https://www.ipernity.com/tag/293827/keyword/705373 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/C3/7B/293827.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/293827/keyword/705373 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:36:35 +0000 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:36:35 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/44325524 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-16,doc-44325524 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:20:25 +0000 2016-04-06T16:29:12-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/44325524"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/24/44325524.d9ed15bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Yesterday's (15 February 2017) high of 16.4 C in Calgary broke a century-old record, beating the previous mark of 15.6 C set in 1916. Our crazy weather! Just the other week, we had windchills as cold as -34C. The last few days have been so mild and wonderful, and the snow is rapidly melting. Makes a wet mess on the roads and you can only drive for a few seconds before the car windows are filthy again. Now if only all the snow and ice could disappear before our next snowfall, it would be worthwhile washing the car.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-weather-record-high-1.3985229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-weather-record-hig...</a><br /> <br /> It's 11:30 am and there are only six new photos showing from my Contacts! Are there really so few people posting on Flickr today (and recently), or is it yet another Flickr glitch?<br /> <br /> This is a photo from my archives, taken on 6 April 2016 at the Reader Rock Garden. It is always such a delight to see these early spring flowers blooming after seven long winter months of snow and ice on the ground. Each year I go the Garden, I only find one plant of these dainty flowers and it is difficult to get a photo of just one single flower. This time, I managed to get the beautiful green heart shape.<br /> <br /> On this day, I wanted to see what flowers had started to grow already, as plants in general were blooming early last year, thanks to the mild weather. The main flowers were all the Hepatica, varying slightly in colour with some paler and others darker. There were also scattered tiny Squill flowers and this single Snowdrop plant growing in its usual spot. Funny how this plant hasn't spread anywhere else, at least not that I could find. I haven't been to the Garden since around May 2016 and this winter has been brutal compared to last winter. I must try and get over there this spring.</div> Heart of a Snowdrop <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/44325524"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/24/44325524.d9ed15bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Yesterday's (15 February 2017) high of 16.4 C in Calgary broke a century-old record, beating the previous mark of 15.6 C set in 1916. Our crazy weather! Just the other week, we had windchills as cold as -34C. The last few days have been so mild and wonderful, and the snow is rapidly melting. Makes a wet mess on the roads and you can only drive for a few seconds before the car windows are filthy again. Now if only all the snow and ice could disappear before our next snowfall, it would be worthwhile washing the car.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-weather-record-high-1.3985229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-weather-record-hig...</a><br /> <br /> It's 11:30 am and there are only six new photos showing from my Contacts! Are there really so few people posting on Flickr today (and recently), or is it yet another Flickr glitch?<br /> <br /> This is a photo from my archives, taken on 6 April 2016 at the Reader Rock Garden. It is always such a delight to see these early spring flowers blooming after seven long winter months of snow and ice on the ground. Each year I go the Garden, I only find one plant of these dainty flowers and it is difficult to get a photo of just one single flower. This time, I managed to get the beautiful green heart shape.<br /> <br /> On this day, I wanted to see what flowers had started to grow already, as plants in general were blooming early last year, thanks to the mild weather. The main flowers were all the Hepatica, varying slightly in colour with some paler and others darker. There were also scattered tiny Squill flowers and this single Snowdrop plant growing in its usual spot. Funny how this plant hasn't spread anywhere else, at least not that I could find. I haven't been to the Garden since around May 2016 and this winter has been brutal compared to last winter. I must try and get over there this spring.