tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post3525478452883969792..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: The Nature of ObsessionTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-8410112931975052082012-06-20T06:58:47.400-05:002012-06-20T06:58:47.400-05:00I'm sitting here at my kitchen table with the ...I'm sitting here at my kitchen table with the last of the bouquets next to me. I went out between downpours and collected the late bloomers. They have provided so much fascination and beauty. I trust your day in New England is off to a fine start.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-27244834054125476742012-06-20T06:39:05.103-05:002012-06-20T06:39:05.103-05:00I can't imagine a better way to spend your tim...I can't imagine a better way to spend your time, getting to know your peonies! Like most good friends, they certainly do give back, don't they? What lovely flowers.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820138063960706998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-2687132275702158552012-06-19T16:17:28.631-05:002012-06-19T16:17:28.631-05:00I was completely unfamiliar with this wildflower. ...I was completely unfamiliar with this wildflower. Lovely image you've captured. Thanks for returning and telling me about it.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-45458806507466755822012-06-19T16:12:17.593-05:002012-06-19T16:12:17.593-05:00It's a lovely idea for an email signature.It's a lovely idea for an email signature.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-33976949294158490472012-06-19T15:33:24.765-05:002012-06-19T15:33:24.765-05:00Here in central Texas we have a native wildflower ...Here in central Texas we have a native wildflower called peonia or featherleaf desert peony, which isn't in the same botanical family as peonies but which someone must have felt resembled them:<br /><br />http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/peonia/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-79687176210557301582012-06-19T15:26:05.582-05:002012-06-19T15:26:05.582-05:00I've also used it on my email signature for th...I've also used it on my email signature for the past 7-8 years, maybe longer.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-27697466649259336062012-06-17T23:04:04.729-05:002012-06-17T23:04:04.729-05:00And now a slightly different type of peony has jus...And now a slightly different type of peony has just started to bloom, with a yellow center, so I don't think it will be abating any time soon.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-72982413071647077362012-06-17T22:51:52.661-05:002012-06-17T22:51:52.661-05:00We all have obsessions... some that get us into a ...We all have obsessions... some that get us into a lot of trouble, but I think this is an "magnificent" one. I won't tell.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-21275500646816367622012-06-17T18:39:49.755-05:002012-06-17T18:39:49.755-05:00Thanks, Galen. Hope you're having a wonderful ...Thanks, Galen. Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-66760940857043731572012-06-17T16:41:32.534-05:002012-06-17T16:41:32.534-05:00Stalking the peonies--I laughed out loud. You are...Stalking the peonies--I laughed out loud. You are a hoot. And a great photographer.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-2876745475811332262012-06-17T01:27:53.014-05:002012-06-17T01:27:53.014-05:00Must be a difference in soil, but I have almost no...Must be a difference in soil, but I have almost no ants on my peonies. I thought that quote would ring a bell with most people. It was used on the USPS issue of her stamp several years ago.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-76462873624559454282012-06-17T01:26:49.000-05:002012-06-17T01:26:49.000-05:00Thank you, Cait. It's hard to go wrong with su...Thank you, Cait. It's hard to go wrong with such beautiful subjects.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-13731701599831464162012-06-16T22:46:41.290-05:002012-06-16T22:46:41.290-05:00But where are the ants? Lovely blooms. The quote...But where are the ants? Lovely blooms. The quote is a bit familiar!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-90813728688826535952012-06-16T17:13:20.324-05:002012-06-16T17:13:20.324-05:00Breathtaking pics.Breathtaking pics.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-67705396360787571952012-06-16T12:47:13.139-05:002012-06-16T12:47:13.139-05:00Thank you so very much! You have beautiful photogr...Thank you so very much! You have beautiful photographs on your blog. I'm so happy you visited my site.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-64757612849886605752012-06-16T12:32:47.769-05:002012-06-16T12:32:47.769-05:00Brava Teresa hai dato risalto a un fiore delicato ...Brava Teresa hai dato risalto a un fiore delicato e voluminoso. Complimenti e a presto...ti seguo!!!<br />Ciao, Simo<br />http://valzerdiemozioni.blogspot.it❀~ Simo ♥~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17512636713741892160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-6179622536669406992012-06-15T20:43:53.713-05:002012-06-15T20:43:53.713-05:00:):)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-23073915049028695752012-06-15T19:33:50.292-05:002012-06-15T19:33:50.292-05:00I just want to jump in those petals. Nose first!I just want to jump in those petals. Nose first!Wrinkling Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213135418725208273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-80255539760897173342012-06-15T18:16:49.867-05:002012-06-15T18:16:49.867-05:00I love words and I love dictionaries, often lookin...I love words and I love dictionaries, often looking up a word I know the meanings of just to shed new light on it. It's often very illuminating, isn't it? I saw yet another new peony today that has a slight variation in color and even scent. It's amazing what we see if we really take the time to look. I was entranced by the curl and interplay of the small petals near its center. Oh, yes, time well spent. <br /><br />Thank you, Steven.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-67363845201163769332012-06-15T17:51:54.164-05:002012-06-15T17:51:54.164-05:00The word obsession comes from a Latin verb that me...The word obsession comes from a Latin verb that meant literally 'to sit down at, to sit down in front of,' and whose extended meanings included 'to haunt, inhabit, frequent a place.' When I pursue my photographic obsession with native plants, I often sit down by one of them so I can see it on its own terms, so to speak. Sometimes I'll spend a good while in one place so I can look from different angles. And as you did with these pictures, I often get close to see small details that are invisible from a distance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-57362721607983090722012-06-15T13:52:23.525-05:002012-06-15T13:52:23.525-05:00thanks, t.thanks, t.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-6842009268929227452012-06-15T13:04:53.576-05:002012-06-15T13:04:53.576-05:00Beautiful.Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-54132018279992041422012-06-14T16:38:07.142-05:002012-06-14T16:38:07.142-05:00You've brought tears to my eyes, Penny. Beauty...You've brought tears to my eyes, Penny. Beauty all around us.... It's so magical and wonderful. Thanks for sharing in it with me.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-48405985715820479942012-06-14T16:28:45.955-05:002012-06-14T16:28:45.955-05:00My heart is going pitty pat, Teresa. Gorgeous. Our...My heart is going pitty pat, Teresa. Gorgeous. Ours faded a few weeks ago. Seeing your brings it all back. The first lily just bloomed yesterday. Isn't it all such a glorious thing to watch all these petals unfurl?lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-74978968963622377612012-06-14T15:58:25.354-05:002012-06-14T15:58:25.354-05:00I hadn't thought of drawings from them. That&#...I hadn't thought of drawings from them. That's a wonderful idea! Thank you so much!Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com