Just So Pretty

 This was taken on a late summer morning when the water droplets still sparkled on the just-watered plants.

When Monkeys Fly ...

 

Apparently, they did. These decorate a home near the Indiana Landmarks Center in Indianapolis. Goth much, or just The Wizard of Oz?

Dunno What They Are ...

 

... but they're very beautiful. I see other varieties of this plant in big pots in downtown Indianapolis, but those are green and the leaves are broader. Newfields has wonderful things planted all over the museum grounds. I think this was part of an installation near the main entrance, made up of plants found in Monet's gardens at his home in Giverny, France. There were so many; some, like these, were taller than me, others more delicate and slender. These guys alone could easily make a nice series of drawings and paintings.

Daffodils are Spring

 

Nuthin' special to see here - just some daffodils enjoying a few rays of the new spring morning sun.

Forgotten

 This image is from a series of pictures I took last summer at Newfields. Unfortunately, I've lost the notes I made so I'm not able to tell you the name of the artist who was the subject of this installation, but I think it was Stephen Sprouse, a fashion designer who worked with Andy Warhol.

Tapestry

 I love color. It's my "thing", the driver of my urge to draw, paint, or take a picture. This image was taken last fall during my walk to a downtown grocery. I noticed the way the sunlight was filtered through the leaves of a nearby tree. The shapes of the leaves created a nice interplay of positive and negative space, and my heart just sang.

Magnolia

 

Magnolia. Just saying the flower's name makes me feel it was meant for sultry weather, not rain and cold just sneaking from under winter snow and ice. Yet here we are, still shivering in our warm coats and woolly hats while Mother Nature has sent the magnolias out in chiffon dresses.

From Winter Into Spring

 A couple weeks ago, I was walking from the Natatorium to the bus stop. I stopped to take a few pictures of the budding trees and was particularly taken by this tulip tree that, even as the spring green was emerging, still bore bits of its autumn color.