Self has two enormous lavatera bushes in her front yard. They seem to thrive on spotty watering and fertilizing, lol.
Not much else thrives in her front yard, but the lavataera just keeps going and going.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Tag: flower photography
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Self usually posts pictures of her backyard, because she’s much less self-conscious about taking pictures there. It takes a long time for self to position her shot, and her fingers shake, so she has to find a firm surface to rest her arm on.
Today, though, she had to stop and take a picture of one fat bloom that is just about to open on one of her oldest rose bushes: a Queen Elizabeth, which she planted over twenty years ago, by her front steps. It has survived intermittent care, and grown tall and wild. It hasn’t bloomed profusely (because self keeps forgetting to fertilize) but this year she will.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.”
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Don’t forget that my FOTD challenge accepts gardens, leaves and berries as well as flowers. To see entire list of accepted flowers, click here. Please do not submit photos of trees that don’t show colorful blooms or autumn colors. Leaf close ups are always welcome.
— Cee Neuner, Flower of the Day ChallengeThe garden is pretty dead right now, the only bright spot are these holly berries!
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Self’s roses have a few scattered blooms, but none look good after weeks of rain and high wind.
Here are All Dressed up and Chrysler Imperial, from early this morning. Normally, Chrysler Imperial is a deep red, but the bud seems to have frosted over, wonder if it will open at all.
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day:
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There was a break in the rain! Self did a quick inspection tour of her garden.
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
Left to right: abutilon; Australian firecracker plant; lavatera
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Down the end of a long, book-lined corridor in the Main House of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig, there is a chair, a table, and a Christmas cactus!
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
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Again, much thanks to Life of B for this month’s Squares Challenge: Walking Squares! So much fun to create a gallery of memorable walks!
In April, self finally crossed Belfast off her bucket list. She’d been wanting to go ever since she got into Game of Thrones, the HBO series. She was a huge Gendrya fan, and every time Joe Dempsie showed up in Belfast she would cheer!
She stayed at the Europa Hotel, which was fantastic, and each day she explored a different area of Belfast. One day, she went to Queen’s University and explored the botanic garden, right alongside:
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Today, Nov. 6, is a color: PINK BLUE.
Hmmm. That is quite a lovely color. If self can find an example in her archives. Nevertheless, she’ll give it that old college try.
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For this Flower of the Day Challenge, self decided to go back through her archives.
She took these pictures when she visited the Oxford Botanic Garden, late May.
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Self’s All Dressed Up started blooming again yesterday.
It is a very, very hot day.
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
Her roses just don’t quit. Bougainvillea right behind, doesn’t quit either.
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