#flower friday

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[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.

[shokupanko]

Happy 10th anniversary to the most handsome lady ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

[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!

[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

[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!

[farehamflorist]

Having put my nephew to work on Wednesday, I allowed him a little time to himself whilst his Mum was helping me. He found some fake toadstools, a box of moss & created a "field" ����

Since then two other little people have been in & wanted to move them about❤️

It's The Little Things

[vellatra]

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

[carolrain]

Festive Friday

Six days ago (so, many years ago and/or just a minute ago in December time) @a-noble-dragon posted a little festive weekend post, and tagged me.

Here are a few seasonal things from my world.

I actually live in the land of full-time Christmas trees. But the light isn't always this interesting.

My cat Lexie sleeping in a unicorn's mouth and another work from the resident candy artist.

There was some foggy traveling earlier this week.

I don't decorate much, but I'm very into tiny houses.

And I have a dollhouse with a Christmas tree in it (but the rest of the living room furniture is somewhere in a box).

When I first visited this part of the world, a bit before I moved here, it was December and I was struck by all the bright green stuff all over the sidewalks and other outside surfaces. I thought of that this morning as I walked over it, so I took this photo for you people in arid places.

Tagging a few people just to say hi @mostlyinthemorning @filet-o-feelings @jamilas-pen @leofdaeg-sand @stereopticons

@stargazer56 @flowertrigger @trickiwooao3 (I just this week stumbled across the origin of your name?) @mammameesh @tyfinn I hope everyone's doing well.

[floronicjas]

Flower Friday!

Plant: Rhododendron - Rhododendron macgregoriae

Taken April 7th 2023, Kew Gardens, London

[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.

[glittter-vamp]

Flower Friday 💐🖤

[mistymorningphoto]

White Petunias

[nastylittleghouls]

🌺 Flower Friday 🌺