Walking home from work, I passed a flowerbed filled with hydrangea (thanks Maggiemae and Ann!). This one in particular stood out. It seemed to me that it was standing as tall as it was able, sort of rounded shoulders and slightly stooped, with leaves like arms in position at its side. It's round flower was a head looking down. It actually was sort of eerie to see and I tried to capture it with this photo. The bokeh was created by leaves from a nearby bush mixed in with old mulch.
Main album shot also captures the last bits of fall: http://365project.org/taffy/365/2013-11-18
As I mentioned in my main album, thank you for the well wishes re the tornado that came through Illinois. The Chicago immediate area was so fortunate, though others in its path were not. Today was as calm as could be with bright blue skies.
I'm glad to see your post here- I was thinking of you and hoping all was well when we heard about the Chicago Bears game being delayed and the stadium evacuated. Nice shot- I think it looks like a Hydrangea rather than a mum, but I'm no flower expert! I like how the upper right hand corner looks a little bit like a rainbow.
Just lovely mix of colors and tones here. Great composition too. Glad to hear all is well. My cousin and his family live in Washington, IL and much of their neighborhood is gone, though their house made it through. Yikes.
So pleased to hear you are ok! I have been worrying about you as the news was so awful! I saw about the Chicago Bears game being cancelled and thought of you. So pleased it passed the city - there has been so much devastation where it hit! This is a lovely shot of a hydrangea - beautiful image - gorgeous bokeh!
Thankfully, all our friends and family in southern IL and IN are all safe, and the our two former homes, that we now rent out, were undamaged. But, praying for those effected. Excellent and poignant shot!
@amandal Glad all is fine for you after the storms. That was one powerful event and I can't believe how much devastation. It's interesting how knowing all the midwesterners on 365, I was worried about all kinds of areas in its path that I'd not normally have thought about in advance.
@homeschoolmom I'm so glad you were all okay as well. I keep seeing in the news the devastation in the area and realize just how lucky those of us it missed are.
@taffy Our house in IN took about $10,000 in hail damage last spring and our insurance fixed it right before we moved. Don't want to be dealing with repairs from 1000 miles away. As bad as having ripped screens, messed up siding and missing roof tiles was, having a house totally destroyed by a tornado would be devastating.
