Another day to keep on the shadier paths. Predicted top of 43C and it was over 30C when i set out before 9am. Felt cool in the park with a lovely breeze and some intermittent cloud cover. #park#walk
Noticed these amazing red flowers on my walk through the park. Called the firewheel tree according to plant id app, mostly growing in rainforests further north (northern NSW up).
@plants second #plant for #FensterFreitag Ornithogalum pyrenaicum has rarely if at all flowered for me in past, this is its third time this year! A #bulb plant it is sometimes included in Cactus and Succulent collections, it's also and #EdibleHouseplant (in this climate- probably not quite hardy, but I have not tested), but I haven't had enough material to test- prob should have a bigger pot and cushier growing conditions! #Alberta#FlowersOnFriday#BloomScrolling#florespondence
Nearing the end of its life as a blooming sunflower, this sunflower blossom is wilted and drooping.
But its life is not over...not yet!
All those seeds will become a tasty and much needed natural food source for birds and small forest animals to get them through the harshness of a winter.
@plants@nature#FlowersOnFriday#InsectFriday#FlyDay
This week saw days of 10-25C, nights 0 to 10C, some rainy days. The coming week is forecast for low 20sC, nights 2-7C- sounds like typical fall weather! Sunny days should be good for farmers with crops to harvest.
This week is #autumn#blues (okay, you know I grew up calling these purple, now I might say lavender or violet!) but we're still in the #pink too! #bloomscrolling#florespondence
"I wonder about tulips…how they somehow find a way
To grace us with their beauty before they slowly fade away.
If only people were more like tulips and could somehow find a way
To grace this world with beauty before they slowly fade away."