Seeded Earth Studio » photography and musings from the Midwest

aullori - Those are beautiful shots; (I'm glad to hear of your mothers improved health.) We got the first tulip in the yard today and what I love about it... is it always happily surprises me. When I look at your first shot - that's the exact same emotion that comes to me. bravo.04/30/2008 - 1:09 am

Photo Buffet - What a beautiful sight, after that middle-of-the-night call from the hospital. (I've been there myself many times, and know what that feels like.) God timed your tulips to bloom just right--a perfect Welcome Home. I'm glad to hear that your mom is doing better, too!04/30/2008 - 10:14 am

Gandalf - Your trifecta reminds me of my favorite flower - the trillium. It's a beautiful shot. Soon the trillium will be out and about.04/30/2008 - 11:35 am

bookbabie - Pretty pics, sorry to hear about your mom's woes:(04/30/2008 - 12:03 pm

jpt - bold slashes of the paintbrush. nature's mercedes benz04/30/2008 - 7:32 pm

montucky - I'm glad to see your mother is doing better! That's the kind of good news to have! That tulip is a real beauty!04/30/2008 - 7:38 pm

Bo - aullori ~ congrats on tulip # 1. photo b. ~ the tulips were a real gift, you are right. gandalf ~ I love trillium too. bookbabie ~ thanks jpt ~ are you a poet, jpt? you should be! montucky ~ thanks05/01/2008 - 2:38 pm

Nicole - What a beautiful place! Sad that nobody gives it some lovin' :( I would take it in a heartbeat!04/29/2008 - 11:52 pm

aullori - I love the dark redness of the brick in this; and I can't help but wonder what the little blue flowers are in the yard along side the cursed dandelions. Lovely piece and I love the sentiment.04/30/2008 - 1:14 am

Bo - In my hometown, all the 'old' brick is that very color - dark and rich. And you'll laugh - the little blue flowers are lovely violets. I once picked bunches of them every day for my grandmother and great-grandmother whom I lived with.04/30/2008 - 6:41 am

Pat Denino - This one touches my heart. Thanks for putting your best stuff out there.04/30/2008 - 8:57 am

Photo Buffet - Old homes draw me closer, not because of the brick and mortar, but because I'm the curious type. I always wonder who lived there...what experiences they shared...what ever happened to them. If these walls could only talk...04/30/2008 - 10:16 am

Gandalf - What parties were held in the backyard? How many weddings? How many skinned knees & giggling children? I can see the people of yesterday enjoying the house. I hope the house returns.04/30/2008 - 11:34 am

Grace - Was this your home??? Whenever I'm in the neighborhood and have the time, I like to visit places that I used to call home. As objectively as I can, I can honestly say that none of them ever appear as 'loved' as when we lived there. It makes me sad on the one hand, but also lets me know that I take my 'home' with me, where ever I go...04/30/2008 - 6:16 pm

Bo - I lived in this house until I left to go to college.04/30/2008 - 6:37 pm

Bo - Nicole ~ it was a lovely old house Pat ~ thanks Photo B. ~ I'm attracted to the history of houses I pass, too. gandalf ~ some fine parties, I'm sure.05/01/2008 - 2:41 pm

ybonesy - This is so true -- you can't go home again. The photo and the words are amazing. Is anyone living in it as far as you know?05/05/2008 - 6:59 pm

Bo - There is an owner and part of the home is rented, part is hopefully slated to be rehabbed. That was the plan last I heard.05/05/2008 - 9:43 pm

jpt - lee friedlander taken to the next level. maybe even a lil' james agee with that description. you two are too cute04/29/2008 - 7:11 am

jeanabaena - very nice. good luck with the whole business thing!04/29/2008 - 7:23 am

montucky - It's just great to have a partner like that, Bo!04/29/2008 - 10:58 am

Bo - jpt ~ I do like Friedlander's self-portraits with shadows, though I admit I had to go look up his name and examine his work. You are inspiring me to learn about the 'name' photographers. I like the one photo done in Arizonia with the weed coming out the shadow of his head the best! (Canyon de Chelly, Arizona 1983)04/29/2008 - 11:05 am

Bo - Thanks, Jeanne. Maybe I should head east to take photos, too.04/29/2008 - 11:22 am

Bo - montucky ~ you are SO right! Having another nature lover as an assistant is priceless.04/29/2008 - 11:23 am

Anna Surface - Bo, I so enjoy when you share a little bit about yourself. And photography is about yourself and journey and marriage. Your shadow photo reminded me when I had taken a shot of my shadow with the morning sun rising behind me. My shadow was very long stretched down the road. LOL It's great to have a camera partner, that I know. My camera/photographer partner and I have nearly 30 years together. Time goes fast, doesn't it? Hmm... In your shadow photo, while you are looking through the lens, you have a guardian shadow nearby, your camera Sherpa. :)04/29/2008 - 11:40 am

