These are the Colours I am missing now...

It is only midth of January but I am really already fed up with winter. What I hate most is the dark days when the sky is all clouded and it is rainy. You do not want to get out of bed because it is so dark - simply depressing.
Although it is currently quite mild the sun hardly gets out if at all. I want to see these...

(all photos ©Petra Voegtle)

What are YOU missing right now?

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The Blog continued with the Colour Orange

I just decided to contine this blog. Colours are my life - without colours I will not be an artist. The posts may appear sporadically and I have to think about a guideline for myself but we will see what happens. I also spent so much time on this blog, collecting all those wonderful motifs and colours, that it would be a shame if I stopped sharing them.

I thank all my readers for their motivation and maybe you will find the one or other image you might like.
 
Starting with one from my balcony - the colour of the Clivia:  

Orange

I found a very strange psychological explanation for the colour Orange in a German description (translated and abbreviated):

"Orange symbolizes the unappealing, the sweet, aromatic, the refreshing, the cheap, the flashy, the extrovert, the trendy, the loud, closeness, fun, cheerful, sociability, pleasure, gluttony, energy, activity, excitement, warmth, desire.

Orange has always been an exotic colour in Europe although sunset and sunrise are orange. Orange has a cheap appeal because many objects in orange are plastic. There are no natural materials which are orange, therefore the colour orange sends the signal of being cheap. Through advertising campaigns and certain product design the image of the colour did not improve - on the contrary. People combine pushiness and swaggering with orange.

But the colour orange also has a positive character. It's the colour of the amusing, pleasure, sociability. Orange is a combination of light and warmth. Orange creates a pleasant atmospheric environment. It is not as dazzling as yellow and not as sultry as red. Orange is the colour of the fire etc."

What is your attitude towards orange?

Clivia Miniata (Amaryllidaceae),
Riemenblatt, Bush Lily 
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What we miss during the cold Season: Colour

photography ©Petra Voegtle
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More Peony Dreams in Pink and White...

I just could not hold back some more images of these beautiful blooms. The time for their glory is just too short so it is invaluable that we have the techniques to keep their beauty forever - thanks to photography....

"Paeonia" (Paeoniaceae)
peony, Pfingstrose

daily photos from Munich, photographed by Petra Voegtle
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Peony Dreams....

Peonies belong to my absolutely favourite blooms. Not only the forms and colours of their blooms are so beautifully romantic but their perfume is pure heaven. I could stand there for hours and bury my nose in their petals forever...

"Paeonia" (Paeoniaceae)

peony, Pfingstrose

daily photos from Munich, photographed by Petra Voegtle
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More Peonies from last Year - in lovely Pink

I somehow missed to show you these blooms as well. I love peonies so very much and tried once to grow them on my balcony - but it was a disaster - not enough sun and probably they are just not meant to grow in a pot.

So the only thing I can do still is photographing them, rummaging again neighbours' gardens and see how lucky they are with their treasures. And - oh my - there are quite a few...

Look at that pollen on the bloom - doesn't it look like pure gold powder? If I only could transfer the perfume via the computer...

"Paeonia" (Paeoniaceae)
peony, Pfingstrose

daily photos from Munich, photographed by Petra Voegtle
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White Peonies from last Year...

I somehow missed to show you the peonies I photographed last year - they were exceptionally beautiful:

"Paeonia" (Paeoniaceae)
peony, Pfingstrose

daily photos from Munich, photographed by Petra Voegtle
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More creeping Colours...

That makes your heart jump - doesn't it? I could stand in front of these and just suck in those colours in order to not forget them ever again....

"Aubrieta" (Brassicaceae)
wallcress, Blaukissen
and other (?)

All photos are from Munich - photography by Petra Voegtle
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Creeping Phlox - another Colour - all in Pink

Now this one is the last of the collection for the moment - lovely little flowers, jewels in your garden....

"Phlox douglasii"
creeping phlox, Polsterphlox

daily photos from Munich, photography by Petra Voegtle
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The Colour Feast of Creeping Phlox continues...

The colour feast continues - here is another colour of creeping phlox which I find absolutely fascinating for its intensity - but judge for yourself...

"Phlox douglasii"
creeping phlox, Polsterphlox

daily photos from Munich, photography by Petra Voegtle
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An aristocratic Wall Decor...

I absolutely love these little flowers which form these wonderful colour spots on walls and in rockeries. They glow from the distance and can be found in many variations. They are the little jewels of the garden...

"Phlox douglasii"
creeping phlox, Polsterphlox

daily photos from Munich, photography by Petra Voegtle