a flower for your friday
Lovely November pretties from Clover and Ivy. If you would like to see more of her beautiful flower photography, please click the link above.
a flower for your friday
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When summer meets autumn
When summer meets autumn
“When summer meets autumn” is a perfect title for this set of late-blooming rose photos from Katarina Bodovski. There are many more very beautiful photos on Katarina’s photo-blog.
Autumn Dahlias
Even though we recently had our first frost, the dahlias have been continuing to do well.
Bright and pretty, they probably won’t last long after we have a hard frost, so I’m happy to enjoy them as much as possible before waiting until spring to see them again.
The lovely green and yellow reminds us that even through we’re transitioning to winter, the beauties of new spring life aren’t far.
Happy Sunday.
Late Bloomers
There are still lots of late bloomers around.
They’re getting lost a bit in the abundant colour show that our trees and bushes are putting on right now, but they are still pretty and lovely to see.
These flowers were in a neighbourhood garden bed, many of which still look appealing despite their seasonal decline.
Happy Wednesday.
Autumn Hydrangeas
I recently found a small group of red hydrangeas happily blooming in a protected corner spot next to a public building.
Red hydrangeas are not very common, but this little patch is very colourful. One bloom was a light purple, but all the others were raspberry red. I learned that this is likely a “red cardinal” hydrangea.
The soil in this particular spot must be quite alkaline, as that is what’s needed to bring out this bright shade.
The red and green almost looks a bit winter-seasonal, but I’m glad that in this hemisphere, we’re still enjoying autumn.
Happy Friday.
a flower for your friday
a flower for your friday
A beautiful flower photo from Clover and Ivy. You can see many more of Clover’s lovely pictures by clicking on the link above.
September Lovelies
We are having a very lovely month with sunny warmth and windless days.
There are many flowers still blooming away and not showing any signs yet of slowing down.
Lots of sunflowers are still fresh and vibrant in their daily sun-follow.
This frilly rose could have easily been a spring bud, but it decided to wait.
Although it’s late for peonies, their heady scent and massive blooms are still lingering in some gardens, depending on their cultivar.
Happy Sunday.
About Roses
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
~ Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
[We have] our memories so that we might have roses in December.
~ J.M. Barrie
Of all the flowers, methinks a rose is best.
~ Fletcher and Shakespeare, Two Noble Kinsmen
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
~ Alphonse Karr, Lettres Écrites De Mon Jardin
Happy Monday.
Ice Cream Roses
These late summer roses remind me of ice cream.
So pretty and summery; they look like my favourite seasonal treat.
Happy Sunday.,
Sunny Faces
I found a group of sunflowers growing seemingly of their own accord among a gaggle of unkempt roses and weeds.
The plants themselves were leaning badly but were still interesting to pollinators (and flower photographers).
Sunflowers are such iconic representatives of autumn with their lovely sunny faces.
Happy sunflower Wednesday.
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