Buds... by marlboromaam

Buds...

The wild wisteria is budding and I am anxious to see the draping purple and lavender, heavenly scented blossoms! Hope you guys and gals aren't tired of my "nature" shots. I don't get into town too often to shoot people and buildings and they usually don't turn out too well anyhow. Guess I'm a bit of a recluse out here in the country, but it is where I'd rather be. I do enjoy my solitude and tranquility out here. My home and grounds are my sanctuary. Truly!
I love your nature shots. And I love wisteria! We planted some at our house not knowing that it takes forever to mature! But we get a few blossoms each year. Nice dof!
March 7th, 2012  
@sgoodin1 Aww! Thank you so very much, Sara! It took my wild vine just 2 years and it was blooming like crazy the second spring. I had heard used dishwater made a difference, so I watered it with my used dish water. LOL! I use Ivory liquid. Give it a try! Can't hurt!
March 7th, 2012  
I just ordered a new lens last night and I'm hoping to capture a photo that is atleast HALF the quality as this one!
Great capture!
Cheers :)
March 7th, 2012  
Love these first signs of spring... Beautiful capture Marl
March 7th, 2012  
Love the Depth of field in this one. And, as you can tell from my pictures, I love nature! Makes for the best pictures!
March 7th, 2012  
Nature shots are my "bag" ... like you I don't get into the city much. Really cool shot!
March 7th, 2012  
So beautiful
March 7th, 2012  
@ronbee LOL! I find it hard to believe that my little cheap Kodak camera without a special lens can do better than your Canon! Thank you, Ron! I really appreciate your kind comments!

@sugarmuser Aww! Thank you very much, Sharon! Really appreciate your lovely comments!

@jbar I agree, Jonie! Thank you for your lovely comments! Always appreciated!
March 7th, 2012  
@cimes1 I guess we're both recluses, Carole! Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comments!

@kerristephens Thank you, Kerri! You are a sweetheart!
March 7th, 2012  
I'm with you, love to do the nature shots too. Can't wait to see them buds burst.
March 7th, 2012  
@camisze Thank you, Cathy! Sometimes, I feel like I'm left out of the "people" thing with photos! Really appreciate your comments!
March 7th, 2012  
Mags - Like this a lot and look forward to seeing the flowers. How are your gums doing???
March 7th, 2012  
@ronphotos365 Thank you, Ron! My mouth is maintaining the status quo. Was a good check up this quarter! Thank you for asking!
March 7th, 2012  
Love your nature shots. This one is very nice and well composed! :-)
March 7th, 2012  
Vee
It's all good...including your photos:)
March 7th, 2012  
@sharritta Aww! Thank you, Sharon! Really appreciate your kind comments!

@vskolnik Appreciate every single word you wrote! Thank you, Vee!
March 7th, 2012  
Keep them coming, first time I have seen the buds of a wisteria, lovely capture
March 7th, 2012  
@wenbow Thank you, Wendy! Appreciate your comments very much!
March 7th, 2012  
Beautiful focus and detail!
March 7th, 2012  
Love this shot, Maggie. The detail and colors are beautiful. I look forward to the purple that comes next from this plant. I get out once a week to go to the country or park, so do not feel bad. You have what seems to be a very beautiful place and lots to photograph there. Enjoy and so will I one photo a day.
March 7th, 2012  
@orangecrush Thank you very much, Jerry! Appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic!

@darsphotos Aww! Thank you, Darlene! Really appreciate your kind and thoughtful comments so much!
March 7th, 2012  
I'll keep posting urban buildings if you keep posting all things country. I enjoy seeing things through your lens.
March 7th, 2012  
@johns366 LOL! John, you said that sweetest thing! Deal! Thank you so very much for those kind comments!
March 7th, 2012  
Love wisteria - you have captured that sense of anticipation well - waiting, waiting. 'My home and grounds are my sanctuary' know that feeling well.
March 7th, 2012  
Beautiful dof and close-up, Maggie. You don't have to leave home to get a beautiful shot .. lucky you. We're on the same "bud" wavelength today. But I had to go to the park to get mine. Like you, I love tranquility.
March 7th, 2012  
@purdey We are of the same spirit then, Sharon.. Loving the land and sanctuary! Appreciate your lovely, lovely comments! Thank you!

@karenann LOL! I liked your shot today! Was beautiful, gal! Thank you for your sweet and thoughtful comments, Karen! As always, very much appreciated!
March 7th, 2012  
The spring is coming back! :-)
March 7th, 2012  
I love the DoF and the color of this.. I'm so ready for Spring so I'm liking this shot!!
March 7th, 2012  
@magdalenabas Thank you very much, Magdalena! Appreciate the time you took to view and comment on my pic!
March 7th, 2012  
@buggus I'm glad you like it! Thank you! Hope we don't have any more temp dips down into the low 30s or it might kill these buds.
March 7th, 2012  
No budding here yet but I suspect next week shall be a different story
March 7th, 2012  
@klemieux Hoping you see some buds next week, Ken! Thank you for the comment! Cheers!
March 7th, 2012  
Nice buds..we don't have anything here yet...great shot can't wait to see the bloom !
March 7th, 2012  
Great shot! Nicely composed!
March 7th, 2012  
Great detail, love the shot! So know what you mean about enjoying your own little corner of the world. I feel the same way, and hate leaving it in my rear view window to go to work. :-)
March 7th, 2012  
Kim
Love this very much! Nice job!
March 7th, 2012  
Great shot Maggie, I love wisteria. Looking forward to pictures of it in full bloom.
March 7th, 2012  
Great dof and loving the detail! Can't wait to see a shot of it after it blooms. I'm going to live vicariously through you because I have NO green thumb to do my own gardening like this. I joke that I grow really great sticks because everything seems to just get brown and crunchy when I'm left in charge of it...except kids...good at growing kids. ;)
March 7th, 2012  
Love your nature shots, as well. I would love to have such a treasure trove of subject matter right outside my front door! Great detail on these buds.
March 7th, 2012  
Can't wait to see those in bloom!
March 7th, 2012  
nice buds, bud... but where's the bees?
March 7th, 2012  
Love purple and cant wait to see the blooms great Job
March 7th, 2012  
wow look at that macro closeup shot
March 7th, 2012  
They are so nice and hairy. Such a great macro capture, lady!
March 7th, 2012  
Cool shot...reminds me of peach seeds for some reason. Keep the awesome nature shots coming! I love them all!
March 7th, 2012  
Awesome close up! The wisteria is blooming in Los Angeles! I have been shooting it for the last couple of weeks--I love purpleness! :-)
March 7th, 2012  
Buds mean spring in on its way for you..... :)
March 7th, 2012  
Fabulous macro. almost a golden texture
March 7th, 2012  
I love all your shots, there fab! I really like the texture and detail on this shot. :) keep em coming!
March 7th, 2012  
Great focus
March 7th, 2012  
Your nature photos are beautiful! Keep them coming :-)
March 7th, 2012  
Nope, I could never get tired of your nature shots. I'm smack in the middle of a concrete jungle and thank goodness for 365 that I can see beautiful country and nature shots! This is a good one, I love all the little details in the texture of the buds. Very pretty DOF, too! Keep doing what you're doing!
March 7th, 2012  
Very very beautiful. Great close-up shot - and so detailed. Love your country pictures.
March 7th, 2012  
Nope i love your nature pictures, mostly they make me want to pack up and come live with you! haha - being around buildings and people gets tiring quickly (especially this week! LOL) love the focus on this one, lots of lovely details - keep em coming! x
March 7th, 2012  
The details and light are so pretty!! I love all your nature shots! Wish I was surrounded by more!!
March 7th, 2012  
Great shot! Nice detail and textures. I too live in the country and prefer grass over concrete.
March 7th, 2012  
@cindyrez Thank you, Cindy! Appreciate your comments! Hope it does bloom. Temps are dipping down into the low 30s again. It budded too soon.

@soozieqt Thank you very much, Susan!
March 7th, 2012  
Your home is beautiful Maggie... love the DOF of this shot, can't wait to see it blooms :D
March 7th, 2012  
Beautiful shot! Don't apologise for sharing the beauty of your surroundings, you do it so well! Looking forward to seeing your shot once it blooms!
March 7th, 2012  
hura... spring is coming !
well done close up, I could touch it !
March 7th, 2012  
I never tire of nature shots, and your's are always so good. Keep um coming girl... Nice shot here and I love wisteria vines. I have a couple i'm trying to tame around my arbor.
March 7th, 2012  
@lindag Thank you, Linda! I wish I did have to go to work. Would be nice but, was laid off LAST March and no one seems to want to hire the over 55 crowd. I have to stretch my dollars and driving around burning up gas, as high as it is now, just isn't feasible.

@kdei Thank you very much, Kim!

@copperheadglass Hoping it will bloom, Meredith. Temps dipping into the low 30s at night. These buds may not make it. It budded too soon. Thank you for your comments!
March 7th, 2012  
@tryeveryday LOL! Michelle, this is a wild vine that I dug up and planted in my yard. I water it with used dishwater because someone told me it was good for it. I trim it when it gets out of control (and it does) and that's it. Pretty simple care. I'm sure you could do that. =) Thank you for your comments! Really appreciate your time to view and comment on my pic.

@cmc1200 Aww! Thank you, Caryn! I do so very much appreciate your comments!

@loragill Me, too, Lora! Thank you!
March 7th, 2012  
@joeboxster Oh, the bees will come when they're blooming. Thank you, Joe!

@horselover Thank you very much, Jennifer! Me, too!

@myhrhelper Thank you, Kathy! Appreciate your comment.

@amandalomonaco You are very kind, Amanda! Thank you!
March 7th, 2012  
@wannabe They are fuzzy like a dried peach pit! Thank you, Catherine!

@lorihiro Thank you, gal! Interesting! Is yours the domesticated or wild variety?

