bulrushes

I was not sure how well this would read. The intersection of twigs, branches, etc always make for interesting patterns. In this case they are rushes along the edge of a lake. There is a yellow patch in each pie shape division; the black ring marks the beginning of the lake and a reflection in the water. The yellow dot above the white stick is the head of a yellowheaded blackbird. He would not come out of the rushes to pose for a picture. So I just used the touch of color his head provided.

different view of a blue water iris

This is a different view of a blue water iris, with the sun coming thru a just opening bud. The veins of the flower create the pattern. It almost looked like the seeds in an apple when it is cut across the middle. Seeds of a new mandala?

Grouse eggs

Up in the mountains, I was pleasantly surprised to find a clutch of grouse eggs. They are naturally a mandala/circle on their own - nests being round, but the intertwining of the twigs in the nest and the grass nearby made interesting patterns for this mandala. There was a pinecone in the nest when I took the picture and at a later date when I looked again there was a dead tigerswallow tail butterfly among the eggs. I did not expect to see either. I'm hoping when I take a peek next weekend that the eggs will be hatched out.

the flowers keep blooming

If you hadn't guessed I'm a gardner who takes pictures of her flowers. The mandala above reminded my of a lace doily. Grandmother's used to make them to put under fine china, etc. The flower in this mandala is a jasmine vine that allows a wonderful fragrance to float into the house in the evening.

a flower again

Petunia Star

I've been having a thing with primary colors. If I combined the last two mandalas I'd have Red, White and Blue! The star within the star keeps going like an image receding in a room of mirrors. I've been re-reading a book "Mandala: Journey to the Center" by Bailey Cunningham. She talkes about color and the number of radiations a mandala has. My petunia has 5 radiations, she says it "perfectly expersses the beauty of a flower"

poppies again

The perennial poppies are gone and the annual poppies are just starting. The circles are almost too concentric, but still pleasing. The red of the poppy is so vibrant against it's complementary color that it almost vibirates. I'm greatful for all the variety of flowers.

fushia

There is some mystery when the picture is a little out of focus. This is the inside color of a hanging white and pink fushia with a dappled background of sunlight on leaves. I like the colors and the shapes this mandala made. I was looking at a sacred geometry site earlier in the day, they were talking about the sacred geometry of a sunflower. Truely any flower is essentially a mandala, and sacred in it's own way.