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/43280074 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-29,doc-43280074 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:29:48 +0000 2016-09-28T10:54:01-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/43280074"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/74/43280074.b2a28ce8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">All three photos posted this morning were taken during a long, mountainous hike up Plateau Mountain yesterday, 28 September 2016. The third photo is a very poor macro shot of a very interesting slime mold that one of the group had found elsewhere, not on Plateau Mountain, but had brought it along to show us. I will have to get the name for it again. Seems to be an amazingly clever slime mold : ) Has such a fine, intricate netting, that you can just about see in the photo. Wish I hadn't photographed it on something blue, though. <br /> <br /> I have been lucky enough to visit this special area several times in the past, but wondered if I would ever be able to get back to one of my absolute favourite places. There are two gates across this road - the lower one always seems to be open, but the second, higher gate is always kept locked. This means a long hike up the gravel road seen in this photo. Took me a while to make up my mind whether to go on this trip, as I wasn't sure if I'd be able to manage it - my body just can't do anything uphill, even just a very slight incline. Also, I had read someone's report recently - they had been there maybe five days before us and had said that, up till the day they went, a female Grizzly and her two cubs had been hanging out there for 10 days! They didn't see the bears, but noticed all the many places where the bears had pushed over rocks and ripped up the ground to look for plant roots, etc.. Seeing all these digging sights was still unnerving enough! We also saw several bear paw prints in the gravel along this road. My main concern was that I would have to fall back and let my friends continue. The thought of being by myself and seeing a family of Grizzlies had been enough to keep me awake part of the previous night and I even broke into a sweat worrying about it, lol. However, I have very thoughtful friends, and we stayed pretty much together. <br /> <br /> These friends were there to look for mosses, lichens and liverworts - plus anything else of interest - so they don't walk at a fast pace and are always stopping to look at something. This suits my ability perfectly. We were, of course, too late for wildflowers, though there were a lot of False Dandelions in bloom. We also came across quite a few fungi, most of them the same kind of very small, brown fungus. We did see one or two other kinds that were worth photographing. Because of stopping so often, we ran out of time to continue hiking this road as far as the very top, flat plateau - I would have had to stay behind if they had gone further. The lower plateau is where most of my visits have taken place, but I think I have been right to the very top twice, maybe three times, before. Almost every visit other years had been in the month of July. In fact, the last part of the hike yesterday was over ground that was very similar to the very top plateau, including some permafrost 'boils'. Birds seen on this trip included a tiny Wren of some kind, a few small flocks of unidentified birds flying fast, and a falcon (Prairie falcon?).<br /> <br /> "This nearly flat high-elevation plateau is recognized for several unique features. There is an internationally recognized ice cave with ice crystals, curls, sheets and pillars (ice crystals are so fragile that a temperature increase of one degree Celsius can cause melting). The periglacial features (known as "patterned ground") in the reserve include active permafrost, sorted stone circles, polygons, steps and frost boils. The area also contains critical winter range for bighorn sheep." From <a href="http://www.albertaparks.ca/plateau-mountain.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.albertaparks.ca/plateau-mountain.aspx</a><br /> <br /> There are no public roads in Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve; the road to the mountain top is leased by Husky Oil; to prevent vandalism to natural gas production facilities and to lessen impact on the area's natural features, access is controlled by the locked gate; travel in the reserve is by foot only; there are no facilities on site and overnight camping and open fires are prohibited."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.albertaparks.ca/media/2741526/plateau_mtn_mgmt_plan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.albertaparks.ca/media/2741526/plateau_mtn_mgmt_plan.pdf</a><br /> <br /> Thanks so much, Sandy, for organizing this wonderful trip and getting us out there! Not sure, but I think the last time I was out there was in August 2012. Major flood damage had kept the roads closed after that, so it was very exciting to know that someone else had discovered that the roads were now OK for travel. We were so lucky with the weather and only had a few raindrops. Rather chilly, but October is almost here, so hardly surprising. I think the temperature was between 2C and 4C, approximately. I was wearing thermal underwear, jeans, two fleece jackets and my thick winter jacket, and my winter boots!<br /> <br /> Many thanks, too, to Ken, for the ride from and back to Calgary - much appreciated! A long drive, but through such beautiful scenery.</div> False Dandelion / Agoseris glauca <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/43280074"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/74/43280074.b2a28ce8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">All three photos posted this morning were taken during a long, mountainous hike up Plateau Mountain yesterday, 28 September 2016. The third photo is a very poor macro shot of a very interesting slime mold that one of the group had found elsewhere, not on Plateau Mountain, but had brought it along to show us. I will have to get the name for it again. Seems to be an amazingly clever slime mold : ) Has such a fine, intricate netting, that you can just about see in the photo. Wish I hadn't photographed it on something blue, though. <br /> <br /> I have been lucky enough to visit this special area several times in