Sun kissed

The kiss of the sun for pardon,

The song of the birds for mirth,

One is nearer God's Heart in a garden

Than anywhere else on Earth.

Dorothy Frances Gurney 1913

[Simply Amanda]

Beautiful words, light and shot. Super lovely. A fave!

[Jo]

Gorgeous shot, the light on the centre of the flower is truly beautiful. Love the bokeh too.

[👑 AnaZad]

Wonderful lighting on this beautiful flower.

[Sue Hecker]

Creamy color and beautiful bokeh, just lovely.

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Bokeh licious this is beautiful

[Gill W]

Love the light on the stamen and the bokeh. Really beautiful.

[Carolyn]

The lighting is awesome. A fav!

[Denise fuller]

lovely shot great light and bokeh

[Issi Bannerman]

@amandal @joeymc @anazad511 @featherstone @lucypics @gillg @carolyns @denisefuller Thanks everyone - for some reason the light in this shot just reminded me of that poem.

[Mauricio Rodriguez]

Sharp shot with beautiful colors and nice lightning.

[Judith Johnson]

Yes indeed, what lovely words and a beautiful photo too.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful

[Milanie]

I absolutely love this bokeh - the light and colors are so beautiful. What you've caught the sun doing to the center is fabulous.

[Deb]

Beautiful capture with this wonderful lighting. Your quote is so perfect here.

[Linda]

The light at the center is magical, as if a fairy was going to come out.

[Issi Bannerman]

@crazypuce Ha ha, and if I was any good at processing skills I would be able to make a fairy come out of it!!! ;-) But I'm not, so you'll just have to keep using that imagination!

[Issi Bannerman]

@mauriciorodriguez @busylady @milaniet @dgrynn Thanks folks for the lovely comments - always very much appreciated.

[Nita]

A beautiful shot, it looks like it glows within. And one of the best quotes ever. Love both.

[Taffy]

Fantastic lighting, Issi -- it just glows!

[Alison Roberts]

Great shot. Fabulous bokeh and DOF. FAV!

[Michelle]

Beautiful! Love the bokeh!

[Stephanie Swift]

Exquisite light snd bokeh, fav!

[Lee]

Lovely shot, so clear and bright.

[Lisa]

luscious lighting and colors