Wasn’t this week easier than last week’s? Of course it was, we are surrounded by nature. Admittedly, I never got out and went for a photo walk like I was planning to do, but that’s okay. I have to settle for the shots I took in my front yard and my Mom’s backyard.
ahhh…the delicate peony. My Mom has so many beautiful peonies all over her yard. Makes me wonder why I don’t have any? Note to self: steal peonies from Mom’s house plant peonies in yard.
This one looks like a pink peony pillow, don’t you think?
And we go from peonies in my Mom’s yard, to fungus in mine. so not fair.
Now it’s your turn. But first, the deets:
1. You can join in on this challenge at any time! We welcome & love new participants.
2. Please make sure you are linking directly to your specific You Capture post in Mr. Linky (and not just your site, for instructions, go here) and please make sure you are linking back to this challenge in your post. If you don’t abide by this, your link will be removed. (I know, I’m so mean.)
3. Try your hardest not to reuse a picture from your archives, the goal of You Capture is to get you moving with your camera, get creative! Challenge yourself!
4. Do your best to visit the other participants’ site – everyone loves the traffic, the comments and the feedback (not just you!)
5. And finally, post as many pictures as you want on your post.
Emotion.
Happy capturing, friends.
I like your mushrooms. You’re a fungi (or fungal). Sorry, that joke is just awful.
I steal flowers from my mom’s house too. They’re just prettier than mine. Sniff.
I love it – from flowers to fungi!
It all has it beauty doesn’t it?
Thanks for a great challenge…
Oh man. I thought you said pony and I was all, where’s the delicate ponies?
You owe me a pony shot.
Steph
Thanks for getting me out of my comfort zone this week. I have looked at the beautiful entries for many weeks, but this is the first time I have participated. I was afraid my pictures would look silly next to the beautiful ones that everybody else has, but I was brave and went for it.
And I’m happy I did! Thanks for doing this every week Beth!
Sorry linked twice, delete one PLEASE!
And you fungus is to die for!
I love the mushroom shot!
And some of your peony shots aren’t showing up.
And I love you!
And good night.
Those are beautiful! I love the mushrooms too!
lovely shots as usual. you know we all stalk your site on Wednesday until you get this posted.
Andrea is right. I was stalking for about an hour. I love your peonies. They are one of my favorite flowers.
I love the peony pillow! Beautiful. It looks so soft and inviting.
I love them all! The contrast between the pink and the brown is fantastic. Can’t wait to share mine tomorrow. I stayed in my own backyard for the most part too!
B. U. T. FUL.
As always. Oh, and I have been clicking for the past hour and then I got caught up in my Thursday Thirteen post and then I click back to find that I’m number 23 – sheesh. These gals are on the ball. =)
i think your photo of the mushrooms is awesome. i like that you got down on ground level to take the shot. i have problems doing that (mainly because i’m not as young as i used to be) and your picture is just really pretty. i liked the second flower shot also – great color and light :O).
i have my nature shots posted now also. if you want to come over and visit for awhile, please feel free to do so. there is always room for you in The Shadow of The Cross.
I love your peony shots. Mine are almost ready to come bloom. The fungus pic is really nice too!
Beautiful pictures. I am participating for the first time.
Great pictures! The mushrooms are priceless!
These are beautiful. You take and edit so beautifully. I need a new adjective, but really – beautiful.
Gorgeous. Peonies are one of my favorite flowers.
Oh I really like the fungi!
Love the peonies! I often wonder why I don’t have peonies in my yard either!
I actually have Peonies in my garden and up until last week had no idea what they were! A friendly blogger informed me during a GNO!! Have a great weekend!!
I LOVE the first shot, of course all of them are gorgeous! I really need to learn how to edit…
Those peonies are beautiful! Also, the mushroom photo is really cute
Thank you for this theme! I love it!
I absolutely love the second one. We had peonies outside our house when I was growing up. They had been there for some 100 years. I loved looking at them and loved the story grandma would tell about her dad being so sick with the Mumps, or something similar and how he used to look out the window at peonies to help make him feel better.
Personally, I like your yard fungus. Good shot.
Love your pics…I am playing along for the first time! I can’t get your button to work though
Oh, peonies are one of my favorites!! And your pictures are absolutely gorgeous, of course.
I am impatiently waiting for my peonies to bloom (as you could see from my post). Maybe someday. Nice shrooms, man!
Holy moley, your peonies are gorgeous!!! We can’t get them to grow in LA (and certainly not in PHX!) — any chance you want to put that third peony shot up on Etsy??? (Seriously, if you do/can — let me know.)
Great shots, my father in law is a flower farmer. He has acres and acres of Peonies…And my house backs up to one of his fields so at the end of the season I had blooming flowers as far as I could see…They are beautiful. Glad I found this, I posted a flower for your carnival as well!
lol..love the flowers but have to say the mushrooms were my favorite, go figure?
I couldn’t decide…check out all of mine.
http://iemommy.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/you-capture-nature/
Beautiful captures
I also LOVE peonies. They just smell so lovely!
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Lori
Love peonies. And fungi! ;o)
I found your site while voting for BlogLuxe awards. I browsed through most of them and found several new-to-me blogs. Hope you don’t mind if I join in. I have posted my blog and linked it.
Looks like a lot of people really liked this weeks theme, I know I did. Awesome shots, I really like the fungi!
Really nice job! How can my peonies look better in your photos than in person?!!! That just tells us what a great photographer you are! And I love your little shrooms. Way to get up close and personal with them!
Great shots Beth! I’m particularly fond of the fungi, lol. It’s a great shot and it made me chuckle a bit. I can’t wait to participate in this!
They are perfectly pink and pretty! : ) I wonder if I can grow those in my new climate in Louisiana. They sure are gorgeous…
I just posted my nature shots!
I know why you don’t have peonies. Because ants like peonies. Don’t plant peonies, you’ll have giant ants!