I particularly like this colour and the flower wears it well.
Category Archives: Flowers
Fan Dance
I like the way the lily pad curled around the water lily.
Sunflower
A part of town has gardens full of sunflowers. I wanted to get there before the season was over. Many had begun to fade but this flower really stood out. I have never captured the disc of a sunflower at quite this angle before, it appeared almost three dimensional.
Razzle Dazzle -2
Another coneflower, I think I might have found my new favourite, the Sombrero Adobe Orange. Until this summer I wasn’t aware of this variety 😊.
Razzle Dazzle
It’s the time for coneflowers now, they really do dazzle.
Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace is one of my favourite wildflowers. We were walking beside a vacant lot that had hundreds of these flowers in different stages of development. Here are two examples.
Daisy, Daisy
Daisies are such cheerful looking flowers. I caught these swaying in the breeze.
Summer Shift
Although we’re just one day into the official start of summer, the season moves along far too quickly. I think I found one of the last of the poppies putting on a nice show.
Greetings, Earthlings
These seed heads could have easily featured in a classic science fiction movie 😊. I believe they are the seed heads of the Pasqueflower and a member of the buttercup family.
In the Spotlight
A good part of the garden was still in the shade but not this poppy that appeared to be basking in the sunshine.
Lily of the Valley
Another introduced species to North America that is highly invasive. I love to see it though and enjoy its delicacy and fragrance.
Garden Find
Another common name for bleeding heart is lyre flower, a name I much prefer.
Green and White – 2
Well, it’s snowing again so here’s a summery alternative to the scene outside my window. I think this is a Long-leaved speedwell but would appreciate a positive I.D.
Spring
Just six weeks to go!
September Garden
We’ve had frequent snow squalls today, so I thought a bit of late summer would be welcome.
Green and White
These two colours are well represented in our winters by snow covered evergreens. I thought these hostas would be a nice change of pace.
Welcome
Coneflowers have a long growing season and are always a welcome sight. They were particularly attractive in this garden patch.
Last Daisy
While looking for a photo to post, I came across this daisy that I took earlier in the summer. I had forgotten that I haven’t seen any in a good month. Like summer, their season is too short.
Standout
This poppy appeared to be holding court among all the green.
Sunflower
Sunflowers are having a nice long run this summer.
Basking
I liked the way the flowers seemed to be drinking in the sun. It’s been very hot, so I’m not sure if some flowers are fading due to the heat or it’s just their time.
Sunflower
I started to see sunflowers about a week ago. As much as I enjoy them, when they do appear I know summer is marching along.
Forget-Me-Nots
I saw these flowers in a nature reserve and assumed they were native plants. Although considerd invasive and can displace native plants, I do like their delicate beauty. As I only saw a few of them growing and they seemed to be contained to a small area, I’ll have to check on them again next year.
Over the Fence – 3
I saw this cheerful looking Columbine in a garden we passed on a recent walk.
Milkweed Bouquet
Milkweed is coming into flower now, I hope it will soon be attracting monarch butterflies. I was struck by the way this plant was growing. It looked like a florist’s bouquet, vase ready.
A Particular Peony
It was a spectacular season for peonies this spring. They were all vying for attention but this single white flower really stood out.
Morning Buttercup
Another summer favourite.
Spring Exuberance
We’ve been waiting a long while for a show like this.
Soft Power
Fleabane daisies symbolize a kind of innocence as well as being tough and resilient.
It’s not quite daisy weather yet, but the temperature rose to 9C today and I saw a few people wearing shorts 🇨🇦 !
A Hint of Spring
I’ve been enjoying the photos of Snowdrops some bloggers have been posting recently. It will be some time before they appear here along with these wild violets that we see in spring. As we slog through February I needed a bit of colour.
A Look Back
I spend a good deal of the winter looking forward to spring; on a day like this particularly, when the temperature is in the -20s C, though the sun is shining. A look back here at more pleasant times 😊
Wistful
While looking for a photo to post, I came across this flower I took last spring. A sweet memory 😔.
Time Flies
Just two weeks ago, I saw this flower in a neighbour’s garden. Now the temperature struggles to get to +6 C during the day. No snow though 😏
SUNNY TUESDAY
Sunflowers always have a nice long run. Some are beginning to fade but this bunch is still looking bright.
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 2
Still sunny and bright but these sunflowers are slowly starting to fade.
HERE COMES THE SUN (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS)
Sunflowers are such cheerful looking flowers. These flowers were practically beaming at me as I walked up to them.
HEADLINERS
I came across these attractive flowers in the garden of a small theatre. They occupied their own flower bed, no need for a supporting cast 😏
GLOW
Walking through a public garden I spotted this flowering bush. Among all the plants, it attracted my attention. Its flowers reminded me of candle flames.
IN THE WILD (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS)
We had planned to go to a park by the river but there was an event going on so we went to a nearby trail instead. There weren’t many birds but there was a nice variety of wildflowers. The bladder campion, though not native to North America, has been naturalized and insects are attracted to its nectar.
ALLSORTS
From the brilliant to the more subtle, each flower has its own beauty and uniqueness.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 