I think it annoys God if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
Alice Walker, ‘The Color Purple’
Purple is my favourite colour so there is little risk of my annoying God in that manner at least!
A more conventional look at the colour purple this week, after last weekโs musical take on Sandyโs current Friendly Friday Challenge theme. Given that, as I said, itโs my favourite colour perhaps I shouldnโt have been surprised at how many photos of purple / mauve / violet flowers I discovered on a quick trawl through my archives.
Here is a selection of the best of them, some taken close to home and others on my travels. Iโve had fun with editing effects on some and left others more or less as they were. See which you prefer among my bouquet of purple flowers! And as always, click on any photo in the galleries to see them all full size.
Home purples
Away purples
I’m not sure that it’s possible to have too much purple, but perhaps that is enough for one day and one challenge! Looking forward now to Amanda‘s next Friendly Friday challenge …
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Christie Hawkes
Just beautiful, Sarah. Thank you for sharing these photos with us. Purple was my mother’s favorite color and always reminds me of her. I’m coming to your blog through a comment you left on Suzanne’s Picture Retirement. It’s nice to “meet” you.
~Christie
Sarah Wilkie
Hi Christie! Thanks for stopping by and also for telling me how you arrived here – it’s nice to know how these connections happen. It’s good to meet you too, and I’m glad you enjoyed my purple flowers ๐
maristravels
I have Judy Garland on one of my vinyl LPs (still!), singing Purple People Eaters.
Sarah Wilkie
Ah yes, some of us still have our old vinyls, from before they went out of fashion and then back into it!
salsaworldtraveler
Beautifully done!
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you ๐
rkrontheroad
My favorite color. The crocus and the bougainvilla at Luang Prabang especially speak to me. ๐
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Ruth ๐ That Luang Prabang shot is one of my own favourites, and although I did wonder if it was more pink than purple I couldn’t resist including it here!
wetanddustyroads
Love purple … and your purple flowers are amazingly beautiful!
Sarah Wilkie
Great to hear from another purple lover ๐
thehungrytravellers.blog
Maybe this is why a run of top form is described as a โpurple patchโ!
Sarah Wilkie
Haha, maybe!!
Oh, the Places We See
You’ve brought me to a new awareness of just how many purples there are in gardens! Beautiful photos and great assemblage of purple!
Sarah Wilkie
Glad I opened your eyes to more purples!
Cee Neuner
I love that quote from The Color Purple. What wonderful flowers ๐
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Cee – it is a great quote, isn’t it?!
SandyL
Can’t go wrong with purple flowers Sarah ๐ Thanks for taking part in the second week of Friendly Friday Purple.
Sarah Wilkie
Thanks Sandy, glad you approve ๐