Bernie Kasper - My wife is my worst critic and my best promoter, she drives me crazy when she is over my shoulder when I am processing an image, but she is able to network with a lot of people and my biggest paying jobs have come from people who see my work hanging in her office !! So for now I guess I will keep her around ;)04/29/2008 - 11:53 am

davidlind - Your blog is blooming like the flowers of Spring. It's very nice to see who is behind the shadows. And the flowers are so very fine. It seems as if you are evolving and moving forward. It's fun to watch. I have one of those scarily analytical guys in my family too. Only he is my son-in-law. And he's taking my daughter and children to live up there in DC very soon. Moving forward. I don't think five dollar a gallon gas is going to slow any of us down too much. Maybe we will just end up with one less lens to throw around.04/29/2008 - 1:42 pm

davidlind - And congratulations on having a Page Rank of 5. Some of us are 4's. That's pretty cool.04/29/2008 - 1:44 pm

gypsy-heart - I have such a partner too Bo..they are wonderful. As my Grandmother says..they are "keepers" I am looking forward to following along on your venture..both creative and business. :)04/29/2008 - 2:16 pm

Gandalf - great photo & story.04/29/2008 - 5:33 pm

mon@rch - How great to see you BO! :)04/29/2008 - 8:15 pm

Nicole - Sounds almost like my husband - grin :D Aren't they the greatest? :D! Would love to see your exhibition!04/29/2008 - 10:50 pm

aullori - I giggled through your whole commentary... sounds so much like my relationship too. (He's the brains and I'm the creativity.) I drive him crazy that I never finish anything and I wonder why he finishes everything! Sounds like a beautiful union. (p.s. I really related to ... can we drive to this spot and that spot there was a bald eagle...) I'm lucky he gets as excited seeing wild elk as me. Well... like you coulda been luck or we just picked them right.04/30/2008 - 1:19 am

Lisa's Chaos - Oh I love Galena! What a great guy you have. :)05/01/2008 - 4:26 pm

amuirin - It's always wonderful to have understanding support.05/01/2008 - 6:05 pm

Bo - Anna ~ yes, a sherpa is a good thing. I love the way you and Preston share a photoblog - that is really cool. Bernie ~ now if my sherpa would bring me paying customers, I'd have it all! David ~ Thanks. I had to go figure out what a 5 page rank was after I read your comment. Now I know. Cool! gypsy ~ yes, "keepers" my grandma used that phrase, too. :-) gandalf ~ thank you mon@rch ~ so you liked my 'portrait', hey?05/02/2008 - 3:16 pm

montucky - Dogwoods are so beautiful. I sure wish we had them here!04/28/2008 - 10:03 am

Robin - I love dogwoods. These are beautiful shots, Bo. :) Our dogwoods are not blooming yet, but should be soon.04/28/2008 - 1:44 pm

HeyJules - My dogwood died a few years back and I miss it so much! This makes me want to run out and buy a new one...04/28/2008 - 2:15 pm

Nicole - Lovely Spring colors! Thanks for bringing me some Spring :)!04/29/2008 - 12:15 am

Bo - montucky ~ I took these shots about 300 miles south of my current home. I'm thinking of bringing a bare root up and babying it to see if it would grow. We are zone 4 and not rally hardy enough, but it's worth a try. Robin ~ they were a big part of my childhood - we had a big Dogwood Festival every year. Jules ~ never to late... :-) Nicole ~ ah, but you have sun. I drove through snow on my way home yesterday!04/29/2008 - 11:27 am

Bernie Kasper - We have lots of dogwoods here and they are a beautiful tree, great shot Bo !!04/29/2008 - 11:54 am

ankush - beautiful shots, the sky works very well against the colored flowers04/29/2008 - 4:46 pm

Gandalf - The shadow play on the petals is magnificant. I also love that contrast of the pink with the blue sky.04/29/2008 - 5:35 pm

aullori - Your first shot took my breath away. No kidding. I've noticed in a lot of your work - you play with skies... bright blue with little or no distraction in them; simplicity. Breathtaking!!!04/30/2008 - 1:21 am

Nicole - Visiting old places and those memories popping up, makes ones heart ache.... Beautiful shot though!04/27/2008 - 3:44 am

uphilldowndale - There is nothing quite like flowers for date stamping a time and place04/27/2008 - 6:03 am

