Blue Bliss Of Desert Chia
by Janet Marie
Title
Blue Bliss Of Desert Chia
Artist
Janet Marie
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Photograph - Photography
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💕💕For more tiny beauty in nature, please visit my "Dare To Be Noticed" collection💕💕
It was glorious spring day, in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. The desert becomes a showy display of color. It was no exception this day in April 2019, at the Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Tucson, Arizona. (USA).
I especially wanted to capture some of the beautiful colors of springtime in the desert. You couldn't pick a better place, as the desert landscape is bursting with color of wildflowers and cactus blooms.
I love the "dare to be noticed" blooms that I may happen upon, and cannot be ignored. These very tiny, vivid blue wildflowers caught my attention. This was my 2nd encounter with them, having gone to my trusty website for wildflowers of the Southwest, I couldn't believe I identified them. They belong to the mint family, and one of the common names is Desert Chia (Salvia columbariae).
As you can see, only a small number of flowers are in bloom at any one time, growing out the ends of this hairy, spiky, seed ball. So, it was my delight to capture "Blue Bliss Of Desert Chia."
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Debby Pueschel
Janet, isn't is amazing how things grow and provide for nature in every corner of the land! This is beautiful! FLTwP
Janet Marie replied:
Debby! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing such a delightful comment about my photography. I really appreciate that, the tweet, pin, and the fave. Plenty to amaze us with 15,000 wildflowers in the USA alone, and 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 a little over 958 years. Hence this shows we were meant to live forever.
Lisa Kaiser
This is truly gorgeous. Shared.
Janet Marie replied:
Well, Lisa, aren't you gorgeous for saying so! Thank you for visiting my gallery and sharing such a nice comment about my photography. I really appreciate that and for sharing this! Janet💕
Janet Marie
Stefano! Thank you for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your wonderful Art Group, "10 PLUS!" I am honored to have my artwork recognized in this special way. I truly appreciate it! Janet 💕
Janet Marie
Featured in "FOR THE LOVE OF FLOWERS" Art Group, 03/01/2021. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janet💕
Janet Marie
Jasna! Thank you for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your wonderful Art Group, "GLOBAL FLOWERS PHOTOGRAPHY!" I am honored to have my artwork recognized in this special way. I truly appreciate it! Janet 💕
Linda MacFarland
Beautiful Blue hue on this Desert Chia! LFC
Janet Marie replied:
Linda! Thank you so much for visiting my gallery of work, and sharing such a lovely comment about "Blue Bliss of Desert Chia". I really appreciate that, and for choosing this as one of your favorites, too.
Gary McJimsey
Very nice wildflower photo of the Chia, Blue Bliss of Desert. This flower might be a new one for me; will look through my film files to see if I hav photographed this. Thanks Janet for sharing l/f/c
Janet Marie replied:
Gary! Thank you so much for visiting my gallery of work, and sharing such a lovely comment about it. I really appreciate that, and for choosing this as one of your favorites. You would remember photographing these., as this is a dare to be noticed bloom, as they are very tiny, but the color pops and I was hooked. Janet💕
Janet Marie
Featured in "BEAUTY OF ARIZONA" 12/11/2020. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janet💕
Jasna Dragun
Beautiful bliss of desert! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Jasna! Thank you for your lovely comment. I am glad you like this desert chia blooms and have chosen it as one of your favorites, too. I really appreciate it! Janet💕
Deborah A Andreas
Such a great Collection here: Dare To Be Noticed! I love it! And that's exactly what this little vibrant blue flower is saying to you as you happened upon it with your camera! Lucky flower! L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Deborah! How wonderful to hear from you! My dear artist friend Eva helped me to appreciate photographing these dear things. So glad you love it and feel this collection is great. I really appreciate knowing that from you. I mean something so vivid in color just has to be noticed, right. Thank you for your lovely words expressed. I appreciate it and also for choosing it as one of your favorites. So sweet of you. Sending love and hugs your way!
VIVA Anderson
So precious, beautiful, small is beautiful treasure, for your Dare To Be Noticed gallery...compliments, fv...VIVA
Janet Marie replied:
Viva, daahling! Aren’t you the greatest to share such a wonderful comment about this. I love to photograph the unnoticed. So I’m trying to get on the ball and get my various photography of so many beautiful places and things that have excited me. I want to share the unnoticed and decided to put it in a collection. I am deLIGHTed that you have appreciation for such tiny beauty. I also appreciate you choosing this is one of your favorites. Big hugs, Janet💕
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