tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66660824714539614262022-01-18T02:21:58.622-05:00Reach Beyond LimitsKnow what you want, love what you do, and REACH BEYOND LIMITS!•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.comBlogger632125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-20610667118889235462014-12-10T06:30:00.000-05:002014-12-10T06:30:01.154-05:00Beloved Purple World<div><b>My Purple World</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9RsXl5o93vw/UMH2EsV0doI/AAAAAAAAKfs/yjypTaieBVk/s1600/Beloved+Purple+World.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9RsXl5o93vw/UMH2EsV0doI/AAAAAAAAKfs/yjypTaieBVk/s400/Beloved+Purple+World.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>Imagine for a moment, would you, when you take a step outside and walk right into an unbelievable and magical world of purple sky. Even if you don't like the color purple, which I do, I love, ask yourself how many times you see such a display of purple (lavender) color in the sky?<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Purple Sky</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6XdmuFiPDY/UMH3dY2-PwI/AAAAAAAAKf0/0X5tU6ix6uA/s1600/P1080659-purple+sky.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6XdmuFiPDY/UMH3dY2-PwI/AAAAAAAAKf0/0X5tU6ix6uA/s400/P1080659-purple+sky.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was what I see at 7:30 in the morning after dropping my son off at school, and it was a bitter cold day. I stayed out to snap and took it all in as much as I can, while my brain puzzled over the sheer magnificent displayed of colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Purple Cones</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SlP-2DF6jx8/UMH5BoKs_uI/AAAAAAAAKf8/e1vhnFUtjmg/s1600/P1080635-purple+cones.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SlP-2DF6jx8/UMH5BoKs_uI/AAAAAAAAKf8/e1vhnFUtjmg/s400/P1080635-purple+cones.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later on in the day, I stopped in a store for some inspiring ideas, I saw these purple cones! It was a purple day in my purple world, but I won't overwhelm you with endless scrolling down. I prefer for you to enjoy just a few photos rather than just skipping through and wonder when will the post end! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-48547631802770229362014-11-06T06:55:00.000-05:002014-11-06T06:55:47.454-05:00Beautiful Hot-Cake Flowers<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0B7yFla6ZYE/UbG9Ny9Ha9I/AAAAAAAAMDo/PQFBdDu8a5s/s1600/Hot+Cakes+Mixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0B7yFla6ZYE/UbG9Ny9Ha9I/AAAAAAAAMDo/PQFBdDu8a5s/s320/Hot+Cakes+Mixed.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>After my son re-do the front porch and put down grass seed, he wanted to plant flowers! Oh yes, another strange phenomenon thing going on! I'm on the other hand, not very enthusiastic about it as I've planted flowers in this spot before and they all died. Some are suffocating and flimsy, such as my dianthus.<br /><br />However, when I see the Hot Cakes Mix Stock; I went for them because they were different looking and this was the first time I saw them.<br /><br />The Hot Cakes Mix Stocks came in three colors: white, purple and pink. They need full sun and well drained soil with two varieties. I am a sick individual knowing quite well that this area neither receives full sun or has well drained soil. I figure I will just take a chance on them :-), after all I only spent roughly three dollars for them. <br /><a name='more'></a><b>Pink Hot Cakes</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQ9yZTUdpzQ/UbHEEOHU6nI/AAAAAAAAMEA/zF8iuhu9LoY/s1600/P1120661-another+pink+hot+cakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQ9yZTUdpzQ/UbHEEOHU6nI/AAAAAAAAMEA/zF8iuhu9LoY/s320/P1120661-another+pink+hot+cakes.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7niJxx1eAug/UbHDkwxkIfI/AAAAAAAAMD8/rwHKrqLJpkI/s1600/P1120665-pink+hot+cakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7niJxx1eAug/UbHDkwxkIfI/AAAAAAAAMD8/rwHKrqLJpkI/s320/P1120665-pink+hot+cakes.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>White Hot Cakes</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xriQtXVUggM/UbHF1WRk1FI/AAAAAAAAMEY/RC-YKhVN2m0/s1600/P1120716-white+hot+cakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xriQtXVUggM/UbHF1WRk1FI/AAAAAAAAMEY/RC-YKhVN2m0/s320/P1120716-white+hot+cakes.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iOWrj-Owhvw/UbHFxgoGK0I/AAAAAAAAMEQ/XL3klauihLc/s1600/P1120710-another+white+hot+cakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iOWrj-Owhvw/UbHFxgoGK0I/AAAAAAAAMEQ/XL3klauihLc/s320/P1120710-another+white+hot+cakes.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>Purple Hot Cakes</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tVI-0tBMvvM/UbHP9r3eAGI/AAAAAAAAMEo/hxY3rOykz00/s1600/P1120929-purple+hot+cakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tVI-0tBMvvM/UbHP9r3eAGI/AAAAAAAAMEo/hxY3rOykz00/s320/P1120929-purple+hot+cakes.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oxwyhmKBFo4/UbHQCNen5tI/AAAAAAAAMEw/qPxAu2NO8BA/s1600/P1120930-another+hot+cakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oxwyhmKBFo4/UbHQCNen5tI/AAAAAAAAMEw/qPxAu2NO8BA/s320/P1120930-another+hot+cakes.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>These hot cakes flowers have such a beautiful fragrance to them, and as soon as I open the front door the sweet smell is sensational to the senses. With this cold temperature, I am seeing some withering taking place, and I hope the sun will come out soon to help them grow!<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-13520573131859617072014-10-22T06:30:00.000-04:002014-10-22T06:30:02.474-04:00Sensational Fall Colors<div><b>Fall Colors</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TaGiOaylLY/UIlaP7Z9BfI/AAAAAAAAJ7w/8-8U4Sjvs5A/s1600/P1070820-shiny+leaves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TaGiOaylLY/UIlaP7Z9BfI/AAAAAAAAJ7w/8-8U4Sjvs5A/s400/P1070820-shiny+leaves.