The dahlia test garden at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is one of my favorite late August photo destinations. The varied flowers’ delightful and whimsical blossoms fill me with joy. Dazzling Dahlias There’s something about dahlias’ many layers of petals that appeals to me. Some of the flowers have petals that Read more…
All week I have visited and re-visited a bouquet of dahlias that I bought on Sunday. Several times a day, since then I’ve stopped and gazed at them to see if I can see their beauty in a new way. And almost every time I look I see something beautiful Read more…
It’s dahlia season again! And I found a bouquet of dahlias at the Food Coop today. They are so Lush! “A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo I could spend hours examining dahlias from every angle, high and Read more…
I tried to watch the debate last night. Really, I tried. But halfway through I gave up. A good friend of mine, now a citizen of the United States, born and raised in Ivory Coast, Africa, suggested to me that I should listen to the presidential debates as part of Read more…
It’s the season of dahlias in bloom and I am in Dahlia Love Until I became a photographer I under-appreciated these lovely flowers. The sheer number of sizes, shapes, and colors of dahlias available boggles the mind. Though I missed seeing the Experimental Dahlia Garden at the Arboretum this year Read more…