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Rhododendron buds

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Spring is budding in the Mississippi Palisades.

Three bursting budding species.

Buds of red poppies waiting to bloom in a garden

PORCH FESTIVAL BOSTON

Experimenting with cross-processing, that is where the blue and purple hue come from. Looks different from other people's x-processing, but I just love colors. ;-)

Please no glittering graphics and long invites. Thank you.

Stacked lens macro experiment

Pictured from The Battery

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Unique interwoven budding blooms

Thanks Michel - we now have a name

This plant was seen at the dge of Black River Marsh the other day.

I came across this shrub on my walk today - was intrigued by the shape of these leaflets.

ODC - Beneficial moments

Thank you in advance for your views, comments, and faves. They are much appreciated!

I have an idea why this is happening, but it is only an idea ! It has to do with the 26000 year wobble of the earth. I suppose you could say climate change, but it would be more on the order of climate shift driven by the slowing of the ocean currents. I have been reading everything I can find on the ancient civilizations ( the Maya had an interesting take on it. The Mayan calendar was made up of 5 bactunes of around 5000 and some years. Each bactunes had occurrences unique to itself culminating with the 5th bactune which brought about the end of the world and their calendar. It suggests a cycle in which everything starts all over again. A rebirth. If you take the 5000 and some odd year bactunes and multiply by five you are in the time sequence of the 26000 yr wobble. It would be much more complicated though.

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One from back in the summer.

When you let the grandkids take photos on Thanksgiving.

I want to thank each and everyone who took the time to visit my little space here on Flickr. Have a super day!

Ashton Court Estate, Bristol, U.K.

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Passiflora caerulea, the blue passionflower, bluecrown passionflower or common passion flower, is a species of flowering plant native to South America. It has been introduced elsewhere. It is a vigorous, deciduous or semi-evergreen tendril vine growing to 10 m (33 ft) or more. Its leaves are palmate, and its fragrant flowers are blue-white with a prominent fringe of coronal filaments in bands of blue, white, yellow, and brown. The ovoid orange fruit, growing to 6 cm (2 in), is edible, but is variously described as having a bland, undesirable, or insipid taste. In South America, the plant is known for its medicinal properties, and is used by both the Toba and the Maka peoples.

Late-blooming geraniums

Absolutely exhausted after our weekend with the family - we are just not used to all those people and children - lol. Phill taught Paige to play chess a couple of years ago and she loves playing whenever he is around. This is her Harry Potter chess set that her grandparents bought her for her 9th birthday

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Budding

Happy Independence Day, where some choose freedom but others return to bondage. Choose freedom in Christ.

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HGGT!

Very little post processing.. mostly contrast adjustment.

I hope there's enough green for Thursday!! :p

Reaching for the Sky

Nikon EL NIKKOR 50mm f2.8 enlarger lens.

Angophora flowers emerging in Manly Dam.

Macro shot of this very pretty flower bud

Close up shot of chrysanthemum bud taken with Canon EF 100-400mm 1:4.5-5.6 L IS USM+Canon 500D Macro filter