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I have no idea what the name of this flower might be--I'm betting one of you will know. Amazing what beauty comes out of a combination of green, blue, yellow and white. Grandkids are arriving tomorrow, so will be hit or miss on here the next few days.
Spring Flowers in Niagara.
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Bright yellow spring wildflowers carpet the hills of the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
As I drove a bit deeper into the Carrizo Plain National Monument last week I encountered this scene along a section of gravel road. These yellow flowers — I believe they are a daisy known as monolopia — covered vast areas from the lowest levels of the plain on up to the slopes of the surrounding mountains. I made the photograph on a somewhat special morning that had begun with thick ground fog. Eventually the fog broke up to leave behind blue sky with scatted fluffy clouds.
These flowers are a very short-lived phenomenon here, and they don't grow in such abundance every year. This has been a relatively good year for rainfall, and this area was hit by heavy rains from an atmospheric river storm a few weeks earlier. These wildflowers are opportunistic — in bad years they may barely make an appearance, but when the rains do come they make up for lost time and produce brief but astounding displays. (If you were to come back here in a bit more than a month you would find a very dry landscape and very few flowers.)
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The gardens at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, are full of colour, a delightful visit in the spring sunshine.
Spring has come early to certain spots in central California despite the continuing drought. This is a bright portion on Bitterwater Rd., eastern San Luis Obispo Co., CA
Spring in New York Roosevelt Island.
At the southern tip of the island, row of cherry trees graces the promenade with its dainty white blossoms heralding spring is here.
On the right across the East River, you can see the United Nations headquarter here in NY.
Canon EOS 300D - f/6.3 - 1/500sec - 100mm - ISO 200
Caltha palustris (kingcup, marsh marigold) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Ranunculaceae, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The common name of marigold refers to its use in medieval churches at Easter as a tribute to the Virgin Mary, as in Mary gold. The specific name palustris, Latin for "of the marsh", indicates its common habitat.
It becomes most luxuriant in partial shade, but is rare on peat. In the United Kingdom, it is probably one of the most ancient native plants, surviving the glaciations and flourishing after the last retreat of the ice, in a landscape inundated with glacial meltwaters.
Height is up to 80 centimetres (31 in) tall. The leaves are rounded to kidney-shaped, 3–20 centimetres (1.2–7.9 in) across, with a bluntly serrated margin and a thick, waxy texture. Stems are hollow.
The flowers are yellow, 2–5 cm (1–2 in) diameter, with 4-9 (mostly 5) petal-like sepals and many yellow stamens; they appear in early spring to late summer. The flowers are visited by a great variety of insects for pollen and for the nectar secreted from small depressions, one on each side of each carpel.
It is sometimes considered a weed in clay-like garden soils, where every piece of its root will survive and spread. In warm free-draining soils, it simply dies away.
As is the case with many members of the family Ranunculaceae, all parts of the plant are poisonous and can be irritant. Skin rashes and dermatitis have been reported from excessive handling of the plant.
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De gewone dotterbloem (Caltha palustris subsp. palustris) is een vaste plant uit de ranonkelfamilie (Ranunculaceae). De soort is in Nederland wettelijk beschermd.
De plant behoudt zijn bladeren. De bladeren zijn rond tot bijna niervormig. De plant wordt 45-60 cm hoog.
De favoriete standplaats is langs randen van sloten, beken, in vochtige weilanden, brongebieden en andere zompige plaatsen. Op deze plaatsen komt de plant zowel in de volle zon als in de halfschaduw voor.
De bloeiperiode loopt van maart tot april en soms nog van augustus tot september. De ongeveer 4 cm grote bloemen tellen vijf tot acht gele kelkbladen, geen kroonbladen en talloze meeldraden.Licht glanzende bladen. De onderste bladeren zijn lang gesteeld. De bloemstengels zijn hol en glad.
De plant heeft een voortdurend vochtige bodem nodig voor de ontwikkeling van de knollen. Varieert de vochtigheidsgraad, dan blijven de knollen klein.
Vee vermijdt de licht giftige plant. Hooi met een geringe hoeveelheid dotterbloemen kan voor vee geen kwaad, maar grote hoeveelheden leiden tot spijsverteringsstoringen.
De bloemen worden bezocht door zowel vliegen, kevers als bijen. Wanneer de insecten over de meeldraden kruipen, overdekt het stuifmeel hen, waarna zij weer bloemen kunnen bevruchten. De plant komt niet voor in brakwater.
Rijpe zaden blijven drijven, waardoor de plant zich gemakkelijk langs de oevers van beken en sloten verspreidt.
Het verspreidingsgebied beslaat grote delen van Europa, de gematigde delen van Azië en Noord-Amerika.
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke
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Three-cornered Garlic (Science name: Alium triquetrum). Brown's Folly, Avon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, Bathford, near Bath, Somerset, England
This beautiful tree is around the corner from my house. I have no idea what type of tree it is, but love the blossoms.
Spring is in the air and it's almost time to get some sun onto my pasty limbs.
As it was, before leaving the house, I added to this outfit some tights, knee length boots, and also a jacket.
The dress is by Select Fashion and I got it in the British Heart Foundation charity shop for £4.99 even though it appears to be brand new. Bargain!
It's a lovely faux velvet material and it's really comfortable.
Lines Written In Early Spring by William Wordsworth
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:--
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
Taken on the road in front of my neighborhood, it's very pretty right now. Thank you all for your kind comments and support I really appreciate you all. :-))
Spring Garden, Barking Park 2015
Watercolour painting effect created by Topaz Simplify 4.1 plug-in (with Corel PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate)