Nature and garden

Lotus Flower – IR+RGB -
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Went to the local garden centre last Friday. They had opened a new flower shop in there, with the most gorgeous cut flowers. I could have spent all afternoon there taking pictures of them but I only dared to take one or two quick shots.

Have a Very Happy Bokeh Wendesday Everyone!

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Lotus Flower
Please view this Loww key (lo-key) White Lotus Flower (Nelumbo Nucifera) on black by clicking on this link. Thanks

Flower / Blue lotus / Lotus – Blue Flower – yoga : PS7
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Blue flower:
Nelumbo nucifera From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Lotus flower)
Blue flower / Lotus:
Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.) may also be referred to by its former names, Nelumbium speciosum (Wild.) or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.[1]
A common misconception is referring to the lotus as a water-lily (Nymphaea), an entirely different plant as can be seen from the centre of the flower, which clearly lacks the structure that goes on to form the distinctive circular seed pod in the Nelumbo nucifera.[citation needed] It should also be noted that water-lilies come in colors of white to yellow where as the lotus only in hues of pink.[citation needed]
Native to Greater India and commonly cultivated in water gardens, the lotus is the national flower of India

Flower / Blue lotus / blue / Lotus – Blue Flower – Yoga – IMG_0597 – زهرة اللوتس, ハスの花, 莲花, گل لوتوس, Fleur de Lotus, Lotosblume, कुंद, 연꽃

This tree Prunus padus belongs to the family of the Rosaceae. This flowers can be infected and I have such a picture on my photo stream.

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Natural Flower In Cameron Highland, Malaysia

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco is a botanical garden situated in Monaco. It was opened in 1933, and has a wide variety of succulent plants, especially cactuses. Within the garden, there is a large underground cave in which there are many stalagmites and stalactites. Evidence of prehistoric human inhabitants has been found in the cave. There is a museum of Prehistoric Anthropology in the garden displaying many of those finds.

Aeonium arboreum – the genus Aeonium is distributed throughout the Canary Islands, Madeira, Morocco and eastern Africa. Each of the succulent stems will flower and fruit only once and then die back; in a single word, the plant is monocarpic.

De Jardin Exotique de Monaco is een botanische tuin in Monaco. Hij is geopend in 1933 en heeft een grote collectie succulenten waaronder veel cactussen. In de tuin is er een grote onderaardse grot met veel stalagmieten en stalactieten. Er is bewijs gevonden dat er in de prehistorie mensen leefden in de grot. Er is een museum van prehistorische antropologie die veel van de vondsten tentoonstelt.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir

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Autumn has arrived at last, bringing milder weather and even some rain. The garden has recovered remarkably well after the horrific summer we’ve just experienced. Compare this view with the same scene last January.
Explore #393, 29th March 2009.
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Highest Explore Position # 390 on Monday, September 15, 2008

Secret Garden
By Bruce Springsteen

She’ll let you in her house
If you come knockin’ late at night
She’ll let you in her mouth
If the words you say are right
If you pay the price
She’ll let you deep inside
But there’s a secret garden she hides She’ll let you in her car
To go drivin’ round
She’ll let you into the parts of herself
That’ll bring you down
She’ll let you in her heart If you got a hammer and a vise
But into her secret garden, don’t think twice
You’ve gone a million miles
How far’d you get
To that place where you can’t remember
And you can’t forget
She’ll lead you down a path
There’ll be tenderness in the air
She’ll let you come just far enough
So you know she’s really there
She’ll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say
She’s got a secret garden
Where everything you want
Where everything you need Will always stay
A million miles away

and also….
Inspiring song from a Secret Garden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wasYNNfnfVE

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