On their level

In order to make close acquaintance with these Dutchmen’s Breeches, I had to get down to their level.

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Favourite

A favourite early spring flower is this, the Grape Hyacinth.

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Words fail.

Mere words fail to describe how lovely these crocuses are.

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Late.

I as a little late in the day to capture these crocuses in full bloom.

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Brilliance and loveliness

The brilliance and loveliness of a hibiscus bloom brings colour and light to a December day.

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Does it not?

This African Violet sits on the window sill above the kitchen sink. It has most lovely blooms, does it not?

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Cheerful

This aster?, species unknown, added cheerful colour to my walk through some tall brush.

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Aglow

Goldenrod, aglow in brilliant morning sunlight.

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Glows

This hibiscus flower positively glows in a beam of late afternoon sunlight.

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Cheerful

This flower greets me every morning at work. It inhabits a bed of wildflowers next to one entrance and I made an executive decision when the lawn care team arrived, instructing them to leave the bed untouched. (A co-worker uncharitably calls them weeds.)

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