But our Hydrangeas are now in full bloom. The bees love them. The tree off the deck is wildly heavy with white blossoms. The bushes to the north vary in color from blue to pink, depending on the acidity in the soil. A few other butterfly bushes are still attracting monarchs, but the hummers have headed south already. Must be fall is in the air.
Cheers!
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Wear your love like heaven is one of four Donovan songs I have on my spotify song list.
But our Hydrangeas are now in full bloom. The bees love them. The tree off the deck is wildly heavy with white blossoms. The bushes to the north vary in color from blue to pink, depending on the acidity in the soil. A few other butterfly bushes are still attracting monarchs, but the hummers have headed south already. Must be fall is in the air.
Cheers!
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for hydrangea arrangements here abouts
perhaps I could supplement my retirement income?
but my wife would kill me if I did
talk about having a dead head ..
on Tuesday, I stopped by the pollinator garden hoping there would be some monarchs around but there was no butterfly activity. I was surprised two weeks ago when I saw the first white pelican already in town. Normally they don't start to show up until late october.
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Most of my flower pics that have come out have thorns, but this is one of my faves that doesn't - a desert aster in the middle of split mountain, out southeast of Ocotillo Wells on, you guessed it, split mountain road:
be well and have a good one.
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@enhydra lutris
Nice desert aster. I'm hoping we will get enough rain in the desert this winter to get a decent spring wild flower bloom. It's been two years since there was a good bloom.
Most of my flower pics that have come out have thorns, but this is one of my faves that doesn't - a desert aster in the middle of split mountain, out southeast of Ocotillo Wells on, you guessed it, split mountain road:
be well and have a good one.
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I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Current plans are to be out east, though I guess we could slide home via Yuma to Brawley or Blythe to either Indio or Brawley, get our desert fix and then snake on up through Fillmore to Pismo or therabouts, etc.
be well and have a good one
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Nice desert aster. I'm hoping we will get enough rain in the desert this winter to get a decent spring wild flower bloom. It's been two years since there was a good bloom.
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flowers or not. We'll be off out east, though I guess we could slide back via Yuma or Blythe to Brawley, catch ABDSP and then zig up thru Fillmore to Pismo and then on to home. Dunno, without the trailer these trips play out a bit weird.
be well and have a good one
#3
Nice desert aster. I'm hoping we will get enough rain in the desert this winter to get a decent spring wild flower bloom. It's been two years since there was a good bloom.
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@enhydra lutris
very cool EL! Attsa nice botanical specimen! Great background too.
P.S. Don't Hydranga have a cyanid in them? I think so. Not good for the head, unless you want it really dead.
Most of my flower pics that have come out have thorns, but this is one of my faves that doesn't - a desert aster in the middle of split mountain, out southeast of Ocotillo Wells on, you guessed it, split mountain road:
be well and have a good one.
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@Bollox Ref
GREAT pic BR! Love it. Beautiful. Very well done sir.
I think maybe American Basketflower would be a good candidate guess.
I think these were flowers at some point...
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
@janis b
Hi Janis, Wow! Beautiful! You are in the pink now. Does it smell? Great bark too. Sorta reminds me of Meloleuca (sp?).
The power of your flowers is bloomin' good!
The Manuka is in full bloom at the moment ...
Thank you Social, for Friday Photography. It's always a pleasure. Enjoy the weekend.
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really good looking plant. I'ts really cool for me to see it, because we used to use Manuka honey as a wound treatment for birds and animals. It promotes healing and seriously reduces the chances of infection and all that. I once understood the theory, but now all I remember is that it works very well. We even considered getting some to keep around the house for minor wounds and abrasions.
be well and have a good one
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and an equally good choice for you and others. Manuka honey is highly antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. I have used nothing other than this remedy for wounds for decades, and it has always done the trick.
really good looking plant. I'ts really cool for me to see it, because we used to use Manuka honey as a wound treatment for birds and animals. It promotes healing and seriously reduces the chances of infection and all that. I once understood the theory, but now all I remember is that it works very well. We even considered getting some to keep around the house for minor wounds and abrasions.
This is Shrubby Blue Sage, better known as Mejorana - el mejor (the best) in your food.
This is an Anemone. They are mostly white, some lavender, rarely pink (here anyway).
Hope everyone is doing well!
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@janis b
at our patio togther with the bird house and two bird baths in front and at the side of it.
Our "gardener" (aka known as car mechanic and unprofessional caretaker for my not totally demented, but slightly 'out of the loop of timelines' sister) takes care of the Hydrangea bush. Birds love to hide in there and they love the bird feeder, which hangs at the side of the bush, so that my sister has always good company and can have interesting conversations with the birds.
