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Central, FL, United States
I am a former teacher, aspiring artist, inveterate traveler This blog is about my Florida garden experience and its expression though poetry, philosophy, photography and art. It includes my other creative endeavors. Here can be found posts about travel to other gardens around the world. My garden is a half acre in zone 9a which includes a large water garden. I have mostly a shade garden because of the huge live oak. To keep things easy, I love to grow bromiliads,ferns,gingers and other tropicals. I need to have a low maintenance garden. In the summer we usually have plenty of rain and it transforms into a jungle. I have converted my swamp into the water garden where I grow irises, waterlilies, papyrus, radigan, spikebush and swamp lily. I also grow citrus (lemon,key lime,grapefruit,tangerines,pineapple,and loquats). Me?...Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses. (Ovid)

Aug 11, 2013

Trippin' on the light fantastic


We have had so much rain and the last 2 days have been ablaze with strong hot white light and it has spotlighted the color and beauty in my garden








 






Summer LightS

Summer Light- Thru the Trees

Summer Light - Spotted Me
Summer Light - Palest Gold
Summer Light - Bright and Bold

I Saw Summer Light Descend
Summer Light, Made Shadows Bend
Summer Light, On An Emerald Pond
I Reached Out… It Touched My Palm

Summer Light, It Fell Like Powder
Or a Floating Incandescent Feather
Came Down, Like A Sheer, White Swan
Summer Light – Lifted Wing-Like Arms

So Sunrays Slanted – Shone-Misty
Summer Light-Beams, Embraced Me
Warm, Wonderful Summer Light
Touch Me Tender, Solar- Might

Summer Light, When I Was Lost
Summer Light, Found Me Before Frost
Summer Light - None Else Looked For Me…
Summer Light Said, “I Always See…”

I Love Summer Light

 


17 comments:

  1. Wow, what great pictures. The light really is like a spotlight. I love your caladiums!

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  2. Hi, Sharon! Sunshine after enough rain make all the nature including us glow happily. Greens are lush and flowers are vibrant in your garden. You look enjoying sunlight in summer, while I’d like to avoid as it’s too intense, scorching, and sizzling in my part of the world (though I appreciate summer light metaphorically compared to the harshness and coldness) but anyway I enjoy summer for the specials of this season.

    Thank you for your comment on my latest post. Atera Gorge is in the southern Nagano Prefecture. It isn’t a major tourist destination though its popularity is on the rise. There are lots of nature and historical sites in Nagano. Wish you make a nice plan. Japan’s spring is really something.

    Yoko

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  3. Such beauty happening in your garden Sharon! You have such exotic blooms that burst with the most amazing color!!! Hope you are well friend!!!

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  4. Your place is so lush and tropical, filled with much beauty.

    Have a lovely, peace and summer light filled week.

    FlowerLady

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  5. Your garden looks wonderfully bright and tropical.

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  6. With all that rain, your garden sure got a good helping of summer light, and it's beautiful.

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  7. Your garden is so lush and beautiful! I love the pale green caladium with the red reticulations.

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  8. Love it all especially the Medinilla. I've gotten one in the last year and it's heading up to the top of my favorite plants list.

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  9. What a beautiful array of flowers and foliage. I love the Chinese figure carrying the buckets.

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  10. Summer in Florida must be really something. The flowers and leaves in your garden are so beautiful!! Love the poem on summer lights. I particularly love the part "Summer Light, It fell like powder".
    I've added a map and a link to my latest post on Shirakawa-go. I hope this helps.

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  11. Anonymous8/13/2013

    Beautiful photos, Sharon!

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  12. Your garden has many kind of plants with summer light. Those are getting summer light in one's own way like you tell. Lovely poem! I like the pictures were taken against the light.
    Enjoy Summer!

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  13. Wonderful photos !!! Lighting is everything. You have used it to make your pictures creative and interesting. Mickie :)

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  14. Lovely! You have some very beautiful colours out your way.

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  15. The light at this time of the summer is fantastic.
    Hugs from me!

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  16. Happy plants and beautiful photos Sharon.

    Enjoy your day!
    Ruby

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  17. What a special plants you have in your garden Sharon. I hope everything is oke with you? I've been missing you on the blog for a long time.
    Have a wonderful weekend.

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