IN THE FIELD: Something Unexpected
I know I have been obsessing lately about my neighbors’ wildflower garden across the street from our property. Until autumn, the only colors we see here in the woods are the rich and varying shades of green in the leaves with the muted grays and dark brown tree trunks. The sudden splash of color has been a welcome visual surprise.
Because of the orientation of our home and the 60 foot tall beech, maple and oak trees, we get a limited amount of direct sun. So we are restricted to mostly shade loving plants. We now have a splendid view of sun loving plants that our neighbor was so kind to plant, since this part of his property faces the sun.
On the foggy and misty morning I took this photograph, the flowers really stood out against the green foliage. It was a perfect opportunity capture the eye candy across the road.
David Heilman 
I like the way the greens look so vivid and saturated. Great photo, David.
Thanks Bob, I think the saturation was due to the fog and misty rain. It was pretty wet out yet bright at the same time.
Yes, fog and misty rain do make for saturated colors. It makes them vivid and adds snap to any photo taken in those conditions.
Yes, fog and misty rain do make for saturated colors. It makes them vivid and adds snap to any photo taken in those conditions.
Magnificent colours for you to see.
It truly is…and there are even more blooms since I took the photo on Sunday!
Wonderful photo, David! I agree with Bob’s comments, the greens are so lush. Like you said, it does provide an awesome backdrop to all those beautiful wild flowers.
Thanks Gracie, funny thing is…we get to see this all day long, yet our neighbor can only see it if he comes down the driveway to leave for work. We are really lucky to this view!
I’m envious of all the wildflower photo opportunities you have so close to home!
Close to home is almost an understatement! The wildflowers are probably about 80 feet from the front door! I think I’ll head over there when the rain eases up a bit!
What a great neighbour, I do recall your previous posts. Beautiful sight to behold indeed!
I know…isn’t it the coolest that he would do that for us. I don’t know if he realizes the view we have…truly wonderful!
maybe you could share your view with him-am sure he’d appreciate it.
Amazing and so beautiful… Your neighbour is so nice, so thoughtful. Thank you dear David, I can almost imagine how beautiful the view with all trees and plants… Love, nia
Oh it really is! I will have to show more photos as they change over the season. It really filled in overnight!
What a lovely band of brightness! Wildflower gardens are so beautiful and attract so much wildlife.
You are so right…since I took this shot and about 40 others on Sunday, I would say the amount of blooms has tripled! I need to get out the wide angle to capture the expanse…when the rain eases a bit!
That is really a wonderful view!
And this in only about 1/4 of what is there!! I will have to see I a wide angle shot will show the whole display!
Great post 🙂 This is my favourite view when I cycle to work through the park 🙂 I love when little and fragile flowers peek from the bed of green grass 🙂 It makes me want to lie in that grass and count the clouds 🙂
Thanks Kristina, ya know…I wanted to do the same thing except it was a bit on the wet side. I’ll wait till the sun comes out again!!
Beautiful photo. It so reminds me of my childhood in England, when my sister and I used to go wandering through the the meadows filled with daisies, clover, and buttercups. It was quite safe to do so in those days. 😉
Thanks…it is a sight to see! Yes I remember those days too! Parents had no worries except if we were late for dinner!
What a nice splash of white against the vivid green! It turned out well
You should see it now!! The yellow daisy like flowers have just exploded and are the dominant color in the flower patch!