#flower friday

[meolog]

dancing in the woods

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[johbeil]

Pink oxalis

Sony Xperia Mini Pro with Vignette for Android

[carolrain]

Flower Friday

*does not contain flowers, except, if you look closely, on my shirt and socks

Thank you for tagging me @a-noble-dragon and @jamilas-pen!

I didn't think I had anything to show this week, but then I remembered I had taken some outdoor photos at . . . this junk/salvage place? I do not know what to call it. It is a place for buying secondhand remodeling-related things? Plus, tools, old furniture, various parts from machines, etc.,—like, I buy old jars there sometimes for a dollar, and we bought a used light fixture and a bookshelf this trip. Anyway, they have things made out of junk as decoration and sometimes for sale:

I want to make mosaic tile steps like this in my yard (I have been saving broken dishes). Theirs have that Leonard Cohen lyric about the cracks letting the light in.

Late afternoon sun, plus a blue sky and critter for @jamilas-pen:

Peacefully reading Frozen Over on my tablet when my cat had another idea:

Does anyone have any nature or animal or otherwise interesting photos to share?

No pressure tagging @mostlyinthemorning @statueinthestone @ramonaflow @smallumbrella369 @filet-o-feelings or whoever is interested!

[mostlyinthemorning]

Flower Power Friday

Thanks to @ramonaflow for the tag.

The weather has been tumultuous here so I haven’t been going out much, but here’s a little video (no flowers, though).

Open tag for anyone who wants to share!

[sofiimagines]

Sofi Red Roses, 06-02-2022 Digital Photography

[glittter-vamp]

Flower Friday, yeah I sobbed big time after getting these after the week we’ve had 😭🖤

[nastylittleghouls]

🌸 Flower Friday 🌸

Birb and Snail/Slug edition

[dyingroses]

Where flowers bloom so does hope! - Lady Bird Johnson

[farehamflorist]

Earlier this week I was tasked with a floral tribute for a grandmother, with a twist to the norm! It had to be written in Madarin; not a language I am au fait with at all. Thankfully my lovely customer wrote it out for me - a lot smaller than I had to make it - so I at least had something to copy.

I was pleased with the end result but even better they were too. It's so humbling when someone trusts you with such an important tribute.

[highandbroken]

Oleanders!

Oleander (Nerium Oleander) are so widely cultivated that their region of origin is uncertain, but it’s usually associated with the Mediterranean Basin!

The genus name Nerium is the latinised form of the Ancient Greek name for the plant nẽrion (νήριον), derived from the Greek for water, nẽros (νηρός), cause of how their natural habitat is along rivers/streams. There’s multiple theories about the origin of the name ‘oleander’, but the one I believe it is dates back as far as the first century AD, where a Greek physician cited it as a term for the plant used by the Romans.

They have a meaning of caution! Given this meaning by the Victorians cause of its toxicity, it's also said to be because of its association with the Greek cautionary tale of Hero and Leander. They were in love, and though they lived on opposite sides of the Hellespont Sea, Leander swam across it every night to visit Hero. One night, during a violent storm, Leander died trying to swim to Hero. When she saw his body wash ashore, she called out “O, Leander! O, Leander!” and drowned herself to be with him in death. Because of that, it’s suggested this is why oleanders grow along rivers/streams.

When you grow them in a pot, place in a well-lit spot away from central heating (or plant outside in a sunny, sheltered spot). They don’t tolerate frost, and need regular watering (but reduce frequency of watering in winter!)

Please don’t eat them!

There’s no clinical evidence to support specific doses of oleander. It’s literally no longer considered safe due to extreme toxicity, and it’s potentially lethal!

If you’re gonna use these for any kind of magickal purpose, DON'T burn them!!! Don't make incenses out of them because they’re toxic to be inhaled as well! But you can still use them for emotional healing, or to banish negativity!

You can pair them with azaleas to warn someone they’re about to make a poor choice, or sunflowers to caution a friend against a bad investment! Hell, if you want you can pair them with roses if you wanna tell someone you think their relationship won’t last!

but that last one is, like, break glass in case of emergency LMAO!

[carolrain]

Foggy Friday

Thank you, @jamilas-pen, for the tag! And @stargazer56 @ramonaflow and @saraminia for other recent tags.

I traveled a bit last weekend, so here are some rest area trees that are too tall to fit in a single photo:

And a river with some kind of gull and a Great Blue Heron:

And a waterfall for @stargazer56:

Back at home, some neighborhood sights:

I think these are tomatillo husks in my neighbor's garden. And cats on a roof for @leofdaeg-sand:

Does anyone have anything pretty or critter-y or fun weather-y or homemade to share?

tagging, no pressure: @mostlyinthemorning @tyfinn @stereopticons @filet-o-feelings @mammameesh

and anyone I mentioned above, and @a-noble-dragon who I already saw says it's too cold to post photos, but hello anyway. Stay warm.

[vellatra]

FE ArtScuffle attack on @moonlightleafs ! Have some flower children for Flower Friday. :)

[mostlyinthemorning]

Flower Friday

Thanks to @carolrain for the tag!

I was able to find some flowers, but mostly what I have to offer is snow and frost and fog.

Open tag for anyone who wants to share.

[sofiimagines]

A picture of my pink peonies from a few years back. 2021 was a good year for them!

[glittter-vamp]

Flower Friday 💐🖤

[floronicjas]

Flower Friday!

Plant: Rhododendron - Rhododendron macgregoriae

Taken April 7th 2023, Kew Gardens, London