Color play on nature's canvas: Flower stories captured on my camera
Friends, how are you all? I hope you are well. Today I have come to share with you some flower pictures captured on my camera and my thoughts behind those pictures. We all love flowers, don't we? Just looking at flowers somehow calms the mind, creates a strange feeling of well-being. It seems to me that flowers add a touch of color to nature's canvas, and that touch makes our mind feel good.
Recently, I have caught my eye on a few types of flowers, which I am quite fascinated by. These flowers are not only beautiful, but each of them has its own story, its own message. These are the stories I have come to share with you today.
My eyes widened when I first saw the flowers that I will talk about. These flowers are the flowers of the Elephant's Ear Plant. Usually, we are fascinated by the huge leaves of these plants, which look like elephant ears, hence their name. But many people may not know that such a beautiful flower is hidden behind these huge leaves.
You can see in the picture that two flowers are blooming on a long stem. One is still a bud, covered in a green covering. And the other is in bloom, with a light pink hue. These flowers are called 'spaths'. They look like they are announcing the arrival of a new life. Although these flowers are not very magnificent, they have their own beauty. It is as if a silent artist of nature has painted them according to her own whim. I think that many times in life we are busy chasing big things, and we may not notice the small, beautiful beauties. These flowers remind me that every creation of nature has a special beauty, if we look carefully. Looking at them, I felt how generous nature is! She wants to show us everything she has and impress us, we just have to keep our eyes and minds open.
The picture I see at the end is a little different. Here I see some beautifully arranged flowers – white and pink Phalaenopsis Orchid, and bright red Anthurium flowers. There are green ferns and other leaves, which make the whole arrangement very attractive. Seeing these flowers, many may think, Ah! If only I had such beautiful flowers at home!
However, looking at the picture, it seems that these flowers may not be real, but rather artificial or 'artificial orchids'. And this made me think of a new question. Are we living in a world these days where artificial things are becoming more attractive than real things? As beautiful as these flowers look, they have no smell, they have no life, they do not need soil to survive. They are just for show.
I think the pictures of these two types of flowers showed me two sides of life. On the one hand, the true beauty of nature, like the elephant's ear and the Chinese potato flower, which express themselves in their harshness and simplicity. On the other hand, artificial flowers, which are perfect but lifeless. This thought reminds me that the true beauty of life may lie in the imperfections, struggles, and natural truths.
I think that those of us who live busy urban lives should stop for a moment sometimes. There are so many wonders of nature all around us! These flowers remind us that the true beauty of life lies in simplicity, naturalness, and love.
I hope you like my thoughts. Through these flowers, I am very happy to share with you some of the special moments of nature that I have seen.
May everyone be well, healthy, and enjoy these small gifts of nature. Thank you all.
Photography | details |
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Category | flowers photography |
Location | Malaysia |
Device | vivo y76 50 mp camera |
Author | @mamun123456 |
Community | original link |
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Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283156037 |

