2006-06-03
cactus flower
[OT from cottage renovations]
while returning from this morning's weekly Post Office trip I learned that this cactus had come into bloom. like the platycerium hanging in the bathroom/conservatory it is from a plant that has been in its owner's family for decades. the morning light proved to be inadequate for portraiture so I went back in the afternoon when conditions were more favourable.
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Chestnut Avenue
roses in the afternoon
[OT from cottage renovations]
down on Chestnut Avenue this English rose is blooming with a wild abandon. afternoon sweetlight seems to bring out the best in its flowers so I made a point of being there to try to take advantage of the felicitous combination.
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Chestnut Avenue
Bittersweet Cottage Garden
back at home the same light came streaming through Mrs Carter Emmons' rose bush (previously noted in entry for 13 June 2005). I believe it to be same variety.