"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today." - Indian proverb
Do you know the name of this curious flower? It reminds me of a sea creature.
Aftermath of a dinner party...
The book France in Ruins: Buildings in Decay by Simon O'Corra has just been published. My photographs of the crumbling Chateau de Rothschild on the Western edge of Paris are among the black-and-white images in the book. Sadly, in France numerous historic buildings and neglected estates have fallen into disrepair and ruin.
Have you seen this stunning British craftsmanship? I am mad about Alex Ramsay's nitrate negative bowls and candlesticks.
Last week I found five decorative wooden cornices that originally topped houses in Bali. Now to convince my husband to drill holes in the wall to hold the weight, so the cornices can serve as pedestals for revolving collections of objets d'art.
Meanwhile, I'm still working on the guest bedroom, (finally gave up finding enough space and sent 25 boxes of fragile things to storage) but will post interior photos of our maisonette soon. Stay tuned!
What an intriguing book.
I love peonies and ranunculus and all enfoldingness!
Posted by: Chris | 09 May 2011 at 20:56
Stunning orange flowers, and while I like Ramsay's bowls, I was mad about your teal bowl in the previous post! Congratulations on the book and looking forward to pictures of your new home ...
Posted by: Karen @PasGrand-Chose | 12 April 2011 at 09:10
Beautiful, gorgeous flowers. Lovely art. How wonderful to have your photos in this published book. I am looking forward to seeing your new home.
Posted by: Marilyn | 11 April 2011 at 18:28
I adore the orange ranunculus but have no idea what that calamari-shaped flower is! LOL
Cornices from Bali? You rock my socks off with your finds! Can't wait to see them.
xoxo
Posted by: gillian | 11 April 2011 at 15:27
Interesting proverb. And very different flowers. I like them both. They seem to go together in some mystical way, don't they?
Posted by: ally bean | 11 April 2011 at 14:55
You've had a dinner party! How wonderful - so glad you are settling in and beautifully ;0 The flowers are stunning; I especially love the Indian proverb. Lovely to see your posts as always, Tara.
Posted by: Barbara | 11 April 2011 at 13:15
Hi Tara
Judy is right it's a grevillia.
Megan
Posted by: Megan | 11 April 2011 at 13:01
Hi Tara,
I believe that flower/blossom might be a type of Grevillea which are members of the Protea family (Proteaceae). Natives of Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Sulawesi(Indonesia). Over 300 species in the genus.
See this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grevillea
Oh and - Welkomen in Nederland. :o)
Judy
Posted by: Judith Nijholt-Strong | 11 April 2011 at 04:56
Nature is almost obscene in all its glorious excesses isn't it? Tara, I truly missed your "eye" while you were in transit and it's such a soul-full gift to have it back.
Posted by: Tracy | 11 April 2011 at 03:43
Your photos always make me smile, Tara. The ranunculus is stunning!
Posted by: Mary H. | 11 April 2011 at 02:03
Mother Nature intriques with mystery and charm. Congrats Tara on your published photos!
Mr. wants to read the book you and he spoke of.
from afar hugs
Posted by: naturegirl | 11 April 2011 at 01:54