Astilbe Galaxy

Posted on June 23, 2014 | 45 Comments

On feathery plumes of delicate pink

exists a blossoming galaxy

Tiny star clusters lush with nectar

✿~Peace & Love~✿

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45 responses to “Astilbe Galaxy”

sadaatmahmood | June 23, 2014 at 7:50 am | Reply

Lovely work. Put a smile on my face 🙂

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 7:52 am | Reply
  
  Thanks so much, I’m glad it put a smile on your face! 🙂
  
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Line | June 23, 2014 at 7:54 am | Reply

Oh, this is so lovely!! 🙂 I love the photo, and the poem is so soft and beautiful! 🙂

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 7:57 am | Reply
  
  Thank you Line, I’m so glad you liked it! 🙂 Hope you’re having a wonderful day! ❤
  
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richardankerswrites | June 23, 2014 at 8:00 am | Reply

That picture is wonderful 🙂

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 8:01 am | Reply
  
  Thank you Richard! 🙂
  
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  - richardankerswrites | June 23, 2014 at 8:02 am |
    
    Welcome 🙂
    
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iithinks | June 23, 2014 at 8:02 am | Reply

Love it Julie! 🙂

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 8:10 am | Reply
  
  Thank you, I’m so glad, that really means a lot Ihsan! 🙂
  
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AmyRose | June 23, 2014 at 8:43 am | Reply

Truly stunning! Both the words and photo are a Gift you have given me today. Ah! Now I know you to be Julie. I must remember that!! And I shall! (smile) Love, Amy

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:05 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Amy! So happy to hear this was a gift to you today, hope your day is filled with many more gifts as it goes along! Love and Joy to you, and hugs too! 🙂
  
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  - AmyRose | June 23, 2014 at 11:07 am |
    
    Thank you, Julie. Thank you!!!! I have a little creek in mind to visit today with of course my camera. (smile) This one may be small but it intrigues me. May YOUR day be a great one!!! xx Amy
    
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  - Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:13 am |
    
    Sounds lovely Amy, enjoy! I’m sure you’ll return with some beautiful captures (as always). ❤
    And thanks, I'm off to visit my sis at her new house today, working among her "garden" of boxes as she's still settling in there. 😉
    Blessings!
    
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  - AmyRose | June 23, 2014 at 11:15 am |
    
    You just made me laugh! A garden of boxes! Too funny! Well, you seem to have a good attitude about it, and I am sure you will find time to laugh. Good for you! Blessings to you! xx Amy
    
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  - Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:20 am |
    
    All of Life is a garden! 😉
    
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  - AmyRose | June 23, 2014 at 11:37 am |
    
    NICE!
    
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Crooked Tracks | June 23, 2014 at 9:12 am | Reply

I like the delicate pink color and your words are a perfect match to the photo!

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:06 am | Reply
  
  Thanks so much, I’m glad you like it, I’m “tickled pink” at this shade of pink! 🙂
  
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Writing to Freedom | June 23, 2014 at 9:22 am | Reply

I love the beautiful garden ode! 🙂

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:07 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Brad! Hope you’re enjoying your garden lovelies today! 🙂
  
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  - Writing to Freedom | June 23, 2014 at 11:25 am |
    
    Yes, we’re having an unusually wet period which is great for our gardens and no watering! 🙂
    
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bulldog | June 23, 2014 at 10:22 am | Reply

Wow what a beautiful flower first of all and then what lovely words to go with it… what flower is that by the way??

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:09 am | Reply
  
  Thank you, my friend! It’s called an Astilbe. 🙂
  
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Jan's bulletin board | June 23, 2014 at 10:48 am | Reply

Beautiful photo!

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:09 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Jan!
  
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Trisha | June 23, 2014 at 10:50 am | Reply

Beautiful words and photo! I love that soft pink. I’m amazed that your flowers are ahead of mine when your spring was so much slower to get started than mine. My astilbe still isn’t blooming!

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- Jewels | June 23, 2014 at 11:18 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Trisha! I love it too, so sweet and delicate. Funny that mine would bloom before yours! Maybe because even though our spring was slower in coming, we’re already very much into the heat of summer here, not to mention all the rain we’ve had. But maybe this one is just an earlier variety, the astilbe on the other side of the house still isn’t blooming yet either. Hope you’re well today Trisha, and that you have a beautiful day! ❤
  
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joeyfullystated | June 23, 2014 at 4:34 pm | Reply

Totally gorgeous! My long-term plans involve a lot of white astilbe…You’re like a mirror sometimes!

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- Jewels | June 24, 2014 at 1:02 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Joey! 🙂 I’ve never grown the white ones before, always opting for adding color, but speaking of mirrors… now that you mention it… I’d rather like some white ones too! 😀
  
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loisajay | June 23, 2014 at 5:07 pm | Reply

‘Feather plumes’ is perfect. What a beautiful flower–and then I noticed the bee!

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- Jewels | June 24, 2014 at 1:07 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Loisajay, astilbe blooms are so feathery and light and airy looking, and in pink… ah so pretty! That bee is actually a very tiny little hoverfly, I’m shocked I even got him to show up in focus. 🙂
  
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Himani B | June 23, 2014 at 11:21 pm | Reply

So beautiful, love this! 🙂

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- Jewels | June 24, 2014 at 1:07 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much, Himani! 🙂
  
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Kathy | June 24, 2014 at 4:21 pm | Reply

Gorgeous! Feeling the beauty of this…

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- Jewels | June 24, 2014 at 4:23 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks so much, Kathy! 🙂
  
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Charlie@Seattle Trekker | June 24, 2014 at 6:02 pm | Reply

So delicate and so beautiful…

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- Jewels | June 24, 2014 at 8:57 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Charlie!
  
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shailiedubois | June 24, 2014 at 6:08 pm | Reply

Lovely 🙂

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- Jewels | June 24, 2014 at 6:09 pm | Reply
  
  Thank you so much! 🙂
  
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sonyaliraphotography | June 26, 2014 at 4:59 pm | Reply

I need some of these, beautiful flower and picture.

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- Jewels | June 26, 2014 at 9:23 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Sonya!
  
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Pressing Refresh | June 26, 2014 at 8:53 pm | Reply

So beautiful, jewels!

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- Jewels | June 26, 2014 at 9:31 pm | Reply
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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Ruth Nina Welsh | June 29, 2014 at 9:54 am | Reply

Fantastic shot Julie – I love Astilbes! I have a couple of red ones. This pink one is just a beauty and to get the wildlife with it is so good!! 🙂

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- Jewels | June 29, 2014 at 11:24 am | Reply
  
  Thanks so much, Ruth! I love them too, they have such a light, delicate, airy quality to them, they’re just so lovely! I bet the red colored ones you have are gorgeous, I’ve only had pink ones. That little hoverfly sampling some nectar was such a fun thing to capture! 🙂
  
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