At the beginning of the month Kat Sloma invites us to look through our photos from the previous month and choose one that stands out and speaks to the heart.
I had a couple of ‘dates with my camera’ in April, we have had some beautiful sunny days, the dog is getting the hang of me saying “hang on I need to make a picture”, I have been practicing using my macro lens and I have had a lesson on making some better pictures with my phone. All this activity resulted in 728 pictures in my April folder!
And the one that speaks the loudest?
This one.
I took it with my iPhone. It is out of focus, due to camera shake (hence the lessons).
But I think it is beautiful.
The evening I took it was fun, full of love & laughter and a gorgeous meal.
On the way back to the car, I noticed this Quince in the half-light, which amused my family. They wanted to know how someone with such poor eyesight could see anything let alone recognise a plant in the dark?
My grandmother had a quince out side her front door when I was a child. She made quince jelly with the fruits but I loved the flower in the spring.
The Owl and the Pussycat ate slices of quince didn’t they? At my (primary) school, in our English class, we learnt Edward Lears rhyme for a spoken poetry and prose competition.
How could I not choose this picture? I am smiling at the memories as I type.
I took the picture and put some digital magic over it.
I saw the possibility of beauty within the blur.
Look longer. Look harder. Look deeper.
You might just find what you’re looking for…
Or something better?
I enjoy participating in Kat’s monthly practice and there are always beautiful Photo Heart Connections there.
The quince is lovely–even blurry—don’t think I’ve ever seen one, but your writing about the memories it evokes is just wonderful!
The colors are so beautiful, as are your memories.
A great choice.
Rinda
yes it is stunningly beautiful and what lovely memories to go with it
I was in my fifties when I saw my first flowering quince and I couldn’t believe the color of those beautiful blossoms! I think images that stir up good memories make the best Photo-Heart Connections of all.
What wonderful memories, matching up with a beautiful image! I love that you saw the beauty and brought it out in this image, even if it wasn’t perfectly clear. Thank you for sharing in the Photo-Heart Connection!
I grew up in New England, where there are lots of quince and the flowers bring back happy memories to me too. A lovely photo-heart connection.
Redolent with memory, how could this not be lovely? Your treatment of it accentuates its lovely softness … Beautifully set in context!
Oh, this is beautiful! It deserves to be printed out and hung on your wall.Great post – I enjoyed reading about the memories and your thoughts about looking deeper.
Ah, yes! Grandma’s house was magical, wasn’t it? I love how you’ve accepted this image for what it is — shakes and all– and finding it’s own beauty in it. It looks like an impressionist painting. 😉 Thank you for sharing and for imploring all of us to look deeper. Cheers!
What a Beautiful artistic image you have created.
Even with the blur this is beautiful and with so many memories to make it special.
Finding the beauty within the blur…love it! This shot is soft and magical!
This looks like art…
This looks like a beautiful painting! I have a quince bush and enjoy it’s blossoms, but not it’s thorns!
I love camera dates! I completely agree that this photo is lovely. I’ll have to really slow down when I delete photos!