Friday, February 15, 2013

Focus on Life: Week 7 Beauty of Flowers

Sally's prompt for us this week was:

"This week take a moment to bring a little happiness to your soul and enhance your well-being. Take a moment to enjoy the beauty of flowers."

Have I mentioned that I live here?:


....and that it is currently 25 below zero? Celsius? 

Yeah....not much in the way of flowers blooming out in my yard right now! And if there were...I would definitely be wondering what sort of aliens they were! 

But.....I DID manage to make a trip out this past week, to the HUGE greenhouse out on the edge of town. Where I was the only person in this gigantic building (other than the staff)!
And it was about 50 degrees in there....

Not much blooming in there, either....

But I did find this....


The gardening experts will have to tell us what it is...but I thought it was very pretty! And I'm FAIRLY sure it was alive! 

And I even thought these were very pretty!


Although I'm fairly sure they were NOT alive!


And these too! 

Thanks Sally! Although I tease, I did enjoy my trip to the echo-ing, empty greenhouse! In a month or two, I'm sure it will be hopping in there! 

Now, run on over and see what everyone else found! 




24 comments:

  1. Real or not they are all beautiful! I'm glad you were able to get out of the house!

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  2. Lori, you are too funny! I agree with Annette, real or not they are still beautiful! I think the first photo looks like some kind of crocus, but i'm not an expert.

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  3. Love those orange flowers and glad you got to enjoy some flowers this week.

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  4. Ohhhh.. the pale pink flowers (tulips and the other one) makes me think of a nice dreamy wedding. Pretty. - Michelle #17

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  5. Hmm, I have no clue what that orange flower is. Looks waxy, is about as far as I get. I did study plant biology too so that's a bit sad. But anyways, since we share a climate I can relate. I always look forward to the tulips everywhere, Ottawa is spoiled by it every year

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  6. Such pretties in the midst of all that white. Glad you got out to enjoy them.

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  7. Not many flowers in the colder climes this time of year but the photos are lovely

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  8. Those orange flowers are quite lovely ... and that 50 degree weather sounds like a dream compared to that 25 below zero craziness!

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  9. quite a challenge to find flowers under all that snow - glad you found some beauties real and otherwise :)

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  10. What an experience to be in the greenhouse, almost alone. You found quite the treasure with the orange flower - it is stunning. I am a poor gardener and don't know what it is, but it's gorgeous!

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  11. Yeah, I'd say you found a nice early crocus growing in the green house. You found some lovely subjects for your flower assignment.

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  12. While your first shot is not flowers, but snow, I love that! Miss the snow. I also love your pretty in pink shots.

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  13. oh those red flowers are so beautifully vibrant!... they certainly feel lively in your photo:-)

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  14. I too am intrenched in snow. A trip to the greenhouse sounds like fun. Great pink flowers.

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  15. Lovely orange burst of color. Freesia I think? They smell heavenly!

    (no. 45 this week)

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    1. Omigosh, Meeling, I think you've got it! I googled and there's this babies clone pictured right there...I don't recall this one having a scent, but maybe it was shivering too hard to smell too....:-)

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  16. Your photographs were oh so beautiful. The pink tulips...divine.

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  17. I'm glad you found flowers in the midst of such a cold winter - real or fake - flowers can make you smile no matter what! Your photos are great!

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  18. Burr, burr, burr! You make me cold just reading your post!

    I'm so glad you got out to the greenhouse - what beautiful bursts of color your found.

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  19. I'm also pretty sure that stunning orange flower is some sort of crocus. I can't imagine how cold it is where you are. Well I do have distant memories of the northern winters of my childhood. Brrrrr. Stay warm!

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  20. Whatever those orange flowers are, they are beautiful. Kudos for braving the 50 degree greenshouse.

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  21. Lori I can sympathize....still snow here and nothing blooming unless I was to head out to a flower shop. All these flowers are making me crazy for spring!

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  22. Your lovely orange flowers are Clivia miniata - you should see the plant when it is in full bloom, a beautiful ball shape just covered in these.
    Great post & lovely photos.

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