Lotus, light, lovely early morning photos

The early light is seductive.  Everything has a gentle, soft appearance and is fresh for the new day.  In the present heat, it is one of the few times to photograph in the garden.

The lotus are in abundance in the pond and many other flowers are coming into bloom. The aromatic lilies are incredible.

Enjoy the images.

Spring gardens

Both red and white bleeding hearts are in bloom, with their ever so perfect flowers. When the sun shines through them or dew drips from the tips, they are a sight to behold. Other flowers coming into bloom in the garden are Forget Me Nots and Bachelor Buttons (common name) which have spread to all reaches of the garden. Will have to cull some after they bloom to make room for other perennials.

Copper sculptures

I have worked with flexible copper tubing and copper pipes for several years, creating both garden art and art for inside my home. Many of the pieces are in my garden, but some at in those of colleagues who commissioned to have them done.

Many of my sculptures reflect my admiration of Picasso's paintings and sculptures. I saw one of his cement sculptures of three faces in Dallas, Texas. Using that as a template, I produced a sculpture that included ferro-cement partly embedded in the ground and partly enclosing copper pipes. The three faces were then constructed of 60 feet of large flexible copper tubing. The price of copper now is three times what it was when I first started this type of sculpture.

Copper tubing can be treated with acid to produce a blue patina. It can also be heated with a propane torch to burnish the surface.

The attached sculpture has blue patina and is embedded in a cement block for support. Would love to have comments.