Beauty Among The Thorns
by Janet Marie
Title
Beauty Among The Thorns
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The fish-hook barrel cactus blooms, delight me every summer during our Arizona Sonoran Desert monsoon season. The flowers can vary in size, shape, color, and texture.
I have so much fun capturing all wondrous ways to present them. Here sits four glorious flowers, atop this Fish Hook Barrel Cactus, in my lovely garden of joy! Standing over them to capture their lustrous glow, showing them off as "Beauty Among The Thorns!"
© 2017 Janet Marie Photography, all rights reserved.
đź’ś HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO FAA GROUP ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE HOMEPAGE "FEATURE" OF HIS IMAGE IN THEIR GROUP:
*Nikon Full Frame Cameras~Thanks Doug 02/10/18
*Global Flowers~Thanks Jasna 02/10/18
*Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery~Thanks Randy 02/08/18
*Visions Of Spring-Glances Of Summer~Thanks Dora 02/11/18
*American Desert Southwest~Thanks Jane 02/13/18
*Art For Close Ups And Macro~Thanks Barbara 02/14/18
*Art For Ever With You~Thanks Barbara 02/14/18
*Macro Marvels~Thanks Dough 02/15/18
*Floral Photography and Art~Thanks Kim 02/15/18
*Lady Photographers And Artists~Thanks Karen 02/16/18
*Bath And Spa Prints~Thanks Jenn 02/18/18
*Arts Fantastic World~Thanks Romuald 02/18/18
*Ladies Club~Thanks Johanna 02/19/18
*Your Very Best Photography~Thanks Bob 02/22/18
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February 6th, 2018
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Comments (43)
Greta Foose
Gorgeous color in these beautiful cactus flowers.
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you so much Greta! This particular barrel cactus (which is no more) produced some the most beautiful blooms every spring in my desert acre of joy.
Lynda Lehmann
Wow! This is just beautiful!
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Lynda! I am glad you think so. This fish-hook barrel cactus gave me some lovely moments every summer.
Nikolyn McDonald
Wonderful burst of color here - love the way the thorns of this barrel cactus surround and set off the flowers, almost like a halo.
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Nikolyn for your wonderful words expressed about our Arizona Sonoran Desert barrel cactus flowers, that grace us with their beauty every summer.
Michael May
Fantastic color, love these! Great capture
Janet Marie replied:
Michael! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment about this. I really appreciate it! They truly make for great photography, I am delighted that you think so too.
Lynn Hopwood
Beautiful capture!
Janet Marie replied:
Lynn! Thank you for your delightful comment about my photography. I really appreciate it!
Bunny Clarke
This is so gorgeous! I love it when the deserts bloom.
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you, Bunny. I love it when the desert blooms as well. I get most of cactus blooms in the spring, but these bloom with summer rains.
Sonali Gangane
Lovely!L F
Janet Marie replied:
Sonali! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful comment about "Beauty Among The Thorns." I really appreciate that and the fave.
Bijan Pirnia
Hello beautiful Janet, Your gorgeous cacti gallery reminds me of a timeless universal truth : Beauty is often found in some of the roughest places, even among thorns.
Janet Marie replied:
All the flowering plants even ones with thorns, need this flowering process. In order for the cactus to continue to grow and reach its potential, flowers are needed to attract the pollinators. Probably mostly done by the native Cactus Bee and butterflies. In order for these pollinators to want to approach this plant, they have to be showy and beautiful. Ah, the wisdom of the Creator, and this assured process on continuation of the plant, we get the added bonus of these beautiful blooms. What love and generosity for this MARVELoUS gift! With 350,000 flowering plants worldwide, if we wanted to do a study project to get to know each flowering plant, 1 per day, it would take 958 years. Hence, this shows we were meant to live longer than a mere 70 or 80 years. When we get to view the natural world, we are actually looking into the mind and heart of our loving Creator. Sadly, this cactus is no longer a part of my Sonoran Desert acre. I miss all the joy it brought me, and yet that joy will continue through my photography of it.
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Bijan for sharing such a wonderful comment, it evoking feelings that you shared in your comment. It is what I hope to do.
Janet Marie
Featured in "FOR THE LOVE OF FLOWERS" Art Group, 01/18/2021. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janetđź’•
Barbara Zahno
So beautiful, Janet! L/f/
Janet Marie replied:
Barbara! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment. I am glad you like this and have chosen it as one of your favorites, too. I really appreciate it! Janetđź’•
Jurgen Lorenzen
Stunning beauty, Janet!
Janet Marie replied:
Jurgen! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment. I am glad you like this and have chosen it as one of your favorites, too. I really appreciate it! Janetđź’•
Janet Marie
Featured in "BEAUTY OF ARIZONA" 12/04/2020. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janetđź’•
Donna Kennedy
Gorgeous color and clarity Janet!!...L/T
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Donna for stopping by and sharing your lovely thoughts about my photography. I’m glad that you like it and have shared it on Twitter. Barrel cactus blooms are a fun thing for me to photograph. Janet 💕
Kate Brown
So beautiful, wonderful color and detail! LF
Janet Marie replied:
Kate, always a pleasure to have you visit my gallery and share your lovely thoughts about my artwork. I am glad to know that you like this and feel as you have expressed. I truly appreciate your wonderful support of my work. Thank you for that and choosing this as one of your favorites too! Janet đź’•
Johanna Hurmerinta
Terrific pov and composition. Fantastic capture of the beautiful flowers. LF
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you so much, Johanna for visiting my gallery and sharing your wonderful thoughts about these beautiful blooms. These were a homepage feature in your lovely art group, The Ladies Club, a year ago. I am delighted that you like them and feel it's a fantastic capture, and terrific pov. I really appreciate knowing that, and also for choosing this as one of your favorites. đź’•Janet
Jurgen Lorenzen
Great image, great title, Janet!
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Jurgen for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment. I appreciate it. You have fabulous artwork and saw you in one of the contests or could have been a Group. đź’•
Lorraine Baum
Beauty indeed! This is lovely Janet! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Lorraine! I am delighted that you visited my gallery of artwork. Thank you for your lovely comment. This barrel cactus produced such luscious flowers last summer. We had such a dry winter, that this barrel in my desert garden of joy, is flowering but not as much. I did manage to capture some blooms, that I would love to share. I am glad you like this, and have chosen it as one of your favorites. đź’•Janet
G Berry
this is one beautiful cactus. wonderful capture..
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you so much for visiting my gallery and sharing such luscious words about my artwork. I really appreciate knowing it evoked those feelings about photography. What I aim for in capturing and posting my photography. đź’•Janet
Ann Skelton
Splendid capture Janet! Congrats on your Special Surprise Feature in the Ladies Club! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Ann! How sweet of you to stop by my gallery to CONGRATULATE me for the Special Surprise Feature, and share your lovely thoughts about my photography. I am glad you like it and feel it's a splendid capture. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
Joyce Dickens
This is gorgeous Janet; congratulations on your Special Feature at Ladies Club; so very well deserved! :-))
Janet Marie replied:
Joyce! How sweet of you to stop by to CONGRATULATE me for the “SPECIAL SURPRISE FEATURE!” in the LADIES CLUB! It was a LOVEly surprise and so appreciated! Thank you for you for feeling it’s gorgeous and well deserved. 💕Janet
Janet Marie
Barbara Lobosco! Thank you for visiting my gallery and choosing this as one of your favorites. I appreciate it. đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so much Bob, for "FEATURING" this image on the HOMEPAGE of your Art Group "YOUR VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPHY!" I am honored, grateful, and appreciative for this feature, and the opportunity to showcase my fine art photography.