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>Do you have enough of fall photos yet? Well, not me as each day the colors are more amazing than the last. When there is finally some sunshine, the leaves even more alluring with their incredible colors.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Sparkling Morning Dews</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GHZD26UtJrc/UIlabRl_xBI/AAAAAAAAJ74/dZ9qhGrCqD4/s1600/P1070814-sparkle+dews.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GHZD26UtJrc/UIlabRl_xBI/AAAAAAAAJ74/dZ9qhGrCqD4/s400/P1070814-sparkle+dews.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>I like taking <a href="http://www.wanderingthought.com/2012/10/random-shots-of-fall.html" target="_blank">random shots of fall colors</a> especially when the sun comes out! The intensity of each color is a marvelous thing for the eyes to feast on. It seems like the earth is putting on a grand finale before handing itself to a long sleep.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.wanderingthought.com/2012/10/autumn-in-my-world.html" target="_blank">Sensational Fall Colors </a></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SfsC6xKTPPA/UIladH1Z-tI/AAAAAAAAJ8A/LCwHF0XMhLM/s1600/sensational+colors+of+fall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SfsC6xKTPPA/UIladH1Z-tI/AAAAAAAAJ8A/LCwHF0XMhLM/s400/sensational+colors+of+fall.jpg" height="500" width="497" /></a></div>I'll leave you now with this quote:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person died for no reason.</div><div style="text-align: center;">― Ernest Hemingway</div><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-49267509997716968962014-10-15T06:30:00.000-04:002014-10-15T06:30:00.593-04:00The Web Of Life<div><b>In the Fog</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLGMD5uJk4k/UFsgJ2enNfI/AAAAAAAAJfk/qzxU5ZI0vFQ/s1600/P1070015-behind+the+fog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLGMD5uJk4k/UFsgJ2enNfI/AAAAAAAAJfk/qzxU5ZI0vFQ/s400/P1070015-behind+the+fog.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div></div><div>My early morning ritual is a walk around my backyard, and since the weather is going into fall, some time there is fog. I notice this spider web when a bit of sun ray shining through, and it was amazing to see.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>After the Fog Lifted</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LEA5P24uptQ/UFsgYTyjopI/AAAAAAAAJfs/d9xxdqn9HRo/s1600/P1070010-fog+lifted.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LEA5P24uptQ/UFsgYTyjopI/AAAAAAAAJfs/d9xxdqn9HRo/s400/P1070010-fog+lifted.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>Then the fog lifted, and this was what I captured! It was a huge web, a perfect web, and a web of life for spider. In the collage below, you can see I try many different angles but the lighting just could show the web as vivid as I want.<br /><br /><b>Mosaic of The Web</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UJ1YxUAJ3os/UFsdXkjevqI/AAAAAAAAJe8/KxVdPvxUKFE/s1600/web+in+the+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UJ1YxUAJ3os/UFsdXkjevqI/AAAAAAAAJe8/KxVdPvxUKFE/s400/web+in+the+garden.jpg" height="400" width="398" /></a></div>I think the web is fascinating to see and I am glad that the spider was absent from its home. Now, behold my breath and saying grace to my Almighty Creator!<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-28845652422114614172014-10-08T06:13:00.000-04:002014-10-08T06:13:00.675-04:00Random Shots Of Autumn<b>Yellow Leaves</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sUSEmUIP5kU/UHbmmNfjGSI/AAAAAAAAJu4/7NbeCoBleQ0/s1600/P1070458-yellow+leaves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sUSEmUIP5kU/UHbmmNfjGSI/AAAAAAAAJu4/7NbeCoBleQ0/s400/P1070458-yellow+leaves.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day I see a leaf is a marvel of a day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~Kenneth Patton </div><br /><a name='more'></a> <b>Mum</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDQxyrZ_8ag/UHbmqopwUMI/AAAAAAAAJvA/2rH9q3NM9Ts/s1600/P1070427-mum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDQxyrZ_8ag/UHbmqopwUMI/AAAAAAAAJvA/2rH9q3NM9Ts/s400/P1070427-mum.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~George Santayana </div><br /><b>Red Maple Leaves</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zWwmUwH_aqw/UHbnRN1zqbI/AAAAAAAAJvQ/-M5QfrqZtfI/s1600/P1070265-red+maple+leaves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zWwmUwH_aqw/UHbnRN1zqbI/AAAAAAAAJvQ/-M5QfrqZtfI/s400/P1070265-red+maple+leaves.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything in nature contains all the power of nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~Ralph Waldo Emerson </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PkexUZDorro/UHbmsleNt2I/AAAAAAAAJvI/AxTGFPd1tOk/s1600/fall+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PkexUZDorro/UHbmsleNt2I/AAAAAAAAJvI/AxTGFPd1tOk/s400/fall+2012.jpg" height="400" width="398" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~Henry David Thoreau </div><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-37119449235477921872014-10-04T09:44:00.000-04:002014-10-04T09:44:58.029-04:00Black Eyed Susan<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8sBvnisyuTs/VCcT1z68-3I/AAAAAAAAGwA/RXgvQnkae6U/s1600/IMG_1867-black%2Beyed%2Bsusan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8sBvnisyuTs/VCcT1z68-3I/AAAAAAAAGwA/RXgvQnkae6U/s1600/IMG_1867-black%2Beyed%2Bsusan.