purple haze; purple rain by summerfield

purple haze; purple rain

no, not 'that' purple haze, nor that purple rain. in fact, those do not have anything to do with this photo, other than i have had vertigo since last night, and if i make sudden moves, my whole world goes into a spin, which is nice if i wanted it to spin but a spinning world isn't my cup of tea. also, i just need a catchy title; i don't know why, but i just do.

the clematis at the allan gardens have re-bloomed and this is one of them. i left off the centre part so that all we get to see is the purplish strands.

and that, ladies and gentlemen, completes the rainbow thumbnails for the week. starting tomorrow, numbers. and i don't have a clue what i'm going to do, especially that my head is spinning like crazy. it's like i had some purple haze - not that i know anything about purple haze.

except there's a song by jimi hendrix that was popular in the 70's called purple haze. i suppose it's available on youtube, like everything else.

thank you for your views and comments; they are much appreciated. i shall catch up with your albums when the vertigo is gone.

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i posted the last of my artist challenge entry: http://365project.org/summerfield/365-again/2012-07-08
This is gorgeous~ Great detail and color. I hope the vertigo goes away quickly.
July 8th, 2012  
Such an interesting flower, love the colour and detail... Very pretty :)
July 8th, 2012  
Wow what a great focus on a clematis..all of your thumbnail pictures are fantastic..had to check..can't make up my mind which of the purple pictures I took I should post. so next week it'll be numbers. we had that theme once before I believe in 2010. as long as they don't have to be in rainbow sequence. hope your verrtigo is going away soon..I had it once and know it's not pleasant..you feel so helpless.
July 8th, 2012  
Wonderful! The vertigo sounds rather unpleasant!
July 8th, 2012  
@beba8162 - thank you, roberta.

@skatied - thank you, katie.

@bruni - thank you, bruni.

@danig - thank you, DG.

this vertigo is a pain in the ***. i can't do virtually anything. when i lie down, everything spins. when i walk, the walls seem to close in on me. i can only sit still and when i look at the screen i feel like i have to throw up, but nothing comes out. but i suppose it's better than the full vertigo when my legs are just like noodles and i can't focus on anything. they say this is common in post-menopausal women especially asian women. and i thought being canadian would get me exempted :-) thank you again for your comments.
July 8th, 2012  
I would have never guessed this was a clematis. What a great POV. Hope the vertigo spins away and leaves you alone.
July 8th, 2012  
Great shot and colours. That vertigo is nasty. I have had just a few instances and did not like it at all.
July 8th, 2012  
This is so beautiful ... what a wonderful photo to end your series with. Love the detail and, of course, the color tones. I get vertigo too, summerfield. Very uncomfortable and can be debilitating. The meds that they gave for it do not help me. Mine comes and goes and haven't had it for some time now. Hope that you feel better soon.
July 8th, 2012  
deep color on this
July 8th, 2012  
now that's purple! Very nice!
July 8th, 2012  
@lesip - thank you, leslie. i chopped off the centre part of the clematis so there's not a lot of green in the photo and more purple/violet.

@pamfromcalgary - thank you, pam. it's easing off. if i just sit down and stare at the screen i'm okay. but sudden movement especially of my head still sends me swirling like a top. you're right, it's nasty.
July 8th, 2012  
@karenann - thank you, karenann. the doctor told me there's no medicine she can prescribe for this. i don't know what triggers it, but i've been having late night sleeps lately and last night, because we had a heavy and late lunch, i only had cold water and ice cream (non-dairy) with lots of raw nuts. the last time i had vertigo was coming from manila when the airplane didn't have any food for me so i went almost 18 hours without any decent food and of course no sleep. but it's easing off now.
July 8th, 2012  
@sarasdadandmom - terry, thank you so much. are you back home now and well rested i hope?

@cscecil - thank you, CS.
July 8th, 2012  
Your rainbow looks great! Nice and bold! So sorry you're experiencing that vertigo. Sure hope that clears up soon!
July 9th, 2012  
@olivetreeann - thank you, ann. i think it's on its way out my head. it just zaps the energy out of me.
July 9th, 2012  
A+ FAV
This is fantastic
July 9th, 2012  
Hope you're feeling better! This purple is awesome. 8)
July 9th, 2012  
Absolutely Beautiful!
July 9th, 2012  
beautiful pictures for this challenge!here is so hot for many days and my son had his baccalureate exam,so i didn't have my mind at taking pictures!
July 9th, 2012  
Fantastic purple colour! Brilliant capture to finish your rainbow :)

I hope you feel better soon though :(
July 9th, 2012  
wonderful photo, so colorful and creative. so sorry to read about the vertigo. have had it several times and it is horrible. never knew what caused it and so glad it just went away - hope you feel better quickly - you are in my thoughts.
July 9th, 2012  
lovely details! hope you're feeling better soon.
July 9th, 2012  
This is a fav and your rainbow turned out lovely. I have so much happening in July I did not want to limit my options to a challenge but I'll have to try a thumbnail rainbow sometime
July 9th, 2012  
Thats beautiful - love the deep vibrant purple.
July 10th, 2012  
@myhrhelper - thank you, kathy. much appreciated :-)

@myautofocuslife - a bit better now. thank you, livia.

@moonshadow - thank you, moonshadow.

@meoprisan - thank you, mihaela. i shall make my way to your album shortly.
July 10th, 2012  
@alia_801 - thank you, alia. i like the rainbow challenge a lot.

@catsmeowb - thank you, camille, you are such a sweet friend.

@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne.

@pandorasecho - the rainbow thumbnail was fun and i enjoyed it a lot! thank you, dixie.

@michaelelliott - thank you, ME.
July 10th, 2012  
Wonderful lines and colours in this. Nicely done.
July 15th, 2012  
Beautiful capture. I once read that purple is the hardest color to capture, due to its weak signal within the spectrum of colors. Just shows how brilliant our own eyes are.
August 4th, 2012  
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