Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Sunday 25 October 2020

Sunday Selections 504

 



Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
  
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 
 


The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen. 

I usually run with a theme.  I am reverting to type again this week and returning to Floriade Reimagined and the jungle at home.

Just after Floriade Reimagined I had an appointment with an exercise physiologist in a town centre near home.  I went in early hoping that the Floriade blooms hadn't been uprooted and given (as is the custom) to nursing homes and hospitals.  I got lucky.














I think it was a delightful addition to a part of town which is not usually to my taste.

And then to our gardenjungle.  Many years ago now a woman traveling on a bus with me told me 'you can keep a garden alive by watering it, but they need rain to grow'.  We have had more rain this spring than I have seen in many a year and the truth of what she told me is very evident.








And because I am obsessional, some photos of individual blooms which are delighting me.













I will try and be a bit more restrained next week.

Stay safe, stay well and I hope that you all find fun and colour this week.

169 comments:

  1. I think your garden is beautiful. It's so full and lush. It's perfect.

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    1. Alex J. Cavanaugh: Thank you. Perfect it isn't, but it is certainly full and lush at the moment. I am so grateful for the rain - which undoubtedly has other people cursing.

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  2. Please, don't be restrained... I love colour!!! You have a beautiful garden, your city is colourful as well...
    Colour is good!!! : ))

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    1. Caterina: Thank you too. I love colour as well, and am reveling in the displays at the moment.

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  3. Beautiful flowers, simply, I love them.

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  4. Our colours here are autumnal. I much prefer your glorious colour. The tulips are such spring loving blooms. I prefer the jungle in your garden though. So beautiful, EC.

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    1. Marie Smith: I have been loving seeing your autumnal display. I think that spring and summer are my favourite seasons. I know they are.

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  5. You know I've never really been a fan of cut flowers, but I do love seeing them grown naturally. So many excellent photos as usual. I think that woman on the bus was right.

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    1. LL Cool Joe: I am sure she was right. And have often wondered why. I suspect it the absence of added chemicals in rain water has a lot to do with it.

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  6. Oh I miss my Pom Pom tree....sadly it ‘collapsed’ one year and never recovered from the drastic pruning by The Golfer.
    Don’t talk to me about rain......we had enough yesterday to fill our own personal dam. The garden loved it....well the bits that weren’t flooded did and the plants that weren’t demolished by the heavy pounding from about!
    I have some #sunday selections as well today:)

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    1. Cathy: I love our snowball bush (which is the name I know it by). This one spends much of its year largely hidden but comes into glory each year with the yellow banskia rose which largely conceals it. The conjunction of white and yellow blooms is lovely.
      We had buckets of rain yesterday too - with more predicted for the week to come.

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  7. Blooming lovely! We had some lovely heavy rain yesterday as a few storms passed over...very welcome.

    I hope you have a blooming good week ahead, EC. Cuddles to Jazz :)

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    1. Lee: We have had a heap more rain than usual and as you say it is very, very welcome. Jazz is unimpressed but will get over it. I hope that you and the furry overlords have a good week.

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  8. Lots of tulips, lots of color. Spring is springing for you. The leaves are just starting to drop here. Not enough to mulch yet but they're getting there.

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    1. Mike: Spring has most definitely sprung here and already there are signs that she is moving on. I do like autumn too though. A lot.

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  9. I'm so glad that you treated us to such beautiful flowers when most of ours are now mostly gone except for a few remnants. A real feast for the eyes. Thanks again.
    Hugs, Julia

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    1. Julia: Thank you. I hope your week is excellent and that autumn is kind to you.

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  10. Boa noite!
    As flores por aqui ainda andam um pouco envergonhadas!
    O seu leque de fotografias é muito fascinante!
    Um abraço florido!🍂🐾🍂
    Megy Maia🌈

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    1. Megy Maia: Thank you so much for the flowery hug - and those lovely icons.

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  11. Spring Extravaganza indeed! What a brilliant selection of gorgeous blooms. In the Floriade pics I especially like the red and white tulips - so lovely.
    As for your garden: just fantastic - it must gladden your heart every time you look at the results of your hard work.
    Please don't ever stop being unrestrained and obsessional!

