Monday, October 27, 2008

My World

This is My World - in the summertime. These flowers grow in the highway medians. Add that to the rolling hills. It's a beautiful, beautiful area (check the writings of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.)
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40 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my what a lovely sight that must be when you drive in the highway and the median is full of blooming beauties.

See you next week.

EG CameraGirl said...

Cosmos are such happy flowers!

Susan at Stony River said...

How wonderful to be down there at a flower's-eye view!! It makes the photo even more special.

They're lovely; I wouldn't mind driving anywhere with them on the roadside. thank you for sharing!

Louise said...

I have never seen so many Cosmos in one place. They are, if not my favorite wildflower, very close to my favorite. I plant a patch of them each year because they enchant me so much. What an incredible thing to put in the medians!

imac said...

Beautiful flowers.

Guy D said...

Beautiful colors. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers!

Regina In Pictures

Maria said...

Hills full with these flowers? Gorgeous! We grow them in the garden here! My mother is so fond of them, and they ARE lovely!
Thank you for sharing!

Tina said...

A composition ripe for painting or quilting! I love cosmos wildflowers, many municipalities around me plant wildflowers in the medians! A great idea! Going to your "my world" link to see more!

Anonymous said...

How beautiful Helen.
You are very fortunate to live in that area.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Helen: The flowers in the median must make your highways look really beautiful

abb said...

Glorious, Helen, just glorious! Love what Virginia and North Carolina do with their highway medians. So lovely!

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Beautiful!Any time anyone replaces gress with colorful flowers,that's great.

Rose said...

I bet it is beautiful to see that in the medians...

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness - I used to live in Virginia and I think I may have been in your store! I remember those flowers in the highway medians quite well.

Mary said...

wow...that would making driving a busy highway very enjoyable! Really beautiful and a wonderful touch of summer before the winter winds get us down :-)

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Beautiful Helen... I love seeing the wildflowers along the roads (interstate highways) in the summer. It helps make those boring drives more interesting!!!! When I lived in Texas, we'd drive to the hill country (near Brenham) to see the Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrush in bloom. Talk about beauty!!!

Unknown said...

How stunning and I love the free form they create

Oman said...

Thank you for the wonderful tour. This 2nd week of meme really makes us appreciate the many places that we don't usually see or ever had a chance to visit like the one you showed me in this post. Hope you get to have time to check my world too. Another great job and more to come in the coming weeks.

Arija said...

Helen, that is a stunning photo of massed Cosmos. More, more you hear me cry!

BNS said...

What a stunning image. It's hard to believe that's a highway median. Very uplifting.

Eve said...

Your roads are beautiful, cosmos are one of my favorites!!

Jayne said...

I love seeing fields of wildflowers along the highway. Such a treat, and these are beautiful!

Momgen said...

Oh beautiful flowers....THanks for sharing...

MIne is here

John Theberge said...

Wow, what a wonderful sight to see while you're driving.

AphotoAday said...

That must really be quite a sight driving down the road... Thanks for showing us your world...

Shelley said...

I would love to sit in the middle of all those beautiful flowers!

Roses and Lilacs said...

That is a beautiful sight. I wish our Illinois highway departments would plant wildflowers. Sigh
Marnie

Peggy said...

Absolutely stunning! I can't imagine driving down the interstate and seeing these all over. What a beautiful state it must be! Perfect representation for "My World"

kjpweb said...

Oh my! That is a sight to behold!
Cheers, Klaus

jalynn01 said...

That would be so much nicer than driving down the road and seeing just no color or just grass! I have seen this in NJ and it's just beautiful and inviting. Makes driving a little easier on a trip.

Unknown said...

And all in a highway median. There's nothing more pleasant than driving along a scenic highway. Great photo.

dianasfaria.com said...

I love your Cosmos. they are one of my favorite flowers!

Marsha said...

What beauty along the road side. I would have a hard time keeping my eyes on the road!

Sandra said...

Perfect carpet! Bye and greetings from Croatia

June said...

Yes, so beautiful. I love it when I'm on a highway that's got wildflowers growing in the medians...such a nice way to liven up the drive!

2sweetnsaxy said...

Absolutely beautiful! This is when I like wild flowers best. Also, I wouldn't have been surprised to see Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and TinMan entering this picture.
:-)

SaraG said...

Beautiful photo!
Thanks for sharing your world!!
Take care

Mike said...

What a breath-taking shot!

ms426d said...

I have enjoyed your beautiful highway medians a few times. You have captured it well.

A Colorful World said...

I wanted to photograph some cosmos in the median a couple of weeks ago--they were gorgeous! But alas we had a frost since then and when I went back they were a little weary-looking. Too late. Ah, but your photo is great! I enjoyed it!
Marie