Some wild flowers shout of their presence from a great distance.
Ox-eyed Daisies: 4th June 2019
The Poppy: 4th June 2019
Alas, this has been a week of almost continual rain. So the camera stayed in. These were taken the previous week
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Very pretty! The poppy is perfectly shaped.
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I thank you. The last time I took photos of poppies was a windy day. They looked more like flamengo dancers 🙂
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Weather’s been awful, hasn’t it? We’ve been told it’s destroyed some of the British flower crops for this year, so are expecting big gaps in our shop’s supply where there should be sweet williams, sweet peas, etc. All those poor growers! Nice to see your photos though
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I noticed some sweet williams the other day in Sainsburys but they didn’t invite me to buy. I ended up with carnations again.
Despite the weather warnings, GY hasn’t had it too bad. But we have weather warnings for thunderstorms Tuesday and Wedsnesday. The associated heavy downpours can do the worst damage in such a short time.
So, I’m out with the camera tomorrow in the hope of local orchids.
Yea, I feel for the smallholder who relies on the summer crops to make their money
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Apparently, that cold snap early in the spring did for some flowers, now these heavy rains. I wouldn’t like to rely on an annual crop for my livelihood. Makes you realise how easily we could slip into famine before the globalised nature of food sourcing. All it takes is a few bad summers …
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Yea. Despite bad warnings last week, all week had was day upon day of rain, but it wasn’t sufficiently heavy to destroy crops. Just persistent. And have you heard the latest from Nasa? The next solar cycle (starting next year) is likely to be the weakest since the Dalton Minimum. That means more of the weather extremes, with some parts of the world slipping into almost ice-age type weather. Hopefully it won’t be too bad in the UK, but judging by how parts of Europe and America have been this past year … it could be terrible for them. And of course, their production goes down … We are so dependant upon that sun. Is it a wonderful it was considered the prime god.
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It’s hammered down the last few days – Biblical at times. Periods like the Little Ice Age must have been terrifying for people who are entirely reliant on what they can produce themselves. And if the climate is going that way again … Better dig up my flowers and plant some turnips
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I believe around the world there are some governments who recommend we prepare. For the past year or so, the weather scientists and/or astonomers have cogitated, will the next solar cycle be the one. They arrive in 200-250 years cycles. But until recently they were thinking it wouldn’t happen until 2030. Bit of a shock to know its been moved forward. But governments are mostly down-playing it. They don’t want to incite panic. And while it could be tough for a few years, it’s not exactly the *end of life on earth as we know it*. We’ve survived them before. And the real problem doesn’t li with crazy extreme weather but the fact that the earth’s crust is so senstive to changes in the sun; we could have major earth and volcanic eruptions. The potential for major eruptions is the worst thing. I don’t need to paint that picture, I know you can work that out.
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Really? The eruptions sound terrifying, especially in places that are already prone to them. I hope the scientists are wrong.
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Alas, I doubt it. I don’t understand the mechanics, but it is proven that earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are (in some way) linked to solar activity, and there is no doubt that during the past 12-18 months the sun’s activity has been exceptionally weak. And witness the freak weather worldwide, and though it doesn’t hit our news programmes, even now there are signs.
Not the first time, Lynn. This is a regular cycle. Just it’s the first time with worldwide news coverage.
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… And exacerbated by man made global warming too. We’re in for tough times, then
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The camp is divided on whether the global warming is man-made or not. Not an argument I’m going to get into. Time will tell. And were it not for the warming, we could be in for worse.
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Gorgeous!
Of course, I expect nothing less..\
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Big grin. I thank you, Dale
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I saw one similar to the second one here yesterday in the woods by the golf course. I’ll go get a picture and see if they are the same.. I can’t imagine poppies in Alaska, but you never know….
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Poppies arrived in Europe along with grain culture. Where goes wheat and barley, so goes poppies. No reason it shouldn’t have reached Alaska.