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    1. Alexia: That particular Floriade display was a distinct improvement on the usual view from the bus interchange.
      I have been very chuffed with the garden this year. The work has paid dividends. Obvious dividends, thanks to rain at the right time.
      How is your husband? Home I hope. And how are you coping? I have been thinking of you and hoping he is not a demanding convalescent.

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    2. Thank you for asking. He came home on Tuesday, and is slowly improving, although he doesn't think he is. And yes - I can think of quite a few words to go with demanding...
      ;)

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    3. Alexia: I feel for you. Himself can be charitably described as a complete toad in convalescence. He believes he is recovering MUCH faster than he is, and acts accordingly. I can see the opposite being equally difficult for the watcher/care giver.

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  12. You needn't be restrained on my account. This is beautiful.

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    1. Joanne Noragon: Thank you. I take a lot of garden photos, but the folders for the last few months are bursting at the seams.

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  13. Please don't try to restrain yourself! I, and most likely all of us who come here, drink up the bountiful beauty of your photos. Keep it up! Your jungle/garden is gorgeous and the vandals haven't mowed any of it down yet. Bonus!
    Stay safe, be well-ish, give my homage to Jazz, and get some rest (I imagine you're overdoing yourself weeding out there)

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    1. River Fairchild: The vandals were more restrained this year. Spoilt for choice? They did do some ripping and tearing but were unable to lay waste to nearly as much as they have done in other years. Jazz is in a good mood and accepted your homage. And yes, the garden is (for a change) demanding some work. Tomorrow. Perhaps.

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  14. Your garden is SO beautiful! What are the tall shrubs laden with white blossoms?

    Autumn is closing in here and some of the trees are already bare, so your spring flowers are a lovely treat - thank you!

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    1. Diane Henders: Thank you. Most of that splash of white is a May bush, but there are also some white lilacs there. They are blooming well, and the scent is delightful.

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    2. Mmm, I miss lilacs! They're next on my never-ending "plants to buy" list. :-)

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    3. Diane Henders: I have almost total sales resistance except where books/plants are concerned. My wish list in both areas is HUGE.

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  15. Please do not feel the need to be restrained, your post is delightful just as it is!

    My selections, all Halloween themed, will be over here

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    1. messymimi: Thank you. I am looking forward to seeing your Sunday Selections. This year for the first time that I recall there is one house in the street decorated for Halloween. Just one.

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  16. Your garden always amazes me! I remember when you overordered bulbs one year. I am certain they didn't go to waste.

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    1. Susan Kane: Thank you. I/we over order bulbs every year. And will probably do so again in a few months.

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  17. The flowers are beautiful.
    Love wisteria, the colours of the flowers are magic.
    Take care.

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    1. Margaret D: Thank you. I am a big fan of wisteria too, and love that this one is thriving in a public park.
      You take care too please.

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  18. No matter whether public or private, all stunning

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    1. Andrew: Thank you. Floriade reimagined has had some real benefits. Locals would like it to continue, but it is much less of a tourist drawcard. If covid 19 is a thing of the past next year I imagine the mass central planting will resume.

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  19. Your garden flowers are beautiful. What is that red bloom, with the thin red petals dotted at the tips with yellow? That is brilliant! The deep red tulips are beautiful too!

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    1. Strayer: That is a callistemon, known as bottle brush. The tree they are on, will soon be covered in them. The native birds (and insects love them). And I do too.

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  20. I love the individual blooms as much as I do the masses tulips, your garden is looking wonderful after all the rain you've had. I personally hope we keep getting the rains.

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    1. River: I hope we get more rain too. All through summer particularly. As a rule what rain we get is winter rain, but the spring rain has been (and is) marvellous.

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  21. Oh! sod restraint! Bring it on, please! I'm listening to a dry storm rattle and suck moisture out of leaves. You, m'dear, may post as much of this fare as you can.

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    1. dinahmow: We are expecting some rain later this evening. A dry storm? Shudder. Thank you, but you may be sorry. There are hundreds and hundreds of photos I have not shared.

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  22. WOnderful spring! It helps clear my mind. My mind could use clearing!

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    1. Bill: I hear you on the mind which requires cleaning. Spring hasn't cleared mine enough.