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>The black eyed Susan were growing out of control this year in my garden. I know that they are perennial flowers, but I didn't know that they spread like weed.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ogCRIR06p-c/VCcUDmjWoEI/AAAAAAAAGwI/09pip851jqQ/s1600/IMG_1844-black%2Beyed%2Bsusan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ogCRIR06p-c/VCcUDmjWoEI/AAAAAAAAGwI/09pip851jqQ/s1600/IMG_1844-black%2Beyed%2Bsusan.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>They have the brightest yellow color in my garden and very pretty to see on gloomy days. I had to uproot some and planted this pretty black-eyed Susan in my front garden, and hope they will spread here as the dirt is not very hospitable.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-thMFPZsW0mA/VCcUDwlS9cI/AAAAAAAAGwM/VLL0RgOyiMg/s1600/IMG_1847-black%2Beyed%2Bsusan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-thMFPZsW0mA/VCcUDwlS9cI/AAAAAAAAGwM/VLL0RgOyiMg/s1600/IMG_1847-black%2Beyed%2Bsusan.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>I don't think the butterfly like them much, as I only see bees stopping on the flowers. Nevertheless, next year I will have to nip them down and get in control of their spreading.<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a><b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"><script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-42628220190870211472014-09-24T06:30:00.000-04:002014-09-24T06:30:00.917-04:00Pink Balls Of Flowers<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yiMQqA-okD4/UdM97AOJYzI/AAAAAAAAMTM/POPu9XFgrNg/s800/P1110906-pink+balls+of+flowers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yiMQqA-okD4/UdM97AOJYzI/AAAAAAAAMTM/POPu9XFgrNg/s320/P1110906-pink+balls+of+flowers.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>You must know these are spring flowers, and I it took me a while to finally locate them in my archives. Many things are just pushing back or in the corner while life is going on. I saw this on a property next to my church.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LQEKJO0caSM/UdM-Abk_4zI/AAAAAAAAMTU/TRTk1QtqsKs/s800/P1110915-gorgeous+pink+balls+of+flowers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LQEKJO0caSM/UdM-Abk_4zI/AAAAAAAAMTU/TRTk1QtqsKs/s320/P1110915-gorgeous+pink+balls+of+flowers.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>I have searched for these flowers' name, and so far I only ran into "cheery blossom balls". Well, I could have guessed that, because the flowers are in a perfect ball shape.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3leuiqemxks/UdM-Gu4HTmI/AAAAAAAAMTc/RuWmfl3cLWA/s608/pink+balls+of+flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3leuiqemxks/UdM-Gu4HTmI/AAAAAAAAMTc/RuWmfl3cLWA/s320/pink+balls+of+flowers.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>These beautiful flower balls when blooming left you with an awe feeling of amazement. They are gorgeous and every branches are full of pink flowers. <br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-64792244823856595352014-09-18T09:23:00.000-04:002014-09-18T09:23:44.660-04:00Little Black Bee<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3J2_ssNB-8c/UgZ8FvH7eMI/AAAAAAAAMnQ/cKZhOlanwQc/s1600/P1160538-black+bee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3J2_ssNB-8c/UgZ8FvH7eMI/AAAAAAAAMnQ/cKZhOlanwQc/s320/P1160538-black+bee.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>I see lots of black bees this year on my white coneflowers, and these little critters are lightening fast. They don't stay anywhere longer than a few seconds.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UGvJqMiIlLw/UgZ8FZTzhLI/AAAAAAAAMnM/0zp5tQFdmSA/s1600/P1160542-black+bee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UGvJqMiIlLw/UgZ8FZTzhLI/AAAAAAAAMnM/0zp5tQFdmSA/s320/P1160542-black+bee.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>It's strange how I've not noticed them before, or last year or remember if they were in my yard last year! We all see bumble bees, honey bees, yellow jackets, and wasps, but a complete black bee was new to me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WaMkWGCXQo0/UgZ8IrcEeXI/AAAAAAAAMnc/IssTeCNYAOg/s1600/black+bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WaMkWGCXQo0/UgZ8IrcEeXI/AAAAAAAAMnc/IssTeCNYAOg/s400/black+bee.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>This little black bee collected a full leg of pollen. Just like their other cousin bees, they are always very busy..<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-23765505337423998262014-09-10T09:37:00.000-04:002014-09-10T09:37:10.795-04:00Pretty Yellow Lily<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9yHyBjwjQIo/Ubuus6lTDlI/AAAAAAAAMHY/vUAm2_ZjjZw/s1600/P1130286-day+lily.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9yHyBjwjQIo/Ubuus6lTDlI/AAAAAAAAMHY/vUAm2_ZjjZw/s400/P1130286-day+lily.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>Growing beautifully in my neighbor's garden was this yellow lily. The color is really rich and deep. I took the photo above on a gray day.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls04AwbqXGc/Ubuuy8r9ZMI/AAAAAAAAMHg/Psmo9STQsYo/s1600/P1130334-getting+wilted.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls04AwbqXGc/Ubuuy8r9ZMI/AAAAAAAAMHg/Psmo9STQsYo/s400/P1130334-getting+wilted.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>These ones were taken on a sun shiny day, and they had more of an orange color! If you enlarge the photos, you will see tiny little hopper in the middle of the flowers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PUS3Rp1VyxU/Ubuu4orEIUI/AAAAAAAAMHo/DXRGKkCcGm8/s1600/yellow+daylily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PUS3Rp1VyxU/Ubuu4orEIUI/AAAAAAAAMHo/DXRGKkCcGm8/s400/yellow+daylily.