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Sunday 26 September 2021

Sunday Selections #552

 


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. We are still in lockdown and for at least another three weeks.  Consequently my images are a bit same old/same old.  I do hope you can enjoy them despite their predictability.

Early one morning last week (around 7am) I headed into town to do a shift at Lifeline.  Starting (of course) at home.


My trip takes me to a city centre where I change buses.  I do like seeing the murals which now cover boarded up offices and businesses.  



I am always amused by the slippers on the mural above.



While Floriade has been cancelled, there are floral displays in the city centres and the suburbs.  Sadly I won't see most of them this year.
The largely empty bus interchange on a grey morning.



My city has been described as 'a good sheep paddock spoiled.  It is entirely appropriate that Ainslie's sheep by Les Kossatz has a home in the main city centre.


 

Another boarded up business.




And more floral displays in the city centre.

Back to my garden again.

By afternoon the grey day had disappeared.

 Then to the usual garden shots -and the usual plethora of photos too.





There are more orchids coming out every day.


 The red tulips are being joined by white, pink, purple and yellow ones.

I cannot at the moment remember what this beauty is - which is irritating me.  My find the plant app is failing too.




Most of the daffodils/jonquils are past their best, but some are still just coming into bloom.



River's clivia are in full bloom.  Ours have a way to go yet.



Next week (weather and energy permitting) I hope to take you on a small walk in my neighbourhood.  Spring is such a vibrant and delightful time of the year.

Where ever you are, and whatever you are doing I hope the week to come is packed with health and happiness.

160 comments:

  1. EC, it must be a wonderful relief to get out and about. The lockdown is lengthy for sure but your garden colour is gorgeous as usual.

    So many businesses have disappeared here. It is sad…

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    1. Marie Smith: I hope our lengthy lockdown succeeds. The boarded up buildings in the first city centre have been there since before the pandemic. Sadly other business have joined them. And yes, the garden is a comfort.

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  2. Gosh, your garden looks gorgeous. And that last orchid...Wow.
    You are right, the slippers on the mural are a hoot and I love that first ram.
    You take special care. Hope your weekend is filled with just the right amount of sunshine. I know it will be filled with beautiful flowers and flying wonders.
    Hugs

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    1. Sandra Cox: Aren't those slipper brilliant? Today we have sunshine and wind. The garden loves it and I will head out into it shortly.

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  3. Astounding are they your love of life, beautiful EC.

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    1. Bob Bushell: The garden is certainly one of the loves of my life - and thank you.

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  4. Lots of colorful flowers. We have some still going here but fall is coming.

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    1. Mike: Fall (our autumn) is one of my favourite times of year. Enjoy yours.

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  5. Hi EC - so pleased to see your garden and those wonderful flowers ... just delightful. Sorry about the frustration of covid and nothing being easily possible ... yet the planters are a delightful riot of colour ... stay peaceful - cheers Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: The lockdown can be inconvenient - but better than its alternative. I enjoyed those planters too. And there were so few people around they might have been planted just for me.

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  6. Another beautiful array, EC...you never let us down.

    I hope all is well and that it continues so through the coming week. Cuddles to Jazz..I hope he has a spring in his step. :)

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    1. Lee: Thank you. I am less than happy with Jazz this morning. He got me up VERY early. I gave him the first of his tablets. He gobbled it down. I thought I could go back to bed for a bit. He thought otherwise. Shortly after dawn he went outside (briefly) came in, enjoyed a big breakfast) and went back to bed. So did I - and that time he let me sleep.

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  7. Dear EC
    Thank you for that burst of lovely colours and cheerfulness. Is the mystery plant a kind of epimedium? The flowers look a bit like it, but not the leaves so much. The bunny slippers made me smile too. I do like all the sculptures you have there too.
    Have a good week too and keep as safe as you can.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Ellie Foster: I 'think' it may be an epimedium - but you are right, the leaves don't fit. It is a lovely thing though.
      I am safe - and hope that you are still enjoying your garden.

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  8. The murals and planters of flowers are bright and cheerful. Whimsical sheep! Is that first fellow getting dressed? Your gardens are lovely, EC. Spring is really taking off there. Fall seems to be winding down slowly here. I don't mind if it lasts awhile.

    Please tell Jazz from me that he is a handsome fellow - and I hope he has a better week coming up.

    Hugs, dear friend.

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    1. jenny_o: I am never certain whether the first sheep is getting dressed - or undressed for the shearer. Spring is definitely here.
      Jazz is doing well today (but at my cost - see my response to Lee). He is handsome and I hope his good days continue.

