of fun last time, and I can’t wait to see your posts again. The first link-up with be in June.

I have already started wandering with my camera again.

Last week it was fairly cloudy outside, perfect weather for flower photography. Despite my deadly allergies, I hazarded spending a little time outside in the garden, taking photos.

I don’t do much macro/close-up photography. Every now and then I get the urge to play with that though, and flowers make great subjects. So out I went, camera stand in the crook of one arm and camera dangling from the other.

Knowing how much I love iris and larkspur, Mary from Needled Mom, sent me a box of iris rhizomes and a packet of larkspur seeds from her garden. Thank You so much, Mary!

Now they are blooming in our garden and swaying in the wind.

All those flower photos made me finish this drawing of thistle flowers based on photos I took in Scotland. I started this drawing so long ago, now I can finally start painting it.

I love capturing the world with my camera. Sometimes the world is right outside my door. I hope you will join me once more on Wandering Camera. Last time I found new pages and made new friends, looking forward to doing that again.

Camera And Photography Linky Party | Whims And Fancies

The first linky party will open on June 28th. If you follow me via email you will get a reminder. Here is a little badge for you to share on your page. Please invite others to participate.

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-Soma

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