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I have expressed this message with a flower. They form a major part of my photography and a garden is where I get great enjoyment, especially if I haven’t had to dig it myself.
Just to let you all know who have communicated with me, have visited, commented or favoured my images over the last week that I will catch up with everyone. I have been in Hospital for about 6 days and had many tests, with more to come.
Wishing everyone all the very best, should be visiting all, I try not to leave anyone out.
Patrick
I, even I, am he who comforts you.
Who are you that you fear mere mortals,
human beings who are but grass,
that you forget the Lord your Maker,
who stretches out the heavens
and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror every day
because of the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?
(Isaiah 51:12-13)
Crocus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. The spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of Crocus sativus, an autumn-blooming species. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from sea level to alpine tundra in North Africa and the Middle East, central and southern Europe, in particular Krokos, Greece, on the islands of the Aegean, and across Central Asia to Xinjiang Province in western China.Wikipedia
I was able to isolate this particular flower from most of its neighbors, highlighting its lovely form, colors, and glow. I extended the dark shadows in the image by mirroring them in the black frame :)
Enjoy, and have a great weekend everyone!
A crocus with 4 faces. I still can't decide which face I like more, depends on my mood ;-), so I made a collage of all for of them.
Which one is your favorite?
A very late spring, but Nose Hill is once again covered with crocuses overlooking downtown Calgary 6 km away.
I have been tracking the crocus appearance on Nose Hill for 17 years now. In 2016, I saw the first crocus on March 19. This year and back In 2020, I saw my first crocus on April 25.
Bon week-end et merci pour vos commentaires et invitations.
Enjoy your weekend, thank you for your comments and invitations.
Des jolis crocus pour vous souhaiter un week-end ensoleillé.
Pretty crocuses to wish you a sunny weekend.
The crocuses I planted in our communal garden ten years ago have started to appear. Spring is on its way!
Syn: Crocus reticulatus. According to a recent publication:
www.researchgate.net/publication/268388248_Phylogeny_geog...
the valid name of the Hungarian populations should be C. variegatus.