This little flower grows in the fields and ditches around here. It is considered a weed.
Not very weed-like I think.
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Monday Morning Colour
A newly emerged poppy bursts forth with intense colour:
It is still a bit wrinkled from being folded up in the pod.
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Textured Lupine
I have been playing with texture overlays recently. Here is an attempt using a close-up of a lupine.
Subtly used, textures can add a bit of snap to a photo.
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Solution
This is the flower:
This is the Royal insect:
And the plant is milkweed, which is a necessary part of the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.
Now I’m sure you feel better about your world!
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Mystery Thursday
These will turn into flowers very soon.
What is the plant?
Hint: Royal insects survive on these weeds.
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Poppy II
Rich red colour and flowing petals:
For some reason I am visualizing Flamenco Dancers!
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First Flower
This is the first outdoor flower that I’ve shot this spring.
Thanks Peg for planting it in your garden.
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Flower Day
It’s been awfully grey here lately. Time for a bit of relief!
Hope this geranium brightens up your day.
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Flowers
No matter what one’s mood, the colour, delicacy and cheer provided by a flower seems to brighten it up.
We keep them around the house for that reason, I suppose.
In the dark cold days of January they are a particular bright spot and a reminder of warmer days to come.
Or maybe we just like them.
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Colour
Three days to Christmas. It’s time for some seasonal colour.
Poinsettias are a popular plant at this time of year for good reason.
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Ice Cream Cone?
Hawaiian flowers are colourful and exotic.
This one reminds me of an ice cream cone:
Yum, yum! What flavour might it be?
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More Sunshine
It’s not as big as a sunflower but it is a relative and a bunch of them are just as sunny.
Getting ready for the long dark days of November.
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