Füsun A

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January 12
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Freelance Writer - jack of all genres;master of none.
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I divorced my full time career of teaching after 25 years, because meanwhile I fell in love with freelance writing. Ever since, I decided to legitimize my ten-year fling which started in the new millennium. Author of: "WILL OF MY OWN - A Memoir" Available at all major book outlets. For a preview please visit: http://www.dictionmatters.com/

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MAY 19, 2011 5:19PM

A walk in the woods -photo essay

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To Babacim, who would have been 86 years old today. 

May 19th  is also celebrated in Turkey as the National Day of Fitness and Sports, dedicated to the nation's youth by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the modern Turkish Republic. 

 japanese maple

shady trees 

 

water fountain

 

dogwoods 

Dogwood trees and flowers (below) 

doogwood flowers-1  

 

orange pansies 

 Orange pansies

osteospermum 

Osteospermum

  

parrot tulips

Parrot tulips 

red-yellow columbine-1 

 Columbine

columbine

 

foxgloves 

Foxgloves

 dianthus and foxgloves

Foxgloves and Dianthus

colorful poppies

 Mixed color poppies

red blue and purple 

 Poppies and Forget-me-nots

poppy tulips 

 Purple poppies

walk in the woods 

 

All Photos are work© and property of the contributor.

Füsun Atalay ~ Copyright © Will of my Own - 2011

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I have a lot of catching up.
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FusunA
May 19, 2011 05:23 PM
Foxgloves and fitness. Lovely FusunA
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tr ig
May 19, 2011 05:26 PM
These are just gorgeous photos, Fusun...I've never seen purple poppies before, how lovely they are to look at while I wait for my classic red ones to open...
One thing, ummm, these are woods??
Fancy woods. : )
Just Thinking...
May 19, 2011 05:26 PM
Love the foxgloves and so glad to see you here..
HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Linda Seccaspina
May 19, 2011 05:41 PM
Beautiful Fusun. Hope you are doing well. Thinking of you.
trilogy
May 19, 2011 05:54 PM
@Just Thinking - I hadn't seen purple poppies until then either, aren't they lovely? Partial woods - most of the flowers were at the beginning of tended part of natural gardens which lead to the trees/wooded parts (at Longwood Gardens, PA)

tr ig and Linda - Thanks. Good to be back.
FusunA
May 19, 2011 05:55 PM
Happy Birthday Babcim. I'm sure she would have approved of being in the same post with such a display of nature's beauty.
Thank you so much for sharing the pictures. Just what is needed on yet another overcast day.
Chrissie Pissie
May 19, 2011 06:05 PM
At least one of these should win a prize. Great stuff.
john blumenthal
May 19, 2011 06:10 PM
Gorgeous, Fusie. Good to see you.
Matt Paust
May 19, 2011 06:11 PM
Beautiful photos - those dogwoods look ethereal. What a lovely tribute to Babacim.
Alysa Salzberg
May 19, 2011 06:19 PM
Your pictures had me oohing and ah-hing all the way through. So beautiful..
Lunchlady 2
May 19, 2011 06:19 PM
Beautiful photos and tribute to your father!
R
Susie Lindau
May 19, 2011 06:21 PM
My daughter looked at the first picture and remarked, "that tree makes me feel so peaceful." Indeed, gorgeous images one and all!
bluestocking babe
May 19, 2011 06:24 PM
beautiful & serene
a wonderful diversion
Chuck A. Stetson
May 19, 2011 06:27 PM
Nice nice pictures Fusun. Nice tribute too.
eye candy for my soul. TY...
Mission
May 19, 2011 06:39 PM
Ah my friend it is so good to see you in here again and those pictures are just stunning.
David McClain
May 19, 2011 06:47 PM
All this rain is good for something. Very lovely a few look to perfect to be real...:) r
hugs, me
May 19, 2011 06:50 PM
These are just so beautiful and glorious to look at in photos but, oh, to really stand there in the midst of these .... well ... I would be captivated and lost for hours.

I think there is perhaps no better way to remember and hold a lost loved one in your heart, than whilst in the midst of the glorious and serene, peaceful beauty of nature.

May peace be with you, dear, dear Fusun.

Much love,
Kate
Little Kate
May 19, 2011 06:50 PM
Thanks, Friends! I feel like I'm back in the candy shop - which post to read, which avatar to kiss? Will make my way slowly or try, at least. Missed you all.
FusunA
May 19, 2011 06:53 PM
A perfect posy post.....!

;-)
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skypixie0
May 19, 2011 06:59 PM
O, just breathtaking my dear!
Monsieur Chariot
May 19, 2011 07:07 PM
Where were these when I needed a flower model today? Perfectly delightful. Happy spring!
Maureen J Andrade
May 19, 2011 07:34 PM
Perfect pix! Loved this walk with you, Fusun! xo Yes, you are in my thoughts and prayers too=I'm sure he is close to you at this time!
A Persistent Muse
May 19, 2011 07:41 PM
A beautiful, fitting tribute, Fusun!
Bellwether Vance
May 19, 2011 07:45 PM
Lovely way to remember one you hold so dear. Thank you for this.
anna1liese
May 19, 2011 07:48 PM
Nice to see you back.

:-) / R
toritto
May 19, 2011 08:25 PM
Spring has sprung! The parrot tulips and foxgloves and pretty much everything else here are just beautiful!
Lucy Mercer
May 19, 2011 08:45 PM
Gorgeous photos.