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  23. Dear EC
    The Floriade tulips are still looking lovely and brightening up the city. Your garden - wow! Absolutely stunning blooms - the rain has certainly done everything a lot of good.
    Thank you for sharing and adding so much colour to a grey autumn day here.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Ellie Foster: Thank you. I am so very grateful for the rain (though many of my city's residents say we have had enough).
      It has been grey here today too - but the flowers shone through just the same.

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  24. Hi EC - how wonderful ... loved seeing all your Spring flowers - just gorgeous ... and no wonder the rain has given you so much blooming bounty ... thank goodness for the rain. Take care and have a good week - Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: Definitely thank goodness for the rain. Lots and lots of life giving rain. I hope your week is good too - and that you take care of your important self.

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  25. None of those photos are too many! At least I would not choose which ones to leave out. THey are lovely all of them Hard pressed I might say that I love the "bottle cleaner" flowers in your garden best of the bunch.

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    1. Charlotte (MotherOwl): The bottle brush tree is coming out more each day and when the weather permits I will take photos of it ablaze with flowers. Flowers which brighten the street. And thank you. Lots.

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  26. OMG - you've even brought the beauty of your flowers into your home and I want to hang out at your place more than ever! It's truly like looking in a magazine! The flowers from the Floriade are simply fabulous too! What a treat to see! Hugs, RO

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    1. RO: Believe me most of our house looks like the before section in a magazine. I do like to have flowers in the house though, and we have them for most of the year. Hugs to you too.

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  27. wow, you live in a lovely place, love all the closeups some are so perfect they don't look real

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    1. Linda Starr: Thank you. All of the flowers are real, and I am reveling in the garden (which is currently weighed down with rain).

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  28. Your spring breaks through the foggy day we are having here as autumn nudges us along into winter.

    How absolutely lovely your garden is, I could spend days there!

    XO
    WWW

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    1. Wisewebwoman: Thank you. I DO spend days in the garden and taking the camera with me means that I focus on the beauty rather than the work which needs doing. There is a lot of both of those things.

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  29. The flowers in town are lovely but your garden is beautiful. Your garden should be on a tour. Be safe, take care and have a wonderful week my friend.

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    1. Mason Canyon: Thank you. Our garden is too disorganised to feature on any tour, but I am drawn to a chaos in the garden much more than manicured beds. You stay safe too please - and keep reading, reviewing and tempting me.

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  30. Such beautiful eye candy you have given me today. Just what I needed in my grey sky day. Uplifting!

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    1. J C: Thank you. We are having grey days too, but the colour in the garden shines through. Which lifts my mood.

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  31. Please don't restrain your appetite for beautiful flowers. Your indulgence feeds us all. Thank you so much and I hope your appointment went well.

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    1. Myrna R.: Thank you - on both counts. The appointment was fine - and I am heading off to meet with the sadistic torturers again in a while. Sadly last time I went past the Floriade blooms were largely gone, but their memories remain.

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  32. Your garden appeals to me in so many ways. A little wildness, a little randomness is always pleasing, and the sheer bust of colour is uplifting. I enjoy this much more than a manicured rectilinear garden. And I am sure all those wonderful parrots and cockatoos do too. I hope they visit often.

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    1. David M. Gascoigne: I don't do the manicured look - in anything. The birds seem to enjoy the garden and they do visit. Often. And this year the sulphur crested vandals have done less damage than they have in other years. Less damage but definitely not none. They are still welcome and their are plenty of plantings for the less destructive nectar eaters as well.

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  33. Ah ja voih (=one of finish saying of admiration and wonder). These tulips are real eye pleasure in streets. Your flowers are all so beautiful and lush.
    Keep well. Hugs

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    1. orvokki: Thank you so much - and for giving me your Finnish accolade as well. Stay safe, stay well.

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  34. Just wonderful! I love the tulips in the first part, and your astounding blooms in your jungle! :-)

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    1. DJan: Thank you. I liked them both too - and really enjoyed the underplanting to the tulip beds.

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  35. I love all the beautiful flower pics you post. I especially like the blue and purple ones.

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    1. Mary Kirkland: Thank you. Blue and purple are your colours aren't they? I hope to be able to feature them for you in the weeks ahead.

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  36. Beautiful foliage, beautiful flowers. Awesome!

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    1. gigi-hawaii: Many thanks. They lift my spirits.