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I’m in Denali and have seen a few. They tend to be a bush unlike a poopy so I guess they’re just similar flowers.
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I’ve just checked out Alaskan poppies. They’re yellow. Yet there were also photos of red poppies, the foliage more bushy than we get here. And its centre is kinda yellowish, instead of black. Sounds at all familiar?
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Yes. I took a pic so I can show you.
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so are you going to postit? Or email it?
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I’d rather email. Is your email on your blog?
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If you look on your blog’s dashboard, in comments, find a comment from me, and there will be my email. If that;s a problm, I can mail you and you can return 🙂
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I’m in the park but tomorrow morning when on my laptop I’ll send it to you. Thanks for the link in my cmemts.
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Wwll, I’m out early tomorrow … with camera. But allowing for time differences, I should just about be back by the time you get active. And now … early to bed (I might one day be wise)
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That’s very pretty!
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Tis, isn’t it
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These look so beautiful ❤️ Weather here has been changing. We had rains the other day and today is just too hot. I hope you had a nice sunday🙂
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Not the hottest of days. And I’d turned the heating off. So I’mm cold. But, tomorrow is forecast to be hotter. But, two days of heat and thunderstorms and flash storms are forecast. So while I can, I’m taking camera for walkies tomorrow.
Hopefully I’ll get something worth posting next sunday. I’m hoping for orchids.
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Yes you should always be on the safe side. You will surely get hold of some nice pictures tomorrow 😃❤️
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Your confidence in me is appreciated
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Lovely photos Crispina 🙂
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I thank you, Jen 🙂
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You’re welcome Crispina 🙂
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Smiles
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😊
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I hope the rain lets up, both for the sake of the farmers and for the sake of the photographers (and by association, those of us who benefit from those photographs)! Lovely shots of the daisies and the poppy — and it’s interesting to focus in like that, when so often we’re looking at the joint effect of a whole field of them.
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I think it’s my thing to focus in close, reveal the detail that tends to be overlooked.
And today has been sweltering hot; thankfully with a good breeze (though a breeze toss the flowers about). So now we’re due for thunderstorms.
I noticed the feilds of barley and wheat on the way into Norwich … so much damaged … looks like the wind/rain had attempted some fancy crop circles, but didn’t quite get it right.
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That makes me realize that I almost never see photos of nature’s destruction — the beauty of a lightning storm, but not the aftermath on the flowers or crops. Of course, that’s not as pretty, but fiction often deals with topics that are not pretty, and many readers are drawn to them because of that darkness. Hmm, interesting first-morning thoughts…
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I shall bear that in mind. I tend to dut those parts out, but ….
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I can see why people don’t do it much. But you’re a great photographer, with a wonderful eye for composition and color; if anyone could make destroyed plants look artistic, I’m sure you could.
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You are a silver-tongued Gemini, and I am a sucker for flattery. And it so happens I took some photos yesterday, though I haven’t yet processed them, that might be what you’re after. If so, I’ll email them to you. 🙂
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Just an honest compliment, I assure you. (Sometimes I wish I were silver-tongued, but I’ll admit that I haven’t the wit.) And if you like the photos, share them on your blog so that everyone can see them.
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We’ll see. Haven’t reached those ones yet.
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These are beautiful! The detail is so vivid and the colours so bright 🙂
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As the title says … But so many of the photos I take have teeny-weeny flowers are their subject. And this weekend I’m posting a whole host of flowers. Our hedgerows are alive with them.
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Very true. The hedgerows are beautiful at this time of year. I’m looking forward, as always, to see what you have captured. 🙂
And, after your posting last week of the yellow iris, I, rather proudly, spotted one for myself. I was out with my family at the time, and didn’t I sound very clever when I told them that I had recently learnt they’re also called yellow flag. So thank you 😀
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A pleasure, Sammi. There are three posts this weekend that carry flowers. Though you’ve already seen the butterfly bedecked hogweed.
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