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Week of Flowers – Day 7

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Over the past week, Cathy at Words and Herbs encouraged people to post flower photos to help chase away the winter blahs, but since all good things come to an end, today is the last one of the series.

I’m not much of a joiner when it comes to blogging challenges, but this has been fun, and especially seeing the posts from other participants. So thank you to Cathy for this great idea and also to Jude from Cornwall in Colours through whom I first discovered the challenge.

Today I’m posting a number of favourite flower photos from May, June and July – good memories of summer.

May azaleas.
June geraniums.
Pretty in pink June roses.
July daisies.

And last but not least …

… July ice cream roses.

Happy summer memories – it will soon be back.

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Week of Flowers – Day 6

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Cathy at Words and Herbs is encouraging people to post flower photos for a week to help chase away the winter doldrums.

My contribution today is lavender and lilies; the photos were taken in July in the garden of the Naramata Inn, a heritage hotel that has retained its charm (and fabulous restaurant). I can still smell the scent of both in the hot summer weather.

Do you see the bees?
A beautiful (and busy) lavender bee. I find the sound of them almost soporific.
The scent from this stargazer lily was heady.

And for good measure, nearby …

… there was a lovely snowball hydrangea.

If you would like to contribute your own flower photos, please do!

Happy flower week.

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Week of Flowers – Day 5

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Cathy at Words and Herbs is encouraging people to post flower pictures as a way of escaping, even only for a few moments, the winter doldrums.

Today’s contribution comes from last August when I found these cornflowers growing in one of the city’s flower beds.

I love this shade of blue – so pretty.

Happy flower week. 🌸

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Hispaniolan Parakeet

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I have never before seen a parakeet in the wild.

These are an amazing emerald green and blend so perfectly with the forests that they are almost indistinguishable.

They are presently under threat from people who trade in exotic birds and others who see them as pests. This pair (along with many others) are safe at the botanical garden outside Santo Domingo, however. They are very intelligent birds and are also incredible mimics.

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#ScenicSaturday 2nd December 2023

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My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world in the hope they’ll encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Last …

#ScenicSaturday 2nd December 2023

A beautiful ocean/beach picture of Rossili in south Wales, courtesy of Stuart Aken. I hope you stop to visit his blog as he has many more gorgeous photos.

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A Week of Flowers – Day Three

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This post is inspired by Cathy at Words and Herbs to help chase away the winter blahs.

I love hydrangeas, including the panicle hydrangeas that bloom toward the end of summer.

Hydrangea colours are always interesting, but over the life of the blooms this variegated variety will eventually become more uniform.

I like how each frond is made up of tiny blooms.

Summer will return, but in the meantime we have great pictures!

Thanks for the terrific idea, Cathy.