the past, but wondered if I would ever be able to get back to one of my absolute favourite places. There are two gates across this road - the lower one always seems to be open, but the second, higher gate is always kept locked. This means a long hike up the gravel road seen in this photo. Took me a while to make up my mind whether to go on this trip, as I wasn't sure if I'd be able to manage it - my body just can't do anything uphill, even just a very slight incline. Also, I had read someone's report recently - they had been there maybe five days before us and had said that, up till the day they went, a female Grizzly and her two cubs had been hanging out there for 10 days! They didn't see the bears, but noticed all the many places where the bears had pushed over rocks and ripped up the ground to look for plant roots, etc.. Seeing all these digging sights was still unnerving enough! We also saw several bear paw prints in the gravel along this road. My main concern was that I would have to fall back and let my friends continue. The thought of being by myself and seeing a family of Grizzlies had been enough to keep me awake part of the previous night and I even broke into a sweat worrying about it, lol. However, I have very thoughtful friends, and we stayed pretty much together. <br /> <br /> These friends were there to look for mosses, lichens and liverworts - plus anything else of interest - so they don't walk at a fast pace and are always stopping to look at something. This suits my ability perfectly. We were, of course, too late for wildflowers, though there were a lot of False Dandelions in bloom. We also came across quite a few fungi, most of them the same kind of very small, brown fungus. We did see one or two other kinds that were worth photographing. Because of stopping so often, we ran out of time to continue hiking this road as far as the very top, flat plateau - I would have had to stay behind if they had gone further. The lower plateau is where most of my visits have taken place, but I think I have been right to the very top twice, maybe three times, before. Almost every visit other years had been in the month of July. In fact, the last part of the hike yesterday was over ground that was very similar to the very top plateau, including some permafrost 'boils'. Birds seen on this trip included a tiny Wren of some kind, a few small flocks of unidentified birds flying fast, and a falcon (Prairie falcon?).<br /> <br /> "This nearly flat high-elevation plateau is recognized for several unique features. There is an internationally recognized ice cave with ice crystals, curls, sheets and pillars (ice crystals are so fragile that a temperature increase of one degree Celsius can cause melting). The periglacial features (known as "patterned ground") in the reserve include active permafrost, sorted stone circles, polygons, steps and frost boils. The area also contains critical winter range for bighorn sheep." From <a href="http://www.albertaparks.ca/plateau-mountain.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.albertaparks.ca/plateau-mountain.aspx</a><br /> <br /> There are no public roads in Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve; the road to the mountain top is leased by Husky Oil; to prevent vandalism to natural gas production facilities and to lessen impact on the area's natural features, access is controlled by the locked gate; travel in the reserve is by foot only; there are no facilities on site and overnight camping and open fires are prohibited."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.albertaparks.ca/media/2741526/plateau_mtn_mgmt_plan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.albertaparks.ca/media/2741526/plateau_mtn_mgmt_plan.pdf</a><br /> <br /> Thanks so much, Sandy, for organizing this wonderful trip and getting us out there! Not sure, but I think the last time I was out there was in August 2012. Major flood damage had kept the roads closed after that, so it was very exciting to know that someone else had discovered that the roads were now OK for travel. We were so lucky with the weather and only had a few raindrops. Rather chilly, but October is almost here, so hardly surprising. I think the temperature was between 2C and 4C, approximately. I was wearing thermal underwear, jeans, two fleece jackets and my thick winter jacket, and my winter boots!<br /> <br /> Many thanks, too, to Ken, for the ride from and back to Calgary - much appreciated! A long drive, but through such beautiful scenery.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/41763194 tag:ipernity.com,2016-05-01,doc-41763194 Sun, 01 May 2016 16:07:55 +0000 2016-04-27T16:19:04-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/41763194"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/94/41763194.c1067c1b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I posted this photo immediately after posting the other two this morning, hoping that people would see my photos in the order I wanted. However, this image was still obviously barely being seen at all, so I decided to delete and repost. Apologies to the two people who had made this photo a fave! Flickr has made such a mess of view stats for some members, myself included, the last maybe month and a half to two months. Flickr has done nothing to fix this, despite many people complaining.<br /> <br /> Four days ago, on 27 April 2016, I had a volunteer shift and afterwards, as the sun was peeping through the clouds, I decided to call in at the Reader Rock Garden. There was a reasonable number of plants in bloom, including this beautiful European Pasque Flower with its tiny visitor.