About Me

My photo
Antwerp, Belgium
Welcome to the new, and improved version of Heaven in Belgium. I am Jientje. "Jientje", like the boys name Gene, followed by "chu"? "Gene-chu", that's how you pronounce my name. Yes!!!!That's it!! So now you know huh? I am an addicted blogger. I was born and raised and am still living in Belgium. Yeah, the "this-is- Tuesday-so-this-must-be-Brussels" kind of Belgium .. There, you see? Maybe you couldn't find it on the map, but at least I'm trying to change that a little by sharing lots of pictures. I really love to cook and create new things, like this blog for instance. I am a mother,a grandmothe and a wife too! They say I'm a traveler, and a photographer. Well that's just what they say, I love to make pictures, but I am far from professional ... If my English is not perfect, that would be because it's my second language. I do hope you'll forgive me any possible misspellings or strange vocabulary ... Now, as a result of all of the above, I get way too little sleep and my days are always much too short!

Followers

Heaven is in Belgium

Monday, May 31, 2010

Macro Monday, Changing Colors

 

 

mm

Each year in Spring I look forward to see my Rhododendron burst out in blooms.
It’s always fascinating to see how the colors of the flowers evolve …

 

IMG_3371bc

… from dark fuchsia pink

IMG_3572bc

to bright pink …

IMG_3660bc

 IMG_3984bc

 

IMG_4219bc

… fading into a more creamier pink

IMG_4212bc

 

IMG_4576bc 

cream with a pink blush

IMG_5332bc

to cream

IMG_5330bc

and cream with little brown spots on it. It will be sad to see them wither.

 

Macro Monday is hosted by Lisa at Lisa’s Chaos.

Visit my other blog, Heavenin365 for a photo a day with the Canon D40.

19 comments:

Mary said...

Beautiful pictures, as always!

Kim (frogpondsrock) said...

I love rhodos, absolutely love them.

Vicki said...

Wonderful shots. It's nice the bee posed for you.

Hootin Anni said...

So so very gorgeous. I particularly like the one blossom with the water droplets.

My Macro Lantana is HERE I do hope you can stop by to visit with me today.

Wanda..... said...

It was nice to view your beautiful Rhododendrons from bud to bloom, Jientje! ♥...Wanda

Joyce said...

So pretty and the little fat bee was such a surprise to see.
Joyce

Avril said...

So very very pretty !!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, beautiful!

Paz

Kala said...

Excellent detail in these macro images.

Kim, USA said...

I know they evolve and that makes me look forward to the next year. Natural beauty is the best. happy Monday!

MM~My Iris

Loree said...

Beautiful flowers. I am always sad to see any flowers wilt and dry up. They always make me so cheerful when they are blooming.

Pat said...

Beautiful! Love the macro with the bee in the center of the flower!

Kristi said...

These macros of the phododendron are beautiful! Love the new banner :)

Maude Lynn said...

Amazing series of photos!

Carletta said...

Stunning shots Jientje!
You've captured these beautifully!

"Lillagul" said...

Beutiful pictures on the different stages of the Rhododendron flowers !
My favorite is the third one , with the waterdrops :)
Have a nice and hopefully sunny day !

Regina said...

Wow how gorgeous and vibrant!
Thank you for sharing.
Enjoy the great week.

Colleen said...

So pretty. I love the shots with the bee.

Unknown said...

SO much beauty!!! I love your bee friend too. lol

What am I up to? Follow me on Twitter

    follow me on Twitter

    FEEDJIT Live Traffic Feed

    Blog Archive