Gardenia by olivetreeann

Gardenia

Judy's Gardenia is blossoming right now. There buds in all stages. But this fully opened beauty took center stage when all was said and done. It was a perfect shot for the Black and White Wednesday thread too.

Our new floor is down and it looks great. The sander will come tomorrow and then Jeff will start treating it with tung oil for a rich honey color. I can't wait to see it done! In the meantime the house looks like a rat maze! Forgive me if I'm spotty with views and comments for a while. Part of me doesn't know whether I'm coming or going!
Beautiful
May 8th, 2013  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
May 8th, 2013  
A gorgeous shot!
May 8th, 2013  
Beautiful and I love the spiral shape. Excellent in b&w
May 8th, 2013  
Love gardenias! Does it have that wonderful gardenia smell.
May 9th, 2013  
Lovely BW shot
May 9th, 2013  
Lovely in black and white.
May 9th, 2013  
Beautiful in B&W
May 9th, 2013  
@taffy Thanks Taffy!
@jesperani Thank you Jennifer! This one was the prettiest on the plant!
@nadaa Thank you Nada! Yes, she has a really large plant and it fills the whole room. I got your note about Fri/Sat. It would be fun to run about with you but the floor schedule was mixed up this week, the house is a crazy mess and I'm behind on a couple important things that I should really take care of (can you spell procrastination!?). What does the following week look like. I am available Mon. Tues. Thurs. and Fri. right now- probably Sat. too.
@daisy Thank you Kathryn! I was thinking of you when I took this in b/w!
@dakotaburns Thank you Donald!
@henrir Thank you Henri!
May 9th, 2013  
just a perfect shot of this beauty
May 9th, 2013  
@sarasdadandmom Thank you Terry!
May 9th, 2013  
Very nice! Like the B&W.
May 9th, 2013  
This is truly a beauty, and I like how thick these petals look. Also, the floor, oh I feel the pain of being in the middle of the project, but it will soon be over and wow, you will love it.
May 9th, 2013  
The B&W really makes this stand out among all the flowers out there. Very nice.
May 9th, 2013  
This is beautiful in B&W.
May 9th, 2013  
LOVE gardenias. gorgeous in b&w; wish i could smell it right now!
May 9th, 2013  
FAV!! Love love love gardenias.
May 9th, 2013  
Very pretty :-)
May 9th, 2013  
Amazing shot
May 9th, 2013  
Lovely details! Beautiful bloom
May 9th, 2013  
Beautiful B&W! Glad to hear you finally have your floor too - I hope you get your 'normal' life back soon!
May 9th, 2013  
Gorgeous flower.
May 9th, 2013  
Friday next week would be best for me. I might be able to do Monday, but Friday is definitely better. I have to be home by about 2:30.
May 9th, 2013  
@nadaa Sounds good for Friday Nada! I'm putting it on the calendar and can't wait to meet you!! I don't have any time restrictions, so we'll choose something to do that's best for you. Put your thinking cap on and let me know. My friend Laraine had mentioned an interesting antique place in Lafayette NJ but if it's better for you to be closer to home that's fine too. If we go to Lafayette, I'll see if Laraine wants to join us. Here's my email: Olivetreeann@yahoo.com I'm so looking forward to this!!
May 9th, 2013  
great capture
May 9th, 2013  
That's beautiful Ann, wonderful focus!
May 9th, 2013  
Bev
Very nice shot, Ann. The detail is great and love the black and white. It still stands out. Great job :)
May 9th, 2013  
Lovely shot
May 9th, 2013  
Exquisite
May 10th, 2013  
Stunning. The black and white works so well.
May 10th, 2013  
@eudora @digitalrn @sgiesman @potsbypam @moreyoulessme @smithak @vposey @bkbinthecity @salza @alia_801 @sangwann @nadaa @steeler @jackie8 @prttblues @cbawernsen @netkonnexion @barbsmith

Thank you Diane, Rick, Sarah, Pam, Jerri, Smitha, Vickie, Brian, Sally, Alia, Dione, Sally, Nada, Howard, Jackie, Bev, Corine, Damon, and Barb!!

Thank you to each and everyone- I am exhausted today!! But I'm going to do my best to start catching up tonight on everyone's pictures.

@potsbypam @smithak
Thank you for the favs Pam and Smitha!
May 11th, 2013  
Awesome - fabulous use of b & w!
May 11th, 2013  
@plainjaneandnononsense Thank you so much Jane!
May 12th, 2013  
Very pretty. I would love to have one of these plants. They smell so wonderful :-)
May 14th, 2013  
my mother used to have a large gardenia bush in front of our house when we were still little children. i'd always pluck the best looking flower to give to her, even though she'd tell us she wants the flower to stay in the plant. hahaha! good think gardenias look good in black and white. nice one.
May 17th, 2013  
@vposey @summerfield

Thank you Vickie and Vikki!
May 20th, 2013  
Gorgeous bloom, beautiful focus
July 4th, 2013  
@wenbow Thank you Wendy!
July 5th, 2013  
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