As my sister forgets to drink her coffee in her cup as long as the coffee is hot, the strawberry hydranger gets a lot of cold coffee thrown at its blossoms. So it is just a matter of time that the blooming blossoms turn brown.
It is a very useful bush in our patio-life-centered environment.
Hope everything is going at your satisfaction in your corner of the world. Have a good Sunday.
@mimi
first cream-colored. Then as they age they turn Strawberry colored from the bottom up. After that they turn tan too brown and dry out. I am hoping I can dry some for indoor Winter flowers before our current river of rain turns them to mush.
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at our patio togther with the bird house and two bird baths in front and at the side of it.
Our "gardener" (aka known as car mechanic and unprofessional caretaker for my not totally demented, but slightly 'out of the loop of timelines' sister) takes care of the Hydrangea bush. Birds love to hide in there and they love the bird feeder, which hangs at the side of the bush, so that my sister has always good company and can have interesting conversations with the birds.
As my sister forgets to drink her coffee in her cup as long as the coffee is hot, the strawberry hydranger gets a lot of cold coffee thrown at its blossoms. So it is just a matter of time that the blooming blossoms turn brown.
It is a very useful bush in our patio-life-centered environment.
Hope everything is going at your satisfaction in your corner of the world. Have a good Sunday.
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I'm glad you have patio-life to enjoy, while the birds and blossoms entertain you all.
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at our patio togther with the bird house and two bird baths in front and at the side of it.
Our "gardener" (aka known as car mechanic and unprofessional caretaker for my not totally demented, but slightly 'out of the loop of timelines' sister) takes care of the Hydrangea bush. Birds love to hide in there and they love the bird feeder, which hangs at the side of the bush, so that my sister has always good company and can have interesting conversations with the birds.
As my sister forgets to drink her coffee in her cup as long as the coffee is hot, the strawberry hydranger gets a lot of cold coffee thrown at its blossoms. So it is just a matter of time that the blooming blossoms turn brown.
It is a very useful bush in our patio-life-centered environment.
Hope everything is going at your satisfaction in your corner of the world. Have a good Sunday.
@Dawn's Meta
Very nice flowers. The strawberry hydrangia is a first for me. Are the butterflies regular visitors to your thyme? I have rosemary that attracts tons of bees but hardly any butterflies.
Here are a few late contributions.
Campanulas with Teddy
Thyme with Butterlies
Strawberry Hydrangia (Hortensia)
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@Socialprogressive
fly up. I've checked antennae to be sure they are Butterflies. It is a wonder. We are mowing to encourage spread of Thyme mats.
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Very nice flowers. The strawberry hydrangia is a first for me. Are the butterflies regular visitors to your thyme? I have rosemary that attracts tons of bees but hardly any butterflies.
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Flower photos are wonderful
Your pictures are so clean, can almost smell the faint aromas emanating.
Somehow reminds me of a Donavan tune ..
[video:https://youtu.be/P10_4OP4Aec]
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Q
question everything
Thanks, Q
Wear your love like heaven is one of four Donovan songs I have on my spotify song list.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Not sure if technically they are considered flowers
But our Hydrangeas are now in full bloom. The bees love them. The tree off the deck is wildly heavy with white blossoms. The bushes to the north vary in color from blue to pink, depending on the acidity in the soil. A few other butterfly bushes are still attracting monarchs, but the hummers have headed south already. Must be fall is in the air.
Cheers!
question everything
Interresante - I just deadheaded all of hydrangeas
last week, the chore seems to default to me because deadhead.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
the tourists pay big money
for hydrangea arrangements here abouts
perhaps I could supplement my retirement income?
but my wife would kill me if I did
talk about having a dead head ..
[video:https://youtu.be/COXBuCQqwpY]
question everything
When I was at the zoo
on Tuesday, I stopped by the pollinator garden hoping there would be some monarchs around but there was no butterfly activity. I was surprised two weeks ago when I saw the first white pelican already in town. Normally they don't start to show up until late october.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Wondeerful pictures, and flowers, sp. Thanks
Most of my flower pics that have come out have thorns, but this is one of my faves that doesn't - a desert aster in the middle of split mountain, out southeast of Ocotillo Wells on, you guessed it, split mountain road:
be well and have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Thank you, EL
Nice desert aster. I'm hoping we will get enough rain in the desert this winter to get a decent spring wild flower bloom. It's been two years since there was a good bloom.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Nest year we'll probably miss out, bloom or not.