<br /> <br /> "Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower, pasqueflower, common pasque flower, Dane's blood) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It used to be considered part of the Anemone genus, to which it is closely related." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris</a></div> Hoverfly on European Pasque Flower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/41763194"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/94/41763194.c1067c1b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I posted this photo immediately after posting the other two this morning, hoping that people would see my photos in the order I wanted. However, this image was still obviously barely being seen at all, so I decided to delete and repost. Apologies to the two people who had made this photo a fave! Flickr has made such a mess of view stats for some members, myself included, the last maybe month and a half to two months. Flickr has done nothing to fix this, despite many people complaining.<br /> <br /> Four days ago, on 27 April 2016, I had a volunteer shift and afterwards, as the sun was peeping through the clouds, I decided to call in at the Reader Rock Garden. There was a reasonable number of plants in bloom, including this beautiful European Pasque Flower with its tiny visitor.<br /> <br /> "Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower, pasqueflower, common pasque flower, Dane's blood) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It used to be considered part of the Anemone genus, to which it is closely related." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/41105198 tag:ipernity.com,2016-02-07,doc-41105198 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 16:40:51 +0000 2015-04-29T16:39:24-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/41105198"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/98/41105198.73ca9b99.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">When I called in at the Reader Rock Garden on 29 April 2015, there were only a few flowers that were in bloom. These included a few Tulips, a few Hepatica that were already not in the best condition, and several other species, including this beautiful Pasque Flower. It felt so good to finally see flowers and colour, even though our 2014/2015 winter weather had been amazingly mild. Our present winter has been even milder.<br /> <br /> "Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower, pasqueflower, common pasque flower, Dane's blood) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It used to be considered part of the Anemone genus, to which it is closely related." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris</a></div> European Pasque Flower / Pulsatilla vulgaris <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/41105198"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/98/41105198.73ca9b99.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">When I called in at the Reader Rock Garden on 29 April 2015, there were only a few flowers that were in bloom. These included a few Tulips, a few Hepatica that were already not in the best condition, and several other species, including this beautiful Pasque Flower. It felt so good to finally see flowers and colour, even though our 2014/2015 winter weather had been amazingly mild. Our present winter has been even milder.<br /> <br /> "Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower, pasqueflower, common pasque flower, Dane's blood) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It used to be considered part of the Anemone genus, to which it is closely related." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40546034 tag:ipernity.com,2015-12-06,doc-40546034 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:46:04 +0000 2015-09-29T11:50:41-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40546034"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/34/40546034.4926491f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 29 September 2015, I had set my alarm clock for 6:30 am so that I could go on a birding walk with friends. Unfortunately, I didn't read the e-mail carefully enough, so hadn't seen that the meeting place was not where I thought. Of course, no one else showed up where I was, so I took myself off to the Calgary Zoo instead. I had planned on going there after the walk, anyway. This may have been the last time I go to the Zoo until next spring, as they have closed "my" parking lot at the west entrance till April next year. The north entrance is way out of my driving comfort zone, especially the drive back home. One of my favourite things at the Zoo is the butterfly room, but the season is over till around next April.<br /> <br /> I was surprised to see a few Poppies still in bloom - I always love these flowers at every stage, including the hairy buds showing just a glimpse of the beauty within.<br /> <br /> This morning, 6 December 2015, it is 0C (windchill -3C), supposed to get up to 7C this afternoon. Yet another overcast, dreary morning, though the forecast does say sun for this afternoon. Unless the forecast changes, we should be getting snow on three days of this coming week.