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Surprisingly Peonies are a harbinger of autumn in the garden, because their leaves turn to glorious autumn color first of all the rest. It surprises me because you normally don't think of peonies in terms of autumn leaves.
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
~Albert Camus
"Surprising Color" - ODC This morning's sunrise was absolutely gorgeous. The first light always looks like fire when it first hits the mountains. Taken from our deck since it was 5 degrees outside! Big Bear Lake is so pretty now that the storms are over and we have plenty of snow!
I'm not normally a sunrise type of gal (i.e. not a super early riser), but while on vacation and caught up on my sleep, I noticed it was about time for the sun to rise. Opened the front door of our rental condo and this was my view. I know that those clouds look as if they are overprocessed, but I actually toned the color and contrast back in this shot to mellow it out a bit. Note to self, you should take in more sunrises.
Surprisingly we had some sunshine today and I even managed a photo of Linus on some of the autumn leaves which have found their way from my neighbour's maple tree into my garden. Taking this photo wasn't as easy as it seems as Linus thinks that leaves are quite boring, especially if we don't have wind and they don't move. The only leaves he is interested in are those which are still on the trees and which he tries to shake down.
Surprisingly, Myanmar produces wine.
Aythaya Estate is a German investment in Taunggyi, which started operation in 1990s under the military regime. It is now attached with a stylish restaurant overlooking the vineyard.
The latitude of Taunggyi is 20 degrees north, while the major wine producing areas in the world are located in areas between 30 - 50 degrees. I guess the cooler and drier highland climate in Shan State as compared with Myanmar’s lowlands is suitable to grow grape (and poppy as well).
This is a re-edit of a formerly uploaded photo.
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surprisingly, the morning glory bush is still producing flowers during this transitional weather.
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Surprisingly, the lush flowers of the succulent Calandiva are part of the large botanical family Crassulaceae.
Calandiva is a commercial variety of the botanical species Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, popularly known as the flower of fortune, originally from the island of Madagascar.
Although many use the spelling Kalandiva, induced by the genus name, Kalanchoe, the correct nomenclature for Calandiva is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana 'Calandiva'. This is because we have the name of the genus (Kalanchoe), followed by the name of the species (blossfeldiana), ending with the cultivar or variety, which is always enclosed in quotation marks ('Calandiva'). Only the first two terms are written in italics, as they originate from Latin.
The Calandiva variety came about by chance, in 1998, when a Swedish cultivator noticed a flower of the succulent Kalanchoe blossfeldiana that escaped the simple pattern characteristic of the species, with four petals. The mutant found had 32 petals, corresponding to 8 layers of 4 petals. This is a characteristic of so-called folded flowers, which have two or more layers of overlapping petals. Through successive crossings aimed at the genetic improvement of this mutant variety, over several years, we arrived at the Calandiva we know today, a variety officially registered in 2002.
This Monday (today), the maximum reached 35.7ºC at 3pm.
The surprising panoramic views that opened to our eyes when looking back on our journey towards Snaefellsjokull volcano. The gaze back offers glorious views over Snaefellsnes Penninsula and its Atlantic shores highlighting the majestic mountain range along the penninsula's backbone.
Surprisingly, polka dots were hard to find here at home and I love polka dots! This small makeup brush holder was all I could find. I shot almost three inches of the corner. Happy Macro Mondays everyone!
Surprisingly, female red-bellied woodpeckers have slightly different feeding habits than their male counterparts. They tend to forage higher in the trees where they sidle out onto side branches, while males typically stay on the main tree trunk at a lower level in their search for snacks. What a marvelous way to keep marital squabbles to a minimum.
Was surprised to find a fox that made a pass against some Mallards with my little kids during our Lasalle Park visit. Somewhat relieved it was unsuccessful, I've explained the circle of life to my kids but bearing witness as a preschooler is something different!
Surprisingly very nice camera... Only thing it works well if the Subject cooperates 😂
But certainly nice one for taking snaps of flowers.
Surprising place in the middle of Vancouver. Mole Hill is a social housing project that somehow managed to withstand the renewal.
Surprisingly busy place late in the evening. Two attempts before I got this one. The first evening was so crammed with people that it was impossible to unfold the tripod. The next day was better and I got some ok shots.
Ever since I was a small boy I've loved Cosmos flowers. Their whites and especially the wonderful shades of red from the pinkest of pink to scarlets and almost purples, mostly with bright orange or yellow hearts. And the sharp long seeds which are so easily planted fascinated me; I'd dig them up at various stages to look at what would become those delicate, strandy seedlings soon to grow out to majestic plants.