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  37. Schöne Bilder von den Tulpen und den anderen Blumen
    und Blüten. Die weißen Tulpen sind klasse.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  38. Everything is so beautiful and your photography, as usual, is wonderful. I agree that the rain is so much better for a garden than a watering can. Is there anything as lovely to look at than a Rose with the beads of rain kissing its petals.

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    1. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: Rain bejeweled plants are a joy aren't they? A joy we have in generous profusion at the moment.

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  39. Oh my, your pictures are so very beautiful. I simply love the red and white tulips. You are so right about rain. Rain makes a garden flourish.

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    1. Ann Bennett: The tulips made a brave display didn't they? And most of them were standing straight like soldiers too.

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  40. Oh my! Such lovely photos and blooms.

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    1. Nas: Thank you so much. Spring has been very generous to us this year.

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  41. So beautiful. Love all the photos.

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    1. Romance Reader: Thank you - I hope you and yours are well.

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  42. These flowers are spectacular!

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  43. One of the great things about Blogs is that they allow us to have Spring piped directly into my living room as Winter rapidly approaches outside. Love those tulips!

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    1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands": I feel just as you do. When our summer is here I will be looking to your side of the world for cool relief. Looking often.

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  44. OMG...I just wish you could've been here to hear me gasp!!
    These pics are absolutely phenomenal 😮
    I honestly don't believe I have ever seen such beauty in plant form before in my life!!! Oh WOW!!!
    And please don't be more restrained next week...you have presented us with a little slice of paradise here 😊😊

    Have a wonderful day, my dear friend!

    Much love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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    1. Ygraine: Thank you. I am a huge, huge fan of gardens and when I take walks in the suburbs I ogle them. My mother used to walk with secateurs in her bag so she could take cuttings. I haven't (yet) sunk to that.
      Stay well, stay safe.

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  45. Absolutely correct, plants definitely know the difference between being watered and being rained on. Your blossoms have definitely responded to the rain with smiles on their faces.
    I really like all the tulips along the street. Tulips are so colourful and such an interesting shape. I really like spring flowers, none available here in Canada at the moment so I shall have to enjoy yours.

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    1. Shammickite: The garden (weeds included) has loved our wet spring. I hope it continues. The tulips in the street were great weren't they? I cannot even remember noticing those bed before and will have to see what replaces the tulips.
      I have been loving seeing the autumnal fireworks on your side of the world. It is one of the highlights of the blogosphere that I can enjoy two seasons simultaneously. And, when our summer heat comes I will look at snowy pictures with very real relief.

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  46. Enjoyed all these lovely flowers especially the tulips. The red and white ones bring me back memories of my time in Latvia because the Latvian flag colors are red and white, I hope you have a great new week.

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    1. RasmaSandra: Thank you. I didn't know that the Latvian flag was red and white. I hope all the memories this post triggered were good ones.

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  47. When it comes to lovely bloom pictures, restraint is not necessary. :D

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    1. Bea: Thank you - though you and others may be sorry for saying that.

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    1. Hena Tayeb: Thank you. Heaps and heaps of pretty flowers - changing by the day.

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  49. I am glad you were not restrained! I am also so happy that you got lucky and all the flowers were still there when you went for your appointment. So beautiful. And your garden! LOVE IT! So wonderful that you are getting so much rain too. YAY! :)
    ~Jess

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    1. DMS~Jess: The rain has been wonderful. We have more predicted for the rest of the week and the garden and I are very happy. Jazz is not.

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  50. Please don't be restrained! Just seeing the pics is relaxing - and I love to imagine I'm sitting amidst all the splendour and reading a favourite book!

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    1. Jemi Fraser: Would it help or discourage you if I suggested that you would be called on to help weed? But thank you. I do love the garden.

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  51. Just be your usual self and keep clicking away. I am enjoying all the flowers and tulips in every post. Can't seen any of these lovely blooms here so I just feasting my eyes. Love the lovely flowers you have place in vases indoors and your snow gum tree in your garden(?).

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    1. Beau Bo: I am not certain whether it is a snow gum, but it is certainly a giant eucalypt, and the birds and I love it.

