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20250703_5066_R62-100 Pink Hollyhock
It is middle of winter and not many flowers around, apart from some tatty white roses and two or three hollyhock flowers.
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A coneflower captured from above — symmetrical, striking, and serene. Its center bristles with complexity, surrounded by clean lines of soft petals. In monochrome, this wild bloom becomes a portrait of focus and form.
Everything moves, but this moment holds still.
Wet season is ending, so there were still a few lovely blooms to be seen. These waterlilies grow amongst the elephant grass in the river shallows.
more to come---- I will be posting more shots from my 2025 African safari in coming days---stay posted . Here is the link to the album www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72177720326025958/
iNaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/observations/284303246
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The Colour ORANGE for Looking close... on Friday!
Just a few of the thousands of tulips in bloom at the Cincinnati Zoo. (and Botanical Gardens)
Happy Easter!
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A macro photograph capturing the vibrant center of a poppy flower. The intricate details of the dark stamens and the pollen-dusted pistil stand out against the glowing orange-red petals — a mesmerizing close-up view of nature’s artistry.
Fifth in this Spring Flowers series...
We all love the magenta color of Magnolia blossoms. Three years ago I was photographing those flowers and I noticed a spent blossom whose petals had mostly fallen off, exposing its center. You can still see two of its large petals here.
So here's a unique look at a Magnolia blossom past its colorful glory. I personally love the center's form and symmetry and am glad I photographed it.
I gave it an artistic rendering in two soft colors, then presented it with a large frame.
Enjoy!
Coneflower blooms from last autumn.
Summit Park
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Beautiful dahlia bloom from the Halifax Public Gardens. I love the light coming through the center.
Check out my album 2024 Northeast Roadtrip www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72177720320440072/
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We've had an unbelievably mild October and this clematis is rising with the temps. It has produced almost a dozen fall blooms.
The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian-era public gardens formally established in 1867. They feature beautiful formal floral displays and magnificent gardens.
This is a peek at some of the dahlias in full bloom when we visited.
More photos to come! Check out my album 2024 Northeast Roadtrip www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72177720320440072/
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Spring has finally come to Melbourne after a long and grey winter, and everywhere, gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.
When I went for an afternoon stroll the other week under blue skies, I chanced upon a magnificent Prunus 'Ichiyo' "Pink Champagne", its branches weighed down with a magnificent cascade of ballerina tutu blossoms. The air around it buzzed with dozens and dozens of busy bees getting drink on the champagne pollen nectar from the profusion of flowers.
The Japanese Cherry or Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' has a spreading habit with gracefully ascending main branches. In mid to late spring, Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' produces double, shell-pink flowers that open from pink buds. These flowers fade to white as they age. The leaves of Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' emerge as bronze-green in the spring and age to deep-green over the summer months. In the autumn, the leaves of Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' turn beautiful shades of orange and red, adding a bright splash of color to any landscape. Prunus serrulata is deciduous and native to China and Korea. Prunus serrulata 'Ichiyo' originated in the Nineteenth Century in Japan.
This Mexican Sunflower has seen better days. It has obviously provided a meal to a few insects along the way. Still colorful, and I love the floral bokeh in the background.
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A few weeks ago, I took a lovely walk to drop off a birthday card to a very good friend of mine. Along the way I chanced upon a whole row of wonderful ornamental Japanese cherry blossom trees in full bloom! At the time it was still winter where I live, but was nudging towards spring, and the blossom trees are always a delightful harbinger of warmer days and sunshine. The weather wasn't the best that day, being quite wintery with grey leaden skies, however I promised myself I would go back and photograph them on the next sunny day. That day turned out to be the following afternoon, which was beautiful with azure skies and golden light. So, I decided to revisit the grove of Japanese cherry blossom trees. With the sun shining on the petals of these blossoms they were so delightfully eye catching and were crying out to be captured within my lens. I’m so glad I did it when I did, as we have had some squally weather with cyclonic winds which have blown most the blossoms from the trees!
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 20th of September is "bokeh in flora (black & white)", which requires a photograph of 'flora' and the black and white picture should also contain 'bokeh blur'. I thought this one of many photos I took of the sakura blossoms was perfect for the theme. I hope you like my choice of image for this week, and that it makes you smile!
A cherry blossom, also known as a Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of trees in the genus Prunus or the Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Wild species of the cherry tree are widely distributed, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They are common in East Asia, especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not cherry trees grown for their fruit. The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan.
beautiful day for blooms (and the bees that love them) at Gorman Heritage farm
iNaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/observations/239597681
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