bunched up frills

Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 13 November 2007 in Plant & Nature.

I loved these flowers when I walked by them. I thought their blossoms looked so much like frills on a dress.

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Photo taken in Washington DC on September 15, 2007.

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Me 2 from Hamburg, United States

pretty colors , like the sun highlights too

13 Nov 2007 5:45am

Mandy from South Africa

They are stunning colours e...and you're right they do remind oneof frills from a dress!!! I can see the can can dancers holding up their skirts as I type!! :)

13 Nov 2007 6:18am

manilenya from Alliston, Canada

oh so lovely flowers!

13 Nov 2007 7:19am

Rags from Plano, United States

i love the way the light hits the flowers and leaves.

13 Nov 2007 7:51am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Nice shot, love the contrast between the colors great work !

13 Nov 2007 8:37am

tyan from Singapore

yes it does,and i love this pink,so lovely!:)

13 Nov 2007 8:59am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I love the pink flowers and I love this capture, beautiful e.

13 Nov 2007 10:22am

theys from charleroi, Belgium

nice shot ! i like flowers .

13 Nov 2007 11:08am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Delicious looking frills, oh wow

13 Nov 2007 11:11am

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Lovely pic e - I'm back online - Lorraine challenged me to come out of my dream!!

13 Nov 2007 11:24am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

So nice. We like crepe myrtles and are planning to plant several of them in our yard sometime soon.

13 Nov 2007 11:52am

Illuci from Netherlands, Netherlands

I'm jealous that in your area these flowers are still blossoming :). I agree with my compatriot ColNed!

13 Nov 2007 12:08pm

Amir from ?, United States

Beautiful flower, I love them. It's fall around here but your photo have spirit of spring

13 Nov 2007 2:00pm

Michael Rawluk from Canada

Not much for flowers around here. Bare branches. I am jealous.

13 Nov 2007 4:29pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Nice shot, beautiful flowers!

13 Nov 2007 5:49pm

Markus from Reading, United Kingdom

Neat!

13 Nov 2007 8:37pm

Dawn Sutherland from United States

Nice indeed!

13 Nov 2007 10:28pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Wow, I love the light and delicate textures you’ve captured here, e! These blossoms are truly beauties.

14 Nov 2007 2:22am

Casio EX-S600
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