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Light Society

A gathering of purple faces

Dancing in the light

Swaying gracefully in the breeze

Till they are darkened by the night

Photo 1: Patch of Society Garlic

Society Garlic patch

Photo 2: Starry faces

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Photo 3: Dancing in the breeze

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Photo 4: Circle of Life

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Photo 5: Purple company

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Photo 6: Light Society

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Photo 7:  Society Garlic

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Photo 8: Part of the patch

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Hemlock, ladybirds and Purple Goat’s beard

A walk along the nearby creek trail can reveal some interesting specimens. I came across what I thought was Queen Anne’s Lace only to discover after some checking that it was actually Poison-hemlock ( the purple blotches on the stem were quite noticeable in the photographs). What was nice to see though was it had two ladybird visitors, one with spots and one without. A little further away I found a purple flower that I had only seen in yellow before in the UK but did not know it’s name. Upon investigation I found that it is called Goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius).

Photo 1: Spotted Ladybird on Hemlock

Hemlock ladybird

Photo 2: Purple Goat’s beard

Purple goatsbeard

 

Photo 3: Two ladybirds on Hemlock

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Photo 4: Tragopogon

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Photo 5: Spotless Ladybird on Hemlock

Hemlock ladybird 2

 

Happy Iris Day!

May 8 is Iris Day and to celebrate it here are some of the Iris photos I have taken recently. The word Iris is derived from the Greek term for “rainbow” so I’ve added as many of the colours as I have. The Iris is the state flower of Tennessee, symbol of Brussels, and flower for the 25th wedding anniversary. Brussels celebrates the Fête de l’Iris (Iris Festival) this weekend 10 and 11 May.

Photo 1: Yellow Iris

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Photo 2: Purple Iris

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Photo 3: White Iris

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Photo 4: Blue Iris

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Photo 5: Lilac Irises

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Photo 6: Delicate Purple Iris

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Photo 7: Top of Blue Iris

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Photo 8: Yellow Iris Eye

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Society Garlic in the Morning Light

There is a lovely patch of Gazanias flowering close to the school so I went out early to take some snaps. Unfortunately I was a bit too early and they needed more time to open. The Society Garlic growing close by looked so pretty in the morning sunlight though that I wasn’t too disappointed.

Photo 1: Society Garlic in the morning light

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Photo 2: Purple Society GarlicSociety Garlic 3 low res

Photo 3: Sociable Society Garlic

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Photo 4: Society Garlic Mood

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Photo 5: Society Garlic swayingSociety Garlic 5 low res

Purple and White Alstroemeria “Inca lily”

Alstroemeria sounds so exotic to me – well suited to the blooms. The two tone colouring is so alluring. The petals are rather delicate so any fiddling or touching up against other blooms tends to bruise them.

Photo 1: Alluring Alstroemeria

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Photo 2: Alstroemeria petal

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Photo 3: Lily on Lily

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Photo 4: Inca Lily and Wax flowers

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Photo 5: Alstroemeria “Inca Lily”

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Photo 6: Inca lily

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Photo 7: Inca Lilies

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Purple Society Garlic and Pink Geraniums

A few Society Garlic blooms have appeared in the garden and their long delicate stems dance gracefully in the wind. In another spot in the garden however the salmon pink and white-edged Geraniums continue to bloom barely responding to the wind.

Photo 1: Society Garlic blooms

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Photo 2: Salmon pink and white-edged Geraniums

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Photo 3: Purple Society Garlic

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Photo 4: Geraniums blooming

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Photo 5: Society Garlic

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Campanula Get Mee

The small purple bell-shaped flower of the Campanula is delicate and very pretty. “Get Mee” is the American name given to the same plant that is known in Europe as the “Dalmation Bellflower.”

Photo 1: Campanula Get Mee

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Photo 2: Purple wonder

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Photo 3: Campanula Company

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Photo 4: Campanula and feather

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Photo 5: Campanula and Pink Breath of Heaven

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Photo 6: Campanula Get Mee Purple Blooms

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Photo 7: Campanula Get Mee please

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African Daisies in the sun

The first sunny morning this week so decided to take a stroll around the block with my camera. Been playing around with the ISO to reduce the noise so was happy to come across these pretty African daisies.

Photo 1: African Daisies in the sun

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Photo 2: African Daisy after rain

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Photo 3: Cluster of African Daisies

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Photo 4: African Daisies

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Photo 5: Solitary African Daisy

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Photo 6: African Daisy duo

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Photo 7: African Daisy and buds

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