The sixth year of this blog starts with a photo I took to isolate a bird of paradise flower against the blue sky. But when I looked at it, my first thought was that it looked like some kind of Soviet emblem from the days of the Cold War, possibly something associated with the space race or armaments.
The only thing that rules that out is that the flower is far too colorful for that kind of thing. Perhaps the version below would be more appropriate. Onward comrades to Year 7.
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That is so interesting that the colours of the flower had kind of totalitarian associations for you. This (South African) flower has the colours of the old South African flag with all its associations with an inhumane apartheid-based government, and so there are images of this flower that can also make me feel queasy.
Congrats on six years of blogging!
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It wasn’t the colors that struck me, but the dramatic shape of the flower and the glint of sunlight. That’s why I did the B&W version, which seems rather more apropos for the grey (my impression) world of the Soviets.
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Oh I see now I misread it. Blog in haste and repent at leisure!!
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No worries!
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Heehee, congrats on your blogoversary, Graham! Great shot!
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Thanks, Terri. Another year in the book. Where does the time go?
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Wow, awesome photo!
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Thanks. The flower and the sun got my attention.
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They’re stunning, Graham. Do they have a scent when grown naturally?
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Not that I’ve noticed, though my sense of smell isn’t the greatest.
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