</div> Time to reveal <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40546034"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/34/40546034.4926491f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 29 September 2015, I had set my alarm clock for 6:30 am so that I could go on a birding walk with friends. Unfortunately, I didn't read the e-mail carefully enough, so hadn't seen that the meeting place was not where I thought. Of course, no one else showed up where I was, so I took myself off to the Calgary Zoo instead. I had planned on going there after the walk, anyway. This may have been the last time I go to the Zoo until next spring, as they have closed "my" parking lot at the west entrance till April next year. The north entrance is way out of my driving comfort zone, especially the drive back home. One of my favourite things at the Zoo is the butterfly room, but the season is over till around next April.<br /> <br /> I was surprised to see a few Poppies still in bloom - I always love these flowers at every stage, including the hairy buds showing just a glimpse of the beauty within.<br /> <br /> This morning, 6 December 2015, it is 0C (windchill -3C), supposed to get up to 7C this afternoon. Yet another overcast, dreary morning, though the forecast does say sun for this afternoon. Unless the forecast changes, we should be getting snow on three days of this coming week.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40343716 tag:ipernity.com,2015-11-10,doc-40343716 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:34:25 +0000 2015-06-24T17:36:52-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40343716"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/16/40343716.56bf9353.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary on 24 June 2015, after a volunteer shift. Each year, I think what a beautiful colour these Peonies are. <br /> <br /> Today, 10 November 2015, the sun is shining, which feels so good after a dreary, snowy day yesterday. The temperature as I type is -3C (windchill -6C), so it's definitely feeling like winter.</div> Deep pink Peony <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40343716"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/16/40343716.56bf9353.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary on 24 June 2015, after a volunteer shift. Each year, I think what a beautiful colour these Peonies are. <br /> <br /> Today, 10 November 2015, the sun is shining, which feels so good after a dreary, snowy day yesterday. The temperature as I type is -3C (windchill -6C), so it's definitely feeling like winter.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40248756 tag:ipernity.com,2015-11-05,doc-40248756 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:39:45 +0000 2015-06-24T17:35:21-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40248756"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/56/40248756.4dfceca3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary on 24 June 2015. I love Lilies of any kind and colour and I see various kinds at this location.</div> Elegance <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40248756"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/56/40248756.4dfceca3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary on 24 June 2015. I love Lilies of any kind and colour and I see various kinds at this location.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40050462 tag:ipernity.com,2015-10-17,doc-40050462 Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:33:06 +0000 2015-09-29T11:49:41-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40050462"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/62/40050462.ebe59d6c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 29 September 2015, I had set my alarm clock for 6:30 am so that I could go on a birding walk with friends. Unfortunately, I didn't read the e-mail carefully enough, so hadn't seen that the meeting place was not where I thought. Of course, no one else showed up where I was, so I took myself off to the Calgary Zoo instead. I had planned on going there after the walk, anyway. This may have been the last time I go to the Zoo until next spring, as they have closed "my" parking lot at the west entrance till April next year. The north entrance is way out of my driving comfort zone, especially the drive back home. One of my favourite things at the Zoo is the butterfly room, but the season is over till around next April.<br /> <br /> I was surprised to see a few Poppies still in bloom - always love the hairy buds showing just a glimpse of the beauty within.<br /> <br /> And this morning, I overslept again! Will have to finish the descriptions, tags, etc. for the remaining two of my "daily three" later today : (</div> Ready to unfurl <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/40050462"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/04/62/40050462.ebe59d6c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On 29 September 2015, I had set my alarm clock for 6:30 am so that I could go on a birding walk with friends. Unfortunately, I didn't read the e-mail carefully enough, so hadn't seen that the meeting place was not where I thought. Of course, no one else showed up where I was, so I took myself off to the Calgary Zoo instead. I had planned on going there after the walk, anyway. This may have been the last time I go to the Zoo until next spring, as they have closed "my" parking lot at the west entrance till April next year. The north entrance is way out of my driving comfort zone, especially the drive back home. One of my favourite things at the Zoo is the butterfly room, but the season is over till around next April.<br /> <br /> I was surprised to see a few Poppies still in bloom - always love the hairy buds showing just a glimpse of the beauty within.