purple hope by quietpurplehaze

purple hope

I spied violets growing on the bank on our walk in the park this morning.
Lovely colour and shot.
January 28th, 2014  
such a lovely shade of purple !!
January 28th, 2014  
very pretty
January 28th, 2014  
Do violets mean spring is coming?
Bring on the violets!
January 28th, 2014  
Super capture Hazel --although a wild flower I have a bunch growing in y back garden --I do not know where it came from -- birds I expect -- bur as I love the little violet I have allowed it to grow I shall have to pop out to see if it is in flower when this shower passes !
January 28th, 2014  
Ah, refreshing! :)
January 28th, 2014  
Great macro - nice to see these flowers emerging.
January 28th, 2014  
@claireuk

Definitely they do, not usually out for ages yet - there were some light mauve ones too!
January 28th, 2014  
Beautiful picture. Great textures, lines, and color.
January 28th, 2014  
Lovely colour. Good shot
January 28th, 2014  
Vibrant colour, lovely.
January 28th, 2014  
Oh violets in January, wonder if there is a saying about it such: "When violets in January grow, spring will come and winter go" (sorry Hazel acting a bit foolish since it was a long day today)
January 28th, 2014  
Lovely color!
January 29th, 2014  
Love it when I spy violets. Wonderful!
January 29th, 2014  
Beautiful shot.
January 29th, 2014  
@khirsch

Karin, please make up a rhyme about the rain to see if you can make it disappear?!
January 29th, 2014  
Thanks for all your views and comments. I've found that violets do not usually bloom until March so these are very early. I also found, to my horror, that wild violets are regarded as weeds: my sister and I used to go for walks with our grandfather around the fields (now built on) in Claydon in Suffolk and in season, pick bunches of violets so they've always had a romantic feel for me.

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January 29th, 2014  
Nice colour, I find it hard to capture purple with my camera, tends to come out blue,
January 29th, 2014  
@cabawg

Purple comes out blue with my Panasonic but this camera captures it well.
January 29th, 2014  
Lovely flower, beautiful captured
January 29th, 2014  
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