I've been patiently watching and waiting for my white camellias to begin flowering. I planted three of these bushes next to the house a few years ago. Each year they grow a little more and delight me with an increasing number of flowers. This is the first bloom for this year and I have been taking photos over the last few days to capture it's unfolding beauty. The photos above were taken last Thursday after returning from my neighbourhood walk. I love the delicate look of the flower, particularly at this early stage.
This was taken Friday. You can see a pink tinge showing through from the inside.
The three above show the camellia on Saturday. The pink looks somehow like a blemish.
The two above are yesterday's (Sunday) photos, after a late shower of rain. I quite like the pink now, more like a feature than a blemish.
This is today's view. Still nice but nearly done. Then I spied......
..... some more papery thin splendour about to begin!
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49 comments:
Beautiful just pure white joy. I love to watch how they develop year after year. They don't grow here I believe, so don't know this but it is really lovely:)
Wonderful to have those in the garden. Over her it's small potplants and in sunrooms in summertime. Something special with white flowers. I'm right now enjoying a hibiscus with double red flowers in my sunroom (maybe you've seen it in my blog) and it has +20 buds right now :-)
I loooooove them!!!
Boahhh, so schööön ♥ ♥
So beautiful! I love the shape and soft white shades.
Love the first 3 pictures - great work!
The first three photos are my favourites too Birgitta.
One of the winter joys in our garden
Stunning beauty in these shots sooooo fresh...very, very nice!
There are soooo beautiful. In the first couple of images the flower looks so soft and delicate.
Gorgeous flower shots. Remind a little of peonies. :)
Lovely....our gardenia bush is blossoming for the 2nd time already this season. Don't you just love them? Your captures are purely perfection.
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beautiful blog and snapshots too...
Gorgeous photos of this beautiful white rose! So pure and elegant!
To say these photographs are breathtaking is truly an understatement.
Such stunning white, and you have captured it so beautifully in each one.
Thank you so much for sharing so much beauty today at The Creative Exchange.
Have a fantastic day!
lisa.
All photos are gorgeous but that first one - wow! it's stunning!
These are jaw dropping gorgeous!
Camellias? Now?
Ah, of course: the far side :-)
You lucky thing, being able to grow them outdoors. Such lovely images.
what a delicate beauty you captured.. how wonderful to be able to see it bloom.. day by day.. indeed a beautiful blessing to behold.. love your music as well..
A splendid series of shots. The light in the first few is stunning.
Beautiful work.... gorgeous pristine white!
These photos are absolutely beautiful!
What a delight! So they bloom in cooler weather? I have to remember that your season is the opposite of mine. Wonderful series of such a beautiful flower.
What a wonderful series! It's so amazing to see the development - thanks so much for sharing!
Beauty sometimes takes a while ... and now look what has come! Great photos!
Wonderful post and a very beautiful set of images. Great photowork.
A spectacular flower - well worth the wait! I really love the first shot with raindrops -so beautiful!
Fantastic photos of a beautiful flower! They don´t grow in my part of Sweden but I´ve seen them in Brazil.
Thanks for sharing!
beautiful captures this week - especially love it with the dew / rain drops on it!!
Simply AMAZING!!
i love them all.
have a great week ahead!
betty
Fantastic series!
You captured its progression beautifully. Wow!
All of these flowers are so gorgeous . I love the white.
Oh my these are lovely!!
Such a beautiful flower and photographed wonderfully.
Oh how gorgeous!!
gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!love all and specially the one with raindrops,,,
I love how much you captured how it is changing from day to day.
this is a beautiful sequence of photos
Quite lovely! =)
Wow! That is just gorgeous! Flowers are always welcome at the Simple Pleasures party. They are one of my all-time favorite simple pleasure.
Stunning photos. I love to watch my flowers bloom day by day, too.
So beautiful! Anything that grows around here is a blessing. Bougainvilleas and the tiniest of wildflowers are about the only things that can survive the heat and dust. Have a great day. Tammy
The camelias are beautiful! I could not help but think of the old hymn again "wash me and I shall be whiter than snow". Joining you at Dayle's today.
Lovely. Just lovely. Just looking at these gave me a feeling of peace.
amazing photos...they look so real I think I can smell them.
Hi,
Beautiful, beautiful,beautiful flowers and photos of said flowers. Camelias are special,fragile and delicate..
God Bless
ARB from Australia
So pretty!!!
Beautiful, I love camellias!
Pretty - + the photos are brilliant...I love an all white garden...and had forgotten I wanted to plant these in our new home...I have just the spot, and thanks to you am now reminded to get these beauties started!
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Blessings
These are just gorgeous, simply, purely beautiful.
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