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Fragrant Evening Primrose (a.k.a. Tufted Evening Primrose, Gumbo Evening Primrose, Gumbo Lily (Oenothera caespitosa) - Kaibab National Forest, Fire Road 688 (off Arizona route 64), Tusayan, Arizona
This is a rose which smells as good as it looks . It is the aptly named `Fragrant Cloud`. This plant was in the garden when I moved in 25 years ago,it still gives an excellent display every year.
coppery orange and salmon and very sweet smelling. - so the blurb said and they are still right 18 years on .
7DWF Friday Fora
I had a hard time making the flash light fall exactly where I wanted... is there a way to find the exact place better than moving the light 5mm and taking so many shots at each angle?
Some flowers go together so very well, like these pink Tulips with the blue Hyacinths.
Perfect.
All from the shops!
They embaume our room with their sweetness.
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tulip, colour, hyacinth, pink, blue, flowers, "conceptual Art", studio, stem, petals, colour, black-background, square, lighting, "Nikon D7000", "Magda indigo"
It doesn't say what kind of fragrance so it's ok. A heavy dose of Adobe Lightroom and the general smell of shau kei wan's shoreline. Smells like some E100VS.
These lilies - pads in these shots, the lovely white flowers with egg yolk-yellow centers close for the night and only open with the sun warms them in the morning. These photos were taken a little too early for blooms, but I still find the pads beautiful in their own right.
Sad to say, although native to North America, they can behave like an invasive plant and choke a waterway. They haven't quite achieved that status on Seeley Lake, but they're hard to remove and they are of concern.
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Fragrant Plum – Twins
[ AROplumi ]
Hybrid Tea raised by Jack E. Christensen (United States 1990)
Mauve or purple blend. Strong, fruity fragrance.
Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
The Rose
Lyrics By Amanda McBroom
Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, its only seed
It's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dying
That never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed
That with the sun's love, in the spring
Becomes the rose
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The Rose Song Lyrics Information
The Rose was recorded by Bette Midler in1979
Other popular recording have been by Conway Twitty
In 1983 and Leann Rimes in1997
Lyrics and Song Music by Amanda Mc Broom
Picture: Autumn at Fragrant Hills, Xiangshan
Location: Beijing, China
Situated in the east part of western hills, 28 kilometers (17 miles) northwest of the Beijing City, Fragrant Hills Park is a large park of hills and forest covering 160 hectares (395.4 acres). Both its natural sceneries and cultural relics are abundant. Xianglu Peak (Incense Burner Peak), 557 meters (1827.4 feet) high, is its highest peak.
The park was first built in 1186 in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) and later extended to a large scale in the Yuan and Ming dynasties. In 1745, Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) ordered the addition of many new halls, pavilions and gardens and gave it a new name, Jingyi Garden (Garden of Tranquility and Pleasure). Unfortunately, in 1860 and 1900 after the Summer Palace and the Yuanming Yuan (the Old Summer Palace) were set on fire, lots of relics in the Fragrant Hills were damaged by foreign troops. Since 1949, with a half-century's restoration and development by Chinese government, Fragrant Hills Park has been recognized as one of the ten most famous parks in Beijing.
The most spectacular natural scenery in the Fragrant Hills Park is the red smoke tree leaves over the mountains. When autumn arrives, fiery red leaves blanket the entire mountain. Every year, thousands of tourists come to the park. The cable cars are a great way to take in the beautiful scenes.
Visitors may take two main routes to explore the park. The first one is to go along the north route, where visitors will see Spectacles Lake (Yanjing Lake), Study of Reading Heart (Jianxin Zhai), Bright Temple (Zhao Miao), etc. Spectacles Lake is a lake divided half by a bridge. Study of Reading Heart was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was noted as the park inside Fragrant Hills Park. Bright Temple is a large Tibetan style lamasery complex built in 1780 as the residence for the sixth Panchen Lama during his visits to Emperor Qianlong. Buildings in the complex have partially been burned down. Among the surviving treasures are a majestic glazed-tiled archway in front of the complex, a Tibetan style terrace and a glazed-tiled pagoda. Bells hung on the eaves of the pagoda chime in breeze.
Another route leads to the south area of the park. Main attractions along the route include Tranquility Green Lake (Jingcui Lake), Shuangqing Villa, Fragrant Temple, Incense Burner Peak, etc. This route is a little hard for the highest peak, Incense Burner Peak. However it is worthwhile to try. One of the 'must see' points of interest is the Shuangqing Villa, which is attractive not for its natural beauty but more for its place in Chinese history - it was once the residence of Chairman Mao Zedong as well as an early sight for the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The alluring beauty of Fragrant Hills Park waits for you to appreciate all it has to offer.
Red Leaves Watching
Fragrant Hill is one the most famous places in China to see the red leaves. Red Leaves Festival is held every Mid-October to early November. That is the busiest time of Fragrant Hills Park. Travelers had better go there in week days to avoid great number of visitors in the weekends.
Best places to see red leaves in the park:
1. Tranquility Green Lake (Jingcui Lake) - Walk 5 minutes from the east gate of the park, you will arrive in the lakeside. It is the nearest from the park entrance. The lake area is surrounded by hills in three directions, so, you need to find a good point of view to see and take pictures.
Best time to see red leaves: circa October 25 - November 9
2. Fragrant Hills Temple (Xiangshan Temple)
The temple is in the south hill foot close to Shuangqing Villa. First built in Tang Dynasty, the temple is the origin of Fragrant Hill's culture. Be cautious of many steps in this area.
Best time to see red leaves: circa October 18 - November 2
3. Heshun Gate:
It is on the south hillside, 300 meters above the ground. It is close to the red leave trees.
Best time to see red leaves: circa October 25 - November 9
4. Yuhua Xiu:
This is the largest flat area in the park and the road to it from the east gate of the park is even, within 20 minutes' walk along the middle road. There is broad field of vision.
Best Time to see red leaves: October 18 - November 4
5. Xiangwu Ku (literally Fragrant Mist Cave)
It has classical garden environment on the hillside. It takes over half an hour to climb up to this place.
Best time to see red leaves: October 15 - November 4
Recommended red leaves watching routes:
Route 1: East gate of Fragrant Hill Park - Jingcui Lake - Shuangqing Villa - Xiangshan Temple - Heshun Gate - hill top
Tips: The route takes about two hours. Need to climb up the hill.
Route 2: East gate of Fragrant Hill Park - Yuhua Xiu - Xiangwu Ku - hill top
Tips: This is a meek route and suitable for family going together.
Route 3: North gate of the Fragrant Hill Park - cable car station - hill top
Tips: It is 5 minutes' walking distance from the north gate of the park southward to the cable car. By cable, you can get to the hill top nearly 20 minutes later. You can have a bird-eye view of Biyun Temple (Temple of Azure Clouds) and overlook the red leaves afar.
Source from: www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/fragrant.htm
CNIB (formerly known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Garden. This garden is delicated to people with visual problems and the flowers are chosen for their color and fragrance.
These are dried orange slices that have a lovely smell which a friend did and gave to my wife! They are placed within a presentation bowl with other bits and pieces ... I borrowed them for a dried shot, today!!
Our Daily Challenge ~ Dry or Dried ...
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