Internationale Gartenschau "Floriade" in Niederlande🍃🌾🌿🌿

A red ginger in all its blooming glory.

The flower of the edible passionfruit, Passiflora edulis.

For me passionfruit flowers are just as exotic as orchids.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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I was amazed to find our friend at the bird feeder.

tropical hibiscus

Delicious exotic fruit...

Macro Monday - Sweet or Savoury

I seldom eat chips, but these are pretty good. It is a blend of yuca, sweet potato, parsnip, taro, and batata.

These chips are made with real vegetables, gluten-free, vegan, non-GMOr. 0mg of cholesterol and 0g of trans fat and no artificial flavors or artificial preservatives.

I know, too good to be true :)

Flower

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Dendobrium convolutum photographed at Botanic Garden/ Rio de Janeiro

Top/Skirt/Shoes- Scandalize Nidiah Fatpack @ Tres Chic: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nika/104/139/22

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Rings- Vibing: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cosmos/187/232/1781

At Westonbirt Arboretum there are lots of exotic trees - I don't know the name of this one, but I like the colours!

It's Covid Free!!!!!!!!

A real beauty in my garden, from a few years back. This was given to me by a neighbour friend.

Kreative People's "Treat This" #265.

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Hard to believe these are tulips!

Merri Merri Park, Northcote, Victoria (ABCTV Weather)

As seen in San Diego Botanic Garden. A focus stack of 39 images.

of a White Stickpea (Zapoteca portoricensis)

in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt

for a HMBT !

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A new friend and fellow Flickr photographer, Raven. I'm looking forward to a few photo shoots with her, well...more than a few. ; )

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Also known as Japanese cherry blossom, seeing the sakura blossom tree covered in delicate pink blossoms put me in mind of the song "The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La" from my favourite Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta, "The Mikado".

"The flowers that bloom in the spring,

Tra la!

Breathe promise of merry sunshine —

As we merrily dance and we sing,

Tra la!

We welcome the hope that they bring,

Tra la!

Of a summer of roses and wine,

Of a summer of roses and wine.

And that's what we mean when we say that a thing,

Is welcome as flowers that bloom in the spring.

Tra la la la la,

Tra la la la la.

The flowers that bloom in the spring."

The theme for "Smile on Saturday" on the 6th of April is "blossoms", so whilst being in the Southern Hemisphere, I am slowly wending my way towards autumn, I do love spring, so I have lots of blossom shots that have yet to make their way up onto Flickr. The theme gives me the perfect excuse to select one and post it! My two favourite seasons are autumn, for its brightly coloured cascades of leaves, and spring for its pastel coloured blooms which are always a delight after the grey winter months. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!

Seen in the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California

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. Fabia .. Etheln Hair at Epiphany

. Memoire .. Eauv Bikini at Uber

. Evie .. Body Petals

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. Pitaya .. Bath Ritual Gacha at Epiphany