Flowers for Friday – creamy daffodil
I’d never seen a daffodil like this before. One that had a creamy yellow center with a lot of white around it and with a center part where the ruffles were more splayed out. I also really liked how each petal had a little point in the center of it. That is part of what I like about that photo, the little points.
I was also really drawn to the ruffles.
This one reminds me of coral.
This next one reminds me of old sheets or bedding for some reason.
It can be hard to see if you are at a monitor near the sun, but hopefully you can appreciate the squishyness of it. It almost looks spongey to me, like I want to curl up and lay my head on that spongey softeness. I guess that is why I think of blankets and bedding material when I see it. It just looks cozy to me.
I took a bunch of other photos too, but they just didn’t satisfy me. Honestly, when I was taking these, I lost my patience. I couldn’t seem to capture what I wanted to capture and I couldn’t figure out why. I guess the one that looks like coral is the sort of thing I was envisioning, so at least I got that shot. I was also wary of leaving the flowers in the sun for too long, because it shortens their blooming period, so I was kind of racing against the clock. Not exactly an easy way to be taking photos that is conducive to keeping one’s patience, eh? Such is the trade-off between having the flowers for enjoyment and taking photos. I’m just grateful that I’ve had the flowers at all. They’ve brought me such joy!
They arrived in a basket with only a couple shoots sticking up.
But within 4 days they’d grown a surprising amount! I could literally watch them grow. Some of them were growing an inch per day!
Isn’t that neat? It was so fun to see the daily progress. I love stuff like that. I once had an amaryllis around Christmastime that was fun to watch like that. Just amazing the way it started out as a bulb and then a green shoot popped up and that shoot grew and grew and grew and then finally bloomed this gorgeous red flower. Flowers are such fun. Hopefully, you think so too. 
LadyBug says:
Beautiful! Just beautiful!
Happy Friday to you, my friend.
LadyBug says:
There’s some kind of weird underline-y thing going on with your comments, didja know that?
Danielle says:
Hmmmm.. well, it doesn’t show up for me that way with Safari or with Firefox and I don’t have Internet Explorer, so I can’t even check that. So, I can only imagine it is an internet explorer issue (?). Hope it isn’t too annoying.
Danielle says:
Hope you have a happy Friday too!
Amber says:
So I firefoxed, safaried, and ie’d your blog, and the only thing that really stands out to me is the little dashed line at the bottom between the comment and the “posted by”. It is MUCH more prominent in IE than the rest. Maybe I should Opera it, too.
Is that what you mean, Ladybug, or do you mean the text is weird?
Anyway, sorry for that. I was intrigued and I had to let you know my findings.
Have a happy Friday, Danielle!
I like the ruffle picture. For some reason it makes me think of chocolate, even though it’s white. (I know, I am weird).
I also agree that the third photo is reminiscent of linens. They remind me of the old Victorian style off-white kind. It looks very ruffly and fluffy and cushioned. I, too, want to jump on it. It’s like a fluffly cloud.
Squirl says:
Oooooh, pretty, pretty flower pictures. That daffodil is so beautiful. Happy Friday.
I don’t know how often I’ll be around over the next two weeks as we’re going to Arizona on vacation.
Texas Seestor says:
Beautiful flower pictures. I can definitely see the squishyness of the petals. Very soft looking.
With regards to you dissastifaction with some of the pictures, I would argue that this is the case with any artistic endeavor. For example, I squished two pots last week in class and ended up with two acceptable ones. This week, I squished a big flower pot and ended up with one smaller pot and a large vase. And, I can’t even tell you how many seams I have ripped out when making a quilt. As my pottery instructor would say, sometimes you just have to ‘step away from the pot’. And just remember, it is all in the name of art.
Danielle says:
Texas Seestor, great advice. It is comforting to know that even your own artwork has its down moments in the ‘ups and downs’. I appreciate your sharing that with me.
Amber, thanks for looking into it. I see the dotted line too, but very lightly. It sounds like Ladybug is talking about something else.
Squirl, as you know, I wish you the very best on your vacation! We’ll all miss you.