<br /> <br /> And this morning, I overslept again! Will have to finish the descriptions, tags, etc. for the remaining two of my "daily three" later today : (</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/39999876 tag:ipernity.com,2015-10-08,doc-39999876 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:12:02 +0000 2015-08-11T14:43:09-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/39999876"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/76/39999876.04cd1700.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I finally got out with friends for an almost three-hour botany walk in the afternoon of 11 August 2015, at Griffith Woods. There were certain "target" plants on the list, including three species of wild Gentian and one species of Orchid (Rattlesnake Plantain). We had success with all four, which made for a successful outing. There was also a patch of beautiful wild Sunflowers, which I always enjoy seeing year after year. They are sometimes called Common Tall Sunflower, as well as Nuttall's Sunflower. Also this Umbulate Hawkweed, which, I find, can be easily confused with Sowthiste flowers. For this year, wildflowers are now finished - always a depressing thought.</div> Umbulate Hawkweed <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/39999876"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/76/39999876.04cd1700.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I finally got out with friends for an almost three-hour botany walk in the afternoon of 11 August 2015, at Griffith Woods. There were certain "target" plants on the list, including three species of wild Gentian and one species of Orchid (Rattlesnake Plantain). We had success with all four, which made for a successful outing. There was also a patch of beautiful wild Sunflowers, which I always enjoy seeing year after year. They are sometimes called Common Tall Sunflower, as well as Nuttall's Sunflower. Also this Umbulate Hawkweed, which, I find, can be easily confused with Sowthiste flowers. For this year, wildflowers are now finished - always a depressing thought.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/38557740 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-07,doc-38557740 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 16:15:53 +0000 2015-05-06T16:09:33-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/38557740"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/40/38557740.e22b48ab.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden a month ago, on 6 May 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. Not sure what tree species this blossom belongs to, but my guess would be Crabapple. It's a grainy photo, but I thought the single flower was pretty enough to post.</div> A little blossom flower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/38557740"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/40/38557740.e22b48ab.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden a month ago, on 6 May 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. Not sure what tree species this blossom belongs to, but my guess would be Crabapple. It's a grainy photo, but I thought the single flower was pretty enough to post.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/37198546 tag:ipernity.com,2015-02-22,doc-37198546 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:14:16 +0000 2012-08-21T13:01:52-07:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/37198546"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/46/37198546.8eb2f246.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Had to dig into my archives for two of my photos this morning, in order to avoid posting an owl or a barn, ha. I still have a lot of photos of both, but I do try and spread them out. <br /> <br /> This photo was taken on 21 August 2012, in the garden at the Calgary Zoo. I can never remember the name of these flowers, but I always enjoy seeing their bright colours. <br /> <br /> Thanks for the ID, Suzie! Helenium / Sneezeweed. <br /> <br /> Sneezeweed is so named because it was once used in snuff, not because it is an allergen.<br /> <br /> Today, there are only 8 new photos from My Contacts and it is already getting on for 1:00 pm. Hmm, I wonder if people just aren't posting or if there is a problem somewhere with Flickr.</div> A mix of citrus colours <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/37198546"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/46/37198546.8eb2f246.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Had to dig into my archives for two of my photos this morning, in order to avoid posting an owl or a barn, ha. I still have a lot of photos of both, but I do try and spread them out. <br /> <br /> This photo was taken on 21 August 2012, in the garden at the Calgary Zoo. I can never remember the name of these flowers, but I always enjoy seeing their bright colours. <br /> <br /> Thanks for the ID, Suzie! Helenium / Sneezeweed. <br /> <br /> Sneezeweed is so named because it was once used in snuff, not because it is an allergen.<br /> <br /> Today, there are only 8 new photos from My Contacts and it is already getting on for 1:00 pm. Hmm, I wonder if people just aren't posting or if there is a problem somewhere with Flickr.