Forget-Me-Not

Tonight I had a few ideas to blog about as I was going through last summer's photo gallery. I ended up scrapping them all when I came across one of my favourite flowers that was connected to many things. Sometimes I find myself thinking that my posting frequency these few months has declined due to a few things, some of which are the winter and the cold that comes along, then work and other things that prevented me from exploring winter wonderland, so yes, please do not forget me, LOL.

Secondly, for those who are awaiting spring after living through a long winter, it's coming. No sign here yet, but I think we are getting rain tonight that will fall on banks of snow in front of our house. Forget-Me-Nots are not the first flowers in the spring; however, as soon as they start blooming at the beginning of summer, I cannot get enough of them.
This photo was taken at home, as I collected a bunch of them from my garden, along with my Lilly of the Valley.

Enjoy!

~ Anna

Comments

Swubird said…
Anna:

That is really a beautiful shot - one worthy of framing. Your talent is truly amazing.

Spring will be here before you know it, and then you'll have another chance to photograph those lovely flowers.

Have a nice day.
Nice Photo blog and most of all a great Soul you are! forget you? never!

Godbless and love you
Tom said…
A beautiful picture.. I came across this and thought you might like it.

........Forget Me Not.........
Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not".
It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love
MedaM said…
These lovely blue flowers are stunning. You captured them great; this photo is worth to be framed.
S-V-H said…
Very nice photo of this pretty flower, Anna! How ever we could forget you and your great blog! :-)

btw, if you want to see spring flowers, please come over to my blog. I found yesterday the 5 signs of spring...:-)
Dick said…
I don't forget. Beautiful flowers, I like them too especially the color. Your picture touched my heart.
Anna, wonderful the weather is warmer. I can not forget you. Your flower shot is very awesome and I am looking forward to seeing nice photos in Spring : )

Cheers,
DSM
Unknown said…
Anna, don't worry about the posting frequency, I will certainly not forget your blog when you don't post often. I myself don't post frequenly when other areas of life become busy, you have to make sure you don't forget the rest of the world for a blog.

This is a beautiful picture, as always. I enjoy reading about Spring still, as we are going into Autumn, but many flowers are still out and blooming. i'll have to go through and look at some old summer shots too.

Cheers,

David Webb: Photographer
Oswegan said…
Beautiful blues. Nice image.
Merging Point said…
Wow!! beautiful flowers, anna! Forget you, forget it! We all are connected beyond our memory chip.
Anonymous said…
These flowers and these colors are just magic.
Anonymous said…
Lovely!
Forget me not ;)
cheers
kml said…
Anna - I planted them one year, and I agree they are the most beautiful blue color. My son was about 2 at the time, and I had just knitted him a pretty blue sweater - about the same shade - and he was walking by where the flowers had grown and gone to seed, and the little seeds from these flowers are like velcro - they adhered all over that sweater. I had to laugh - he was so upset seeing all of them on his new sweater! It took quite a while to get them all out too!

We are anxiously awaiting a break in the weather too!

Take care,
Kathy
Jo's-D-Eyes said…
Hey Anna,
Flowers are so great a little piece of art from itself, but you make them look even better, I agree... I cannot get enough from looking at flowers , I won't forget your blog...

