Birth of a bell pepper

Birth of a bell pepper
Originally uploaded by faria!.

Patio garden adventures.

First, we see the budding of a tiny white flower, as small as a fingernail.

Once the petals have fallen off, a newborn pepper grows at an alarming rate.

The one shown here is about the size of my pinkie, but it will soon grow ripe and heavy and the plant will bend under its weight. And it might even decide to change color...

"Each garden has its own surprise." ~ Susan Allen Toth

Hour of the Diamond Light

Cosmogonie
Originally uploaded by Tiquetonne2067.

It reminds me of the traditional japanese nature paintings where man is dwarfed by the majesty and size of his dwellings. It is a spiritual feeling of the purest kind.