Rain
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Bee
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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Agapanthus 2020
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #110 is ‘Creativity in a time of Covid’.
In The Netherlands, lock down started in March this year. For me the biggest impact was the obligation to stay in or close around the house. I hate talking about ‘normal’ or the ‘new normal’ but all of a sudden I was not on my bicycle twice a day to the station to take the train to commute to work. And hence my ‘spontaneous inspiration’ diminished for taking photos on my iPhone. Luckily the garden was a real treat in colors, flowers, sun (we just exit the heatwave), and still is. The biggest ‘creativity’ was doing DIY in and around the house. The DIY shops thrived during the lock down, everybody got working on projects.
So, how creative am I during times of Covid? I am still the same person in looking at objects; the world I can physically see however is smaller. Lock down is lifted gradually, so my world is growing again. But this limitation led me to see much more detail and up close, and wonder about the smaller things in life that are important, which I took for granted or did not give attention before. Which helps me to be patient, and support people who keep us going forward (care staff, hospital staff, scientists and even the government and all others who keep the country going). Challenging, but not impossible. Balancing, experiencing the unknown.
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Crocosmia Lucifer
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Hosta
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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Wet
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’. Even when it rains we are under the sun.
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Agapanthus
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Rose Bulb
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with flowers, among them roses. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Agapanthus Sanctuary
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
I have not participated in the LAP for a few weeks due to DIY at home. Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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Lavender 2
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Agapanthus
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Lavender
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Wet
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Rose above
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Who is afraid of red, yellow and green?
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Flower wall
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Dandelions
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #105 is ‘Spring’.
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Growing Up
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
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Poppies
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
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Agapanthus in the Rain
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
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Heads Up
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
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Bee
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
Flowers and bee.
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Purple Blue
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Sunset
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #102 is ‘A Quiet Moment’.
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Petals
The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #102 is ‘A Quiet Moment’.
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Poppies
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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Red 3
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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Rose
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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White Rose
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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Rose
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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Red 2
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Red
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.
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Hanging
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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White roses
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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Wisteria
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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Light
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
Wild flowers against a dark backdrop.
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Into the Light
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
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Afterglow 2
The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97 is ‘pastimes’.
A last afterglow on the bulb fields. If you want to see flowers in bloom just check out the archives of flowers and Voorhout.
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Afterglow
The Netherlands, Voorhout – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #97 is ‘pastimes’.
Normally the bulb fields attract tourists in the Spring. The colours are always fantastic to see. Let alone the smell. In The Netherlands we are in an intelligent lockdown since March 12th. To prevent people from flocking into the bulb fields the growers decided to chop the heads sooner than normal. After all the bulbs that are on the field are meant to be sold, you can order them online from August. The flowers are taking too much strength out of the bulbs, that is why they are chopped off after flowering. Last weekend we spotted two fields still in bloom, and decided to have a closer look on a bicycle ride. This is what we found.
If you want to see flowers in bloom just check out the archives of flowers and Voorhout.
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White Rose
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
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Back to basics
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
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In abundance
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
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Rose
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
As Shakespeare once said: ‘a rose is a rose, is a rose, is a rose, is a rose, is a rose………………’
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Wisteria
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
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A Rose is a Rose
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94 is ‘At Home’.
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Wisteria 2
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
During corona lockdown the back garden is a frequented place, especially when the weather is nice.
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94 is ‘At Home’.
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Morning
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – Apri 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #93 is ‘Morning’.
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Yellow
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
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Rose
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
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Tulips 6 and a virtual visit to the Keukenhof
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91 is ‘simplicity’.
A series telling the story of a vase of yellow and red tulips. Being lazy basically and trying out a new iPhone 11, I took this series, telling the story of a bunch of tulips in a vase.
Normally we would be out admiring the bulb fields in full bloom. This year we can not.
The Keukenhof (a beautiful garden with 7 million flowers in bloom) is closed as well.
On Facebook they publish videos of the garden. If you enjoy flowers it is a great place to feed on colours and bright, uplifting images of nature.
As flowers open their hearts to us, we need to open up and share our empathy to each other. Stay safe, stay healthy. Whatever the politics is, we are all in this together as mankind. We can only get through this together.
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