* Enchantment *

A flower's appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect.

Adabella Radici

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In Other News:

The "Help Me Name My ArtCard Poll" is now closed.
With a whooping 20 votes, the most popular selection was "Rise and Shine".
"Rise and Shine" (link to card) is the new name for the ArtCard!!
Thank you to all who participated in voting, as well as the ones who wrote in their own ideas:

• Hello Sunshine
• Salute the Sun
• New Sunsation
• Here comes the sun
• Soulstice :-)
• the sun play's the blues
• Salute the Sun of Soul Renewal

*Moo cards were sent to those who voted, left a comment, then forwarded their mailing address!

Speaking of VOTING:

This is the last week to vote for my two photos in the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competitions "Peoples Choice Award". The winners will be announced on Saturday at a Photographers Reception that will be held at the gallery where my photos are being shown. Please click here to be taken to the post with the voting instructions. It takes less than a minute to register, they only ask for a name and email address. And again, to all of those whom have already voted, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.

~John Ruskin

If you liked this check out:

• Turk's Cap Lily
• Cross-Processed Lily
• The Bouquet
  

Turk's Cap Lily

(Lilium superbum)

Turk's Cap Lily is capable of reaching the height of 10’. It is one
of the tallest members of the Lily (Liliaceae) family.

Turk’s Cap lily is a large showy plant usually bearing numerous flowers. As many as 40 flowers have been counted on a single plant. The flower, 2 – 2.5 inches across, is usually orange or yellow with brown or sometimes reddish white speckles.

Lilium superbum flourishes in filtered sun or light shade. It requires moist meadows, rich woods or marshes for its growth. It is sometimes called the Swamp Lily.

The plant’s bulb was used by the Native Americans for making soup and to season stew and meat dishes, which nearly drove the plant to extinction. Turk’s Cap has been making tremendous strides to stabilize in the last 30 – 40 years.

*UPDATE: My friend Deanna from Kentucky got into town today; she is our very first house guest in the new place. Today we had to get the extra room ready for our weekend guest. Which was good since we needed the motivation to get it together anyhow. Before Thursday it was ages since Deanna and I have talked to one another. I suppose that sometimes things happen and people change.............None the less I love to have company. So, I'm glad that she is here! Although, she is mainly here to go climbing. But we all know this is something that I haven't done in a while, a long while. For the sake of nostalgia I plan to go out to the bouldering fields with her while she is in town. If anything I can take some climbing photos.
P.S. I'm so glad the internet is now on at the new place!!!!!!