Gardening

I planted this today. It is called Ipomoea, and the color of the flowers is quite unnatural. That's good, I wanted something special.

Like everybody, I used to shoot a lots of flowers when I started. There is something fascinating in those shapes, forms and colors. Then, I got interested about other things but there is always a special place for flower photographs in my heart.

I remembered this early enthusiasm when I was in Mapplethorpe's exhibition. "Whether it is a cock or flower, I'm looking at it the same way" said Mapplethorpe.

I was surprised that after working 15 years with substance abusers, I did not know until I found it from the web that people are actually eating the seeds of Ipomoea to get high. Works like LSD, they say.

Nature is just amazing. So is human imagination.