tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post5353346014229070741..comments2024-03-25T19:49:16.058-06:00Comments on Brenda @ It's A Beautiful Life: Sunflowers And Childlike WonderBrenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-40686608482171951122018-11-07T21:12:36.285-07:002018-11-07T21:12:36.285-07:00I love that Van Gogh quote, and am saving it! Than...I love that Van Gogh quote, and am saving it! Thanks, Brenda, for being one who looks long at things.GretchenJoannahttp://www.gretchenjoanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-79282975351395601902018-10-29T17:42:14.324-06:002018-10-29T17:42:14.324-06:00I didn't know that sunflowers have a scent and...I didn't know that sunflowers have a scent and I've only seen them from the front. So I appreciate the back photos. Thank you for sharing!Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216292186501923706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-4795803243299255622018-10-25T12:41:15.703-06:002018-10-25T12:41:15.703-06:00What beautiful pictures! They look like paintings!...What beautiful pictures! They look like paintings! Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676053446408642303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-32586484692721472842018-10-25T08:42:14.296-06:002018-10-25T08:42:14.296-06:00Dear Brenda - sunflowers have always been a favori...Dear Brenda - sunflowers have always been a favorite flower to paint. You are so right about the back. They stand so tall too which makes them appear very strong. I leave their flower heads remain standing so the finches and chicadees enjoy their seeds. It always make me smile to see a chickadee upside down selecting the perfect seed. That certainly brings me sheer joy. So does your blog too friend. Hugs! Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-26035292523062056852018-10-25T08:29:19.423-06:002018-10-25T08:29:19.423-06:00I have been busy with family, and marveling at how...I have been busy with family, and marveling at how wondrous grandchildren are and how marvelous our kids are. So deeply thankful. Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-75466366120958701192018-10-21T16:56:27.402-06:002018-10-21T16:56:27.402-06:00A few years ago I became enamored with the symmetr...A few years ago I became enamored with the symmetry of dahlias. There are so many kinds of dahlias, but each one, whether pom poms, dinner plates, or cactus, has that same amazing symmetry. <br />A beautiful post, Brenda, reminding us all to look intently at the world around us. <br /><br />On another less inspirational note, I've been struck by the appearance of wrinkles around my mouth and of their similarity to the ones around my mother's mouth. A fact of aging, and a bit unwelcome, to tell the truth. Perhaps some things are not worth paying attention to!Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-38306512882259471752018-10-21T15:52:18.341-06:002018-10-21T15:52:18.341-06:00When I was young I'd sing Hymns, without knowi...When I was young I'd sing Hymns, without knowing what they were. It wasn't until I was so much older when I realized how beautiful they are.<br />Every once in awhile, when singing a Hymn, the song will hit me hard and tears will start to well-up. I'm always surprised, that I'm surprised! Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-30716548600626875332018-10-20T20:05:45.033-06:002018-10-20T20:05:45.033-06:00Blogger ate my comment. What I was telling was abo...Blogger ate my comment. What I was telling was about looking at the star's at night, looking for constellations and planes blinking by. <br /><br />-MerryPerhin Madoc Gamginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315924148591218067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-40944181212402253132018-10-20T09:26:31.487-06:002018-10-20T09:26:31.487-06:00I spent a lot of time just gazing at my sunflowers...I spent a lot of time just gazing at my sunflowers this Summer. They are amazinngly complicated flowers if you look into them carefully.<br />Thank you for your lovely photos.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-86584424399224159342018-10-20T07:56:59.892-06:002018-10-20T07:56:59.892-06:00Beautiful post, Brenda. The quote from Gertrude J...Beautiful post, Brenda. The quote from Gertrude Jekyll has been a favorite of mine, along with so much of her writing. And the backs of sunflowers are so lovely. This post so reminds me of my mom, who was always asking me what I saw when we were in nature. But it also reminds me of the words from Henry David Thoreau, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." <br /><br />Thank you for another lovely post,sharing beauty. It truly makes our lives better.Have a lovely weekend, Bren. Sandra at Maison De Jardinhttp://whereinspirationblooms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-1317117474947837282018-10-20T07:10:57.917-06:002018-10-20T07:10:57.917-06:00wonderful thoughts, i've taken tons of photos ...wonderful thoughts, i've taken tons of photos of sunflowers but never checked out the back of one...will have to do that. i love taking photos because it reveals such beauty!Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-3135852681296433402018-10-20T06:52:43.733-06:002018-10-20T06:52:43.733-06:00I have never really looked at the back of a sunflo...I have never really looked at the back of a sunflower....how amazing.Penny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-35619941550510420652018-10-19T20:43:06.173-06:002018-10-19T20:43:06.173-06:00I have marveled over the sweet face, tiny fingers,...I have marveled over the sweet face, tiny fingers, and little tuft of hair atop the head of my baby grandson. Not sure if that meets the criteria of "something that you never noticed until now." But then again, maybe it <i>does</i> because this particular child is brand new. Babies are a wonder every single time! Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-89548124333711547122018-10-19T19:28:33.906-06:002018-10-19T19:28:33.906-06:00Yes. It also involves a flower. I would not have n...Yes. It also involves a flower. I would not have noticed if I had not taken a macro shot of it.<br /><br />Writers get to sit and ponder, cogitate and dream. 🙂Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-79787285520254400412018-10-19T16:18:02.330-06:002018-10-19T16:18:02.330-06:00Yes, that's so true! We only had one sunflower...Yes, that's so true! We only had one sunflower to sprout and grow tall and bloom from a seed dropped to the ground by a bird or chipmunk. Smack in the middle of a bed of small boxwoods and so late this summer that I wondered if it would even bloom. It did, one magnificent one and lots of tiny babies up and down the stem and it was right by a path so every day we stopped and examined it carefully, surprised by the beauty of it each step of the way towards blooming. And maybe because it was only one, it seemed like a gift, a miracle for our eyes. <br /><br />And then there's the miracle of the inside of my dachshund's ear....or as you so beautifully write, Brenda, a glimpse of heaven in unexpected places!Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-8637629062891686042018-10-19T16:05:10.982-06:002018-10-19T16:05:10.982-06:00Delightful post, Brenda!
I remember being startled...Delightful post, Brenda!<br />I remember being startled by the back of a sunflower a few years ago!(maybe even writing about it:)Zinnias are the same thing; stunning from every angle! I remember being mesmerized by the design of leaves on our cement garage floor after the salt from the vehicle created exquisite art! a popped milkweed pod, this afternoon I cracked dried pole-bean pods for the kiddos and inside were delightful pink and black 'jewels'/magic beans!<br /><br />May we never lose our sense of wonder as we catch glimpses of the amazing artist!Janet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-27810213031781896922018-10-19T15:22:50.009-06:002018-10-19T15:22:50.009-06:00Beautiful pictures. Yes, I agree,the back side of ...Beautiful pictures. Yes, I agree,the back side of many flowers is as beautiful as the front. Ruth Hieberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260132564992492524noreply@blogger.com