Annihilating all that's made
To a green thought in a green shade.
Leon Freilich
May 19, 2011 11:04 PM
Ty 4 sharing this part of your world with us. R
Trudge164
May 19, 2011 11:07 PM
how can i "heart" you back?
r
Cyril the Gnome
May 19, 2011 11:12 PM
Hate to be repetitious, but these are just beautiful! I especially love the way the dogwoods are relating to the - what are they - oaks?
Spike The Chicken
May 19, 2011 11:20 PM
Ooooooo...pretty!!!!!!

Rated!!
Tinkerertink69
May 20, 2011 02:52 AM
thanks for taking us on this wonderful walk!!
Kathy Knechtges
May 20, 2011 04:01 AM
Lovely pictures, Fusun. Good to see you back. -R-
Christine Geery
May 20, 2011 06:48 AM
Beautiful! Don't you just love spring. :)
A Simple Shutterbug
May 20, 2011 07:06 AM
Fusun, what a spectacular display and congratulations on the EP! Sending my best wishes to you!
designanator
May 20, 2011 08:17 AM
Beautiful pictures. I especially love the foxgloves. One thing I miss is seeing spring flowers, so it is nice of you to bring them here.
Kathy Riordan
May 20, 2011 08:47 AM
Those look like Mayapples in the last photo. Beautiful.
From The Midwest
May 20, 2011 08:59 AM
Oh my...what a collection of flowers. I am sure your happy where ever you are. Happy travels...
Algis Kemezys
May 20, 2011 09:28 AM
Perfectly Poisonous...Ah Ah Chooooooo!
tg within
May 20, 2011 09:45 AM
Fusun-Oh these are just medicine for that which ails me. The foxglove and sweet william are 2 of my favorites . I'v just discovered delphinium in the woods behind my house, and what a pleasant surprise that was! I'll tell you, these are some of the sweetest pics I've seen.
R
julie Kiernan
May 20, 2011 12:02 PM
Your photos are incredibly beautiful. The foxgloves are so perfectly formed and lovely. Thanks for sharing with us.
Dunnie
M. Dunn
May 20, 2011 05:05 PM
Happy Birthday, Babacim! These photographs are just gorgeous and I think Emily chose the perfect one for the cover. I can't wait for the technical difficulties on OS are over so we can get back to our normal reading and writing rhythms.

Lezlie
L in the Southeast
May 20, 2011 05:30 PM
Oh, this is stunning. And a beautiful tribute as well.~r
Joan H.
May 20, 2011 06:23 PM
These images make me take slow, deep breaths. Aahhh.... R
Natalie K. Munden
May 20, 2011 07:12 PM
What a tremendous and inspiring post. The photo of the foxgloves just stunned me. Your photographic talents are immense! Thank you for brightening up this gloomy evening! R
Michelle Coulter
May 20, 2011 08:56 PM
Wow...gorgeous photos. It was the foxgloves that got me...my mother's favorite.
R
Stacye Carroll
May 20, 2011 10:59 PM
I wish I had a walk that brought me to such beauty. Your photos capture the purity of nature's beauty and bounty.
Well deserved EP.
rated with love
RomanticPoetess
May 20, 2011 11:48 PM
Nice pictures of spring time. Reminds me living in Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. Now living in Southern Coast of CA, there is always plants blooming. Yes we do have seasons, yet I miss the 4 seasons.
James Shellhammer
May 21, 2011 01:58 AM
We have had a week of nothing but rain. These beauties are most welcome to grayed-o'er eyes.
AtHomePilgrim
May 21, 2011 06:52 AM
Each as beautiful as you my friend.
ThroughMyEyes
May 21, 2011 06:57 AM
Happy birthday, Babacim.

Now I must go buy flowers to plant.
Linnnn
May 21, 2011 07:08 AM
Great pictures! Love the foxgloves...
Frank Michels
May 21, 2011 08:44 AM
such a gorgeous place to sit and talk with friends, breathe and be glad to be alive
these flowers I only know by reference and pictures, thank you for posting such beauty and allowing us to find solace in it
vanessa seijo
May 21, 2011 09:58 AM
Spectacular photos of flowers, those purple poppies are delicious looking. Thank you.
l'Heure Bleue
May 21, 2011 11:13 AM
Fusun, what a lovely flowery tribute to Babacim! And thanks for the reminder to go outside & partake in some fitness and sport... :)
clay ball
May 21, 2011 02:24 PM
Lovely, Fusan. Thank you for the walk.
Lea Lane
May 21, 2011 10:37 PM
I have fox glove in my yard too. It is actually poisonous. But, it is so beautiful like so many things in life. R I loved the pictures.
My Heart on a String
May 22, 2011 12:11 AM
Walking with nature is a solace for the soul in Spring time.
CommunicationsLanguagesCulture
May 22, 2011 06:56 AM
Love the poppies!! This was a very restful read.
r
Poppi Iceland
May 22, 2011 10:59 PM
15,000 word equivalent! (But is a picture really worth 1,000 words?) Your words are very valuable too, Fusun! Loved the colors here! I love spring through your eyes!
mhold
May 22, 2011 11:43 PM
I like the trees the best. I miss trees. Great photos. r
Kirsty Isitt
May 23, 2011 09:45 AM
Robert Frost was wrong: Eden did not sink to grief. Radiantly beautiful phtographs--and I really like the idea of a national day of fitness and sports. Thanks for this, Fusun.
Jerry DeNuccio
May 23, 2011 05:41 PM
Your father raised a marvelous human being. Beautiful flowers- both human and not human.
fernsy
May 26, 2011 05:06 PM
Lovely flowers. Impressive photos. R
Harvey L. Gardner
May 27, 2011 04:10 PM
Very fitting and beautiful!
SheilaTGTG55
June 07, 2011 03:05 PM

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