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Flaming daffodil: a visual poem

Flaming daffodil: a visual poem

The unexpected contrast calls attention to that time of year (right now for us) when the landscape begins to burst forth with living flame after the winter slee...
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The unexpected contrast calls attention to that time of year (right now for us) when the landscape begins to burst forth with living flame after the winter sleep. Putting the flower into the oil lamp and the thought into a visual image.
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Mar, 2017

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This manipulation snatched my eye immediately! Beautiful image visually and intellectually.

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