Greetings JoAnn
Hi Anna,
This is a beautiful flower photo. Such nice colors. We like it a lot. It is wonderful that you have flowers like this in your garden (in the early summer!).
--JB
Bob Johnson said…
Awesome shot Anna, how did you do it? is it a macro shot?, special lens?, lol, maybe with all these questions you'd rather I forget you,lol.
myonlyphoto said…
Kriz thanks for your comment. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Swubird, thanks and that might be an excellent idea. I think we had spring yesterday, a full of load of snow coming our way tonight, lol, but I think it will melt soon - soon or later spring will be here. Thanks for your kind comments. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi channelofhealing, thanks, and welcome back. Oh I know you will not for get me, lol. Thanks again. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Tom, thank you so much for letting me know this little story - yes I really like it, a little sad about the knight. 'A sign of faithfulness and enduring love' - I like that very much. Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Medam, you are second person to suggest to frame this photo, I might really do it. Thanks for your kind comments, and visit. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hey Susanne, thanks for not forgetting me, lol. I visited your blog to look for flowers, they are really beautiful, thanks for sharing. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Dick, oh thank you so much for your kind comments. Glad that you really liked it, thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
DSM thanks a lot, and for not forgetting me - then I must be here. More spring flowers will be coming soon, just for now I have to wait for the spring, lol. Thanks again for your kind comments. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi David, thank you so much for your support, I guess I am not the only one to be busy; spring would be nice, hopefully soon. I did not realize that many of you are on the other side of the world, so then it is the opposite season. Fall is one of my favorite too, I love fall colors. Thanks again David, and will be looking forward to see more of your fall photos, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Thanks Oswegan! Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Merging Point you are the best with your lines, thanks and thanks for the laughs. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Thanks Chris, I actually used camara's enhanced feature, some kind of tinting, otherwise, the colors wouldn't show like that at first. This really picked up the real blue color of the forget me nots. Thanks again for your comments, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Thanks priyank, Anna :):)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Kathy, and thanks for sharing this nice story here. I forgot too how they stick to my sweather too, lol, I guess that is how they seed themselves around. They really re-seed themselves for next season, one time they end up filling up my whole flower bed, lol. Thanks again, and hopefully spring will be around the corner soon. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Joann, thanks for your comment, and it is nice to see you back again. Yes flowers have so much to offer if comes to photography. Thanks again, and I will be over soon. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi JB, thanks for your comments. I love forget me nots, many times we see them on our hiking trips. And from few seeds these can really fill my flower garden. It is hard to forget them I guess. I will see you later JB. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Bob, and thanks. How I did it Bob?, lol, just clicked with my portable pocket Camera, it was macro shot, no special lens. I guess now you don't have an excuse to forget me, lol. Thanks again, Anna :)
RW said…
Those are awesome Anna you are so good at this!
myonlyphoto said…
Roger thanks, me....and how about you, your latest banner is a total winner (unless you changed your mind when I visit next time, lol, like I did on my blog a few times). Thanks again for your 'made by Roger' award. Anna :)
An AMAZING Forget-Me-Not photo, Anna. If you had a flower named after you, it would be Unforgettable. :D

We have this wild flower spread to several locations on our land and I adore seeing their powdery blue color against the greenery of the forest.

Hugs, JJJ
Christina said…
Hi Anna,

Lovely photo of the forget-me-not. It brings back a special memory :) Thanks for rekindling it.

Regarding peacocks.. omg, I am still scared of them.. But strangely, I like other birds! :P

Christina
Max Coutinho said…
Hey Anna,

What a beautiful photo!! Forget-me-not is a gorgeous flower, love it :)! And no, I won't forget you...ever :D!
Spring is practically here: the flowers are blossoming already, the air has that special scent, bees are already working, the sky is looks gorgeously blue and love is in the air :)!

16 days to spring time...

Have a blessed week, darling :)!

Cheers
Max-e said…
Those are really beautiful flowers Anna - so bright and cheerful looking. Nice shot.
Jo's-D-Eyes said…
Thanks Anna ,

for answering my Question , (what do you collect) telling me your collectors item , I wonder how many elephants you have by now. I Have over a 15 different glasses to wear, Sun and reading glasses!

Greetings Joann,
Anonymous said…
Beautiful flowers, nice shot.

Congratulations.
morinn said…
Hi Anna! I like the color of the forget me not. Unfortunately we don't have that here in my country. But I'll feast my eyes on your photos. Take care.
myonlyphoto said…
Oh JJ this is such a nice comment, thank you. I have forget me nots around the house, and also lily of the valley. Oh nature is so wonderful. Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Christina, glad that I was able to spark some good old memories. Thank you for your kind comments, and visit. I will be back over your blog soon. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Thanks Max, and thanks for sharing your spring with me, I can actually visualize, it really helps. Well, I think I am going to change and start to love snow - sometimes they say opposite thinking may work, lol. Thanks for sharing Max, and you have good week too, but I will see you around on your blog probably. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Max-e, thanks, it is really nice flower. Wonder if you have any over your place? Thanks for your kind comments. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Joann, I think I have may be 10 elephants (figurines), but lol I will have to go and count them again, lol. Funny I never really thought of counting them, I just get them and put them behind the glass. Thanks again for coming by. I will see you around. Anna :)
PS 15 pairs of glasses, wow. I know that some collect shoes, lol.
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Jose, thank you for your kind comments and welcome to my blog. I peeked over yours, some nice flowers photo too. Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi morinn, sorry to hear that, however, I am glad that you enjoyed them on my photo. They are tiny little blue flowers, and the blue is quite powerful. Thanks again for your visit and comment, Anna :)
david mcmahon said…
Anna, that's such a beautiful photo.