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/35630693 tag:ipernity.com,2014-10-16,doc-35630693 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:34:27 +0000 2014-10-12T17:11:58-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/35630693"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/145/06/93/35630693.3e671de2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Four days ago, on 12 October 2014, I had spent a few hours east of the city, driving the backroads, looking for barns and anything else to photograph. Heading back to Calgary, I took a wrong turn just outside the city and ended up on Deerfoot Trail heading south instead of 22X going west. All I could do was keep driving on this major highway until I came to somewhere famiiiar where I could turn around. This happened to be The Saskatoon Farm. I was just in time to have a meal in their restaurant before heading home - I love their Quiche. <br /> <br /> This interesting place is maybe a 20-minute drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary. You can collect your own Saskatoon berries in season, look around their outside green houses, and their inside gift shop full of unusual things, and buy special baking, jams, teas and so on. They also have a restaurant that offers great food. This flower was one of the very few remaining blooms. Seems a long, long time till next spring : ( Not sure is this is Striped Mallow / Malva sylvestris, or maybe a different Malva?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.saskatoonfarm.com/</a></div> The last bit of colour before winter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/35630693"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/145/06/93/35630693.3e671de2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Four days ago, on 12 October 2014, I had spent a few hours east of the city, driving the backroads, looking for barns and anything else to photograph. Heading back to Calgary, I took a wrong turn just outside the city and ended up on Deerfoot Trail heading south instead of 22X going west. All I could do was keep driving on this major highway until I came to somewhere famiiiar where I could turn around. This happened to be The Saskatoon Farm. I was just in time to have a meal in their restaurant before heading home - I love their Quiche. <br /> <br /> This interesting place is maybe a 20-minute drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary. You can collect your own Saskatoon berries in season, look around their outside green houses, and their inside gift shop full of unusual things, and buy special baking, jams, teas and so on. They also have a restaurant that offers great food. This flower was one of the very few remaining blooms. Seems a long, long time till next spring : ( Not sure is this is Striped Mallow / Malva sylvestris, or maybe a different Malva?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.saskatoonfarm.com/</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652555 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-27,doc-33652555 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:26:14 +0000 2014-06-25T17:17:37-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652555"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/25/55/33652555.a407c9ca.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This bright yellow Lily was in bloom on 25 June 2014, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden on my way home from a volunteer shift. There were a lot more flowers than on my previous visit in May.</div> Almost as good as sunshine <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/33652555"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/25/55/33652555.a407c9ca.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This bright yellow Lily was in bloom on 25 June 2014, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden on my way home from a volunteer shift. There were a lot more flowers than on my previous visit in May.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31616929 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-03,doc-31616929 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 05:00:07 +0000 2012-06-20T10:21:07-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31616929"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/69/29/31616929.3d32e8ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Quite a few years ago, I took a photo of a much more closed, hairy bud and found it fascinating and beautiful. I looked through my plant books but just could not find any photo that looked like mine. It was several years later that I discovered that it was a Gaillardia bud. Love these flowers in all their stages. <br /> <br /> Taken on 20 June 2012, when I was on a walk on Nose Hill, in NW Calgary.<br /> <br /> "Gaillardia /ɡeɪˈlɑrdiə/, the blanket flowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Merentonneau or perhaps Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans, or to the ability of wild taxa to blanket the ground with colonies. Many cultivars have been bred for ornamental use." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia</a></div> Half way open <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/31616929"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/69/29/31616929.3d32e8ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Quite a few years ago, I took a photo of a much more closed, hairy bud and found it fascinating and beautiful. I looked through my plant books but just could not find any photo that looked like mine. It was several years later that I discovered that it was a Gaillardia bud. Love these flowers in all their stages. <br /> <br /> Taken on 20 June 2012, when I was on a walk on Nose Hill, in NW Calgary.