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>I am pretty sure these are called stella lilies as they are much shorter than day lilies. Summer is coming to an end, but there are still a few of these stella blooming.<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-31593918737158775912014-08-31T06:13:00.000-04:002014-08-31T06:13:01.219-04:00Around the Bend<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RwplVWSUpsk/TpMXDVa_9aI/AAAAAAAAGKs/4et-xWN17t4/s1600/P1000411-out+to+the+lake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RwplVWSUpsk/TpMXDVa_9aI/AAAAAAAAGKs/4et-xWN17t4/s400/P1000411-out+to+the+lake.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>This is the canal leading out to Lake Saint Clair at Metro Park. I like strolling along the shore watching the boats coming in and going out. It is a clear view to the lake, and it is quite relaxing watching people enjoying their life.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sb693PmyLGY/TpMXFMG5arI/AAAAAAAAGKw/44_tw3FEqVg/s1600/P1000414-a+nice+view.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sb693PmyLGY/TpMXFMG5arI/AAAAAAAAGKw/44_tw3FEqVg/s400/P1000414-a+nice+view.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>Houses on the other side of the canal are quite huge and amazing! It is a good life by the water in the summer. I don't know what this area is like in the winter since I never make it there.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zWZxP9TmV_w/TpMXGlVFnVI/AAAAAAAAGK0/tSBZ33mi11o/s1600/P1000415-around+the+bent.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zWZxP9TmV_w/TpMXGlVFnVI/AAAAAAAAGK0/tSBZ33mi11o/s400/P1000415-around+the+bent.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>My summer seems to wind down already as my high school son has begun their soccer season since last week. Things seem to be in such a rush all the time.<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-49124576899210755882014-08-14T06:30:00.000-04:002014-08-14T06:30:00.875-04:00My Backyard Rose<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QR2uYDdGrBk/Uc4Kbggt9kI/AAAAAAAAMOI/f8Htk7AEx_o/s800/P1130437-backyard+rose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QR2uYDdGrBk/Uc4Kbggt9kI/AAAAAAAAMOI/f8Htk7AEx_o/s320/P1130437-backyard+rose.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>This is the rose in my backyard and they bloom profusely at the moment. Having took so many photos of them, I wasn't planning on taking more, but my fingers were itching to click.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HgxlQpi5mC0/Uc4KjOix1HI/AAAAAAAAMOQ/drnZFiR6FZ0/s800/P1130441-backyard+rose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HgxlQpi5mC0/Uc4KjOix1HI/AAAAAAAAMOQ/drnZFiR6FZ0/s320/P1130441-backyard+rose.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>In the sunlight, these roses are just begging for photos. I haven't been to any of my local parks due to the weather so my subjects are limited.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R3GF6It-66s/Uc4Kk_5szQI/AAAAAAAAMOc/IltNv04IXMk/s608/backyard+rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R3GF6It-66s/Uc4Kk_5szQI/AAAAAAAAMOc/IltNv04IXMk/s320/backyard+rose.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>Enjoy your weekend with your loved one. It's already the end of the first week in July; can you believe it?<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-1194183929396642172014-08-07T06:30:00.000-04:002014-08-07T06:30:01.605-04:00Dark Color Sunflowers<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ctBdyYU3vZE/TmkaGaznsnI/AAAAAAAAGCo/RmLNE4evE4M/s1600/P1000027-dark+sunflower+in+the+rain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ctBdyYU3vZE/TmkaGaznsnI/AAAAAAAAGCo/RmLNE4evE4M/s400/P1000027-dark+sunflower+in+the+rain.JPG" height="345" width="400" /></a></div>Sunflowers have to be the symbol of summer, at least to me! They are easy to grow from seeds, and I like these combination of colors! The common color used to be yellow, but you can find a variety of different colors nowadays.<br /><a name='more'></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlQeXcshmOU/TmlE4aQKf7I/AAAAAAAAGCs/UkRkkjjaQ9I/s1600/P1000055-drooping+sunflower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlQeXcshmOU/TmlE4aQKf7I/AAAAAAAAGCs/UkRkkjjaQ9I/s400/P1000055-drooping+sunflower.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This beautiful color sunflower grew in my garden last year! I actually bought this special color seeds to plant them, and I was glad they bloomed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">!</span></div><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-22997514155198822882014-07-31T06:30:00.001-04:002014-08-01T06:16:23.748-04:00Maroon Columbine Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6DADcF99GBc/UdNLqwGn1II/AAAAAAAAMUU/BEvON7m0fyY/s800/P1110304-maroon+columbine.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6DADcF99GBc/UdNLqwGn1II/AAAAAAAAMUU/BEvON7m0fyY/s320/P1110304-maroon+columbine.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>Saw these beautiful columbines at Meijer garden area quite a while ago! They are one of my favorite perennial flowers of all time. They come in so many different colors and types.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NqXjd2JoSXY/UdNLweJ7ZhI/AAAAAAAAMUc/HNruNw8NbIs/s800/P1110305-maroon+columbine.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NqXjd2JoSXY/UdNLweJ7ZhI/AAAAAAAAMUc/HNruNw8NbIs/s320/P1110305-maroon+columbine.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>I've tried to grow them in my garden one year, but they didn't survive and not sure what I did wrong or it could be the soil that they are not compatible with. Nevertheless, I still like them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-02fBhZxmwOo/UdNLyAG-MzI/AAAAAAAAMUo/EnBZef2GFEM/s1600/maroon+columbine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-02fBhZxmwOo/UdNLyAG-MzI/AAAAAAAAMUo/EnBZef2GFEM/s320/maroon+columbine.