The Last Camellia

I have long been a fan of spent blossoms. This was taken in the beautiful Hess Camellia Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 

Fallen

Many of the camellia blooms at the Botanical Gardens have survived the cold snap a few weeks ago.  We've had so much rain that they were scattered on the ground. I loved the browned blossoms along with the pink ones.

For those of you in the B'ham area, I'll be teaching From Snapshots to Photographs at Samford After Sundown again soon. Please join us!

Winter Color

A friend sat nearby at church last Sunday with a beautiful pale pink camellia pinned to her jacket.  We're so lucky to have this breath of spring blooming in the winter months here in Birmingham!  This one is from the Birmingham Botanical Gardens where there is an entire area of gorgeous bushes and even more growing inside the Conservatory.

Camellia

Today a rest for the eyes.  Alabama's state flower, camellia japonica.