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Things Seen …

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… vanille fraise (strawberry vanilla) hydrangeas that are totally white when they first bloom but then become pink as they mature …

… frolicking koi …

… a green-veiled creek trickling along …

… black-eyed susans with their colourful faces …

… and sunny grapes getting ready to become wine.

Happy Wednesday.

28 thoughts on “Things Seen …”

  3. I didn’t know about strawberry vanilla hydranges. It’s like having two separate plants. Also, I have never seen anything but yellow black-eyed Susans! So many wonderful flowers in the interior! Maggie

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    1. They are really pretty and yes, it is like having two separate plants. The valley is home to one-offs or least plants and animals that aren’t usually found in Canada. The California quail that are here is an example. Cheers.

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  4. There is always something to see on any walk or hike and you found some beauties, Lynette. While not certain it is the same hydrangea, my hydrangea has the white to pink transition going on right now and is very pretty. Happy Wednesday. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan. There definitely is, isn’t there? It’s important to look, and through retirement I am definitely enjoying the luxury of time to do just that. So wonderful. Yours sounds like a strawberry vanilla. They are quite hardy and will do well in zone 3 which is Edmonton. Hydrangeas really are amazing.

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      1. No. We see the smoke, and I have a sister who live in PA but she says they’re on the opposite side of town to the fire. Still, she’s going to have a little kit packed, just in case.

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  10. Strange, but I have a few that do that too. I also have a chrysanthemum that starts it’s season by flowering with cream flowers and then slowly it starts to flower with pink flowers. Flowers are wonderful.

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    1. Hydrangeas are probably the masters of the plant world with their chameleon-like colour changes and adaptations but I looked up colour-changing chrysanthemums and found that there are several varieties that also like to change their outfits. I didn’t know that. Agreed, flowers are wonderful!

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