This time of year is so beautiful that choosing some flowers for fleurday can be rather difficult, but nevertheless, and since today marks the solstice, some choices had to be made. So in the solstice spirit, here’s today’s bouquet!
A very fresh daisy …
… a lovely matador rose …
… pretty pansies …
… and last but not least, some very delightful and very fragrant wild orange.
Happy Friday.
Some pretty flower delights for your Friday …
… some blue hydrangeas …
… a pink rose …
… a bouquet of lovely pink and white dianthus …
… and a deep yellow rose.
Happy Friday.
Starlight Express
A gorgeous lily picture from Jonathan Chua at Helluva Times. To see more of Jonathan’s stunning photos, please click the link above.
June is bursting with lovely flowers! Here are a few that I’ve seen over the last week.
Happy Friday.
Matricaria Chamomilla
A beautiful flower picture from Jonathan Chua at Helluva Times. Please click the link above to see more of his fantastic photography.
… are in charming abundance …
… adding beauty and depth ..
… to an ordinary day.
I hope there’s a little beauty in your day. Happy Wednesday.
… I see …
… a swollen river that normally is a slow- moving creek …
… a pink peony bud …
… rosemary blooms …
… a tranquil late afternoon …
… a rhododendron bud …
… a lovely sunset.
Happy Tuesday
I saw this huge bumblebee searching for nectar in a rhododendron bloom. I had never seen one this large before; it was at least 20mm (0.8 inch) if not more. I wondered how it could possibly fly with that bulky, very heavy body. Although bees do not fly in defiance of the rules of aviation, it sure can seem like it!
After some research, I found that this is a Nevada bumblebee; it is common from Alaska and British Columbia to as far south as California and as far west as New Mexico.
Here is a picture of a more average-sized bumble bee; it was foraging next to the huge Nevada bumblebee and looked like a mini-cooper next to a semi-truck! I’m much more used to seeing these smaller ones, but whether large, small, honeybee or bumblebee, they are extremely important to the heath and welfare of so many of Earth’s plants.
Vive les abeilles! 🐝
Here is a sample of some of the spring glories we have right now.
In Canada, the long Victoria Day weekend is about to start; please enjoy your camping or barbecuing or whatever you might have planned. For everyone else, have a good regular weekend and don’t forget to enjoy the flowers. 💐
Alberta’s provincial flower, the lovely pink wild rose, has started to bloom.
Our recent slow rainfall has activated their attractive, gentle scent.
I’ve seen several large bushes loaded with buds, so there will be many more of them over the next couple of weeks.
The beauties of spring continue to emerge; I wish I could slow it down a little.
Happy Tuesday.
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