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Post by whippet on Apr 27, 2021 15:19:43 GMT
Looks good enough to eat, Clive. I spy orchids. My latest orchid.  |
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Post by hmca on Apr 29, 2021 22:40:26 GMT
So pretty, Margaret! This was taken at a friend's house many years ago......  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 1, 2021 0:03:59 GMT
Thanks whippet. Looks like we all love orchids. I think we had a run of orchid photos a while ago on the "match" game. I've not been out for a couple of days so no bird photos ... I can't go two days in a row and NOT take a photo.  There are five orchids in the kitchen bay window. So I took a few photos and (inspired by hmca) played with this one...isolated the three front flowers which were put into a new layer and the background was then blurred and texturized.  |
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Post by tonyw on May 1, 2021 1:37:46 GMT
Another exotic flower - couldn't remember the name but Google reverse image search nailed it .. Heliconia rostrata or more commonly Hanging Lobster Claw  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 1, 2021 18:21:56 GMT
Reddish rose  |
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Post by hmca on May 1, 2021 19:24:35 GMT
That's one beautiful rose, Clive!
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 1, 2021 20:11:21 GMT
Thank you Helen. About ten minutes from our summer place development is a small, sleepy, foothills town called Cowley ... population ~220.
A lady in town has a large yard and the most amazing rose variety collection! She has varieties from all over and been to England a couple of times just to see gardens and she has bought (certified) plants from there. She had an open house in 2018 and we went and I took photos.
Roses are quite tender and growing them here "Under the Arch" is difficult because of extreme fluctuating winter temps from bitter cold to days of well-above freezing because of the Chinook winds which bring warm air from the Pacific. "Under the Arch" refers to Chinook Arches, high-wind cloud formations. I have posted Chinook arch photos here.
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Post by kdcintx on May 1, 2021 23:30:36 GMT
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Post by Peterj on May 2, 2021 18:54:42 GMT
I spy green  |
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Post by jackscrap on May 2, 2021 21:58:06 GMT
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Post by Peterj on May 3, 2021 0:36:12 GMT
Mural in Tucson with bird, fruit, & flowers  |
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Post by kdcintx on May 3, 2021 1:59:21 GMT
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Post by Peterj on May 3, 2021 2:23:11 GMT
Another from Tucson  |
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Post by jackscrap on May 3, 2021 5:17:13 GMT
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Post by Peterj on May 3, 2021 13:58:28 GMT
another mural from Tucson  |
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