Purple Asters

I saw these purple/pink asters on nature trail on Belle Isle, where my son likes to go fishing, last month. They were two different colors of these asters as you can see in the pictures below.

Purple-Pink Asters


I noticed that the more sun the flowers received, the fuller the petals were. This pink color is just absolutely beautiful, but it was a very windy day for my camera to catch a good picture of them.

Lavender Asters


This wild cluster of aster flowers was way back on the trail, and the petals were much thinner than the purple/pink flowers. Most of these flowers were all dried out, but some were bursting out in full force.

Fun With Curly Aster


I am playing with this curly aster in sepia, but keeping the center of the flower in its original color.

Leaves Collection

I am grouping a collection of leaves together to show the different colors, shapes, size, and conditions of each leaf. After the mosaic comes together, it reminds me of family, and of course changes in our lives.

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family”
~Anthony Brandt

Colorful Frosty Leaf

“It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.”
~Donald Miller

Changing Colors

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
~Maria Robinson

A Group of Frosty Leaves

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Black Pansies

These flowers are black pansies in color, with yellow and purple in the middle, and this is the first time I see flowers in black color.

Update: Here is a picture of the black pansy in its original color!

Window Art

These glass windows are at a Catholic School with the beautiful and simple art pieces decorating on them. I took the pictures below for the reflections I see in these window panes.

The Parking Lot View

The Pre-School Building View

The Whole Front View

The Back Building View

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Dried Up Zinnias

As soon as the weather got cold, I turned my focus on naturally dried flowers around my home. A year or so ago, I wouldn't have noticing them that much, but through the eye of my camera, I see things totally different.

Everything is beautiful and holds its own uniqueness, such as these zinnias below.

Red Zinnia


This was one of my red zinnias that I grew from seeds from last summer. As it dried out, the colors changed and created these amazing mixes of colors. I knew it must be very beautiful if I use my macro, and I was right.

Orange Zinnia


The orange zinnia had its own unique colors as it dried out. Under a certain lighting, this dried flower looked absolutely amazing as its own bloom once before. This head was full of petals and it remained like this until completely dried out.

Deep Pink Zinnia


This zinnia was stunning in the morning sun, and its shape captivated me for a while. As it dried some petals folded upward, and some drooped down toward the ground. The deep pink colors disappeared and yielded for this almost purple shade.

No fresh flowers to take pictures? Try taking some photos of dried ones, and you'll soon be hooked to these subtle beauties.

Peachy Geranium

Just to show you my geranium, I have uploaded three pictures of these peachy color flowers. They did great in the summer outside, and though when I bring them inside, there are not that many flowers, but some.

I have them in red, peach, and pink growing together in one rectangle planter. I like them and they smell very good when I remove dead flowers or branches.

One Great Ball of Geranium


These beautiful flowers were constantly blooming during the summer when there was plenty of sun light. I keep these geraniums by the laundry room's window where they will get as much sun as they could.

On One Side


I love how these flowers grew. They seemed to bloom in layers as you can see the buds underneath the flowers waiting for their turns to show off.

Side By Side

These geranium flowers grew very tight together. I love these color, soft and well..peachy. During the winter, these blossoms really cheer up me to see how they thrive to stay beautiful.

On The Wind Shield

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At the Beginning

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
~Confucius

Growing Some More

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.
~Thomas Paine

On the Side

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
~Albert Einstein

Floating Along

On a different note, I want to thank Lauren at Ancient Digger for passing on these awards below to Wandering Thought.

The rules is to give credit to the person who granted these awards, and pass them on to 15 other bloggers. However, I have passed these wonderful recognitions on already, at least twice, and time is very limited for me right now.

I just want to thank Lauren, for thinking of me...You are a really great friend and supporter.

Vegetable Flowers

The flowers below were from my vegetables garden. Can you guess what they are? It was fun watching and waiting for these vegetables to grow. We had plenty of delicious meals with these vegetables.


Green Beans


Young Stage of Green Beans


These two pictures above were the blossoms of our green beans. The first photo showed the maturity of the flowers, and the second photo showed the very early stage of the growing green beans.


This flower was from my Hungarian pepper, and I was surprised to see such a beautiful blossom from such a spicy pepper.

Flowers in Monochrome

These pictures are yellow flowers, but I feel like doing them in monochrome today. Long ago, we use to see things in black and white, and then we got sweep off with colors, but monochrome is always in style.



I believe these flowers belong to the daisy family, and I love the very unique petals on them.