This extraordinary flower, which is extremely difficult to photograph because it is so light that it seems to be constantly moving, is an annual from the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) that blooms in spring and early summer. The genus name Nigella comes from the Latin “niger” (which means black), and refers to the plant’s intense black …
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Rainy Roses – Roses sous la pluie
The roses, of course, are not holding up well to the rain! But, I can tell you that my new grass is growing like mad! That’s a persistent honeysuckle on the right, by the way. Les roses, bien sûr, ne supportent pas bien la pluie mais je peux vous dire que ma nouvelle herbe s’éclate ! C’est …
Flowering Chives – Ciboulette en fleur
I owe this photo to Stuart from Amboise Daily Photo. This time last year he posted a photo of chive flowers on his terrace and I was so taken with them that I went and bought a couple of plants. After giving us chives all year round, they now have these lovely mauve flowers. Je …
Spring Greens – Verts de printemps
Our street, just in front of our house, with some of our favourite spring flowers – leopard’s bane (yellow), irises (mauve) and viburnum (white). Notre rue, juste devant notre maison, avec quelques-unes de nos fleurs de printemps préférées: doronic (jaune), iris (mauve) et viorne (blanc).
Hollandia Irises
My surprise iris opened up after my first photo and became more obviously a Hollandia, though a different colour from the ones I’m used to below. Mon iris surpris s’est épanoui après ma première photo et on voit mieux qu’il s’agisse d’un iris Hollandia, mais d’une couleur différente de ceux ci-dessous dont j’ai l’habitude.
The White Cat – Le chat blanc
This is our neighbour’s cat, the birdcatcher. He sits perfectly still, blending in with his surroundings and totally ignoring your existence. Voici le chat de nos voisins, Ce chasseur d’oiseaux reste parfaitement immobile en se fondant dans le décor tout en faisant abstraction totale de notre existence.
Three Irises – Trois iris
Our irises are out at the moment. The surprise is the last one because I’ve never seen it before! Nos iris sont tous sortis. La surprise est la troisième car c’est bien la première fois que je le vois !
Wisteria – Glycines
When we left home today to cycle to Château de Chaumont (it’s been too cold up until now for much cycling), I was so enamoured of our wisteria that I decided that I would take photos of any other wisteria we passed on the cycle path. The results are below. Which is your favourite? Lorsque …
CDP Theme Day – The Heady Smell of Lilac
Not everyone in the world has come close enough to a lilac bush to inhale its heady fragrance. Some people don’t like to have it in their home, it’s so strong. Wisteria, which blooms at much the same time is more delicate. I love both. For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo Theme …
Pink & Purple – Rose et mauve
We haven’t had much sun since we got back to India, but today dawned bright and sunny and our first tulips came out! Nous n’avons pas eu beaucoup de soleil depuis notre retour de l’Inde, mais aujourd’hui on s’est réveillé à une belle journée et nos premières tulipes sont sorties !