Today's Flowers

Once again I have to say that
I have no idea what these bright
pink blooms might be—maybe
someone can tell me—but
aren't they fun?

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Today's Flowers

There's nothing blooming in the garden right now,
but I received an amaryllis bulb for Christmas.
I planted it, watered it, and tried not to check for
progress on a daily basis. But it grew and began
to bloom, and one day when I looked—
lo and behold—this miracle had appeared!

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Found a planter filled to the brim with these
pretty yellow blooms this past week. Wonder
how they fared today—when it snowed!

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This pretty pink cleome (aka spider plant)
has been blooming by the curb in front of
my Brooklyn apt. building for months.
It made it through Hurricane Irene
and is still going strong.


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I'd like to be able to make the peonies
bloom at will—and that's not happening.
But at least I can show them here even when
they're not in bloom in the garden.

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I inherited this (once neglected) geranium from
a colleague at work, and I didn't hold out a lot of hope
 because it looked pretty sad when I got it home.
But TLC, fresh water, and a little "sweet talk"
every day have brought it back from the
brink—it has even decided to bloom again!

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It's getting near the time when the (affordable) flower
vendor stops coming to my weekly greenmarket—
I'll really miss having fresh flowers like these in the house.

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The autumn season is officially here
—and this is the flower I associate most with fall.  
So this week I choose a couple of big yellow sunflowers.


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I'm pretty sure this is a hibiscus—until now, the 
only place I ever saw one of these is Hawaii and 
always assumed that this is strictly a tropical flower.
But I took this shot right here in Brooklyn.

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These unpretentious nasturtiums were blooming
in Marie Antoinette's garden at Le Hameau,
the place where she and her courtiers played
at being "simple folk" while living at Versailles.
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Saw these colorful cosmos at the local greenmarket.
Didn't bring them home, though, because they
just don't last that long when you cut them—
on the other hand, I can look at this picture forever.
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I'm sorry to say that I have absolutely no idea what
this purple bloom is (and it's probably not the
last time I'll be forced to make that admission).
But I'll bet someone out there can tell me!
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If you visit the folks who live here at #22, you're greeted
by this gorgeous lacecap hydrangea.  If I didn't live
in an apartment, I'd definitely have one of these!
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What could be a more fitting symbol
for rebirth than a flower that rises from
muddy water to become this beautiful bloom?
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I think most people wouldn't think to wear these colors
together—but when Mother Nature came up with the purple
coneflower she went all out!  This also explains why my niece,
who has bright copper-colored hair, looks stunning in hot pink.
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I wait all year for the water lily pond at my local botanic
garden to burst into bloom—finally, that time is here!
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Let's hear it for the humble, friendly daisy! 
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I've shown the 40,000+ bulbs that bloom each
year in the Brooklyn Botanic's Bluebell Wood—
but I spotted these closer to home, tucked up against 
the stone foundation of my apartment building.
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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin.
                                      —Matthew 6:28


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Welcome to the rose garden at the Brooklyn Botanic—
where thousands of blooms have unfolded.  I just
loved this perfect purpley-pink one.
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