mums

[Beth Carter]

helped my dad tear out the old bushes and plant some new bushes and trees yesterday and today. more than a bit sore now.. mom took the arduous task of placing some already planted mums on their front step and then going inside to make dinner.

 

[Pete Askew]

Now they are nice Beth. Very intense.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Apart from the obvious, what is a mum?

 

[Brian Moore]

Chrysanthemums I think, Rob. Lovely colors in those foties, Beth. As Pete said, intense.

 

[Beth Carter]

brians right, it's a chrysanthemum, but most people around here have simple minds and call them mums for short. around here they're sold for mothers day and autumn.

thanks guys.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Doh! Obvious.

Nice shots!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Wow - love the detail and the range of tones in each color palette Beth - so rich.

Love that little pop of yellow in the first one as well

Tight crop really works well

 

[Beth Carter]

thanks rob and chris.

hopefully things will calm down here and i can get back to the site full time again. just got hit by another big storm last night. we never get hit by anything and now 2 in two weeks? thankfully no major damage, but lots of down power lines and trees and a little bit of snow and ice in the north part of the state.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Weather has been less severe, but still cr@p here Beth - I saw half a dozen accidents in the rain on I5 today coming out of LA

 

[Beth Carter]

bright blue sunny skies and gorgeous clouds this afternoon which made everyone go a bit crazy. 3 fatal crashes since which left 4 dead just since noon. and then one of our guys was sideswiped in a hit and run while responding to one of those fatals. thankfully he wasn't hurt. it wasn't a fun day at work.

 

[Davie Hudson]

i'm particularly drawn to the yellow ones, the highlights and lowlights are entrancing