Saturday, July 30, 2011

After the Rain


As if in a dream, the rain arrived one night.
We awoke to a world of glitter and sparkle -
with water droplets clinging to every plant, leaf, and flower.


I hurried to the garden with camera and tripod in hand.
This is what I found.....





Later, the sun blazed, the temperature rose,
and rose some more -
welcome to Mother Nature's sauna!



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32 comments:

  1. debioJuly 28, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Beautiful photography, anna!

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  2. One PhotoJuly 28, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    You had some rain? Oh that is good if so.

    You are so enjoying your new lens I can tell. I love the first shot - such pretty lighting. I love the last shot too, beautiful color and nice use of DOF.

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  3. TanyaJuly 28, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    That lens is amazing!

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  4. letrecivetteJuly 28, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Dear Anna it's always a beautiful dream came here..thanks for sharing whit us what your beautiful eyes see everywhere!
    Warm hugs ,Monica

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  5. urban muserJuly 28, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    your photos are always so stunning. i think i love the first one most this time but it's hard to choose!

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  6. ReenaJuly 28, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Beautiful macro shots in capturing the drops of water!

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  7. bethJuly 28, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    beautiful....and i now i want to go to the milwaukee art museum as those photos were terrific, too :)

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  8. DarlaJuly 28, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Beautiful photos here.

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  9. JamieJuly 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    These are incredible - so glad you followed the instinct and shared the photos with us.

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  10. ~KristinaJuly 28, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Glitter and sparkle! Such beauty. At least in light of the heat, there is reprieve.

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  11. Ms. BeckyJuly 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    they're each fantastic but my fave is #5. you have extraordinary talent.

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  12. Lisa GordonJuly 28, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Oooo, these are gorgeous Anna!
    The rains finally arrived here this week also, and it was a welcome relief from the heat. Unfortunately, it came down so hard that a lot of my flowers got quite beaten up :-(

    I hope you are having a wonderful day, and I wish you a beautiful weekend.

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  13. UnknownJuly 28, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    I love the first shot, it is so fresh green and I can almost smell the rain.
    Beautiful

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  14. MarcieJuly 28, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Such luscious beauty!! The rain rendered everything so soft and ethereal. Gorgeous images!

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  15. S. EtoleJuly 28, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    such beauty in the rain ...

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  16. OneJuly 29, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Gorgeous little droplets! Today I captured rain droplets on a grasshopper. I didn't post that yet.

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  17. ELKJuly 29, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    i just looked and looked ..not remembering what rain feels like ..knowing through your lens its stunning!

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  18. LindaJuly 29, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Beautiful macro work!! you captured the feeling and those drops beautifully!

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  19. Kathryn HansenJuly 29, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    just love the rain drips caught on the various plants...just beautiful!!

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  20. Gardening in a SandboxJuly 29, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Wonderful water droplets. V

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  21. LauraJuly 30, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    So lovingly bejeweled by natures hand and exquisitely captured for us to view through our blessed eyes...So glad I stopped by!

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  22. Karin M.July 30, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Deine Regenfotos gefallen mir sehr gut...super...
    LG: Karin

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  23. CherylJuly 30, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Lovely images. Really captured the essence of early morning after the rain.

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  24. Ever Green TreeJuly 31, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Loved the post... after the rains! Great capture.

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  25. KTJuly 31, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    lovely! I love water drops on flowers, ect...

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  26. OneJuly 31, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    I mentioned rain droplets on a grasshopper in my earlier comment. I posted it today.

    Congrats! Your caption has been selected. I like it so much I have used it as the title. :)

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  27. HopeAugust 1, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    all of these captures are ever so lovely..
    did you mention that you lived in Montana at one time ?

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  28. SaraAugust 1, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    These are beautiful! I especially love the colour in the first two. I love your writing too, at first I thought it was a quote!

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  29. Fishtail CottageAugust 1, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Thanks so much for linking up to Cottage Flora Thursday's last week! I enjoyed scrolling through your photo's! my favorite is the grapes, those photo's are so cool! Hope to see you again this upcoming week! xoxo, tracie

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  30. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentAugust 2, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Delicate and gorgeous!

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  31. JustineAugust 2, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    what beautiful colours, that green is magnificent

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  32. Míriam LuizaAugust 2, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Parece que as plantas não querem deixar as gotas de água escaparem! Lindas fotos!

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