You'll be interested to know I'm about to test and review one of the best macro lenses I've seen. .....
virtual nexus said…
These are lovely, Anna. Thankyou for your comment on mine.
Fruity said…
I love this color. It's so calm and serene. Blue, blue, my world is blue. Such a beautiful shot!!!
Fruity
Daryl said…
That is so lovely I can almost smell it .. thank you for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments.
Peter said…
Hi! Forget me not when I'm pushing up the daisies comes to my mind as I view this great image.

Live Long and Prosper!
Peter
Anna, your photo is exquisite! Thanks for sharing this beauty right now since it really does make me see summer. Thankfully it warmed up more today and winter will wrap it up soon.
Anonymous said…
Such beautiful blue colors. This is one flower I don't have good luck with here in Southern Oregon. Maybe it is just too hot in the summer here? So I just forgot about them and now grow other flowers.
Mima said…
Anna, what a wonderful photo, and a very beautiful flower as well. My crocuses have started to flower now, and one of my camelias so I know that spring is on the way which is a very good thing. It has been a long winter this time, funny as some you seem to go through and barely notice, yet others really drag.
San said…
Thanks, Anna, for the tantalizing glimpse of spring.
Lynda Lehmann said…
Hi Anna! It is indeed a beautiful shot of a lovely flower, and seeing it has brightened up the dreary, rainy night we're having here in New York.

My posting frequency has been off, too, due to other things and being tired out from my show. But we all know that life takes over, and we can't always get to the things we want to do.

Anna, neither I nor your other readers will forget you or your posts--of that you can be sure! I'm so glad to have met you on the Blogosphere!

And thanks for stopping by to say hello the other day! :)
Lovely flowers to offset our snow! Great photos! Really enjoy your site.
Nina at Nature Remains
Livingsword said…
Hi Anna;

I will not forget you! I may be slow at times but I won’t forget…. :)

Anna this image is excellent! One of my faves of yours….

I have seen on the news that back east you guys are getting some bad weather and its great you have posted a summer image at this time, its nice to perk people moral and put a smile on their face at the thought of a warm Sun….

Thanks for sharing such a lovely photo with us!

By the way from looking at the number of comments you get there is no worries about you being forgotten! LOL
myonlyphoto said…
David McMahon, thanks for your comment. Thanks for letting me know about the macro lens, please keep me updated, as I am very interested in getting one (one day, lol). Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Thanks Julie, and no problem. Nice to see you here again. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Fruity thank you so much for your kind and so blue comment, lol. Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Daryl, thanks for your kind comments, and no problem too. I will see you around. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hey Peter you are so funny, lol, I will definitely not forget you. Thanks for passing by again. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Robyn, thank you so much for your comment. Glad is warming up at your side, that is what we anticipated little too soon - getting snowed in as we speak. Thanks again for your comment, and it is nice to see you again. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Will thanks. I little secret, the flower need wet and shade. I have them directly on the sun, but so far hasn't been really hot in the spring so they survive. We see this flower a lot in the forest, or along rivers. You got some nice backyard, I think if you plant them under tree and some wet area, they will bloom. Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Mima, thank you so much for lovely comment. Wow you got some nice flowers coming out. I think it will a while for us, I got over meter of snow on our grass. You are right it has been a long winter, I am ready for spring too. Thanks again for your visit and comments, hope you are feeling well. Thanks, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
San thank you too for your kind 'tantalizing' comment, much appreciated. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Lynda, thanks for your kind comment and passing by knowing that you are quite busy yourself. Rain may be a bit refreshing, may be we can trade, lol, while we having major snowstorm. It will be fun tomorrow shoveling.

I know you are busy too Lynda. Ensure to take care of yourself and rest well. Often I use rain as excuse to rest in bed, lol.

And I'm so glad to meet you too on the Blogosphere! Thanks for not forgeting.

Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Nina, welcome to my blog and thank you for your kind comment. I thought that by posting flower will scare winter alway, I guess not, lol. Thanks again, Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi LS, and thank you for your lovely comment, and no you are not slow, lol, I think I am.
You are right about the snow, its been snowing all day here. We cleaned snow twice, but on the end it is useless. Lots of drifts, and for this snow storm they like to accumulate around our house, I think looking out the window now, we have snow up to our knees, and it is only after 11 pm, and still snowing.

You are right about the comments, but you have to remember to always devided my comments by two (=visitors), because I respond to each of them.

