Cheap Frills

image shot with my Nokia N8

Standing in the check out line a sunny bouquet of flowers caught my eye. Ah ha! That is exactly what I need! I didn't hesitate to grab it before I left the store. And just that simple, I totally made my own day!

Is it just me or does anyone else forget that there are a number of simple things we can do to lift our spirits?

I have been delighted and inspired but this simple arrangement all week long. In fact, it's not only offered me some well-needed color therapy (during the season that often lacks it) but it has served as a creative muse. I can't stop shooting all the color, texture and frills that this bouquet of slowers boasts!

It may be too chilly for swingy skirts but that doesn't mean I can't use this Gerber Daisy as a substitute. Just don't tell her it's not spring yet!

I encourage you to get girlie today! Capture something that lifts your spirits and reminds you to enjoy being a girl!

Comments

[Marcie]

Yes..yes. Just for fun. We haven't seen sunshine all week:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1430

And - speaking of gebera daisies - I've been having a little good fun with them myself:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1427
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1428

[Angela DiGiovanni | life * photos * art]

Such beautiful, vibrant colors!

Last weekend I had a girlie moment when I saw a bunch of pink rose petals were left scattered on a cement post - left behind by the bride I saw moments before. I arranged them in a wee circle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digang/5357990329/in/set-72157625669090237/

[Kat]

So, so true! I will have to find some colorful girly-ness today. Thanks for the inspiration Tracey!

[Trevellion]

Sparkly, glittery things always attract me,friends say I'm drawn to them just like a magpie. So for me sparkly stuff makes me feel girlie and lifts my spirits.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9970083@N02/5351325583/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9970083@N02/4449656781/

[CDScott]

I love that you shot the back and underside of the flower! I have a similiar shot.

http://cdscottphoto.zenfolio.com/botanicals/h140a35a7#h140a35a7

[Tracy Sutherland]

Your timing is perfect! I just issued a creativity challenge to all my photo taking friends the other day. I asked them to buy one single gerbera flower and post 10 photos of it by next Friday. I can't wait to see where their minds take them!

[Becky Sue]

Yesterday, was my girlie day... relaxing by getting my hair cut and colored and listening to the gossip in the salon.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/5371981404/

[Jen at Cabin Fever]

Girlie? Hmmm.... I haven't done anything spontaneously girly for myself in a while! I shall try and rectify that today :)

http://www.only365words.blogspot.com

[Amy]

I bought some flowers today too! Here's my 365 shot of the day....

http://365project.org/amylouise/365

[Beth]

Love that orange gerbera! :) Thanks for the girlie challenge - it's a great day for it.

[rawqueen]

Wishing you all a day and lifetime full of divine femininity. Here's a photo that sums it up for me. I am honoring my girly spirit today with a creative outing with the family. Taking my camera too! Huge thanks to the support and encouragement I receive here. What a blessed community of Queens.
As we say in Jamaica, One love and 'nuff respect.
http://somethingblu.wordpress.com/2011/01/20/divine-femininefrom-the-rock/

[Deanna]

Perhaps I need to try this. I have been longing for the colors and blossoms of spring. Which is why I posted these last night.

http://anewdayadifferentway.blogspot.com/

[Lisa]

Love it! Thanks for the inspiration. :)

[AnnGeeDee]

On the gray and rainy days like we've been having recently, I get a boost from my new girlie jacket. I just love the ruffle that's on the edge! http://www.flickr.com/photos/anngeedee/5341870188/

[Kristin]

It is still grey outside the front door, yet it is snowing and it is still very cold - so I need a few things that make my world more colorful.

http://liundbelle.blogspot.com/2011/01/kinds-of-colorful.html#links

http://oneyearofourlifeliundbelle.blogspot.com/2011/01/20365.html#links

[shirley]

I always buy cut flowers in the winter - they are such simple pleasures. I bought Tulips (my favorite!) on Sunday.

Of course, pictures are mandatory, even with a simple iPhone
http://www.shirleybehindthelens.com/2011/01/tulips-hipstamatic-and-instagram-apps.html

Or the big camera:
http://www.shirleybehindthelens.com/2011/01/more-tulips.html

[georgia]

i love that you photographed the back of this, instead of the front! so adorable... and yes, so girlie!

for the very same reasons you mentioned above, i bought these two flowers last winter...

this paper flower:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/4412331133/in/set-72157623000501741/lightbox/

and this real flower:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/5373419174/lightbox/

[Dotti]

You're singing my song in this post, Tracey! I love flowers all year round but of course must rely on supermarket blooms in winter. I buy them for a spot of color as well as a subject to photograph. This shot was not taken today (I'm at work!) but is in my small collection on my work computer. Flowers are probably my #2 muse.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48337138@N04/5372844869/

[Lisa Gutierrez]

the spoon I used this morning had flowers etched in the steel and I thought they were just beautiful! http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnattacks/5373264600/

[Annatonic]

Just the injection of mid-afternoon inspiration I needed - thanks, Tracey!

[Tam]

Okay I will....as a mum of 5 boys I often need reminding to take some girlie time... xxt

[cindy]

i love those few missing petals!

[Playcrane]

That image sure has lifted my spirits! Thank you Tracey.

[Chelsea C]

For me I like to treat myself to something yummy. And to me, pink is the ultimate girly.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chelscham/5373681273/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chelscham/5374299956/in/photostream/

[Hannah N.]

Who doesn't just love little girls hairbows? I know I do!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58304012@N08/5374597052/

[Evelyn in Oregon]

I followed you here, and I immediately created a desktop shortcut! This is a wonderful color shot of one of my favorite flowers.

[Nature-Drunk]

Right now, I am mesmerized by the mushrooms growing in the soil of my houseplant, Ms. Persistence. Living in a house with all boys, she is the ear when I need some girlie time or just want to vent a little. Here are the parasol shaped shrooms growing at her feet -- http://nature-drunk.com/?p=2259

[Jennifer]

Beautiful! And so funny because I took pictures of gerberas Friday morning for my 365 that were very similar!
http://mcdougallphotography.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-21-little-hint-of-spring.html

[shelbi]

fun, i love girlie...took this one last week - :) made me feel very girlie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/keeperofthechocolates/5373718736/