Never had I see yellow Cosmos until this morning. They're a new cultivar developed in 2014 by horticulturalists Van Hemert & Co. of Hazerswoude-Dorp in the Dutch province of South Holland. In 2015 their new Xanthos was awarded a prize for innovation by Plantarium at The Green Retail Fair.
A surprising find while photographing the session - a wild Bald Eagle decided to join us and watch the session. He or she must have heard one of the Eagles in the parking lot and decided to investigate.
I really enjoy some of the last colours of fall in the background of this shot!
A l'entrée de l'église d'Avise au Val d'Aoste cette citation : just before entering Avise church, this quotation :,
"Le soleil naît de l'amour, du respect, de l'amitié entre un homme et une femme. Le soleil meurt s' il n'y pas d'égalité entre eux"
Étonnant et réconfortant...(surprising and cheering)
Merci à Daniela pour la traduction
Surprisingly some of our Trumpeter Swans are still gracing our lakes locally when I would have expected them to have gone north. They are certainly an interesting species right now as a few have stayed for the summer the last couple of years. One pair that has spent the last 2 summers here have not raised and cygnets yet but it is common for young adults to pair up for 2 or 3 years prior to consummating, nesting and raising young.
This adult bird appears comfortable and very content as the departure date is fast approaching.
Have seen several of these now when I go for a walk in the woods. Now that the temperature is rising, they are coming out of hibernation. This one is a female common European adder.
A surprising catch from yesterday. I was on the way to one of our clients and had to stop (like so often) :)
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Surprisingly spring is still here...;) It doesn't always last that long in my part of Texas.
Speaking about Texas weather, it was looking like it might rain at the Sandcastle festival this coming weekend, but now it looks like it's going to be sunny. So, lots of lotion.
I pulled out my old laptop to update everything for the trip and my malware scanner told me it found 5 questionable items. Of course I said delete them. When the system tried to do a restart, it couldn't. I had to do a factory reboot..What I thought might take a half hour has now turned into a much longer project. I'm just happy I'm doing all this at home and on my WiFi
I'm going to be a gate keeper the first day, the second day I'm a photographer and the third day I'm working the grille..lol..They have never tasted my food..:)
Surprisingly, a very urban waterfall in my home-town of Newcastle.
Jesmond Dene, a public park in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, occupies the narrow steep-sided valley of a small stream known as the Ouseburn: in North-East England, such valleys are commonly known as denes.
Surprisingly colourful reflections on a rainy day, testimony to the unique quality of the Roman light. When in Rome
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SURPRISING COLOR is the topic for Monday 23 January 2017 Group Our Daily Challenge.
YES I used Photoshop CS 6 to change the color :-)))
Surprisingly we had some nice and dry weather this morning and I worked in the garden. Fynn was outdoors too but couldn't help as Easter had worn him out and he needed a long nap. Barney Bear couldn't help either because he had to keep Fynn company. Life is good with a friend by your side. :)
Nursery in my garden. Expert advice, all your knowledge is welcome. If you recognize this breed, which measures about 10mm. I would be happy to know its name.
Nature is too beautiful when you take the time to admire it, the infinitely small is surprising, it could make you see life differently.
I wish you all a great week!
Thank you very much to all those who helped me to discover this species🙏
Surprisingly, in the late afternoon, a thick curtain of fog descended over my landscape, first it was dusk, then fog, and later in the evening, rain. I quickly took my camera and went into the forest. After photographing this view I thought, no I am not ready to enter this gate yet, ushered into winter by the cold autumn.
But on the other hand, there is a light shining at the end of the corridor.
My home path, Finland.
👱♀️🎧 I’m Not Ready To Go ( Hazlett)
Surprisingly, this picture got over 2.5 thousand 'likes' on Facebook this week. I wonder how it will do here....
Surprising to see that the paths in the woods were not muddy - allowing us to do a longer loop today. This is the church Mariae Geburt/Birth of the Vigin Mary in Alling with its typical Bavarian onion dome.
It's always surprising - at least to me - how many of our English words go back on Ancient Greek. A case in point is that wonderful flower, Clematis. In Greek it means something like a tendril or a climber. But I've learned to associate it with marvelous flowers of the kind in this photo. Apparently there are more than 380 species and no doubt lots of cultivars, too. I saw this plant along one of Amsterdam's canals, the Da Costakade, which has now been largely fenced against cars, In their place people have planted pleasant gardens awaiting reconstruction of the quaysides which are in bad repair.
Viola tricolor, a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial.
The species is also known as wild pansy, heartsease, heart's ease, heart's delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, love-in-idleness.