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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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Pots

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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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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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Pastorale

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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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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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Green

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.

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The Flower and the Bee

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.

Bees are under thread of extinction worldwide. If we loose them our ecosystems will stop. The simple thing of a flower and a bee makes our world work.

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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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Wisteria

The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020

The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.

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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.