Thursday, March 6, 2008

birthday flowers 2

Freesia macro2

I couldn't decide between these two macro shots.


Freesia macro1

They belong to the beautiful bouquet of freesia that my mother gave me to my birthday - like she did for decades.
Each year.
Freesia.
Mostly in blue.
This year I like the white ones even more. And most this blossom with its delicate drawing.

The tradition of freesia for my birthday must have started earlier than my memory.
When I was turning Sweet Little Seventeen I lived in Michigan - far away from my family. Of course I was missing them especially in February. You should see my eyes when my birthday letter arrived: 4 (four) pages full of cut and pasted pictures of freezia!

Ever since they accompanied by birthday - except the one when I was travelling through Asia in 1995. My mother flew into Thailand to take me to diner in a lovely beach restaurant and I excused the lack of freesia, because obviously there was no way in that tropical climate there.


Bouquet of Freesia

From my girlfriend I got the spring-like Lily of the valley - much nicer than on the photo. The best neighbour in the world gave me the red flower (name?) and an invitation to a cozy Italian restaurant, yummy.

So nice being able to document all their thoughtful presents.
There were even more - books on mountaineering, an invitation for an opera...
The joy comes back into my mind and into feelings while posting it here.

Lily of the valley

4 comments:

  1. Happy belated Birthday.

    I love Freesias of any colour, one of my favourite flowers.

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  2. Happy belated Birthday, Tally ! What wonderful presents too !

    I think the red flowers are a kind of buttercup ("renoncule") in French.

    Kind regards

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  3. Das sind wirklich unglaublch gelungene Makraufnahmen - ich habe fast das Gefühl, die Fresien riechen durch den Bildschirm!!
    Ein schönes Wochenende wünscht dir Ellen

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  4. Wunderschöne Aufnahmen von den Fresien! Ich brauche unbedingt wieder ein Makro......

    Frohe Ostern!
    Chris

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