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  9. The lockdown never worked here in the states. I know it is sad and unpleasant, but it is sure better than the rampant spread of the Delta virus and mounting death toll we face daily.

    I can't believe you grow orchids in your garden. That is incredible, since I read orchids needed lots of heat to survive. Your plants in your own yard are wonderful. Too bad much of the rest of the world can't see how beautiful it is there.

    Again, seeing the empty city is amazing. It's too bad many of those murals will be destroyed once the businesses are allowed to reopen. I SO LOVE those bunny shoes. So cute and cleverly created.

    Have a safe and creative week, dear EC.

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    1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth: Thank you. Our garden is varied. We have some other orchids too - which demand a cold winter to come up. I noticed new shoots coming up last week and have hopes. I suspect the murals will be there for a while, but do like them much more than boarded up business.
      I hope your week is great. I know it will be creative.

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  10. There is always plenty to see when out and about. I love the reclining sheep and I had not heard the saying about a good sheep paddock spoiled.

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    1. Andrew: I am surprised you haven't heard that saying. The Nationals quote it often enough.

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  11. We could never get tired of your wonderful garden, EC, and the range of beautiful flowers you grow - they are certainly worth all of the hard work that goes into producing such loveliness.
    The sheep relaxing in the sun is great - he must get hot under his woolly coat! I love to see the colourful flowers and murals that you show us from your walks around the city.
    I hope your week is an enjoyable and happy one, and that you (and Jazz!) are feeling well.

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    1. Alexia: Thank you. I do worry that I am boring people. I am well aware than not everyone is garden obsessed. So far Jazz at least is having a good week. Fingers crossed.

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  12. This myriad of photos is uplifting. Thank you!!
    Have a wonderful week, EC.

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    1. Caterina: My camera is getting a work out at the moment. I hope you week is wonderful too.

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  13. Bellas fotografías, me gustaron las flores. Te mando un beso

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  14. All photos are beautiful and it's lovely to see the murals and the flowers are just awesome - Canberra always did do flowers well.

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    1. Margaret D: I think the murals set off the flowers beautifully and yes, my city does do flowers well.

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  15. I love your garden, I see your starflowers have multiplied like my bluebells. My star flowers have all but vanished, the freesias too. I love the murals too, they eyes, those bunny slippers and that final very colourful one. The potted and boxed flower displays are really pretty, the ranunculus especially look so full and ruffled.

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    1. River: The starflowers have multiplied beautifully. So have the bluebells. My freesias are hanging in. Aren't the bunny slippers great - I smile just thinking about them. The pots with the ranunculas were the best I saw in the city.

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  16. Beautiful---the flowers in town and especially in your garden! The colors are astounding, some muted and soft, some charging blaring happy and bright.

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    1. Strayer: I am a big fan of colour. All of it - the bright and the muted.

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  17. Those bunny feet slippers!hahaha
    And I'm going with Epimedium.Maybe a cross.I've seen hybrids with "strange" leaves
    But whatever it is, it just adds to your lovely selections

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    1. dinahmow: I think it probably is an Epimedium - and seems to be happy. Which is lovely.
      Hooray for bunny slippers (and all those who appreciate them).

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  18. I always look forward to seeing your posts, usuallu so full of colour, even if I don't always comment. It's sad to see businesses boarded up, and I don't think Ive ever seen such bright and interesting murals before. I'm not sure which I loved more - the black bunny slippers or the sheep on a lawnchair statue! I did admire your purple poppy right at the beginning. I've never seen one like that before. Thank you for sharing your eye for beauty with us once more!

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    1. Dragonquillca: Thank you. I am a total beauty addict, and find a LOT to feed the addiction. My city has developed the habit of putting murals on boarded up buildings - which I applaud.
      The purple poppy is an anemone, a spring flower I love and plant more of each year.

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  19. Love the murals, love the sheep, love the flowers--- It occurs to me that I have truly enjoyed a number of Australian movies, I have never seen an Australian comedy film. I thought of that while smiling at the mural and the sheep.

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    1. Bill: We do comedy. I am not a movie watcher but am told that Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is good - and of course the Crocodile Dundee movies are comedy.

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    2. Priscilla is super--- I'd forgotten. And what a great cast!

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    3. Bill: Some day I will watch it. I have heard nothing but good things about it.

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  20. Very beautyful flowers so colorful
    And the murals too.

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  21. So much beauty to see, even in the midst of a quiet day.

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    1. Sandi: The streets were quiet but my day was busy. Very busy. I am a beauty addict and look for it (and find it) every day.

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  22. I didn't even see the slippers till you pointed them out, love all the flower and the sheep are a hoot.

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    1. Linda Starr: I hope the slippers made you smile when you saw them...

