Photography Forum Challenge - September 2014 - 'Plant Life'

jayfar ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2014 at 3:23 PM · edited Tue, 09 September 2014 at 3:24 PM

Here I am again folks. this time with a set of four butterfly Antirhinums.

I use thse words because in the English language this is a montage, not a collage! But hey who really cares???

helanker ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2014 at 3:27 PM

Priska, your plant shot is quite awesome. Love the colors. :)

Jeff, your butterfly Antirhinums are so delightful. :)

aksirp ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2014 at 3:33 PM

thank you Jeff and Helle!

Jeff, your flowers and garden makes me almost jealous ;-)

auntietk ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2014 at 4:36 PM

What fun it would be to meet you, Priska! :) Of course I have no idea where we will be going yet ... this one is Bill's trip to plan ... but when we get closer, I'll certainly let you know! :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

bakapo ( ) posted Wed, 10 September 2014 at 2:48 PM

Thanks for the kind words.

All these photos are so pretty... nice job everyone!

The onion and leeks are amazing!

3DGuy ( ) posted Wed, 10 September 2014 at 3:49 PM

This is one from my archives, but I just love it :)

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auntietk ( ) posted Wed, 10 September 2014 at 11:57 PM

Gorgeeous!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

jayfar ( ) posted Thu, 11 September 2014 at 1:12 AM

A real beauty 3D.

helanker ( ) posted Thu, 11 September 2014 at 2:34 AM

Wonderful daisies indeed, 3DGuy. A really lovely photo. I wrote this already yesterday, but I must have forgotten to press "PostReply",,, fsss !

cfulton ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2014 at 6:12 AM

Here is my prickly garden in my kitchen. The skull is that of a mole, found on Park Island while walking Brady.

helanker ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2014 at 6:35 AM

Thst is indeed a cute prickly garden you have there :-)

cfulton ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2014 at 6:55 AM

Thanks Helle, they have grown so well, I am looking forward to some flowers on the one on the left.

helanker ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2014 at 7:44 AM

I do like cacti, but I dont have any... not so many places to have such here in our little summer house, where we live all year. Hope we will get to see it, when it gets flowers :)

jayfar ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2014 at 9:09 AM

I like the skull Clive and the cacti aren't bad either.

bakapo ( ) posted Fri, 12 September 2014 at 12:56 PM

Fascinating cactus plants and the skull is awesome.

cfulton ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 8:35 AM

Thanks for all the comments!

Here is a flower on a 'weed' groundcover in my garden. I have no green fingers, so I welcome anything that grows with little care or attention. Sometimes I am rewarded with beauty!

auntietk ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 11:32 AM

How festive! LOVE the hat!! :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

jayfar ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 12:36 PM

This is a beauty indeed Clive. A lovely and delicate little flower.

helanker ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 12:48 PM

OH WOW, Clive. It is soo delightful. Lovely clarity here. !!!

jayfar ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 1:07 PM

I know it's not a week since my last two posts but I will be away all next week so I am posting now. Hope that's ok Clive !!

Here is a montage of flowers.

jayfar ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 1:09 PM

And here is another one. These are all from the garden a few months ago.

helanker ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 1:14 PM

OH how lovely they all are, Jeff. Glad you didnt disappoint us, by not posting them for the sake of next week Have a great week off. :)

bakapo ( ) posted Sat, 13 September 2014 at 5:52 PM

A stunning collection of flowers! Your garden must be a lovely place.

cfulton ( ) posted Sun, 14 September 2014 at 9:48 AM · edited Sun, 14 September 2014 at 9:49 AM

No problem, Jeff, enjoy the week away!

Your garden is way better than mine!

cfulton ( ) posted Thu, 18 September 2014 at 9:55 AM

Taken outside my front door.

The Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow plant, or Brunfelsia latifolia, got its more common name because of its fragrant two-inch blooms. These flowers last for three days and change color with each day. The first day they are purple (yesterday), the second day they change to a pastel lavender shade (today), and on the third day they change to an almost white color (tomorrow). Because each flower lasts for three days and goes through this colorful transformation, it is easy to tell whether it is a yesterday bloom or a shade representing today and tomorrow.