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tulips
spring is well sprung
daffodil
i forgot to post this back at the end of july when the daffodils started to appear and spring was arriving. but i think they are still out, so here we go. kezia took this picture.
stationary spring
these flowers were sticky taped to my desk but then they died so i put them near the stapler before putting them in the bin. spring has sprung in the southern hemisphere. fact
soggy daisy
the colours seem a bit weird on this. sorry about that.
plants
not sure if these are weeds or properly planted type plants, but they are very nice.
rose garden
this rose garden is usually really boring, but we finally managed to go when the roses were out !
the poppy on the drive
this poppy has sprung up in a crack in our driveway. well done it.
bluebells
it's funny having come back from new zealand where it's just turning in to winter to see britain blooming, getting ready for summer.
and here's something a bit more pinky
loads of dafs
sorry, i really must learn to edit my output. here are loads of pictures of loads of daffodils
asleep in the dafs
didn't something like this happen in the wizard of oz ?
some flowers
bit of a quick and easy (and boring) blog post today. apologies !
hassock of the week
hassock featuring poppies which are in full bloom at the moment.
welford park snowdrops
even if there had been no snowdrops it would have been a fantastic place to visit
flower
i don't really like taking flower pictures, but this one came out quite nicely, especially with a little post processing colour boost. i wonder if i over cooked it a bit ?
i used this flower on the label of some home made CDs last week and it worked quite nicely.
here's the unedited original so you can compare
abandoned roses
i loved the early morning light on these flowers abandoned in some dirt next to a tree on a london street
kezia wearing fallen on the floor flowers
it's amazing what you find on the floor. kezia collected lots of petals which had fallen off plants and put them in her hair.
could you imagine what would happen if i did that with the things i found on the street on the way to work (not that i've got much hair before any of you start making clever comments!)
what are these flowers ?
any idea what these flowers are ? my mum wants to know ! (she thought they grew from a 'bulb situation' which i thought was a good phrase)
buttercups
i was really pleased with this photo which i took whilst lying down in a field of buttercups. unfortunately i had really bad hayfever later that evening and could hardly breath. serves me right !
poppies for poppy
these poppies are for poppy (fresh daughter of funkypancake web-landlord matt and work colleague nancy).
regent park roses
i had a meeting near Regents Park yesterday morning so walked there through the drizzle and passed a huge load of roses
they were everywhere and smelt quite pleasant
managing expectations
I love this sign stuck up near the entrance to a National Trust place we went to on Saturday:
"If you're expecting a dazzling display of winter pansies and tulips in the Parterre this spring, unfortunately you will be disappointed".
we weren't expecting such things, but i felt compelled to be a little disappointed anyway.
buttercups
i walked through a field and picked a buttercup. it's funny how people leave their buttocks lying around.
(sorry - old joke)
the last daffodil
we saw this daffodill in kew gardens about a month ago. it was standing proud whilst all the other daff's had died. well done sir (though i imagine it too has been chopped down by now)
bluebells
finally, we caught the bluebells in full bloom.
we went a couple of weeks ago and then there were none. Last week they were just starting, but yesterday there was plenty of them
it was a cloudy day, so the colours don't show up fantastically i'm afraid
of course the bluebells always look bluer from the other side. And this carpetted wood was not open to walkers. oh well.
looking back at the archives we did this in the same place last year too
blue flowers outside an office
front
back
flowers of some sort
you know how useless i am at flowers and stuff. well i do know something about these things. their flowers are actually ears and they are on of the few plants that can actually listen to their environment.
fact.
applauding nature
jane's still busy marking so i'm in charge of the girls at weekends. after sticky tape on their faces we went to Cliveden House again.
we decided that the blossom on the trees was so beautiful that we should give it a round of applause every time we saw some particular nice example.
unfortunately this made our walk quite slow, and quite noisey. but it was fun.
why don't you applaude nature out loud over the bank holiday weekend ?
alien flowers
these things are weird with their eyes looking and their mouth pursed.
instructions for the flowers
if you were a flower would you really want to walk on a mown path ? mown path suggests grass which has been cut. if i was a flower i'd want to stay clear of such destruction in case it came my way
esther's garden flower arrangement
esther cut a few flowers (with permission!) from our garden to make a little arrangement. it worked out quite pretty i think.