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  23. Thanks for sharing your day with us, Sue. It is quite sad to contemplate all those businesses that have closed, dreams dashed, livelihoods lost. I am assuming that COVID is the reason. Its impact just keeps on affecting our lives. In Canada. in the Province of Alberta, where a right wing government with no more brains than a turnip opened up the entire province and removed all restrictions, the situation is dire and seemingly out of control. The army is being despatched to help.

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    1. David M. Gascoigne: Some of those businesses closed pre pandemic. The one in the heart of the city is a more recent closure. And yes, it is sad. Very sad. The State nearest to me (also right wing) is about to open the State wide (mostly to the vaccinated but with few checks and balances). Time will tell.

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  24. I absolutely need those slippers right now, EC!(lol) Hugs, RO

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    1. RO: Aren't they great? You would have to smile as you pulled them on... Hugs to you too.

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  25. I love your garden shots and the fact that your city has such a variety of murals, and those slippers made me smile. Lukas got me up too early so I'll be returning to sleep shortly. Wishing you a good week.

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    1. e: I hear you on being got up too early by a cat. I hope Lukas agreed to take his tablet - Jazz did. Sleep well, and wake to a wonderful week.

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  26. As always, your photos are the delight of my Sunday morning. I am always impressed with your city and its endeavor to keep things pretty, even if it is to camouflage closed businesses.
    The flowers are beautiful. I appreciate the work you put in to maintain their beauty and to share them with us.
    Hav a great week.

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    1. Myrna R: I am endlessly grateful for the art (temporary and permanent) in my city. The garden IS a lot of work, but it is mostly more than worth it - for us and as I am told often at the moment for passers by. Which is lovely to hear.

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  27. Oh my goodness great captures, especially the statues and the happy belly up one still makes me laugh. Hoping you do catch more lovely plants and flowers, it is becoming your growing season and ours well I'll just say not so much growing, but truly trying to hang on. Enjoy your week, thanks for the lovely images for my morning coffee delight!

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    1. 21 Wits: Thank you. I love the sheep statues and often stop to smile at them. I hope your autumn continues to be warm (knowing how little you are looking forward to the season to come).

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  28. I love the sheep and the murals and of course your wondrous garden, choc-a-bloc with gorgeous blooms, cheers me up as we head into deep Fall here.

    XO
    WWW

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    1. Wisewebwoman: Thank you. I hope that autumn is gentle to you.

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  29. You captured some great images. I love those floral displays!

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  30. I am sorry that there are so many boarded up businesses, but I sure do like the murals that take their place. And your flowers are wonderful and delightful to see as we begin our fall displays. :-)

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    1. DJan: Thank you. The murals are a definite improvement on boarded up business aren't they?

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  31. They recently started painting murals under the interstate ramps here. They are really amazing. Thanks for sharing yours and the flowers are lovely. Soon the blooms will all be gone here as autumn has arrived.

    Have a wonderful week.

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    1. Truedessa: I am a huge fan of public art, and murals so often brighten the dreariest of areas. Stay well, stay safe.

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  32. I'm looking forward to seeing your neighborhood.
    There are so many flowers near you. I just don't see that many around here.

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    1. Mary Kirkland: We have forecast rain for much of this week, but I hope to get out anyway. There is lots of colour from gardens here in the suburbs - which I appreciate.

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  33. A beautiful post again. I love the different flowers and you seem to have new ones every time. The murals are always interesting but what peeked my interest this time it the plant that you could remember the name.

    I went on a search of images of your native flowers on the web and was absolutely taken aback with the multitude of amazing flowers. Just a mind blowing array of unbelievably beautiful, intricate flowers. I'm at a lost for words.

    Thanks for all the colorful photos.
    I hope that you have a very good week.
    Hugs, Julia

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    1. Julia: Thank you. I will post some more of our natives in the coming weeks - when they deign to come out.

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  34. I meant "the plant that you could not remember the name"
    Julia

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    1. Julia: My knowledgeable commentators (and finally my plant app) have identified the mystery as a epimedium. Which one I don't know - but delight in it anyway.

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    1. Joanne Noragon: I thought of you as I posted it.

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  36. I never get bored seeing your photos. They are always so beautiful. The flowers (yours and the city’s) are so lovely. Take care and stay safe my friend.

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    1. Mason Canyon: Thank you. I am careful (and safe) and hope that you are too.

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  37. Imagine living in a place where boarded up buildings were covered in murals!
    And is your clivia white? I only know orange. They are superb this year

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    1. kylie: Not all of our boarded up buildings are mural covered, but it is a trend I applaud. Our clivia is orange but its buds are only just starting to colour...

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  38. I love taking walks with you around the city! Adore the bunny slippers, the lounging sheep, the murals, the flowers - it's all so different from what I see daily. Thank you for sharing the bounty. Hugs to you and scritches to Jazz.

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    1. River Fairchild: Thank you. I thought that the bunny slippers would strike a chord with others and am very glad that they did. I like my city (mostly) and am very happy to share. Jazz is having a sleep in this morning. When he wakes we will start the medication dance. Fingers crossed.

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  39. Lovely photos, as always. It's too bad to see so many boarded-up businesses, but the murals are lovely. And the sheep sculptures made me laugh... and scratch my head. Is that first sheep reclining in a chair? And whose clothes are those?

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    1. Diane Henders: The sheep is indeed reclining in a chair - just as we do at the barbers/hairdressers. The jury is out about whether the clothing belongs to the sheep - or the shearer...

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    2. A fine but important distinction, in my mind. ;-)

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    3. Diane Henders: Very important to those concerned.

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  40. I sure hope the lockdown is helping! Such pretty flowers ... I envy you Spring! Here it's autumn, doom and gloom, and dark mornings. But still beauty can be found. Thanks for this wonderful glimpse from your magnifiv´cent corner of the world.

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    1. Charlotte (MotherOwl): It is nice to see you here. I do hope that your poor neck is better - and thank you. There is indeed beauty in every season.

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  41. It's a pity the flower show is cancelled but hopefully it'll help the caseload get where it ought to be.

    After a lifetime of movement and unpredictability, I feel there's much comfort in things being predictable, and much beauty too. Your flower photos are amazing as usual, they add just the right pop of colour to start my week off well. Thank you.

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    1. Nilanjana Bose: I mourn for Floriade (and even more for Tulip Top Gardens) but if that is what it takes...
      I am very glad that my garden adds a welcome pop of colour to your days.

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  42. I think your garden has more flower varieties than the floral displays in the city centre. You have a really huge lawn, no wonder the endless amounts of colourful flowers. Your orchids are blooming well. It is sad to see business closing down and being boarded up. In the past months, many family restaurants that I used to frequent have announced closure. They just could not go on even though our economy is slowly starting up.

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    1. kestrel: Small business is always risky and the pandemic has pushed too many too far. I hope that as conditions ease (when they ease) some at least will return. We do have a big garden. It is too much for me now, but I am not ready to surrender yet.

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  43. I love your photos! Always interesting to see the sculptures. You won't see that type of sculpture here in Hawaii. LOL.

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    1. gigi-hawaii: Thank you. We have a very wide range of sculptures here. Some I love, some have me scratching my head and others are not to my taste. I love them being there though - all of them.

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  44. Me gustan esos hermosos Murales y las buenas esculturas que has encontrado de paso. También las flores tienen una muy buena representación.

    Feliz semana

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    1. miradasdesdemiobjetivo: Welcome and thank you. I hope you have a good week too.

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  45. Oh his slippers are too cute. I love the gold toothed panda as well.

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  46. I love seeing all of the flowers! Just wanted to also thank you for your dear comment on my blog last week. We have such a loving and warm and supportive community of friends here, it means a lot to me. ♥♥

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    1. Rain: The warmth and the support I have found in the blogosphere means a lot to me too. It is wonderful isn't it. Hugs.

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  47. It's a shame your lockdown continues but I hope things get safer soon! It's so lovely to see all the flowers and to see the murals as well - so colourful!

    Hope you had a great weekend :) We managed to enjoy some time outdoors despite the colder than usual spring weather!

    Away From The Blue

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    1. Mica: Thank you. Our spring weather is all over the place - as usual. It is cool today but promises to be a lovely day.

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  48. Oh, the murals are great! We've the same scheme here. It's being called Paint the Void and I've seen some truly stunning work around town. I would rather have thriving businesses, but the colorful murals seem to cut down on potential blight.

    Stunning blooms and other art as usual, E.C.! x

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    1. Bea: I would MUCH rather see the murals than the boarded up buildings. Some at least of the buildings I photographed were office space, which doesn't add a great deal to the scene even when occupied.

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  49. Those murals are beautiful! Nothing same-old, same-old about them to me.

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    1. John Wiswell: Thank you. I do worry that I am stuck in a posting rut.

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  50. Thank you for sharing these lovely photos, EC. I laughed at the ram and whatever that animal is wearing the bunny slippers. So many beautiful flowers, especially in your garden. Wishing you much joy in them.

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    1. Fundy Blue: Laughter never goes astray. I am glad you liked them.