Current plans are to be out east, though I guess we could slide home via Yuma to Brawley or Blythe to either Indio or Brawley, get our desert fix and then snake on up through Fillmore to Pismo or therabouts, etc.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
This will be one of the few years that we don't make it down,
flowers or not. We'll be off out east, though I guess we could slide back via Yuma or Blythe to Brawley, catch ABDSP and then zig up thru Fillmore to Pismo and then on to home. Dunno, without the trailer these trips play out a bit weird.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Nice plant!
very cool EL! Attsa nice botanical specimen! Great background too.
P.S. Don't Hydranga have a cyanid in them? I think so. Not good for the head, unless you want it really dead.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Thanks for hosting SP
I think these were flowers at some point...
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Are those snow drops?
No, I know, but know no snow heads
thanks for the photo
question everything
They're freeze dried flowers now.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
You can see
the Goldenrod galls on them.
I say Solidago Goldenrod.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
Extremely far out, actually made me think of this
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
What a quirky association, el n/t
most excellent work BR
GREAT pic BR! Love it. Beautiful. Very well done sir.
I think maybe American Basketflower would be a good candidate guess.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hi all,
Hi SP! Hope everyone is doing well!
Outstanding flower photos SP! Beautiful! Nice fly too.
GREAT work!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Thank you, dystopian.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Hi Social and all
The power of your flowers is bloomin' good!
The Manuka is in full bloom at the moment ...
Thank you Social, for Friday Photography. It's always a pleasure. Enjoy the weekend.
Great pics Janis!
Hi Janis, Wow! Beautiful! You are in the pink now. Does it smell? Great bark too. Sorta reminds me of Meloleuca (sp?).
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hi dystopian
It has a subtle, more spicy than flowery fragrance.
It is this ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospermum
And reminds us of Pacific Madrone (without the flowers).
Absolutely gorgeous.
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Hi, Janis.
The Manuka blossoms look a lot like cherry blossoms.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
You're absolutely right, Social
They do look like cherry blossoms, and this is the first time I've seen that.
Good morning Janis. Great photos and
@#6.0
really good looking plant. I'ts really cool for me to see it, because we used to use Manuka honey as a wound treatment for birds and animals. It promotes healing and seriously reduces the chances of infection and all that. I once understood the theory, but now all I remember is that it works very well. We even considered getting some to keep around the house for minor wounds and abrasions.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good choice el, for your birds and animals,
and an equally good choice for you and others. Manuka honey is highly antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. I have used nothing other than this remedy for wounds for decades, and it has always done the trick.
Hi all
Just a couple quick ones, I gotta fly...
This is Shrubby Blue Sage, better known as Mejorana - el mejor (the best) in your food.
This is an Anemone. They are mostly white, some lavender, rarely pink (here anyway).
Hope everyone is doing well!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Very nice flowers, dystopian.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Beautiful photos everyone. Thank you so much.
Here are a few late contributions.
Campanulas with Teddy
Thyme with Butterlies
Strawberry Hydrangia (Hortensia)
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Thank you Dawn,
especially for the strawberry hydrangea. I had never seen this before. It does look like a sweet treat.
We have a huge bush of strawberry hydrangea
at our patio togther with the bird house and two bird baths in front and at the side of it.
Our "gardener" (aka known as car mechanic and unprofessional caretaker for my not totally demented, but slightly 'out of the loop of timelines' sister) takes care of the Hydrangea bush. Birds love to hide in there and they love the bird feeder, which hangs at the side of the bush, so that my sister has always good company and can have interesting conversations with the birds.
As my sister forgets to drink her coffee in her cup as long as the coffee is hot, the strawberry hydranger gets a lot of cold coffee thrown at its blossoms. So it is just a matter of time that the blooming blossoms turn brown.
It is a very useful bush in our patio-life-centered environment.
Hope everything is going at your satisfaction in your corner of the world. Have a good Sunday.
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Hi Mimi, it's a beautiful bush. The flowers come out
first cream-colored. Then as they age they turn Strawberry colored from the bottom up. After that they turn tan too brown and dry out. I am hoping I can dry some for indoor Winter flowers before our current river of rain turns them to mush.
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. Allegedly Greek, but more possibly fairly modern quote.
Consider helping by donating using the button in the upper left hand corner. Thank you.
Hi mimi
I'm glad you have patio-life to enjoy, while the birds and blossoms entertain you all.
Good morning, DM
Very nice flowers. The strawberry hydrangia is a first for me. Are the butterflies regular visitors to your thyme? I have rosemary that attracts tons of bees but hardly any butterflies.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
They are. On warm days Teddy walks through and clouds
fly up. I've checked antennae to be sure they are Butterflies. It is a wonder. We are mowing to encourage spread of Thyme mats.
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. Allegedly Greek, but more possibly fairly modern quote.
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