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15_the_circle ([personal profile] 15_the_circle) wrote2006-06-12 09:59 pm
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[OT from cottage renovations]

some of the magnolias just can't refrain from continuing to bloom.  a close look at one like this, seen in Saturday afternoon's sweetlight, reveals shape and detail of nearly unimaginable complexity. 

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Johnson Alley

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around the steady centre the petals swirl around, with their delicate shading and form looking like the Sydney Opera House. 



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the closer and the longer you look at this one, the more beautiful and disturbing you will find it to be. 

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