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>As early as April, flower shops around my world brought out columbines in all different colors and types. It was hard to make a decision for those that wanted to bring them home.<br /><br />Joining <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flora Friday</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-71156628433388043542014-07-24T06:30:00.001-04:002014-07-24T06:30:00.368-04:00Yellow Mexicana Poppy<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TpPNZn4HiKI/Uc4AItKUnNI/AAAAAAAAMNo/09WlGbUTGHU/s800/P1140014-yellow+beauty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TpPNZn4HiKI/Uc4AItKUnNI/AAAAAAAAMNo/09WlGbUTGHU/s400/P1140014-yellow+beauty.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>I search high and low with different description to match this yellow beauty. There was only one photo of this flower and it is known as <b>Eschscholzia Mexicana; </b>commonly known as <b>Mexicana poppy</b>.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--LUoVP8s5XQ/Uc4ANpBEw4I/AAAAAAAAMNw/edenxy7o8ig/s800/P1140018-yellow+beauty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--LUoVP8s5XQ/Uc4ANpBEw4I/AAAAAAAAMNw/edenxy7o8ig/s400/P1140018-yellow+beauty.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mexicana Poppy</td></tr></tbody></table>This gorgeous yellow poppy is currently grown in my garden! The only explanation I have for its present is it's from the wild flower box I bought the year before. It didn't bloom last year, but finally made it debut!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PlE_FdkRUd0/Uc4APqAPf1I/AAAAAAAAMN8/_xHjDcM5114/s608/Eschscholzia+mexicana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PlE_FdkRUd0/Uc4APqAPf1I/AAAAAAAAMN8/_xHjDcM5114/s400/Eschscholzia+mexicana.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Eschscholzia Mexicana</b></td></tr></tbody></table>I have four of these beautiful yellow Mexicana poppy at the moment. Their petals rolled up closed at night and open again during the day. Do correct me if I get the name wrong.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-43218728332453057092014-07-17T06:30:00.001-04:002014-07-17T06:30:00.037-04:00Early Bird Fizzy Dianthus<div><b>Beautiful Dianthus</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IYW5urS6ZZg/UanIi1D-jmI/AAAAAAAAMAc/ecvev3CWteQ/s1600/P1110864-fizzy+dianthus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IYW5urS6ZZg/UanIi1D-jmI/AAAAAAAAMAc/ecvev3CWteQ/s400/P1110864-fizzy+dianthus.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>I bought these flowers for my mom on Mother's Day, and it is called Early Bird Fizzy Dianthus. It has such a gorgeous color of pink, and deep purple inside the heart of the flower.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Double Petals</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nG8KI_NzcZM/UanIsVzqIyI/AAAAAAAAMAo/QYeG7RHFpUM/s1600/P1110865-fizzy+dianthus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nG8KI_NzcZM/UanIsVzqIyI/AAAAAAAAMAo/QYeG7RHFpUM/s400/P1110865-fizzy+dianthus.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>This pretty fizzy dianthus has so many petals and it is a perennial flower. The stems and leaves look quite similar to carnation. I love it!<br /><br /><b>Jagged Edges</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6P8kfWLQwIg/UanIsRPEJqI/AAAAAAAAMAk/VAw37TUQveg/s1600/P1110866-fizzy+dianthus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6P8kfWLQwIg/UanIsRPEJqI/AAAAAAAAMAk/VAw37TUQveg/s400/P1110866-fizzy+dianthus.JPG" height="300" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My mom kept this early bird fizzy dianthus in the house since the weather is still too unpredictable, and the flowers turned white. I took it and put it outside yesterday as it needs full sun to have this gorgeous pink color. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">!</span></div><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-81607505668466731012014-07-10T08:29:00.000-04:002014-08-01T06:33:40.031-04:00Yellow Sunflower Shines<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNgxPJYi7oI/UhCeC2Ywd0I/AAAAAAAAMqM/EodgBPxqNE8/s1600/P1160068-yellow+sunflower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNgxPJYi7oI/UhCeC2Ywd0I/AAAAAAAAMqM/EodgBPxqNE8/s320/P1160068-yellow+sunflower.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>This year, I took the sunflower seeds from the mixed of bird seeds and just planted along the edge of my garden. To my surprise, they grew, not as tall and big, but grew into these beautiful yellow flowers.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ms3irCk2yA/UhCeKjJpqQI/AAAAAAAAMqU/aujylIh2hqA/s1600/sunflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ms3irCk2yA/UhCeKjJpqQI/AAAAAAAAMqU/aujylIh2hqA/s320/sunflower.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>Bees, butterflies, birds, and squirrels love sunflowers. They came to slowly eating away all my sunflowers, and there was one visitor that I treasure to see: the gold finch! I was even able to take some photos. 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They grew straight upward and had the shape of triangle. Again, I saw this tree on the University Campus ground.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Macro Of Flowers </b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kOqxJ85KMc0/UWiTKLWHedI/AAAAAAAALuQ/M_Au8bcA7_s/s1600/IMG_0304-pretty+ball+of+flowers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kOqxJ85KMc0/UWiTKLWHedI/AAAAAAAALuQ/M_Au8bcA7_s/s400/IMG_0304-pretty+ball+of+flowers.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>I came closer for a look, and these were how the flowers looked individually. Each triangle had multiple blooms, but they didn't have a great perfume to them neither.