It’s been another lovely day here today so I took the opportunity to take some photos of the beautiful purple clematis that Colin, our neighbour over the road, has growing in his front garden. I got myself prepared with my long lens so I didn’t have to trample on his flower beds but I just couldn’t persuade the wind to stop blowing for long enough to get a well focussed shot! I noticed some petals on the earth which had been blown off so I picked these up and took this still life abstract effort on my music room windowsill instead. Once the wind drops I will be returning to Colin’s front garden to capture the whole flowers (assuming the wind doesn’t blow all the petals off before then!) as they are truly stunning.

Lovely! We are waiting for the winds to pass too! Such a deep and rich purple!! susjustjake · 2009-05-29: 13:42

Lovely close-up and really vibrant colour - and the title of one of my favourite songs :-) davids · 2009-05-29: 14:26

Beautiful macro!! lookagain · 2009-05-29: 14:35

my fave colour : ) this almost looks like velvet...just gorgeous ????? · 2009-05-29: 15:45

certainly is a stunning colour. ????? · 2009-05-30: 12:08

Just beautiful, Helen. ????? · 2009-05-30: 14:36

Lovely color! Najeli · 2009-06-02: 07:16

Love the purple!!! ArtBee · 2009-06-02: 14:02

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