Some Of My Favorite Things

I have been feeling a little sentimental,so I went back into the archives for this post.

I decided to show some of Jake's pictures which were initially on slide film and have been scanned into the computer.

Some of you may remember seeing these pictures in previous posts,but consider this as taking another walk through a garden of beauty.

The title of this posts says it all.The flower pictures I have chosen to share are definitely some of my most favourite of Jake' slide scan flowers.

I absolutely love this tulip's shape,and the raindrops just add to the beauty.

Columbines have such a delicate beauty.I think here Jake captured that beauty very well.

The simplicity of this shot bring out the beauty of the flower.

You have to also remember that these pictures were taken many years before the digital age.

I know he owned a Pentax camera  at one time and these were probably taken with that.
I do not remember what kind of lenses he owned.

The sunlight streaming through the flowers is spectacular.

I have always known that Jake had an eye for beautiful pictures and these images certainly prove that.

I love the soft edges on this shot,and no they are not Photoshopped in.

Back in those days you needed to see just how the picture was to turn out before you pressed the shutter button.

I have tried many times to get a good picture of Blue Flax,but have not been very happy with the results.

I can see by this picture that Jake had no problem getting the right shot.The flowers are crisp and the cold is true.

Some more Tulips and again with those beautiful raindrops.

The angle of this shot is lovely. Again I have to say that Jake was an amazing photographer.

I love how he framed those Painted Daisies with the white ones.

And here is my favourite photographer chatting with a friend of ours.

This picture has a lot of memories associated with it.

This was the day we participated in a Bio Blitz. A variety of people with skills in identifying plants,animals and birds were on hand.We spent 12 hours combing a small park in Morden.

Jake and I had been invited to come as photographers,and tried to capture as many images as possible of what we saw.It was a fun day together with the man I love and many other friends.

The lady in this picture passed away just over a month before Jake,so it is a very special shot.

Thanks for allowing me to share  my heart filled with memories.

Thought for today:

Sometimes being strong and moving on is the only choice you have.