<br /><br /><b>Mosaic of Candle Tree Flowers</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xIu1h72LlnU/UWiTLu9mpPI/AAAAAAAALuY/wobuFJy5u-k/s1600/candle+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xIu1h72LlnU/UWiTLu9mpPI/AAAAAAAALuY/wobuFJy5u-k/s400/candle+tree.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>The flowers were soft to the touch and delicate. It was amazing to see a tree with flowers growing in the shape of triangle and looked like candles sitting on the branches.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;">!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;"><br /></span><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-46156579677480543422014-06-26T06:23:00.000-04:002014-06-26T06:23:00.209-04:00Pretty Cabbage White<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-73INVYhSTWg/UhP2xMDNinI/AAAAAAAAMrk/3zKa-H-NZfo/s1600/P1160903-cabbage+white.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-73INVYhSTWg/UhP2xMDNinI/AAAAAAAAMrk/3zKa-H-NZfo/s320/P1160903-cabbage+white.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>It is a long weekend and the last weekend of summer before school resumes, for us anyway! This year this pretty cabbage white butterflies are in plenty. We have no monarch or question mark butterflies in sight.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo-zKwRGMbI/UhP3W9-xHWI/AAAAAAAAMro/9YoIRPLz33A/s1600/P1160907-cabbage+white.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo-zKwRGMbI/UhP3W9-xHWI/AAAAAAAAMro/9YoIRPLz33A/s320/P1160907-cabbage+white.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>I have an addiction that I must confess: snapping crazy whenever I see this white butterfly. There is no reasoning even though I already had a full hard drive of their photos. I don't know how to stop :-)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v2lFsd0wuzU/UhP3YwYRMgI/AAAAAAAAMrw/3hzzOlSWAyE/s1600/cabbage+white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v2lFsd0wuzU/UhP3YwYRMgI/AAAAAAAAMrw/3hzzOlSWAyE/s320/cabbage+white.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>Wish you all a safe, happy and fantastic weekend!<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;">!</span><br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-38636670825315169062014-06-19T08:40:00.000-04:002014-06-26T06:22:29.682-04:00Magnolia Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GHCnEcAFaH4/UZ6tGhh0GPI/AAAAAAAAL9k/MpD5gKuQd5Y/s1600/P1110549-magnolia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GHCnEcAFaH4/UZ6tGhh0GPI/AAAAAAAAL9k/MpD5gKuQd5Y/s400/P1110549-magnolia.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>The magnolia trees around my neighborhood bloomed all at once. They didn't last long after the storm that we had for three consecutive days.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pIt1yiNVbTE/UZ6tMba6qpI/AAAAAAAAL9s/vH8GbvRdZ5Q/s1600/P1110552-magnolia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pIt1yiNVbTE/UZ6tMba6qpI/AAAAAAAAL9s/vH8GbvRdZ5Q/s400/P1110552-magnolia.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>I snapped a few in between the rain and this one came out pretty cool, I think. Down the street, I saw white magnolia, and deep purple magnolia, but since I don't know them well, I didn't took any pictures.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EnMIm6wDYA0/UZ6tTqBBP6I/AAAAAAAAL90/MzvdnC4byF8/s1600/P1110561-magnolia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EnMIm6wDYA0/UZ6tTqBBP6I/AAAAAAAAL90/MzvdnC4byF8/s320/P1110561-magnolia.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>After the storm, these wonderful smell magnolia flowers perked up and looked so gorgeous on a blue sky background. Since it's a long weekend, I wish all of you safe travel and enjoy Memorial's Day!<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;">Joining </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #4166b7; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #040404; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 18.18181800842285px; line-height: 28.80000114440918px;">!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-86148208252126543432014-06-12T08:34:00.000-04:002014-06-12T08:34:00.469-04:00Lilac Flowers<b>Lilac Flowers and Buds</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OJPT77idNBg/UWifcKys69I/AAAAAAAALus/vJUO8-fmTj8/s1600/IMG_6511-lilac.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OJPT77idNBg/UWifcKys69I/AAAAAAAALus/vJUO8-fmTj8/s400/IMG_6511-lilac.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>Imagine my surprise when I finally realized that in the back of my brother's yard, there was a lilac tree! Duh, where have I been? He has lived there forever! But see now, being a blogger aiming with a camera, I have discovered many things that I haven't before, and it is such a big plus. So, forgive me while I was sleeping :-)<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Just Beautiful Pink Buds</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8aV-A8i2ck/UWif_qe5jnI/AAAAAAAALu4/pFdUkRjcDWA/s1600/IMG_6512-lilac+buds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8aV-A8i2ck/UWif_qe5jnI/AAAAAAAALu4/pFdUkRjcDWA/s400/IMG_6512-lilac+buds.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>You all know what lilac smell like, yes! Heavenly and beautifully intoxicating to say the least! I took zillion photos of this lilac. Some I like, and some I don't...Just need more practice I believe.<br /><br /><b>Mosaic Of Lilac</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fl6gwLUcEFQ/UWiflpFmfvI/AAAAAAAALu0/PWlVzT25gW0/s1600/lilac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fl6gwLUcEFQ/UWiflpFmfvI/AAAAAAAALu0/PWlVzT25gW0/s400/lilac.