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  52. I am so sorry Beau Bo, those were my comments. I don't know my comments came with your username and blog. I have been having some problems with signing in this week. Trying to fix blog. Sincere apologies, kestrel

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    1. kestrel: You are confusing me a little (not hard). Are you and Beau Bo the same person or is he/she just stealing words from your mind? In either event you are very, very welcome (and I hope your sign in problems are gone).

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  53. i Think your flowers look lovely EC I hope they lIAP

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  54. Floriade has nothing on your garden. It's beautiful.

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    1. Sandra Cox: You are a flatterer. Floriade is much more manicured than my garden - and has the advantage of a fleet of gardeners (and a generous budget). That said, I can admire manicured spaces but would not even attempt to create them here.

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  55. Every single time I come here, I feel uplifted, as if I'd been walking in the rain in the tropics.

    The woman was right about rain.

    I've heard that rain has nutrients that ordinary water doesn't have. I don't know if that's true, but there's something that rain does......

    Your garden is simply glorious. I agree with Sandra, Floriade has nothing on your garden.

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    1. neena maiya (guyana gyal): I think rain is better on at least two fronts. It contains nitrates and it doesn't contain the chemicals our tap water has been treated with. The garden loves it - and so do I. We very, very rarely get enough and this year has been a delightful exception.
      And huge thanks for your compliments about the garden and my posts.

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  56. Its all so beautiful. Love, love, love this post!

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    1. Authors with Advice: Thank you. I am a beauty addict and find lots and lots of it.

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  57. Love the contrasting red and whites in their tulips and your beautiful roses(?)

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    1. Sandra Cox: Thank you. They are indeed roses and those were the first I picked this year. The red one was a simply glorious smell. The white one has none. The white one (and a few others) were bought by himself. I think a rose without a scent is a tragedy, pretty though they can be.

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  58. Un hermoso blog fotografico! Los tulipanes y todo lo que has fotografiado es realmente magnifico.. Adoro las plantas y es verdad lo de las lluvias , nada como un poco de agua de lluvia para observar la diferencia en el crecimiento y desarrollo de ellas. Me ha encantado visitarte! Saludos desde Argentina

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    1. eli mendez: Welcome and thank you. We very, very rarely have enough rain. This season the garden and I are very happy.

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  59. Tulips! Oh happy faces - i love these always:)
    Thanks for sharing the Springtime in your step.
    Grateful always to look through the viewfinder in your world.
    Thanks for being here and so authentically you,
    Jennifer

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    1. SingingRiverSoulSpa: Dear Jennifer, it is lovely to see you here. Spring has been an explosion of light, of colour and of scent - which I am more than happy to share.

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  60. Nothing cheers me like flowers! And it's so wonderful to see yours. Just as ours have finally succumbed to the frost and snow...

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    1. Diane Stringam Tolley: Frost and snow? That seems a little early to me, but no doubt I will be jealous when our sweaty season starts to bite.

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  61. Your garden, always lovely!

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    1. Karen: Thank you. Sadly it isn't always lovely, but I try. It is (like me) a work in progress. Always.

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  62. Gorgeous spring extravaganza!

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    1. Lady Fi: Thank you. I hope you enjoyed your time with your daughter.

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  63. The flowers looks great and you have got nice garden

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  64. No! Don't be more restrained next week! I love these photos. My flowers are all but dead outside so I've had to plant new ones in my indoor garden and they bloomed yet so I LOVE seeing your bright, beautiful colors. Keep 'em coming! I hope your appointment went well xoxo

    Warmly,
    Elsie

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    1. Elise Amata: You may be sorry to have encouraged my lack of restraint (but thank you). The appointment went reasonably well and I am heading back for another later today.

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  65. wow. Your spring is popping! Gorgeous. We are deep in fall here and stuff just turns brown in TX. Lovely post

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    1. Joanne: Spring is definitely popping. We have had a LOT more rain than usual and the colours are amazing. All too soon I expect we will turn to brown under the summer heat.

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  66. All of those flowers are beautiful, but I just adore tulips! They are wonderful. Makes me dream of spring already!

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    1. Rain: I am totally unable to choose a favourite flower so I am just enjoying the vibrancy and the colours. I hope your winter is beautiful - and treats you kindly.

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  67. Loved all these pretty flowers, what a gorgeous selection!

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    1. DeniseinVA: I am glad that you enjoyed them. We did (and are).

