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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 20, 2010 23:12:44 GMT
Casimira, I could go on & on over those three pictures -- every single one is so beautiful. What's the story on the mask hidden in the second one?
Lovely brave little wildflowers, Kimby! Did you plant those, or are they wild?
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Post by cristina on Apr 21, 2010 1:58:47 GMT
Kimby, it has been over 15 years since I last saw a crocus. I wouldn't mind seeing a picture, for the memory. Right after I took this 2nd one, I stood up and pinched ANOTHER bee between my shorts and my leg. Ouch! Kimby, thank you for these pictures! (And thank you for taking one for the team - as in the bee - very sorry about that!) I love how these delicate little blooms push their way past such tough conditions. Really, probably my favorite flower.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2010 10:56:35 GMT
Thank you Bixa,I am getting such great satisfaction out of photographing my flowers and it means a lot to me when others can see what I'm seeing.It's very gratifying. The "face" that you see in the second shot is a remnant of a scarecrow that I put up many years ago to keep the crows away from the purple martin houses (they snatch the baby martins ) It's an old Mardi Gras mask and was in the shed. Luke found it and stuck it in the fence to ward away 'evil spirits'. Kimby,I love your wildflower pics. I haven't seen a trillium in years and years. Thank you for these.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 21, 2010 13:39:29 GMT
Our latest wildflower to come into bloom: Trillium There would not be any of these left if I hadn't protected them from the deer with chicken wire baskets staked to the ground, same as I do with the pasque flowers. Here's the whole clump. These grow wild along the little stream. Or did, until the deer population got too big. ;-(
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 21, 2010 19:05:30 GMT
These pictures were taken in San Bartolo April 15. If you look at that link, you'll see some jacaranda and some fake flowers in bloom as well. bauhinia ~ and in the day-late category, this cactus flower ~
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Post by Kimby on Apr 22, 2010 19:41:31 GMT
The latest wildflower to come into bloom: Shooting Star, Dodacatheon sp.(sorry about the focus, the camera's autofocus is totally fooled by these tiny flowers and focuses on the background) Its flowers have reflexed petals: (the paper helps with focusing, but doesn't capture the natural setting)
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Post by Kimby on Apr 22, 2010 19:45:59 GMT
This is also in bloom: Ribes sp. more commonly known as gooseberry or wild currant This is the first deciduous shrub to leaf out in this area. They tried to eradicate this species because it is an alternate host to white pine blister rust which kills valuable timber trees. Needless to say, it's impractical to try to eradicate a widespread species over a large area of mostly wilderness, so they've stopped that foolishness for now.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 22, 2010 21:53:36 GMT
Lovely brave little wildflowers, Kimby! Did you plant those, or are they wild? The crocuses I planted more than 20 years ago. (While my tulips succumbed long ago to deer depredations and poor soil, the sturdy crocuses come back year after year.) Anything that I call a "wildflower" on here will be just that, growing wild in its native habitat.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 22, 2010 21:55:51 GMT
Like these Pasque Flowers. (Only one was blooming at Easter time; the rest are peaking now.) (I hope the focus is better than the first photos I shot of these beauties, my favorite wildflower.)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2010 14:01:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2010 14:03:03 GMT
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Post by spindrift on Apr 23, 2010 18:54:45 GMT
Truly beautiful....
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Post by lola on Apr 24, 2010 15:24:46 GMT
I love these photos.
Hannah and I came home yesterday from a trip to Kansas City to find irises and clematis in full bloom. (I will pay for all this lush abundance in a month or so when the mosquitoes take over my garden.)
Tulips, redbuds, pink and white dogwood were in full bloom all over Kansas City, but are past peak here.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 26, 2010 15:44:59 GMT
That wild currant has lovely foliage. All of the wildflowers are such miracles. That gold and deep purple mix of tulips is breathtaking, and the underplanting on the violet-colored ones is out of this world. That mix you describe in KC is what represents "back home" Spring to me, Lola -- must have been glorious. And what a thrill to come home to that lush combo of iris and clematis. delicate question -- do your daughters take & upload pics, hmmm?I could see this blazing crown of glory from quite far away as I walked toward the ring road in downtown Oaxaca. For some close-ups, please go to the Trees thread in Image Bank, Reply #22 (click here) It is a Delonix regia, aka the royal poinciana or flamboyant tree. They're quite common around here. If you're looking up Oaxaca on the internet, you'll inevitably come across the ones in front of Santo Domingo church in extravagant display. I think my favorites of all of them I've ever seen, though, were the magnificent ones throughout the cemetery in Key West, Florida.
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Post by Jazz on Apr 26, 2010 17:27:01 GMT
A plump and exotic bloom from my nephew's backyard,
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2010 18:15:05 GMT
Cute! wisteria in the center of Paris
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2010 19:46:21 GMT
All so lovely!!!! here's Centaurea, aka,bachelor buttons,cornflower. I love this shade of blue!!! I threw down a pack of seeds in October and was rewarded with these.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2010 17:24:05 GMT
Jazz, so mega cute! No idea what this is, but it's in bloom! :
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Post by bixaorellana on May 1, 2010 17:54:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2010 18:12:24 GMT
So now I know what they are. Thanks, Bixa.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2010 21:22:26 GMT
Don't see any blooms on them yet,love the variegated foliage though Deyana.The first of the lovely hibiscus,making a bold comeback from a harsh winter!! I usually don't go in for double blooms too much,but,this double white is particularly elegant.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2010 13:36:46 GMT
Gardenias.......(wish we had a scratch and sniff feature!!!)
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2010 22:17:51 GMT
Amarylis
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Post by bixaorellana on May 9, 2010 0:02:01 GMT
Wonderful photo! I love amaryllis. They seem so delicate, yet are rather sturdy. Your jasmine is going great guns!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2010 0:26:55 GMT
Thanks,I love them too,so reliable. Yes,the jasmine has been wonderful this year,has reached on up from the ground to the balcony. I think it was really at it's peak yesterday morning...was heavenly.
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Post by imec on May 9, 2010 18:05:45 GMT
dunno - something down the street (maybe part in bloom, part in bud? dunno) Early Lilac bloom? dunno
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2010 19:52:15 GMT
Lovely photos imec. Could the first one be a crabapple perhaps? Surely, a fruit tree of some kind.
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Post by Kimby on May 12, 2010 23:09:40 GMT
Is the second one Elderberry?
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2010 11:49:43 GMT
Is the second one Elderberry? I believe it is a Lilac,(way too early in the Spring for an elderberry to be in that much blossom that far North,ours in NOLA don't even have buds yet. There are many varieties of Lilac,I believe the one in the photo is a common white lilac,some people don't like the smell of it,however,there is a French lavendar lilac,it has a disctinctly different scent than this white variety which many people liken to the smell of yes,piss....) Meanwhile,in NY,dogwoods,lilac,peonies,columbine,some early clematis,buttercups,dandelion,rugosa roses,and many others. Have lots of pics of to post when I get back!!!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 17, 2010 17:08:17 GMT
Dogwoods! Peonies!
I talked to my mother the other day. They've had a difficult Spring, with the temperatures climbing and dropping dramatically. But apparently those highs and lows finally forced a peony she's had for years into bloom for the first time. She was ecstatic.
Also, my son recently returned from New Orleans, and raved about all the blooming jasmine.
Those pink pictures are sooo pretty, Imec. They might (or might not) be flowering quince.
I'm not convinced the other one is a lilac, because of the leaves. Is it possibly some kind of privet?
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