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  51. Enjoyed the photos very much and the flowers are lovely, I hope you have a great new week,

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    1. RasmaSandra: Thank you, I hope your week is lovely too.

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  52. It might as well be spring. Everything is beautiful.

    Love,
    Janie

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  53. Lovely to see such wonderful flowers as we slip slowly into autumn. It's such a shame to see so many businesses boarded up, though I think it was going to happen anyway, sooner or later; I see so many shops that seem to never have any customers.

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    1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Some of the businesses were boarded up before the pandemic. I hope that as we slowly reopen and find our new normal that new ones take their place.

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  54. Very pretty flowers and I enjoyed the murals and sheep sculptures very much. Sad to see the shops closing down, someone's dreams. Same over here too.

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    1. DeniseiVA: Small businesses often fail here - which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. I do hope that people can dream again.

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  55. Espero que ya hayas visto mi foto bien.

    Me conoces ya, desde mi otro blog.
    https://ventanadefoto.blogspot.com/

    Este lo he creado para fotografías en blanco y negro.

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    1. miradasdesdemiobjetivo: Thank you for explaining. I COULD see your image today, and loved it.

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  56. Our desires for food, power for all things in existence seems to rest in the goodness of providence and the flowers but alas I dont know the name either EC. If only they could speak.

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    1. SpacerGuy: Thank you. I have a family name at least now - and plants can speak. They tell us when they are hungry and thirsty, and when they are unwell. We just need to listen.

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  57. Thank you for this! I needed your murals, sheep and flowers today. I feel so cheered!

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    1. Diane Stringham Tolley: Thank you. I am glad to hear it.

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  58. I love the colorful mixes.
    YOU have a day as special as you are.

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    1. Sandra Cox: Thank you. I am a big, big fan of colour. We had rain all day today - and the colours in the garden still shone.

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  59. That was quite the floral display. I loved the description of your city--made me laugh.

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    1. cleemckenzie: My city has a reputation for being boring. And being full of politicians. One of those criticisms is true.

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  60. Your country has done really, really well fighting and taking COVID seriously.

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    1. Sandra Cox: We have mostly done pretty well. Sadly one of our States (and a big one) is going down the American path. And being encouraged by our Prime Minister.

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    2. Sandra Cox: You are politer than I can manage.

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  61. A lovely post full of beautiful flowers, they are so colourful.

    I enjoyed seeing the murals, they are very colourful and those slippers did make me smile.

    Enjoy this last day of September, I can't believe October is almost upon us!

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. I know - just where has this year gone...

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  62. I could spend sooo much time meandering through your garden.
    YOU have a great one.

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    1. Sandra Cox: I would love to have you, but you would probably be put to work...

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  63. Not sure if I missed this post as with the gorgeous weather I have not been indoors much....LOVE the delightful garden you show case and stunning as always. xxxx

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    1. aussie aNNIe: Thank you. Our weather has been damp this week, and I have spent too much of it inside.

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  64. The sheep statue is so cute.
    -Quinley

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    1. Quinley: Thank you. We have a LOT of statues here - which I love.

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  65. Three more weeks of lockdown? I think your city/country is doing it right. Here everybody would cry out loud and complain like there's not tomorrow. Usually by the same people who refuse to get vaccinated - which is why we are doing so badly. It's embarrassing.
    Your garden is in full spring mood, it's lovely. And I always love seeing the murals in your city. No Floriade? How sad.

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    1. Carola Bartz: They are cautiously saying that we 'might' open up again (partially) in the middle of the month. Restrictions will still apply. Masks will still be worn and numbers limited. It is sometimes inconvenient but I am grateful.
      Floriade has been reimagined and will pop up in on a smaller scale in the suburbs. Because the beds were planted before the lockdown IF we can get to the main venue I will try and take photos.

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  66. Stupendi quei vasi pieni di fiori multicolori.
    Sereno fine settimana

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    1. Giancarlo: Thank you. Our weekend has been damp, but good. I hope yours is lovely.

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  67. Your garden, your flowers, are simply lovely and make me happy to see them. But the city, all boarded up, brings such a sad and even lonely feeling. Surely this will pass.

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    1. J C: I am sure that the city is lonely. I like the colour on the boarded up buildings, but the multitudes of shops and offices with their lights out definitely look sad. With luck, we will largely reopen towards the end of the month.

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  68. Never bore of your photos EC! I love them! Truly, I do! Sorry about so many businesses going out of business! Thanks for showing the gorgeous flowers and statues! Big Hugs!

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    1. Magic Love Crow: Many thanks. Many of those businesses have been closed for a long time. Hopefully as we emerge from Covid they will be rebuilt.

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