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>I hope it is spring where you are now because it is a pretty time of the year to spend outdoors, and admiring all the things that the universe has to offer.<br /><br />Joining <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a>!<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-6454936671493373042014-06-05T08:31:00.000-04:002014-06-05T08:31:00.239-04:00Gorgeous Orange Flowers<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Growing In My Garden</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2_YDQ3Hb7UY/UZjvmnlgvsI/AAAAAAAAL7Y/aPx7ZdvZ2jc/s1600/P1110947-orange+flowers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2_YDQ3Hb7UY/UZjvmnlgvsI/AAAAAAAAL7Y/aPx7ZdvZ2jc/s400/P1110947-orange+flowers.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>Growing in my garden at the moment are these beautiful orange flowers. I believe these are one of those seeds that I scattered from the <a href="http://www.beyondwandering.com/2012/07/gardening-on-dollar.html" target="_blank">Wild Flowers Box</a> that I bought at the Dollar Store. They didn't bloom last year, but now they are the first to arrive on the scene.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ddo3r5l5XUc/UZjv07rW_wI/AAAAAAAAL7g/vNJPv5FLud0/s1600/P1110951-orange.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ddo3r5l5XUc/UZjv07rW_wI/AAAAAAAAL7g/vNJPv5FLud0/s400/P1110951-orange.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>By now it shouldn't come at a surprise to you that I have no name for these gorgeous orange flowers. I did a Google search, and this flower is known as Wallflower. What a perfect name for it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-738GnbOun7k/UZjwTynsWyI/AAAAAAAAL7o/RPEz90GjXII/s1600/P1110968-orange+blooms.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-738GnbOun7k/UZjwTynsWyI/AAAAAAAAL7o/RPEz90GjXII/s400/P1110968-orange+blooms.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>Depend on the light of day and the weather, the orange can be seen in bright orange, to deep orange. These flowers have been in bloom for more than two weeks already, and I am loving.<br /><br />Enjoy your new week...<br /><br />Joining <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a>!<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-33673935565828157712014-05-31T08:35:00.000-04:002014-05-31T08:38:47.759-04:00Pretty Yellow Iris<b>Pretty Yellow</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5AqG6Z_3Dw/UWiPu1yGKoI/AAAAAAAALto/yD4csSLOtWA/s1600/IMG_0244-yellow+iris.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5AqG6Z_3Dw/UWiPu1yGKoI/AAAAAAAALto/yD4csSLOtWA/s400/IMG_0244-yellow+iris.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>These were the other irises that I saw on the University Campus, and you can see them in the background from my other post: <a href="http://www.wanderingthought.com/2013/04/pretty-and-exotic-iris.html" target="_blank">Pretty and Exotic Iris</a>. In my garden, the irises are still growing at an extremely slow pace.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Light Yellow Irises</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I2nDmaoUkX8/UWiPu6nQJrI/AAAAAAAALts/eGIIoMX0Bdw/s1600/IMG_0243-yellow+iris.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I2nDmaoUkX8/UWiPu6nQJrI/AAAAAAAALts/eGIIoMX0Bdw/s400/IMG_0243-yellow+iris.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>These pretty irises had a delicate yellow tone of color and stood out among the other maroon/pink color irises. These patches of flowers were so pretty to see and went together so well.<br /><br /><b>Collage of Yellow Irises</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gh6Cbqd7Yg0/UWiP4nsIy9I/AAAAAAAALt4/0IlyDAi1HQQ/s1600/yellow+iris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gh6Cbqd7Yg0/UWiP4nsIy9I/AAAAAAAALt4/0IlyDAi1HQQ/s400/yellow+iris.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>I hope flowers are blooming where you live, as for us here in Michigan, daffodils and tulips are trying to stay strong in the rain. Have a great week!<br /><br />Joining <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floral Friday</a>!<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-25414799205291199522014-05-24T20:37:00.000-04:002014-05-24T20:42:15.190-04:00Different Colors of Beautiful Ranunculus<div><b>Purple Ranunculus</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82SFmly1AAs/UY1nqPqVx9I/AAAAAAAAL3o/dW0sBeDq7d4/s1600/P1110266-purple+ranunculus.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82SFmly1AAs/UY1nqPqVx9I/AAAAAAAAL3o/dW0sBeDq7d4/s400/P1110266-purple+ranunculus.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>It has been rainy a lot in our part of the world, so I took my little camera to a home center and had a blast sneaking around to snap pictures. Many stores around here do not like you to take photos of the content of their stores.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>White and Yellow Ranunculus</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vLgE6_fD2as/UY1qCHraVNI/AAAAAAAAL30/2vJSI0Gx8gw/s1600/white+and+yellow+ranunculus.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vLgE6_fD2as/UY1qCHraVNI/AAAAAAAAL30/2vJSI0Gx8gw/s400/white+and+yellow+ranunculus.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>I finally learned the name of these beautiful flowers: ranunculus. They have layers and layers of petals and come in so many different colors. I was like a kid in a candy store when I saw these on display.<br /><br /><b>Pink Ranunculus</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gum6FOM7gzI/UY1qxET0R8I/AAAAAAAAL4A/m4F71hQV4uQ/s1600/P1110261-pink+ranunculus.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gum6FOM7gzI/UY1qxET0R8I/AAAAAAAAL4A/m4F71hQV4uQ/s400/P1110261-pink+ranunculus.