Published Saturday, August 8, 2009, OK personal/derivative use; link lovethatimage.artsquadgraphics.com.
Happy Anniversary to Flowers For Today
Today (Sunday) is the first anniversary of one of my favorite memes in the blogosphere, Flowers For Today. This idea was created by Luiz Santilli Junior one year ago today, and I am honored to be Guest Friend on this special day. Thank you, Luiz! It’s so true that everyone loves flowers.
Below is my photo which is posted on their site today. It was taken just a few days ago on my patio here in Seattle, and I grew many of the plants from seeds. Dusty, our cat who is posing so nicely, is the kind of kitty who loves everyone. If you visit, she will love you, too. She is an inspiration to me.
I thought I’d post a couple of extra flower pictures today, in honor of this special day. Below are flowers from my friend Cindy’s amazing deck and garden, and one of her dahlias. Enjoy this happy day.
Wow these are great Sara. I think the Dahlia might be ‘Wildwood Marie’.
Sara these are very beautiful flowers and flower photos for this special day.
I love your annuals in the big pots that dwarf your little pussy cat.
What a wonderful meme this is indeed.
What a colour explosion. Dusty looks friendly if indeed quite dwarfed amongst all that growth. The dahlia shot is gorgeous. Very luminous.
Very, very lovely! I do so much like how you’ve captured the slanting light in your first photo. Your flowers are beyond lovely, and I’d love to give Dusty a hug.
Your images chosen for the Today’s Flowers home page are exquisite.
Hi Sarah, congratulations as Today’s Flowers Guest Friend. These are bright and wonderful colors. Love the way you capture your shots, and the last is a great close up. Dusty looks so cute. Our Twylah is indoor and doesn’t like to go out.
Those are gorgeous flowers. I love the big planters filled with the flowers and also the close up you end with. Happy Anniversary to Today’s Flowers.
These are so beautiful 🙂
Congratulations too for being Today’s Flowers Host in conjunction to its First Anniversary.
Beautiful photos Sara.
Hello wee Dusty! 🙂
Beautiful pictures from your garden and your friend’s garden! Your kitty is very cute.
Sara
Wonderful post with marvelous garden and flower!
Thanks for posting for TODAY’S FLOWERS every week!
Have a nice days
Luiz
Lovely, lovely photos.
Dusty looks perfect in the photo.
Paz 😉
Your pation looks lovely and the shot of the dahlia is amazing.
Beautiful shots! How could you not be happy sitting on that patio surrounded by such great flowers. Your Dalhia looks like it is shining from within!!
Very cute cat!!
Beautiful displays of gorgeous flowers – and I enjoyed seeing Dusty too! The dahlia is superb but I’m always put off by the earwigs that seem to home in on ours when we grow them!
I am in awe. Those are incredible pictures. Mine pales in comparison. Stunning colors.
You have such a beautiful garden and I love how you captured yours with the rays of light and the softness of the cat nestled in there. That dahlia is gorgeous!
Fantastic photos Sara, all so beautiful, as well as the pretty ones on the home page. Dusty is precious and such wonderful flowers, your friend’s garden also. The close up is exquisite. Thank you so much for sharing them and thank you for being a Guest Friend.
Great shot, dear
Beautiful photos, Sara! The dahlia is stunning. The second photo looks like a party – perfect for an anniversary shot.
Wow, these are gorgeous and that last shot…. DELICIOUS!! The colors are fantastic!
Sara: Congrats on the great show and being the one on the anniversary post.
Dusty says thank you to all the nice comments and will gladly purr her thanks herself if you provide a lap for her.
Flowers are much easier subjects than kitties, who want to come up and investigate and maybe get petted, whenever you point the camera at them! I am as much pleased at getting her to stay there and look at me as I am about the other parts of this photo.
Happy Flowers to all!
I’m impressed that you grow many of your plants from seed! I think that’s a great way to grow a unique variety of flowers. Dusty is a gorgeous cat! 😉
Beautiful, I love container flowers.
Sara, your photos are simply magic!
Congratulations for being the guest friend today, this so special day for the TF.
Have a nice week!
Nice! The sun rays are captured! Beautiful!
Each of your photos is so full of the spirit of loveliness and flowers!
The rays of sun in the first is amazing and the beauty of the final macro shot is stunning.
Spirithelpers
I’ve always loved dahlias, but that one you posted is just breathtaking! All beautiful shots.
Congrats on guest host! Your photos are beautiful! I love the kitty peeking around the shiny pot.
Cindy must have a green thumb. Such lush looking flowers.
That’s a great macro of the beautiful dahlia!
My post is here: Carletta’s Captures.
Very beautiful! Lovely colours and wonderful flowers!
very lovely photos and the garden too! beautiful..congrats for being TF guest friend
that Dahlia looks fantastic…
What fabulous flowers–we haven’t had much luck with planters, probably because we sometimes forget to water so we have better luck with perennials but, wow, this shot makes me want to try again! Love the cat, of course, nice she’s so friendly–ours was a total scaredy cat and always disappeared until everyone was gone. Thanks for your nice comment about my host Scenic Sunday comment!
WOW! All that color is awesome!!
Come see mine!
Junie
Be still my beating heart- all that intense color waking up every sensibility.!!Marvelous!!Sandy
Again, thank you all for your appreciative comments. Taking photos is great, but sharing them is an even bigger thrill. I’ll try to get to everyone for a visit, but it may take me awhile. Please be patient.
Sara
Your flowers are so beautiful – my favourite photo though has to be the first one with your pretty little cat taking part. Absolutely lovely. A
the rays of the sun which the cat is hiding from – wow!
Gorgeous photos from Seattle! And I would love to meet that Dusty. Thanks for sharing the beauty in your part of the world.
what a beautiful garden of flowers. i love your little cat posing on the side, she’s so cute and adorable.
i love all the rainbow colors of the flowers in your beautiful garden.
what a stunning garden of flowers.
you have very beautiful flowers here! i agree with you that everyone loves flowers, it’s God’s wonderful creation, i love your macro shot here, perfect for a guest friend!
http://racelyn.com/2009/08/todays-flowers-52.html
Merci pour ces photos qui nous donnent une sensation d’été, peut-être parfument-elles aussi l’air?
Wow! The color is so explosive! Beautiful illumination that I hope to achieve in the future (or tomorrow) 🙂