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28 March 2008

Do we have a photo Friday theme? If not, may I suggest ... →[More:]

... as it's been the topic of conversation this last few hours ...

Flowers!

Favourite flowers, flowers you have in your house, ones you've seen somewhere, any kind, all kind of flowers.

I just thought it would be nice to have a thread about flowers that won't (hopefully) become contentious, because they're such beautiful things.

post by: essexjan at: 04:06 | 31 comments

The snow yesterday probably killed all of mine, but I'll have a look outside. ;) damn march weather!

posted by dabitch 28 March | 04:23

The scheduled theme according to the wiki is 'feet' but it could doubtless be rescheduled if enough people like the flowers idea. And, while I've no pictures of feet handy, I do have flower-pictures I could post, so it would suit me.

posted by misteraitch 28 March | 04:33

I'll start. At the moment I have two vases of flowers. One is a bunch of flame-coloured freesia I bought at the supermarket last week. I've never seen them that colour before, they're normally yellow or purple. Their fragrance is amazing.

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On Monday a friend came for lunch and she brought me two bunches of what I thought were daffodils but which are, in fact, narcissus. (The difference, in case you're wondering, is that daffodils are all one shade of yellow, and narcissus are paler yellows with orange centres.)

I could only find one vase that would fit them, an ancient thing that's fit for the bin, and it was a squeeze to get them in. But when they opened, the tight vase made the blooms have a 'posy' effect which I really like.

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I like flowers, and usually grab a bunch at the supermarket. Spring flowers are gorgeous, my particular favourites being tulips and hyacinth (for their incredible fragrance). I love the few weeks of the late spring when the bluebell woods are in bloom, the scent of the flowers is incredible.

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posted by essexjan 28 March | 04:42

yep, the snow killed all flowers outside. Dang. So here's the most recent bunch that I bought, approx six years ago.
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posted by dabitch 28 March | 04:51

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One of my lotus photographs from this flickr set.

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Sakura (cherry blossom) from last year - and it's just blossomed this year so going out tomorrow to take piccies.

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Flowers at the end of their life cycle....

posted by gomichild 28 March | 05:07

Close-up shot of a lily:

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And an early daffodil, since killed by the late snow:

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posted by misteraitch 28 March | 05:15

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posted by eekacat 28 March | 07:13

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posted by Eideteker 28 March | 07:22

Why look at this! My Feet picture has flowers! (Although I love the Scar Jo Feet theme and hope someone starts that thread if they have anything. I like how my shadow "ruins" a perfectly good meaningful/meaningless picture of my feet.)

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posted by rainbaby 28 March | 07:25

Taken on mygothlaundry's old front porch:
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A silk flower head seen at a cemetery:
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This looks like it was taken out west, but it's really just a few miles from my house:
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Hydrangeas (one of my favorite flowers):
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A hibiscus that's my best macro shot of anything, ever (and it was total luck):
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Queen Anne's lace (best seen large):
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White azalea:
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And may I say, y'all's photos in this thread so far are all just awesome. I really love rainbaby's feet and eek's orchid.

posted by BoringPostcards 28 March | 08:38

hee hee, yay, my favorite skull!

My only flowers so far this year:
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The remnants of some gathered wildflowers last summer, yeah, I have brought you dead flowers:
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And a poppy last spring from my old garden:
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posted by mygothlaundry 28 March | 08:49

Some flowers in my yard:

White Oleander

Hibiscus

Indian Hawthorne

Pentas

Rose

Orchid in the shower

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posted by stynxno 28 March | 09:13

Same photo, different focus. (taken last weekend up at Harlem Meer)

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Some fuchsias in Bath

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Some flowers from my friends, after my surgery last year

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posted by gaspode 28 March | 09:47

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posted by hadjiboy 28 March | 09:57

Wow, we we've certainly got a lot of contributions this week.

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posted by CitrusFreak12 28 March | 10:25

Pansy bed in Rochester's Highland Park
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Lilacs
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posted by tommasz 28 March | 10:43

Flowers with surfers in Otter Rock:

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Flowers from my neighborhood:

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posted by Sil 28 March | 11:41

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posted by bmarkey 28 March | 12:04

Here's some more orchids from a show I went to in January:

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Some tulips from a museum garden in Japan that I visited a couple years ago:

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posted by casarkos 28 March | 12:46

I have some here but this is the funniest:

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And my favourite:

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posted by deborah 28 March | 12:53

Or maybe this one is my favourite:

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posted by deborah 28 March | 13:00

The only one currently in my flickr
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Might try to get something later.

posted by ethylene 28 March | 14:22

What the hell? (Taken today)
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(and casarkos, those orchids are stunning. I can't stop looking at them. I'm beginning to suspect that they were sent by space aliens to mesmerize all Earthlings thus paving the way for the coming takeover and harvest.)

posted by elizard 28 March | 14:31

No photoshop - this is a real bouquet of flowers taken with a digital camera while pointed through the lens of an old duaflex.

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posted by iconomy 28 March | 14:33

Another ttv (through the viewfinder) - I'm holding the duaflex and you can see the shot I'm going after through its viewfinder. This was taken at night in front of a florist's refrigerator full of lime green Fuji mums that looked like they were glowing in the dark.

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posted by iconomy 28 March | 14:44

I love roses, but only when they're growing. They lose something special once they're cut.

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posted by essexjan 28 March | 14:46

I feel the same way about roses (it's like they loose their soul!) - if I ever move to a climate that can keep roses, I'm planting my whole garden full.

That and sunflowers. Gosh, those sunflower and bee shots are stunning!

posted by dabitch 28 March | 15:36

Okay, I'm late to the party, but whatever:

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posted by rhapsodie 28 March | 20:52

African daisies.

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Don't remember what the plants here are.

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posted by Zack_Replica 29 March | 12:54

Wow! There are some brilliant shots here.

From the National Orchid Garden in Singapore:

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posted by goo 29 March | 15:19

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