Photo Inspiration for September

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  1. Kelly Hashway24 September 2011 at 12:02

    I'd like to be on the beach or wearing that ring. :)

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  2. Moon Child24 September 2011 at 16:55

    Lovely and provocative photos.

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  3. Fi24 September 2011 at 21:20

    Thank you for the comments.

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  4. Beverly Diehl25 September 2011 at 17:07

    Liked all the photos, but am most drawn to the ripe, succulent berries/fruits. What are they?

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  5. Fi25 September 2011 at 18:20

    Have an idea they are hawthorn but not sure.

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  6. brenda28 September 2011 at 05:10

    Fi-you have quite the eye. I a such a beach person. I grew up on the coast was forced to live in London for six years (OK, I did say I do, so not quite forced) and now I am back on the coast. That is probably my favorite picture.

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  7. Nancy MacMillan30 September 2011 at 16:04

    Fi - I, too, am drawn to the water like Brenda, living in California, but it was your butterfly that grabbed me, sitting in the sunlight among shadows. I once captured such a moment. A butterfly sitting on the outstretched arm of my 4yr old son. My little toe-head was mesmerized, and so was I as I watched them frozed for a moment in time.

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  8. Fi30 September 2011 at 16:32

    Thanks Brenda and Nancy. This butterfly or moth (not sure which) just refused to move. Maybe he's a filmstar moth.

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