In the Park on a Sunny Tuesday -FOTD – 05/08/19
It was warm and sunny today and we grabbed the chance to get out and take a few pictures. Which turned out to be about 500 pictures between the two of us. The flowers came out lovely.
It was late in the afternoon and the light was perfect. Actually, pretty much everything came out close to perfect — and by the time we went home, most of the trees had grown new leaves.
All they needed was one warm sunny day.
Categories: #Flowers, #Photography, Cee's Photo Challenge, Flower of the day, Garry Armstrong
Thabjks for this sharing. Your friend was special for sure, and you will miss him. One of he more dificult aspects of getting older is the loss of those we hold dear. Hugs, thinking of you both with love, Tasha
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Beautiful photographs of a beautiful day. Spring has arrived for you – and about time too! 🙂
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In our very LONG slow return from Boston in the heart of rush hour, we had lots of time to look at trees. They are all blooming now. Happy trees and another sunny day. Which, of course, we spent entirely indoors or in the car.
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Of course, I hope it was bearable. At least the sun was shining again. In a reversal of our fortunes, it’s cold and wet over here now!
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That LONG, long drive home from Boston felt like we were on the road to perdition. My bones still ache the day after.
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That was a very long ride. It was probably more than three hours, but you had the watch, so I didn’t even look at the time until halfway through. The ONE single car stuck in the middle of the Pike … ONE car. In the middle.
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The flowers are lovely Garry, even the Dandelion and that reminds me I have one of those right in the middle of the front garden. Must get out and take care of that.
Leslie
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I actually like dandelions when they are blooming. After that, they get a little weedy.
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🙂
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😉 – isn’t it typical that the dandies come out best, fastest, and multiply the most(est!!!) ? 😉
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Yes, Kiki. I’m not a flower maven but you’re right about the dandies spring to life.
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Weeds and I hear, not bad for wine, either 🙂
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I’m rather going for real red! 🙂
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I think you need grapes for that one. Dandelion wine is always homemade. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it for sale.
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I know – I have HEARD about it in the UK, where a lot of ‘happy hippy-organic-healthy-down-to-earth’ life is happening in the SW, where I lived. It just doesn’t appeal to me – I prefer wine made from grapes!
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Thank you for sharing your spring photos. The flowers are beautiful – even the dandelions!
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They are bright. We need some brightness.
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I love that you photographed the dandelions.
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I thought the same thing, Vanda–and they look so vibrant!
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Tas, they grabbed my attention. I went for closeups. Most of them worked. They looked so beautiful.
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I took a few of them too. They grow where no plant should ever grow!
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The Dandees kept begging, “Hey, Mistah–take my picture! Take my picture!”–hard to resist.
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Oh, thank you. It was like a mini vacation for me. I love that waterfall.
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That’s what we call “downtown.” We are a bit rural — and I’ve NEVER seen those falls so full. Ever.
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Patricia, thank you. The waterfall and river that flows into the waterfall offers so many pic opportunities. As I snapped pics, I imagined seeing Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe in “The River Of No Return”.
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That river is lovely. Can you swim in it?
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Not safe. Rocks, snapping turtle, the dam and a lot of currents. But they are now using the water for drinking, so I think it would be swimmable. Just not right there.
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It seems like spring came fast. Wasn’t very long ago, all I was hearing was snow snow snow..but perhaps not in your neck of the woods.
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This is how it goes. Cold, cold, cold, miserably cold — uh — warm and sunny and EVERYTHING blooms in one day. It’s quite extraordinary.
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Life, it was wonderful. We were out in the mild temps and SUNSHINE — No jackets needed. It was great seeing the SUN slow dancing on the river.
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