Sunday, January 25, 2009

Today's Flowers: Burning Bush


This week I searched my archives to find something that I hadn't posted and found this image of a Burning Bush from my Mom's yard that I took last October. At that time it was just beginning to change colors to its vibrant scarlet foliage. It was already full of the small red-orange fruit it bears in the fall. I hope you enjoy.


Waste no tears
Upon the blotted record of lost years,
But turn the leaf, and smile, oh! smile, to see
The fair white pages that remain for thee.”

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox
(American poet and writer 1850-1919)
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36 comments:

Leora said...

Beautiful colors. My neighbor's burning bush is now all beige and twiggy. Look forward to watching the little spring buds popping up on the bushes.

dot said...

Fall colors are nice any time of the year. Soon you will have flowers again. I like the poem.

Maria said...

Beautiful autumn colours! But I'm longing fors spring now :)
Love that flying squirrel in your last blog. Great capture!

Rose said...

We are getting a little bit more snow today...pictures like this are beginning to make me long for spring! Just to see color again.

George said...

Thanks for providing some color on a gray day in Tennessee.

Rune Eide said...

I don't know the tree, but a beauty she was!

Unknown said...

Aren't the pretty when the entire plant has changed colors?

Arija said...

A lovely combination. Thank you for the verse/advice, it is most apt to your picture and to life.

Anonymous said...

Love the red against the green beatifully captured.

juliana said...

this looks great... bright, green with a splash of red...
i have already forgotten there are colours other than the bleak grey we've bene having for weeks and which just wouldn't go away...

lilly said...

What beautiful colours.

What great shots of Thumper and Heidi.

Tom said...

Love the picture and the word.
Tom
Wiggers World

Dr.John said...

I liked both the picture and the poem.

Anonymous said...

I think I have one just like this in my garden. The tiny reds add charms to the plant. Nice picture.

Janice Thomson said...

Beautiful vibrant colors - heard of this but never seen one - thanks for that!

Anonymous said...

Lovely colors! I wonder what color it is now... :)

Becky said...

This is a favorite of mine and I always look for them in the Fall. I just love the colors.
B.

Lilli & Nevada said...

You know i think that is the same bush i posted on my blog with just the berries left.
This is a pretty bush i think i would like to have a few of these around my yard

Anonymous said...

We have a bush here you would love. It always looks as though it is on fire.

Anonymous said...

so gorgeous and pretty colors, thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

I love the colors. The red stands out so nicely against the green.

Reader Wil said...

I like the poem: it is so true!
The photo is beautiful !

Gunilla said...

Yes a like that bush I have one in my garden too. It becames red all over. Look at the photo in the etiketter: Garden/tradgard. If you like.

Thank´s for your comment.

Have a nice day

Gunilla in Sweden

Day4plus said...

Very pretty and fitting for Todays Flowers. MB

EG CameraGirl said...

I really like the way the red leaves stand out in this photo. Makes me wonder why you haven't shown it to us before...I like it LOTS!

Anonymous said...

I love the name! Never heard of this or seen it before. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Paz

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Carletta: It is nice to see the Burning Bush in full color. You got it at a neat phase.

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed it well, as red leaves are so nice to look at!

Anonymous said...

I just love these fall colours!

Sandra said...

Beautiful and natural picture - thank you for your visit and greetings from Croatia.

Cris said...

Hi Carletta, it's been a while since I last stopped by... and I miss that... Such nice pictures you've posted lately!

Luiz Santilli Jr said...

Carletta,

Very interesting post!
Fantastic plant, changing the colours!
Thanks for sharing!

Luiz

Neal said...

Beautiful Carletta. Makes me hope for spring to return soon.

Kerri Farley said...

What a lovely bush!!

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