Anna Surface - This is a flower/plant I haven't see before. Unusual and beautiful. I bet, Bo, you could write a poignant poem to go with this lovely photo..as you had written: "unplanned visit to the old house and found the bleeding hearts blooming bravely, standing amidst all the old memories." Beautiful...04/27/2008 - 6:35 am

jpt - cool looking flowers. nice focus and framing04/27/2008 - 7:17 am

jeanabaena - i like how the last flower is leaning against the leaf04/27/2008 - 7:18 am

Visuallens - This is a really beautiful shot! Bleeding heart beautiful bloom, captivates my heart! Look forward to some advices to capture such life-like beauty.04/27/2008 - 7:32 am

montucky - This plant has always held memories for me too, going back into the 40's when my mother had them growing around my childhood home. We planted one here too not long after we moved in and it is now a mature and gives us beautiful blossoms every year. At the moment though ours are only about 4 inches up and far from blooming yet.04/27/2008 - 10:08 am

Robin - Beautiful shot and memory. :)04/27/2008 - 10:46 am

amypalko - I just love this shot and the story behind it, Bo. Really very beautiful.04/27/2008 - 12:01 pm

Susan - so lovely...04/27/2008 - 9:19 pm

Aiyana - All your photos are gorgeous--and this post is so poignant. Happy GTS, Aiyana04/27/2008 - 10:47 pm

ybonesy - Very beautiful, and the words that go with it, too.04/28/2008 - 10:59 pm

Bo - Nicole ~ it's hard to go back that far in time, even under the best of circumstances. UHDD ~ it is amazing how a plant can take you back to a specific moment in time. Anna ~ thanks, they are pretty common in the Midwest, at least, and a rather old fashioned plant. Maybe they are out of fashion now - never see new pantings, just the old ones. jpt and jeanne ~ thanks for visiting. do you remember this plant, Jeanne?04/29/2008 - 11:31 am

Bo - Chrisy ~ they really do speak volumes, these little heart blooms. montucky ~ they'll be in blossom before you know it robin, amy, susan ~ thanks, flowers really capture memories and hold them pretty tight. aiyana ~ thanks, happy GTS too ybonesy ~ thanks, I'll be in touch soon.04/29/2008 - 11:38 am

Gandalf - Lovely flowers, and you capture the soul of the Bleeding Heart wonderfully. Each flower is hanging, twisting the wind, vulnerable to the outside. Beautiful and delicate are they.04/29/2008 - 5:39 pm

mon@rch - Wow, such amazing flowers! Thanks for sharing these with us!04/29/2008 - 8:14 pm

cindydyer - Your dogwood flowers and bleeding heart photos are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for your comments on my gardenmuse.wordpress.com blog. I have a main blog, www.cindydyer.wordpress.com, where I post non-garden-related stuff as well (although alot of it IS gardening!). Your sherpa sounds as supportive as MY sherpa! If you don't mind, I'd like to add your blog to my blogroll!04/30/2008 - 3:58 pm

maria Hopkins - Your beautiful photo of the bleeding hearts reminds me that I used to have several plants at my last home, but I forgot to plant some in my new yard. I'll have to get to the nursery and buy some plants. Your words about your memories are very sentimental and poetic. I agree with whoever suggested that you write a poem to go with your photo.05/05/2008 - 4:19 pm

HeyJules - I love this one, Bo! Great reflections!!!04/23/2008 - 9:13 am

Robin - I really like this one, Bo. I can't say why because I don't know. I just like it. :)04/23/2008 - 9:24 am

Susan - That's a fantastic quote. That Goethe sure knew how to turn a phrase. ;)04/23/2008 - 10:09 am

Gandalf - This photo is amazing. I love the double reflection of the trees in both windows - almost ghost like. I love the wings on the arches taking flight from the limbs of the trees. Very, very intriguing shot.04/23/2008 - 11:31 am

Anna Surface - The Goethe quote is great! And I just love the gorgeous stonework and the windows with the reflective trees. :)04/24/2008 - 12:56 pm

areacodes - Nice shot mom...04/24/2008 - 7:07 pm

bernie kasper - Very cool reflections Bo, well done !!04/25/2008 - 10:02 am

Bo - Jules, Robin ~ I like it too - maybe the different textures and then the nature with the man-made? Some quotes are pretty perfect, aren't they, Susan. gandalf ~ does look ghostly, doesn't it... Anna ~ the stone masons were so talented here on this building - all over it, really. areacodes ~ thanks bernie ~ thanks. windows and doors are some of my favorite subjects.04/29/2008 - 11:52 am

Gandalf - I see a bunch of orphans waiting to be grounded in a new home. Very exciting - waiting for the new gardening season. A mouthwatering photo.04/22/2008 - 7:43 am

