Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Long Hot Summer

17 comments:

Sharon Creech said...

Oh, parched leaves, beautiful center . . .

TexWisGirl said...

that is beautiful!!! speaks well for life!

Rohrerbot said...

Sexy comes to my mind.

Anonymous said...

And yet it's so beautiful. Would that I be so pretty when I am withered up and dying. I'll be sure you are the one taking my pic!

Brenda's Arizona said...

Chris, (rohrebot), you are weird.

Kathy, any coolness yet? At night?
We sometimes cool off at night. Not always... yet.

Birdman said...

Looks like the end of summer to me.

T. Becque said...

Quite pretty! I'm so ready for this summer to be over!

Mersad said...

It really has been a brutally long summer. And that poor flower...

Maia T said...

Still beautiful, just another kind of beauty.
You captured the seedpods very clearly, nice job.

EG CameraGirl said...

Pretty sad when even drought-tolerant Echinacea are complaining about lack of water!

Glenda said...

Beautiful . . . yet such a true pic of this extreme summer!

Susie Clevenger said...

Beautiful...crisped leaves and lovely center

Magpie said...

I'm finally getting caught up with my blogging buddies' posts. This one is absolutely gorgeous, Kathy!

Andrew said...

OMG! what kind of flower/plant is this? It look's so amazing!

Suburban Girl said...

Wow, poor thing needs a drink.

PETRO50 said...

Excellent detail of flowers. I like the composition and excellent artwork. Thank you for your comment. Have a nice day! / Peter

Lara said...

Poor thing looks tired. Too bad his petals can't wrap around and protect his vibrant center. :)