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  68. We've had such dreary weather today that it was a joy to see all the colourful blooms.

    I hope your appointment with the exercise physiologist went well.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. We have been having rather a lot of grey days too - but the flowers bloom regardless - which lifts my spirit. Heading out the door to another appointment with the physio team shortly.

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  69. Your garden is beautiful, seriously beautiful. I love my place but the 'garden' at the moment is struggling with way too much water and areas of long grass that I can't mow without bogging the mower. Outside my window are correas and long purple flags that are looking sweet among the weeds. Though the finches and Crimson Rosellas love the grass seeds, which is a plus. A magpie has just sat on my outdoor seat to look at me as I write to you, how comical!

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    1. Kim: Too much water is something our garden has never experienced, though I am well aware of the damage it can do. There are a lot of birds reveling in the growth here too. And my partner has mowed the lawn more often this spring than he did for all of last year. It is looking seriously shaggy again now (but is too damp to be dealt with). Or so he tells me.

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  70. So many flowers! Thank you for sharing. There's something inherently uplifting about their steadfast beauty, whether in a formal garden or a delightful free-spirited one. For the first time in many years, I think I'm gonna have to plant a bunch of tulip bulbs. Seeing them sprout and bloom next spring would be such a vibrant image of hope. (And pretty, too!)

    Take care, sweet lady, and have a super weekend.

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    1. Susan: Thank you. Be warned though, the bulb planting urge can (and has in my case) become an obsession. Prettiness and hope never go astray though.

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  71. Impressive flowers, stunning photos❤

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  72. I think I just figured out the perfect life ... spring and summer in the USA and spring and summer in Australia. Why did it take me so long to see that! Your pictures are beautiful and I long for the fresh spring air ... we are headed into winter already. We have had two light snows but our temperatures are below freezing most mornings (early for that,yes? ... climate change?) We are not doing Halloween this year. Our state is having another Covid spike (what happens when your Government denies it's existence and refuses to take steps to control it) so we have to keep our heads down. I still have to go out to shop, but I wear double masks, eye coverings and gloves. I look like a freak, but hopefully it will keep me alive :) Stay well, Sue and be safe ...

    Andrea @ From the Sol

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    1. Andrea @ From The Sol: I would happily follow Spring around the world, but would like to avoid summer. Including ours. I am sorry that your recent spike and glad that you are taking precautions. Lots of precautions. Hopefully there is a new Government just around the corner for you that WILL take the pandemic seriously (and not just on an economic front).

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  73. Your garden looks like a wonderland.
    Happy Halloween and weekend, my friend.

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    1. Sandra Cox: It is a wet and weedy wonderland at the moment. Very wet, very weedy (and I am not complaining about the first).
      I hope your weekend is wonderful. Safe and happy as well.

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  74. Yes, you are very lucky that the Floriade flower has not been uprooted. I think Floriade flowers look a lot like tulips, don't you?
    I love flowers.
    This flower garden is filled with various types of flowers that are colorful and really very beautiful.
    What a fantastic flowers.
    Great shot.
    Have a wonderful weekend
    Regards.

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    1. Justcherry: Thank you. Most of the Floriade photos were tulips. Armies of tulips standing tall.
      I hope your weekend is wonderful too.

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  75. Preciosas las flores que aparecen en tus fotografías.Has hecho una buena selección de ellas.

    Que tengas un Feliz fin de semana.

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    1. VENANA DE FOTO: Thank you. This spring has been (and is) flower packed. Have a great weekend.

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  76. Gracias por compartir tan excelentes reportaje, con imágenes de una ejecución insuperable.
    Me llama la atención la variedad de plantas y flores que tenéis, así como el mimo que ponéis en su cuidado y mantenimiento que también es de alabar.
    Y no te preocupes si tu reportaje es extenso, porque a nadie le amarga un dulce, como decimos por aquí.
    Gracias por tu buen hacer, y lo ameno de tus entradas, y te envío desde Sevilla un fuerte abrazo.

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    1. Manuel: Many thanks. The garden is one of my obsessions and I spend a lot of time working in it and wandering round with my camera too.
      I hope you are safe in these difficult times.

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  77. Wonderful flower photos and kangaroos too - you spoil us.

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    1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Thank you - as you do with the glorious images you post. How I would love to walk with you.

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