HeyJules - Oh my gosh, you can almost smell them!04/22/2008 - 8:54 am

Anna Surface - Beautiful! I haven't been to the local Farmers' Markets yet but I'm itching to go. I'll be planting the first of May when I know the frost is over!04/22/2008 - 10:30 am

maisy - these are lovely. I'd love to plant those pansies in my front garden.04/22/2008 - 1:48 pm

Robin - This is a lovely capture with lots of wonderful color. :)04/22/2008 - 2:51 pm

Laurie - That reminds me...time to start thinking about my gardens. Beautiful array of colorful flowers.04/22/2008 - 3:29 pm

Nicole - I love all these beautiful flowers. I can almost smell them!04/22/2008 - 10:35 pm

Bo - gandalf ~ everyone in the upper Midwest is ready for planting! Jules ~ That's some smeller ya' got.04/29/2008 - 12:58 pm

davidlind - Those little sparkly things on the flowers are pretty interesting. I don't remember seeing that before.04/21/2008 - 3:54 am

Gandalf - they are refreshing and a harbinger of more flowers to come. I wouldn't mind if the others hurried a bit more to catch up.04/21/2008 - 7:28 am

HeyJules - What a cute little plant. I've heard of them but never seen them before.04/21/2008 - 9:37 am

Robin - Very pretty. :) We have some color here now, too. Isn't it wonderful?04/21/2008 - 9:50 am

montucky - What a pretty flower! I hadn't seen it before.04/21/2008 - 1:53 pm

Preston Surface - Sure can get you blood boiling to see a speck of color after all this cold and ice. Nice pictures and the colors are refreshing to look at.04/21/2008 - 9:07 pm

amuirin - but still they turn their faces gamely to the sun. Up close, they're so lush and sparkly, they look like they should adorn a big, tropical wedding cake.04/24/2008 - 8:32 pm

Bo - David ~ I don't remember them being sparkly either. Amazing what I see when I stick a camera between me and the flower! :-) gandalf ~ the flowers are finally catching up, thank goodness. Jules ~ I'd never heard of the name. I had to sort through garden catalogs to do an ID. Robib ~ Wonderful it is! montucky ~ the bulbs that I planted last fall were the size of a pea. Preston ~ gray and brown do get old. This purple IS refreshing. amuirin ~ wow, on a wedding cake!04/29/2008 - 8:19 pm

maria Hopkins - A flower I've never seen before, but it sure is pretty. Purple and blue flowers are my favorites. Do you think they'd do well in the Northeast?05/05/2008 - 4:27 pm

Gandalf - Beautiful photos of this stunning structure. When they say red, they really mean red. Interesting history on the building. It sounds like the UW was preparing for a pretty significant battle or assault. Was football season starting? :).04/18/2008 - 7:04 am

lady.percy - Boy, thats cheap. If only they could build something like that for that price now. Cool pictures :-]04/18/2008 - 2:16 pm

Robin - Beautiful brick work, and wonderful photos. Is it me or does a gymnasium and armory combination seem odd?04/18/2008 - 2:49 pm

Bo - Robin ~ Pinching pennies? The theory was it was a time of civil unrest (Haymarket Riots had just happened) and they needed training facilities for the law and order types. Evidently they needed athletic training at the same time. Yes, strange bedfellows, but as the article said, "they used every bit of space." Maybe it's a Wisconsin thing???04/18/2008 - 2:57 pm

amuirin - Fitting that it's an armory, in a way, because from some of these walls it looks like an ancient castle fortress- except the stones are red and not gray.04/18/2008 - 4:02 pm

Nicole - Holy canoly - great building and pictures. I would have guessed it's some sort of a castle :D04/18/2008 - 11:25 pm

Anna Surface - I agree, I thought it was some type of castle when I first saw the photos. That is a lot of brick! Great architecture. Wow! I really, really like the 2nd photo with the tree branches and view to the puffy clouded blue sky above this red brick, imposing building. Very nice perspective and capture.04/19/2008 - 9:13 am

Nicole - That's a beautiful carving! No Tulips here either ;)04/17/2008 - 12:25 am

Gandalf - I love the texture of this picture, My brain can feel this photo, pleasant rough surface tickling my senses.04/17/2008 - 8:08 am

gypsy-heart - This is very pleasing..I can feel the texture with my heart. I ike the line movement..it leads you right to the tulip. Thanks for sharing.04/17/2008 - 5:11 pm

lady.percy - I love how you captured the texture in this picture.04/18/2008 - 2:17 pm

Bo - Nicole ~ But you NEVER have tulips. You have all that sun, though... gandalf ~ hope your brain is happy. gypsy ~ I love old functional art like this. lady ~ thanks, m'lady.04/18/2008 - 3:00 pm

lucie field - wow i love this. great find and great shot, good lighting.04/22/2008 - 11:37 pm