Friday, February 7, 2014

TODAY'S FLOWERS, I Heart Macro & OUR WORLD - Wishful Thinking


While sweltering, hunched over the air-conditioner
with a top of 43 or 109.3, whichever you are familiar with,
occasionally dashing out to douse down my orchids
to keep them alive

the garden itself is crispy leafed, the lawn a dustbowl
while a deadly North Wind does it's best to 
kill what is barely holding on


so all I can do is some wishful thinking and dream of
blooms of a kinder season

I'd be very grateful to have the above thistles thriving at this time 
as they make good eating as well as looking cheerful


a Eucalyptus covered in blossom


autumn flowering on a confused wild plum


and best of all, some moisture on a stray crabapple 
blossom that braved the early winter.

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28 comments:

  1. Such beautiful tokens of a gentler seasons!
    I hope you get some relief soon, all the rain you wish for, and kinder temperatures.
    Hugs,
    Merisi

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  2. Beautiful flowers! I hope you'll get some rain and more pleasant temperatures soon.

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  3. i am so sorry to hear of the extreme conditions, once again, and the fires...

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  4. I am happy to say I've never experienced heat like that - we had the opposite this week, as we hit -17F, or -27C. Hopefully you'll cool off soon.

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  5. oh! that does sound hot hot hot!
    we are the opposite with -29F at night or -34C

    wishing you a cool breeze, the right amount of rain and a day that feels wonderful to you.

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  6. Blooms of a kinder season .... that's all we have at the moment Arija is dreams but Autumn will bring with it many joys.

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  7. Oh so hot. Seems like most of the world right now is either too hot or too cold. Our Oregon home is covered in snow -- rare for that part of this country.

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  8. Its horrible, in the town it is cooler but out here it is terribly hot, I just have to hope that some of the garden will recover eventually. Take care.

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  9. Memories are good but it sounds to me like you need some rain and cooler temperatures.

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  10. Such extremes ...here too cold, there too hot.... Hug

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  11. You have lovely choice for the memes.
    I like the focus on the single crab apple flower.

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  12. I do hope you get some relief soon.

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  13. Lovely to see ~ beautiful floral macros ~ all I see here is SNOW ~ thanks, carol and artmusedog ^_^

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  14. Nature is incredibly resilient, but still, this must be hard to watch ... hard to watch anything we've nurtured struggle like this. That euc sure thrives!

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  15. Good luck with the orchids. Hopefully you'll get some relief from the heat soon.

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  16. I am drinking in these amazing photos! Summer!!!

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  17. Love that little crabapple blossom.

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  18. I am visualizing rain falling and soaking into the dry earth, the plants, animals and people sipping it up slowly once again. Your photo memories are beautiful brave Arija. Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)

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  19. beautiful pics. I think you are suffering from the east wind and the hot conditions worse than us over here in our corner of WA. I didn't know you could eat thistles!
    Say cool and have a good week.

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  20. Ah!! Beautiful captures, lovely colors, but it does look HOT!! Hope you get some relief soon!! Take care!!

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  21. Beautiful shots! But oh, too too hot.

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  22. Here it is cold and wet. The world is an amazing place, is it not, and the internet brings us together in this new way.

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  23. Lovely blossoms and flowers. I do wish some rain for you! Stay cool and take care. Have a happy week!

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  24. There's such beauty in the simplicity of a dandelion. - Margy

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  25. I feel for you, when will this extreme weather end? It has been hot in Melbourne but I know we are getting off lightly compared to you in South Australia. I love seeing what flowers and plants manage to survive though.
    Have a good week.
    Wren x

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  26. Another nice flower series, Arija!

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  27. Isn't that incredible. You are burning and we are freezing. I wish you relief from the heat soon. Tsup!

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