Thanks again for your comment and visit, and if you get a chance send some nice Vancouver warm air our way, we really do need some here.

Anna :)
Livingsword said…
Hi Anna;

Do you know the saying about March? In like a lion out like a lamb? The idea being that if the weather is bad at the start of March them it will be good at the end.

We have deal here in Vancouver that we are not supposed to tell everybody out east about our great weather or everybody will want to move here but we do get more than our share of rain and it was a year of more snow than usual.

You are such a gracious and talented hostess that your fans always come for a visit.

Great photo Anna, CG just took a look and loved it also!
So many photos, but loved the blue hues on these flowers, simply unforgettable, like the blog.

From an Isle Of Man, daily blogging Photographer,simply stunning breathtaking images.A great find, but why has it taken me so long?

b.
myonlyphoto said…
Hi LS, and greetings to GS, both of your comments are appreciated. Thanks for letting me know about March, lets hope that, but I just heard on the news, we may be having another storm. BTW lots of shoveling at our place. Once we got out of our subdivision, people had less snow, but I think this may have been because we have golf course on one side, and revine on the other.
Too late LS, I may consider Vancouver one day lol - you told me too much. You know may be density of people causes some crazy weather ups and downs. Just like this, when you wash your car it always rain. So my explanation was that because everyone washes cars during nice weather, the water evaporates, and then falls next day, lol. But no body believes me....
LS thanks again for your kind comments, but you are also very good host yourself, just the time you spend to answer to all your visitors it always amazes me. Thanks again, to you and CG. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi babooshka, welcome to my blog and thank you for your comments. Too long too short never late. Thanks again, Anna :) btw is your id name Russian?
Livingsword said…
Hey Anna….

Its raining here so we are back to our default position! LOL

Hopefully there won’t be any flooding when the melt off starts. Shoveling snow can be a nice form of exercise as long as it is done safely :)

Have you ever played snow golf?

Is everybody washing their cars because of the salt or is it vanity? Aren’t they making the roads even more icy?

When I was a kid growing up in the Rockies we would sometimes ski or even skate to school depending whether there was snow or the roads were that icy.

Be careful out there!

…and Anna that is a great image its good to see you getting some mileage out of it….
JAM said…
They're such cute little fellas too. Really nice shot.
Anonymous said…
Beautiful flowers Anna aren't they? I have 5 gardens on my property that I am looking so forward to working in this spring and summer.
Beautiful picture. It achieves what I know you wanted ... the herald of an upcoming spring.
~JD
Snippet said…
You may or may not read this, considering how many replies you seem to get (I'm new, so I have no idea if you commonly check ALL comments), but I wanted to say that this picture has all the qualities that I strive for when I take my nature photography. Absolutely brilliant.

Thought you should know.
myonlyphoto said…
Thanks Jam, your kind comments are appreciated, and not to mention your visit. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi JD, thank you for your kind comment. Yes and yes, they are beautiful flowers. Wow, 5 gardens, I can just see how beautiful they will be this spring and summer, gardens need attention too and I think you will give them what they need. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Anna :)
myonlyphoto said…
Hi Polyphasic Miah and welcome to my blog, and thank you for your comments. Yes I do answer every comment I get, and here is yours, lol, just sometimes it takes me sometime to get to them.

You said: 'but I wanted to say that this picture has all the qualities that I strive for when I take my nature photography. Absolutely brilliant.' - thank you so much for your kind words. Word of advice, just relax and click and you will get it.

Thanks again, Anna :)
Sandpiper (Lin) said…
Beautiful picture. There is a place I walk in the spring and summer where the forget-me-nots bloom all along the path. They are so pretty!
myonlyphoto said…
Hi sandpiper, thank you for commenting and welcome to my blog.
Forget me nots are beautiful flowers, once I was thinking to take some seeds and spread them in the areas where I hike, lol. It is nice that you can enjoy them during your spring walks. Thanks again, Anna :)
Max-e said…
We do get them here, but as exotics that we plant in our gardens
myonlyphoto said…
Hey Max-e you made me laugh. I forgot that our flowers can be exotic in some other country, but it is true. In fact they are beautiful garden flower as well as wild flower. Thanks for sharing, Anna :)
Texas Travelers said…
I just found your site. It's great (photos and articles).

I just posted about Alpine Forget-me-not's photographed at high altitude in Alaska.

Keep up the good work and have a great week-end

Troy