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This spring time disappeared in the shortest time. Trying to catch up with and enjoying all the flowers that last for a few days makes me a bit frustrated.
We long for so much during the long winter, then everything has disappeared in a few weeks.
Life is wonderful but short! :)
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The Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Buddleia. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK.
Memories of last summer: The Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
A number of Hummingbird Hawk-moths were feeding on buddleia in Primrose Hill Woodland. The Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a migrant day-flying moth that arrives to the UK from Southern Europe during summer months. Number varies from year to year, but hot summer this year attracted these European visitors in numbers. I cannot remember seeing these attractive moths in Bath area and some even visited the garden. The moth hovers over flowers when feeding with audible humming created by fast beating wings, hence the name. That does make taking images a bit hi-and-miss exercise. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK.
The Green-veined White (Pieris napi) feeding on Buddleia. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK.
The Large White (Pieris brassicae), also shares the name of ‘Cabbage white’ with its smaller relative the Small White (P. rapae), enjoying a sip of Buddleia nectar. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK.
The Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) feeding on Buddleja flowers. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, UK.
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Eichhornia crassipes is a species of free-floating aquatic plant in the Pontederiaceae family, known by the common name of water hyacinth. This species originates from the Rivers of the hot tropical regions of South America.
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These lilac beauties are dedicated to Taty's friend Irene - ***irene*** - flickr.com/photos/irenekoyama/
No Post Processing used - no treatments, and as is from the camera.
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I might not have much time for Flickr in the coming week but will do my best.
Other photos dedicated to friends of Taty will follow at random, and without knowing any of you, so please don't be upset about the order I am placing your photo online, and be patient until you'll see yours, Thank you - Wishing you all a very nice week ahead
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Spring crocus carpet of colour in Preston Park, Brighton East Sussex - February 2021.
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My Charles de Gaulle hybrid tea-rose.
Flowering profusely here in Sydney during November, 2024.
Photographed on Saturday, 2nd November, 2024.
So, this highly fragrant mauve-coloured rose, comes from France. It is a Meilland Rose, from the Roseraies Meilland Richardier. See the Meilland website:
meilland.com/en/the-house-of-meilland/roseraies-meilland-...
And because it is a French rose, we need a little French music. From the soundtrack of my favourite show on Netflix 'Emily In Paris' here is 'Insolente' with the song: 'Je suis venue te dire':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rivyAdBp6Rc
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
Anemone flowering in Preston Park, Brighton - April 2021.
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The first crocus of the year in Alfriston, East Sussex - February 2021. Whenever I see these in February the first winter snow ends up covering them from view.
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I love how pastely the background is in this lilac photo. Have a great week end, flickr friends! Happy Saturday!
Hugo de Vries (1848-1935) - together with two fellow botanists - was de rediscoverer of the laws of genetic inheritance developed by Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884). In fact, he coined the word 'gene'. De Vries became professor of botany at the local university and the director of the Hortus.
He was much sought after by foreign universities and in order to tie him to Amsterdam, the authorities decided to build him a large, personal laboratory in the newest architectural style - the so-called Amsterdam School. It was constructed between 1910-1912. In 1948 it was named the Hugo de Vries Botanisch Laboratorium in his honor. After another name change it is today called De Groene Plantage, the Green Plantation.
Soon after its completion (in 1915) this Chinese Wisteria was planted on the garden side of the building; and it began to climb.
Today it was particularly colorful against the Blue Sky.
Out doing some macro shots today, lots of Lilacs trees, the scent is quite pleasant but it I think I am slightly allergic and have been sniffling since I came home. :)
Anemone flowering in Preston Park, Brighton - April 2021.
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Japonisme is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japonisme was first described by French art critic and collector Philippe Burty in 1872. Whilst the effects of the trend were likely most pronounced in the visual arts, they extended to architecture, landscaping and gardening, and clothing. Even the performing arts were affected; Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" is perhaps the best example.
The other week, I had the great privilege of being taken to a private working flower farm, hidden in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges National Park in Silvan on the outskirts of Melbourne. The growers specialise in crocuses, orchids, rare species of plants from South America and California, heirloom peony roses and Japanese Water Irises like this one. These Japanese Water Iris blooms remind me of the ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints that first commenced the Japonisme craze that swept the Western World.
The term "Japanese Iris" encompasses three species of Irises cultivated in gardens or growing wild in Japan: hanashōbu (Iris ensata), kakitsubata (Iris laevigata) and ayame (Iris sanguinea). Of these three species, Iris ensata is the one most commonly referred to as "Japanese iris" outside Japan.
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hour."
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Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 400
Aperture – f/7.1
Exposure – 1/1000 second
Focal Length – 95mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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So it's one of my two 'Charles de Gaulle' hybrid tea-roses, soldiering on through Sydney's tropical summer storms.
'Charles de Gaulle' is a Meilland rose from southern France, and is arguably one of the toughest roses in the world - and is also wonderfully fragrant.
It is, I think, better than the other, rival, lilac rose 'Blue Moon'. It has a stronger perfume than 'Blue Moon'.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
My 'Charles de Gaulle' fragrant hybrid tea-rose.
Photographed in Sydney's rain today - Saturday, 22nd June, 2024.
So it starting raining at about 3.00am this morning and continues to rain now at 5.00pm.
Good heavens - it is like Sydney has transformed itself into Melbourne, lol.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L II USM macro lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXjdMV7SOfE
used manual lens - M42- Helios 44-2 58mm f / 2
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Crocus flowering in Preston Park, Brighton - February 2023.
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Two lilac water lilies bloom side by side, their delicate petals unfolding like whispered secrets over the still surface of the pond. The water mirrors their beauty, a soft lilac hue tinged with the golden reflection of morning light. Dragonflies flit above them, and the gentle ripples around their stems speak of quiet companionship—nature’s own love story told in silence and color.