Just before the “yard beautician” came to give our bushes their last haircut of the year, I found two roses and two rosebuds on our rose tree. They cried out to be immortalized.
There was a small leaf hopper enjoying the last of these beauties, too. He seemed pleased to be included in this portrait.
Lovely shot with tasteful post-processing. Looks like the ocean in the background. Are you sure you aren’t in Seaside, Oregon?
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Don’t I wish! Thanks! ;->
I’ll pm you with latest Jell-O plans.
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Nice Pic!!!!!!
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You no be pic’n my roses! ;->
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Ectualllyyy. . .me thinks the subject is but a reflection. . .you go Dr. J!
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‘kew! ;->
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Isn’t it a good feeling to be able to immortalize things like that? The memory would surely fade without a photo to bring a smile until they bloom again.
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Indeed! Of the two buds . . . one valiantly continued on its voyage to maturity, but doesn’t look very robust. The other bud gave up and drooped its little head. Roses grow like weeks around here.
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Hi Judie, that’s really a lovely rose you still have. Thanks for your mail and the link, will answer soon. Have a wonderful Advent Sunday with your husband, many greetings Mitza
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There are a lot of plants here that stay green through the winter. It doesn’t usually get very cold, although one winter about three years ago, we had zero weather at night for a couple of nights in a row. Our Southern Belle magnolia tree did not like that. She has never been the same since. No flowers. 😦
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Your landscape looks very desertlike and the plants need a lot of heat probably. Is this magnolia with the big flowers? I have seen this in Greece, too, and they had very beautiful seedvessels. Hope your tree will recover. Maybe you should play some Rachmaninow music to it, hehe.
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The magnolia has big white flowers when healthy, but we have had only a few small blossoms which bloom and then turn brown immediately for the last three years since the cold weather. The seed vessels are indeed quite unique. Of course I took a picture of one. If I can find it, I will send it to you in a personal message. It is definitely a shape, color and texture that would appeal to you, I am sure. ;-> We don’t play music for her, but we did give her a separate sprinkler head that showers water down over her from the top like regular rain from the sky for 15 minutes every afternoon at 5:30. At certain times of the year, hummingbirds come to have a quick shower. They seem to be able to tell time, and know when that “birdy shower” is available for them. We will see what we feel is the same one that will come for several days in a row. We do not have feeders out, so the local birds mostly hang out in other yards. We provide only water for the wildlife here.
Another sprinkler comes on at 5:15, and that is the one that the squirrel seems tuned in to. I had a blog post on him some time ago. You can see it at:
https://dorrieanne.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/perfect-water-fountain/
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that’s really a cute squirrel. I love hummingbirds, have seen them in Canada. But we don’t have them. I think that animals have some sort of watch inside and they are all very clever. Regards Mitza
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We really love watching the animals around here. A never ending pleasure. I’m just sending you the seed pod picture.
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Look at my post “Mediterranean flowers, plants and seeds IV” at dreimalkunst. Maybe this is the seedvessel you mean?
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Oh, they are nothing at all alike! Strange. You should have mine by now. Yours are much more appealing!
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Yes, they look completely different. But nice photo anyway. The seedvessel I saw in Greece was really very beautiful. By the way, we had a yummy casserole today with potatoes, salmon and spinach.I will close the computer now. Bye
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Bye, Mitza. Have a pleasant evening.
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So beautiful! Great photo–well done!
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Thank you – it looked so forlorn! Now it sparkles for eternity!! ;->
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That’s a gorgeous looking flower.
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There were almost no leaves left – just branches. It looked so forlorn, yet still beautiful in its own way.
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