Greens and Blooms

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

From my travels in a beautiful area today. The park and the residential gardens nearby.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Could someone pls delete the bottom photo (house, flowers) on post #201? I have to edit something. @WC2Admin

 

[Mendalla]

Could someone pls delete the bottom photo (house, flowers) on post #201? I have to edit something. @WC2Admin

Done. Hit Report next time. As mentioned before, WC2Admin is rarely used. Also, mods can do this. Doesn't require an admin.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

I just found a heart tree I could only get one in the frame because it was right next to me on the sidewalk, but there were 3 hearts on it. It reminded me of CrazyHeart.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Some ducks having lunch...

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

If anyone's interested, I went back to the fancy older neighbourhood I scooted through last week. Didn't get to the beachfront today - a bit windy, and for a fancy neighbourhood the roads and sidewalks are not in good repair, and some have really high curb cuts. Too bumpy. Not in the mood for ATVing today!

This was around a gate in front of someone's yard. It's huge. The photo doesn't quite capture that. It looks really grand.


This was in front of the same place, on the other side. I thought the petals falling off and spilling onto the grass looked pretty.

Who says fried eggs don't grow on trees?

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Here's one more of the white rhododendron bush on the gate. The gate itself, just the frame, is about 6ft high.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

A pretty tree. Some pretty roses, and a "deer crossing" sign on the side of the road.

 

[Greywolf336]

@Kimmio Laughterlove I am not a plant person by any stretch of the imagination but I’m really enjoying your pictures. You’re a very good photographer.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

There are actually more blooms on my lawn than in my flower bed, but I am happy the tulips are out.

why is it that dandelions duck when the lawn mower comes? Do they have some kind of intelligence or is it a reflex?

 

[Lastpointe]

Don’t fret about dandelions. They are an important early food source for bees

 

[Mendalla]

why is it that dandelions duck when the lawn mower comes?

Mine don't, it's just that the low lying ones get under the mower (I don't cut too close in spring, advice I got a long time ago) and survive while the big ones get chopped off. Of course, over time that should mean only short dandelions survive and breed leading to ...

EVOLUTION!!!

Lawn-mower proof dandelions lie in our distant future.

(or maybe I am just being silly on my off day)

 

[Northwind]

I understand that dandelions are in the sunflower family. That may be an urban legend. I don't know. I like the idea.

 

[Mendalla]

I understand that dandelions are in the sunflower family. That may be an urban legend. I don't know. I like the idea.

They are, but it's a huge taxonomic family that covers a vast number of plants (daisies and ragweed are in there, too) so it's kind of like two humans being fifth cousins or something. There are 1911 genera in the family and each genus can contain many species.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

Mine don't, it's just that the low lying ones get under the mower (I don't cut too close in spring, advice I got a long time ago) and survive while the big ones get chopped off. Of course, over time that should mean only short dandelions survive and breed leading to ...

EVOLUTION!!!

Lawn-mower proof dandelions lie in our distant future.

(or maybe I am just being silly on my off day)

Actually, I just thought that, too today.

 

[Northwind]

I finally took a picture of this massive rhododendron that I've 2walked past often recently. It's amazing. Yes, that's a normal sized pop can.

 

[Mendalla]

Wow, that's an impressive rhododendron.

Actually, I just thought that, too today.

That dandelions are evolving to be lawnmower-proof or that I am silly?

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

Wow, that's an impressive rhododendron.



That dandelions are evolving to be lawnmower-proof or that I am silly?

That every time I cut off the tall dandelions the ones that have the blooms just above the ground so that the lawn mower don’t catch them have an evolutionary advantage to spread their seed, hence, I am guilty of making myself lawn mowing resistant dandelions.

 

[Lastpointe]

I have learned to live with them