Cool and damp this morn !

Fragrant

19/365 Bokeh

Unfortunately the German name of this beautiful orchid is not as conclusive as the English one (to be honest I suspect the German name was made up by a stoned professor flicking through a dictionary). So I didn't think to sniff, again. According to various sources on the internet it smells like cinnamon.

A native American azalea. Label not found, but almost certainly collected in North Carolina highlands. Now blooming at the UC Botanical Garden. 😊

Ring : !Musa! Flower Pearl Ring @Cosmopolitan

(Next round, coming soon)

Bracelet : !Musa! Floral Bracelet @Cosmopolitan

Head Dress : !Musa! Floral Head Dress @Cosmopolitan

Dress : Glam Affair - Sophie Dress Bronze @Uber

Garland : Glam Affair - Romantic Flowers 5 @Uber

Location : ~Pandora Box of Dreams~

Gymnadenia conopsea

Photographed in Kent.

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Taken in Garchumuk, West Bengal, India.

In remembrance of my Flickr friend Marcy Schrum who passed away on December 24, 2020.

She was a kind woman and a loyal member of my groups.

The next theme of Smile on Saturday! :-) is dedicated to Marcy.

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes.

Because for those who love with heart and soul,

there is no separation.

(Rumi)

Colorful Nature - Pink or Purple Wednesday

Smile on Saturday! :-) - Flowers in March

(photo by Freya)

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Lens: Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5

We have a bank of these very fragrant roses under our master bedroom window. When the breeze blows in it picks up this beautiful scent and spreads it through the room. So very nice.

Weiße Mückenhändelwurz (Gymnadenia conopsea var. alba).

Hunsrück, Germany.

Ditchling Beacon, Sussex

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all the Frangipani trees in flower tells you that Summer is near

in our garden

The little Flowers

Pink is my cat, kinmokusei is fragrant orange-colored olive.

This poison ivy doppelganger is one of my favorite sources of fall color in these parts. Note the direct connection of leaflets at the base of the stem, where poison ivy would have stems that offset them. Glendale, Missouri

Making orchid images focused on the blur.

A summer morning in Eades Meadow, a Worcestershire Wildlife Trust reserve.

And yes it smells gorgeous

This one decided to produce lots of flowers and I thought it deserved a photo. This was taken by my phone. the phone has struggled with the colour and its a fair bit off! It should be more red than pink!

As seen at the boat launch at the entrance to Alma Lake, Chiblow Road, Iron Bridge.

*Yes Dean, you can paddle here! 😂

in flapping wings...

South Downs, Hampshire

Viewed from under the railway bridge

At home in Hong Kong: flowering frangipani with small Buddha figurine (from Cambodia)

In our Garden

A wise man knows cologne is the most powerful

weapon in the fight for female attention.

(Marcello Mastroianni)

Weekly Theme Challenge - Repetition

Looking close... on Friday! - Perfume Bottles

(original photo by Freya, edit by me)

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Ashdown Forest, Sussex

An unusual leaf with five leaflets. These small shrubs are among the most colorful of our fall plants. Emmeneger Park in Kirkwood, Missouri