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>When all the colors were laying altogether, the many different colors were just stunning. I didn't think about taking a shot of the entire display, because I was too busy going for single color.<br /><br /><b>Orange and White</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SPLok5GPu8/UY1rzypzHLI/AAAAAAAAL4U/vWyVn9qZlf0/s1600/pink+and+orange+ranunculus.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SPLok5GPu8/UY1rzypzHLI/AAAAAAAAL4U/vWyVn9qZlf0/s400/pink+and+orange+ranunculus.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>I love all the stages of growing, from bud to blossom to drying out! Each stage has it own beauty! <br /><br /><b>Red Ranunculus</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEQLlOybBpo/UY1rlH48ZjI/AAAAAAAAL4M/RsufKTNhtCo/s1600/P1110020-red+ranunculus.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEQLlOybBpo/UY1rlH48ZjI/AAAAAAAAL4M/RsufKTNhtCo/s400/P1110020-red+ranunculus.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Joining <a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="blank">Mosaic Monday</a>!</div><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-3325758190640960792014-05-18T09:13:00.000-04:002014-05-18T09:13:53.706-04:00Pretty Lavender Morning Glory<div><b>Pretty Morning Glory</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CxnUcQEBRnA/UMiqvRCVpFI/AAAAAAAAKmI/6FJ10xOyy_k/s1600/IMG_9238-soft+and+pretty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CxnUcQEBRnA/UMiqvRCVpFI/AAAAAAAAKmI/6FJ10xOyy_k/s400/IMG_9238-soft+and+pretty.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>I am digging way way deep in my archives to find something to post for this weekend, and this pretty lavender morning glory screamed for attention. I don't remember where I took the photo or where I saw it, but it is shown here now.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Soft and Pretty </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIR9PTUe_i8/UMiqwOe2YsI/AAAAAAAAKmQ/GzEjeMioKmI/s1600/IMG_9240-morning+glory+with+waterdrops.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIR9PTUe_i8/UMiqwOe2YsI/AAAAAAAAKmQ/GzEjeMioKmI/s400/IMG_9240-morning+glory+with+waterdrops.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>I love those little water drops on this lavender morning glory. We had pure white morning glory flowers along our yard, and they come back every year growing wild along the fence, weaving themselves into the grape vines.<br /><br /><b>With Some Water Drops </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NihOwW2ost4/UMiqw4dHIXI/AAAAAAAAKmY/fu9mB9yIorI/s1600/Lavender+Morning+Glory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NihOwW2ost4/UMiqw4dHIXI/AAAAAAAAKmY/fu9mB9yIorI/s400/Lavender+Morning+Glory.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>Enjoy the flower and enjoy your weekend! <br /><br />Joining <a href="https://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="goog_247970383"></span>Mosaic Monday<span id="goog_247970384"></span></a>!<br /><br /><script rel="nofollpw" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js" type="text/javascript"></script><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" target="_blank"></script> <script rel="nofollow" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button3.js" target="_blank" type="text/javascript"></script> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-lang="en" data-related=":" data-via="" expr:data-text="data:post.title" expr:data-url="data:post.canonicalUrl" href="http://twitter.com/share" rel="nofollow"></a> <b:if cond="data:post.isFirstPost"> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a></b:if></div>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666082471453961426.post-77621592383097238102014-05-10T06:30:00.000-04:002014-05-11T09:18:34.721-04:00Exotic Iris<b>Pretty Iris</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3vicD2sRtBA/UWiJ9ji4meI/AAAAAAAALtI/pd-b5Ak_0qQ/s1600/IMG_0255-pretty+iris.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3vicD2sRtBA/UWiJ9ji4meI/AAAAAAAALtI/pd-b5Ak_0qQ/s400/IMG_0255-pretty+iris.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>Spring is in the air! You can feel it! You can smell it! But Michigan has its own agenda, or I should say Metro Detroit weather is on its own schedule. We had rain for the entire week, and it was pretty cold with strong wind.<br /><br />These photos of iris were found in my archives!<br /><a name='more'></a><b>Macro of Iris </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJIXamsQ3ts/UWiKAX61dGI/AAAAAAAALtQ/wnFNlq6ms6c/s1600/IMG_0251-iris.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJIXamsQ3ts/UWiKAX61dGI/AAAAAAAALtQ/wnFNlq6ms6c/s400/IMG_0251-iris.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>The gorgeous colors of this iris was just amazing! Multicolors and exotic! I saw them on college campus that my daughter attended, and while she was unloading the car I went for some shots.<br /><br /><b>Mosaic of Exotic Iris </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-do9pk9-yqJY/UWiKBnPKbWI/AAAAAAAALtY/L5g_hpO8ie4/s1600/gorgeous+irises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-do9pk9-yqJY/UWiKBnPKbWI/AAAAAAAALtY/L5g_hpO8ie4/s400/gorgeous+irises.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>I saw so many beautiful spring flowers in many different blogs, but we have none yet! Determine not to be left behind, I dug up these photos to show you that Michigan spring flowers were in bloom too, some years ago :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/WTWME-4EDD6-SM2LY" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" border="0" src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" height="38px" rel="nofollow" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" /></a>•°°• IcyBC •°°•http://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.com3