Archive for August, 2007
Toronto, The Beach I took this photo two weeks ago on a hot, humid and somewhat rainy Sunday afternoon at the beach. It had rained for at least three hours, but had cleared when I took this shot. Isn’t our Toronto Beach area lovely? Related Reading: Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof 79Ci 14 Sheet Cross-Cut [...]
I didn’t plant a single snapdragon in my garden this year, but they must have seeded themselves well because I have tons of snapdragons of many colors. That’s ok. I love these unusual looking flowers. I wonder how many will come up in the garden next year? Related Reading: Fresh Flowers – Purple Dendrobium Orchids [...]
The daisies are blooming in the garden. You can’t get much closer than this to a lovely flower. Doesn’t it just appear to be floating? Related Reading: NETGEAR N600 Wireless-N Dual Band Router WNDR3400 One World, One Day (Barbara Kerley Photo Inspirations) Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof 79Ci 14 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (3227901) Fresh [...]
I was taking a photo of this rose, Breath of Life, when a wasp or hornet was heading towards it for a visit. I didn’t notice the wasp as I took the photo so it was a nice surprise to see that I’d captured it in the photograph. Related Reading: Fresh Flowers – Purple Dendrobium [...]
This is an English rose and it’s known as simply Moulineux. Isn’t it a lovely rose? In the spring this rose has more yellow in it’s petals, but during the hot weather of summer it tends to get more colour in it’s petals. I think I actually like this version of Moulineux best with it’s [...]
These are sedum buds. This plant normally flowers near the end of August or early September and makes a colorful fall bloom. Even when the bloom fade it’s dead flowers on their dried stalks are quite pretty to leave in place through the winter. Related Reading: New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News [...]
This is an Alium. This plant is related to the onion family, however this one is an ornamental flower. This Alium bud is just about to flower. It should be in full bloom any day now. This bud looks large in this photo but it’s actually only about an inch and a half tall by [...]