@debsulzberger Hoping the temps will quit dipping down into the low 30s or these buds won't make it. It budded too soon. Thank you, Deb!

@peterdegraaff Thank you, Peter! Never paid that much attention to the buds until 365. =)
March 7th, 2012  
@lizzy_lu123 Aww! Thank you for your kind comments, Lisa! Most appreciated!

@simon0128 Thank you, Simon!

@ataylor Thank you very much, Anne Marie! Really appreciate your comments!

@myautofocuslife Livia, you are just the sweetest gal! Thank you so very much for your lovely, lovely comments. Very much appreciated and grateful to get them!
March 7th, 2012  
@sangwann Thank you, Dione! Really appreciate those comments!

@mantha Samantha, you are so kind! Come on! LOL! Your comments are very much appreciate and I'm always grateful to get them.

@twinsplusone Aww! Sharon, thank you! Really appreciate your kind and thoughtful comments more than you know!

@markbuehl Thank you, Mark! Grateful to get those comments! Really appreciated, too!
March 7th, 2012  
@princesicita Thank you very much, Princess! Really appreciate your comments!

@aleksandra You are so sweet! Thank you so much, Aleksandra! Your comments are very much appreciated!

@cocobella LOL! Thank you so much, Corinne! What a very nice compliment!
March 7th, 2012  
Beautiful Maggie! No buds here yet, but I did spot some yellow flowers way back in the corner of our property....but I can't get to them...uuurrrgghh!
March 7th, 2012  
@fredia Thank you so much, Fredia! Appreciate your comments! Have you tried watering them with used dishwater? I use ivory liquid. Someone once told me that the wild vine liked it so that's what I water it with when we get little rain. It grows like crazy!
March 7th, 2012  
@heidievans73 Wow! It just might be some jasmine, too! Maybe hubby can get you back there later on. Thank you for your comments, Heidi! Always appreciated!
March 7th, 2012  
@marlboromaam I have not heard of that before, but I will give it a try for sure. Thanks for the tip.
March 7th, 2012  
fabulous detail on these buds. i love your nature shots. you always bring out something beautiful in the everyday world. i'm not a big nature person myself but these give me a new appreciation. :)
March 7th, 2012  
Love the textures and composition! Great Macro!!!
March 7th, 2012  
Love the textures and the detail!
March 7th, 2012  
Very nice particular Maggie! I love the colors and details!
March 7th, 2012  
Lovely capture and I agree, your nature shots are adorable!
March 7th, 2012  
We have no problem seeing more of the natural habitat of the elusive marlboromaam. LOL! This is a great photograph, with great composition and dof. Hope we get to see a shot of it in full bloom.
March 7th, 2012  
@fredia LOL! Shouldn't hurt to try it. =)

@litljen Aww! Jennifer you are so sweet! Thank you for your lovely comments and the view.

@traciwood Thank you very much, Traci! Appreciate it!

@honeybees Thank you, Rebecca!
March 8th, 2012  
@simonesta Thank you very much, Simonetta!

@lianasaarepera You are a sweetie, Liana! Thank you very much!

@cjphoto LOL! Thank you, Chris! Your kind comments are most appreciated!
March 8th, 2012  
@pammerritt Are we two of a kind, Pam? LOL! Good deal! Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comments! Most appreciated and heartfelt!
March 8th, 2012  
They're beautiful shot and keep 'em coming:)
March 8th, 2012  
@veekay Thank you very much, Vicki!
March 8th, 2012  
I never get tired of nature shots. I love being at home. If it wasn't for work, I'd probably never leave the house.
March 8th, 2012  
@memejanetx3 Aww! Thank you, Janet! You are blessed to have a job to go to. Truly! Really appreciate your comments, always!
March 8th, 2012  
Wonderful DOF and texture! I love your awesome nature shots so kee 'em coming!
March 8th, 2012  
oooh-exciting!!
March 8th, 2012  
@melissapike Aww! Thank you, Melissa! I do appreciate your comments.

@hillcrest Thank you, Cheryl!
March 8th, 2012  
Your "cheap little Kodak" takes some amazing pics, but it's the *person* behind the camera that makes all the difference. Without your unique vision of the world to guide it and show it what to capture, the camera may as well be a paperweight.
March 8th, 2012  
gorgeous details and lighting here!! i never tire of your nature shots :) Maybe it is because i am a farm gurl myself and appreciate mother nature just the same :)
March 8th, 2012  
@beteljooz Thank you, George. You are so sweet!
March 8th, 2012  
@kdimagery Aww! Thank you with all my heart, Kd! I really appreciate your comments!
March 8th, 2012  
Great detail and focus.
March 8th, 2012  
@benthomas77 Thank you, Ben!
March 9th, 2012  
beautiful details!
March 11th, 2012  
@petra Thank you so much, Petra!
March 11th, 2012  
Wonderful!
March 12th, 2012  
@netkonnexion Thank you!
March 12th, 2012  
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