Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
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flowers in the top and bottom pictures?
Both weeds. The top vine is Podranea ricasoliana. Vigorous rambler on our back fence. Great for fast coverage.
Now the bottom I thought was an opening buttercup but not so sure. They sprung up with the grass new growth last year. -
Chris Waugh, in reply to
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Hey, you’ve got sky-flowers, what could be grander than that? :-)
The rain that was promised with the sky-flowers would be nice. Rain cleans the air. Rain dumps the air pollution on the ground. And on my car, but better there than in my daughter's lungs. But you're right.
And trees. Trees are beautiful things. Natural aircon and air cleaners. 'Twas nice under these ones, although I'd swap the fishing gear for a good book and a cold beer.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
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Nice, kind of glowering, with bright rays for relief!
Thanks. It was one of those rare occasions when my phone cooperated, although it did still need a bit of fiddling to get it to show what I saw. I miss the camera in my old N72.
ETA: Oops... forgot to add... I've long been puzzled at the longevity of these flowers. The colour has remained precisely that fierce the whole summer.
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
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I’ve long been puzzled at the longevity of these flowers.
They look like a rose. Even a rambling rose on the ground. Someone will know.....
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
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Mr Nokia cooperated on the intensity of the colour, but not clarity. In the flesh they don't look quite so rose-like. And the roses about here were stunning when they first appeared, but now look decidedly more decrepit. These flowers - the ones in the foreground at least - don't seem to have changed for months.
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Lotus.
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Sophie G, in reply to
puzzled at the longevity of these flowers
definitely a rose. must just be one of those really robust ones. or maybe artificial? though the leaves look real enough.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
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Definitely not artificial. I dunno, it doesn't look like a rose when I'm up close and personal with it. Then again, I'm not much of a botanist. Probably a variety of rose different from what I'm used to and the others around the gardens here. And considering the weather these ones have survived, robust is a bit of an understatement.
Oh, another look and I do see the rose in it from that angle. From above it looks a little different.
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Jos,
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Nice set guys, inspired me to have a look outside as well
I think it's called dog wood -
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And a silly fantail showing off
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Lilith __, in reply to
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Chaenomeles japonica!
Or, "else omelet" as autocorrect would prefer. :-)
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Jos,
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Here's the vid that didn't get attached to the previous post...
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Jos, in reply to
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Thank you Lilith! :)
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Jos,
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Also did a blended photo of seagulls getting pole position
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
I think it's called dog wood
Chaenomeles, commonly aka'd japonica. My mum's generation used the "apples" from the bushes as a source of pectin to make jams and marmalades set.
Love them gulls too.
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My witch hazel is nearly out, but not quite. When we got back to the house, some person's dog had run through the front garden and broken all the daffodils. Those that survived were dissected in the cause of year 11 science.
Yeah. Here's a pic from a previous year. (I know the name of this incredibly common shrub, it's just fallen straight out of my head right now.)
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BenWilson, in reply to
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some person's dog had run through the front garden and broken all the daffodils
It's not just the beauty of roses that make them popular for front gardens.
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JacksonP, in reply to
Here’s a pic from a previous year.
That's a stunning photo Emma. Thanks.
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Emma Hart, in reply to
Lavatera Barnsley. Jesus. Stupid brain.
And thanks, Jackson. It was one of those "look at the light! run get the camera!" moments.
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Hebe, in reply to
Great photo Emma.
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Here is one from a July a couple of years ago (our spring plants will be coming in late August)
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
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Nice little lightly frosted rose there : )
This is Euphorbia today – complete with ants. And raindrops.
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And while we are all green….
Helleborus
And moving to white….
Angels trumpet
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Hebe,
Lilac at the old house. I hope to see my lilacs (a gift from Ian D's sister) flower this year.
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I just want you all to know that I keep coming back and back to this thread, just to see the flowers. So beautiful.
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