Happy May to all~! by kimariehere

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Apr 30, 2008

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Hello all!! May day doesn't seem to be as celebrated here in the states as other countries but when I was a little girl my family celebrated it by putting flowers in strawberry baskets , ringing the door bell then running- leaving them on the neighbors door steps . Also we read about the Victorian May pole dances with my Mother. I would get real excited about mayday cause I got to play ding dong ditch and not get in trouble lol..., and oh yes make up pretty floral baskets out of the garden. Some of my childhood friends didn't even know about the holiday but I think it was a tradition that was in our family due to my English Grandmother. Just looked this up on the internet: --------------------------------------- Roots of May Day celebration in America: The Puritans frowned on May Day, so the day has never been celebrated with as much enthusiasm in the United States as in Great Britain. But the tradition of celebrating May Day by dancing and singing around a maypole, tied with colorful streamers or ribbons, survived as a part of the English tradition. The kids celebrating the day by moving back and forth around the pole with the streamers, choosing of May queen, and hanging of May baskets on the doorknobs of folks -- are all the leftovers of the old European traditions. ------------------------------------------------ Anyways my daughter Janel brought this home for me yesterday on her walk home from school and it sat on her blue coat and looked so pretty I couldn't resist attempting a macro with it (taken with a Nikon 7900). Painted and smudged the background to smooth the jacket texture. I thought it would be a nice floral image to wish all of you that celebrate (or don't celebrate hehe) a happy May Day!! pretty sure its a poppy ... BTW poppies are our California state flower here -they are everywhere always thought poppy covered mountains look like to me as if God ate cheetos and wiped his hand off to clean it along the mountainside - ( lol I wrote poopy at first ...). ...geeze I wish we still celebrated it here like in Victorian times would be so much fun to dance around a may pole hehe.... ((( btw i took down the ((( "day" ))) bit in may day in my title cause it seems some people have a bad feeling about mayday out there and wouldnt want to offend anyone... ))) Thank you for all your time and comments ! love to all! ((( BIG HUGS ))) ♥ ~ kimmers ! :O)

Comments (95)

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mizoli

12:50PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Wonderful image!

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Maya06

1:20PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

fantastic colour, great work!!!!!!

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Meowgli

1:44PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

very nice marcro =)

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durleybeachbum

1:48PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Stunning detail and a gorgeous colour!

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dalma

1:51PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

magnifique de fraicheur et de simplicite!!!!!!!

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Ionel

2:49PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Superb colors and details!

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DRAKELOT

4:01PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Beautiful Kim !!!

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tennesseecowgirl

4:41PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Love this!!

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Littlejock

5:22PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Very amazing your pic my friend. Your colours and postwork is perfect. Big Hugs

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junge1

6:29PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

A beautiful low-light picture. Mayday in Europe is the equivalent of Labor Day here. In West Berlin in the 1950s there were as many as 1 million people in front of the Reichstag for the Mayday celebration!

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MarciaGomes

8:35PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

PRECIOSA FOTO,MARAVILHOSA FLOR BONITA COR.+++++++++5

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Conniekat8

11:36PM | Thu, 01 May 2008

Looks like a california poppy... what an absolutely beautiful capture!!!!

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ledwolorz

2:52AM | Fri, 02 May 2008

Wonderful image.

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Meisiekind

6:45AM | Fri, 02 May 2008

What a delicate poo.. I mean poppy Kimmers! Lovely shot as always!!!

DefKisum

7:37AM | Fri, 02 May 2008

Lovely warm colors... Excellent capture Kimmers!!! :o)

frymarkdesign

2:08PM | Fri, 02 May 2008

gorgeous photo

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mickuk50

2:37PM | Fri, 02 May 2008

what a gorgeous colour kim .superb capture :o) mick

PD154

5:07PM | Fri, 02 May 2008

It's no great shakes here in the UK anymore either Kim, this is a fantastic capture, such a vibrant and clear shoy, very well done!

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mps

7:17PM | Fri, 02 May 2008

We used to do the same thing when I was young with making up flower baskets and then ringing the door bell and hiding while they opened the door. We didn't always hide very well but our one neighbor would still pretend she couldn't see us. :)

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npauling

9:38PM | Fri, 02 May 2008

Love the richness of this capture and the detail.

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evielouise

10:47PM | Fri, 02 May 2008

In Canada may is is moving day and this always reminds me of home: lovely :: Ps way behind no ebots coming my way sorry::: also I am under the weather::hugs))

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phill456

4:43AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

What a beautiful flower and georgious colour, We, in Queensland, AUS. there is an official holiday for May day, however it is held on the first Monday in May. Thanks for the interesting insite, as its nice to try to keep traditions alive.

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flora-crassella

2:00PM | Sat, 03 May 2008

ein sooooo schönes Bild!

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auntietk

2:56PM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Beautiful!

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odie

7:26PM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Well, you shouldn't have to remove the "day". It's your art and you're entitled... This is a very rusty orange color for a poppy(?) I think. The blue background enhances it nicely. Happy May Day, Kimmers. lol My mom taught this to me, too.

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