It's Earth Day. To celebrate — and remember — and acknowledge — here are just a few of the many trees we've been lucky enough to fall in love with in our travels.
This post is linked to MOSAIC MONDAY, hosted by Mary at Dear Little Red House. Thank you!
L to R top California, Texas, Oregon. bottom: Georgia, Vermont, Texas
FOR FLORAL FRIDAY FOTOS AND TODAY'S FLOWERS
***ADDED after Friday's post: Thank you to Nick (host of Floral Friday Fotos) who identified the flower. Here's a copy of his comment with a link to his source (and also click on Nick's name for a link to his excellent main blog):
Yet another Florida flower whose name I don't know. (All help welcomed!) It is a vine and is growing in only one yard here in the RV Park. Nobody I have talked to knows what it is. But we all think its lovely.
Sometimes OUR WORLD isn't about new and different adventures, but about the little joys of everyday life!
Daffodils just make me happy! There's no getting around it.
We went to a different grocery store this week and Bill found bunches of "field daffodils" in the floral section. In Florida they are an exotic species — this was definitely not buying local.
But it was worth it. Because there's a lifetime of memories associated with these golden beauties.
Thank you to the hosts of Our World.
THE SUNDAY STILLS CHALLENGE for this week was "take two pictures…..one of 'the big picture' and the second of just a part of the same thing."
There's a nature trail between our RV resort and one part of the Caloosahatchie Creeks Preserve, where these pictures were taken. The first year we were here, we were surprised to see so many ferns. We were used to them in our native Pacific Northwest forests, but didn't know they'd also thrive in Florida's subtropical climate. But apparently as long as there is moisture they do well.
I'm happy to see them anywhere or everywhere.
THIS POST is linked to FLORAL FRIDAY (hosted by Nick — thank you!) MOSAIC MONDAY (thank you Mary) and RUBY TUESDAY.(now hosted by Gemma and Magical Mystery Teacher. Thank you!!)
This is the time of year when I start to miss Spring flowers — so it's time to play with the flowers we do have.
The tradeoff for no Winter (as we used to know it) is no Spring. So we don't have pussy willows or daffodils or violets or tulips. Or really any of the Spring flowers we used to grow (or at least see) back in our other life.
Florida flowers are more lush. Show-offs really.
But they're showing off under that blue sky you can see in some of these pictures. So we think it's a pretty good tradeoff!
No flowers were harmed in arranging and re-arranging these Florida beauties.
FOR FEBRUARY 14 NOW and linking now to FLORAL FRIDAY FOTOS . Thanks for hosting Nick!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
FOR FRIDAY FLOWERS (Note: It's really called Floral Friday, but I'd already put in the link — I'll get it right next time!) and RUBY TUESDAY**
We saw this flowery fence in Arizona on our Fall roadtrip. It was in front of a small park-model RV out in the middle of the desert someplace where we stayed overnight. You know that the person who planted these really loves flowers. Because It takes work to grow them in that arid climate.
**Thank you to Nick who hosts Friday Flowers.
And thank you to Magical Mystery Teacher and Gemma Wiseman, the (fairly) new hosts of Ruby Tuesday.
As always click the links on the highlighted pages and visit great photoblog sites from the world over.
Last month I titled a post "The Last Rose of Summer." There had already been some grey, chilly days and it seemed certain that a frost wasn't too far off. But it warmed up — and September wasn't the end of summer after all, at least for the roses.
Last week, Cyndi and I took walk through the Owens Rose Garden in Eugene. While the blooms weren't as profuse as they would have been if we'd made it earlier in the season, there were still plenty of beauties.
Sunshine after a night of rain was a treat for us … and for the roses!
LINKED TO RUBY TUESDAY. Click the link to see red! Thank you Mary.
Any guesses what fruit this is?
It looked good enough to pick for your salad (and maybe it is; I've heard they are edible.).
These were the prettiest rose hips I've ever seen. They were blooming on a hedge of wild roses, also at the recycling facility.
This post is linked to MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY. Thanks!
All these sunny flowers were blooming last Sunday in the garden at Bring Recycling Center in Eugene. In the lower right corner you can see a portion of the fencing made from recycled materials.
Sallie, this looks like a Bauhinia purpurea or "Orchid Tree". See:
http://www.exotic-plants.de/seeds/trees/Bauhinia-purpurea-purple-orchid-tree.php
Posted by: Nick | March 15, 2012 at 03:04 PM