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Neglected Beauty

Neglected Beauty

http://neglectedbeauty.blogspot.com/

Neglected beauty is a blog about finding hidden and unexpected forms of it in nature, including our own backyards. It can be found all around us. It's the volunteer coreopsis flower that blooms through the crack in a sidewalk. It's a secret garden someone lovingly planted behind a 7-11 that no one pays attention to. It's a front yard in the inner city that a neighbor completely covered in silk flowers. It's a stand on the side of a road where people sell their farm grown sunflowers and celosias. Neglected beauty is in all of these places and more. All you have to do is adjust your perspective and you'll find it in ways you've never imagined.

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  • Throatwort Beauty

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 23:21 in throatwort

    Some flowers have the strangest names. Take throatwort for example. Throatwort? What kind of name is that? My sentiments exactly, I mean why on earth would anyone name such a pretty flower that? It seems throatwort is not alone in the pretty flower-u...

  • Weedy beauty (Frenemies)

    Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 06:46 in dandelions

    Dandelions just can't seem to catch a break. As a gardener, you hate them. They appear in early spring before many of the "planted" flowers bloom, trying to trick you into thinking that they really are your daffodils, golden rananculus or some sweet ...

  • Psycho killer... qu\'est-ce que c\'est? (Jimsonweed beauty)

    Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 16:13 in jimson weed

    It's a neglected beauty with a criminal record. A killer plant that is responsible for the deaths of a few overly curious teens, straying husbands and wives, several Native Americans and countless others who underestimated its deadly powers. What is ...

  • A bittersweet saga (Bittersweet beauty)

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 17:20 in bittersweet

    American bittersweet, (Celastrus scandens)One the best parts of fall for a flower spy is the rich assortment of textures to be discovered where flowers and leaves once bloomed. Multi-colored berries on stems sprouting in shades of gold, indigo, burnt...

  • Going for gold beauty (Fall series, part 1)

    Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 00:20 in gold

    Stop working for 10 minutes.Step away from your computer.Pretend you are going to the bathroom. Slip out the backdoor.Put on your sunglasses.Start walking in a row.Keep going.Go past the graveyard. Go past the fields.Turn around and look. Now... don'...

  • Maryland's early fall beauty

    Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 22:47 in early fall

    Wild grapevine berries, Catonsville, MDIt’s fall in Maryland which is a wonderful time to go for a ride in the country to spot the gorgeous changing foliage. But it's still early and the vibrant jewel tones haven't yet appeared; peak times generall...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.83 out of a possible 5 based on 6 comments.

lifeshighway

5 stars lifeshighway

You know I love your blog. The beautiful photographs alone can make my day.

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zoo

5 stars dadi suhendar

good blog

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greentobe

5 stars Yanic Arsenault

What a wonderful, poetic, mesmerizing blog. Such wonderful story telling and the pictures are beautiful! So very happy I found it and will recommend it to others for sure!

Great job!

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5 stars Thom

I left a comment under morel mushrooms.

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AliceAnastasia

5 stars Alice Joyce

I meant to rate at a 5!

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AliceAnastasia

4 stars Alice Joyce

I just left a comment on your blog. It's quite stunning.
I'm proud of mine, as well. please drop by
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Perhaps we're a good fit for linking

Posted: March 21st, 2009 | More Reviews From AliceAnastasia | Report This Comment

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