It’s all about Angles this week and suddenly I see them everywhere! This is the first time this has happened for me…that I’m literally seeing the subject of the Challenge everywhere, in everything, all the time! It’s rather overwhelming not to mention a tad weird 😛 They are truly ubiquitous – whether in Nature or the man-made World, whether geometrical or metaphorically, as nouns or verbs…it’s all a matter of perspective. We’ve had some lovely angled shots this week…some soft, some sharp and some downright dramatic. Angles tend to do that – add drama. If you sense a metaphor coming, breathe easy 😉 I’m steering well clear of them this week. There’s such a thing as too much thought and I’m just not in the mood. Although I must confess that was my intention when I began to write. You’re congratulating yourself on your lucky escape aren’t you? And the fickleness of my mind?! You and me both 😛
Last week for the Roots Challenge, I shunned Mother Nature and went man-made. This week I embraced Her 🙂 And like most Mothers, she didn’t disappoint 😉 I found this plant with dagger-like thorns encircling its thick stem from top to bottom – a throwback to some medieval torture instrument 😛 They were protecting the most delicate greenish-pink buds that offered a wonderfully soft contrast. The flowers however I didn’t like very much…they were flat and lacked the alluring innocence of their younger selves! See, I promised no metaphors! How am I doing so far? 😉 It was harder to get the right angle than I had imagined. Translating 3D into 2D is tough and doesn’t always work. I took a lot of shots and finally chose this one…
Here is what they were protecting…
And here are some others I took just for fun…
The Weekend is upon us People! ENJOY every ANGLE 😉 😀
H is for Happiness 
Really amazing 😉
Thank you!
Wow Harsha! These are all very nice images. You could have entered any of these into the group and it would have worked. Impressive work.
Thank you so much Julio! I’m really chuffed that you think so 🙂 I’ve come to rely on the Challenge and you guys for my inspiration and motivation 🙂
Beautiful pix H, great interpretation too! Love your building shot and adore your copper kettle!!!
Thanku much M 😘 The kettle shot is my favorite too!
I’m with M. Love that kettle! And I am totally envious of all your flora. Right now we have pine trees, pine trees, and let’s see. Oh yes. Pine trees! Which is better than nothing, and it’s what I’ve chosen, so I’ll just be happy with that. The blue flower next to those little buds is simply delicious. But I wouldn’t want to mess with those thorns!
LOL Heather! Don’t fret! Spring is around the corner…I can feel it 🙂 Meanwhile…your Pine trees are absolutely stunning!
Those thorns are something else I tell you! Suddenly I’m beginning to enjoy my macro-observations. Haven’t touched the lens in more than a year and now I find myself reaching for it ever so often…even for non-macro pics! I’m really so grateful to this Challenge for getting me off of my you-know-what and get clicking 😀
Great pictures!! I especially love the blue flowers.. amazing! 😀
Thanks a million 😀