<br /> <br /> "Gaillardia /ɡeɪˈlɑrdiə/, the blanket flowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Merentonneau or perhaps Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans, or to the ability of wild taxa to blanket the ground with colonies. Many cultivars have been bred for ornamental use." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/25083769 tag:ipernity.com,2013-08-10,doc-25083769 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 04:26:56 +0000 2013-07-24T16:38:14-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/25083769"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/135/37/69/25083769.3e4c3a93.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A beautiful Lily that I found growing at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 July 2013. Not sure if this is Lilium martagon. It has a tall, central stem, with quite a display of these flowers along it.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9476364913/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9476364913</a></div> Love of Lilies <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/25083769"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/135/37/69/25083769.3e4c3a93.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A beautiful Lily that I found growing at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 July 2013. Not sure if this is Lilium martagon. It has a tall, central stem, with quite a display of these flowers along it.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9476364913/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9476364913</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/24958777 tag:ipernity.com,2013-08-08,doc-24958777 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:10:40 +0000 2013-07-24T16:54:38-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/24958777"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/135/87/77/24958777.7f312009.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A single Bleeding Heart flower found at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 July 2013. Just realized that a previously posted photo of a single flower still had its little "rabbit ears" downwards, unlike this one.<br /> <br /> "Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced in the UK under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym). It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprocapnos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprocapnos</a></div> One <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/24958777"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/135/87/77/24958777.7f312009.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A single Bleeding Heart flower found at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 July 2013. Just realized that a previously posted photo of a single flower still had its little "rabbit ears" downwards, unlike this one.<br /> <br /> "Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced in the UK under its old name Dicentra spectabilis (now listed as a synonym). It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring." From Wikipedia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprocapnos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprocapnos</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415845 tag:ipernity.com,2009-12-03,doc-23415845 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:47:11 +0000 2009-11-14T16:41:48-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415845"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/45/23415845.d6ddff2b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This green Chrysanthemum flower was a particularly beautiful one in a small, mixed bunch I bought a few weeks ago. Maybe 3" across and very "open". I don't often see green flowers.</div> With open arms <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415845"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/45/23415845.d6ddff2b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This green Chrysanthemum flower was a particularly beautiful one in a small, mixed bunch I bought a few weeks ago. Maybe 3" across and very "open". I don't often see green flowers.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415843 tag:ipernity.com,2009-10-25,doc-23415843 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:33:29 +0000 2009-10-18T18:04:12-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415843"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/43/23415843.826fc453.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">No, it's not a bitterly cold, snowy day here today, but I just felt like seeing some bright colour, LOL. In fact, it was lovely and sunny this morning, but has become overcast this afternoon. <br /> <br /> Had problems with one of my (new) external hard drives this afternoon - wouldn't save my files and instead would freeze my computer. Seems to be OK now, touch wood. Feels good to at long, long last be backing-up some of my photos. I still have about 14 months' worth of almost daily images to save, so I know I'm going to be doing this for a long time to come, LOL. Winter is the only time I seem to have in which to do things like backing-up, so I fall horribly behind.</div> Vivid pink <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415843"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/43/23415843.826fc453.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">No, it's not a bitterly cold, snowy day here today, but I just felt like seeing some bright colour, LOL. In fact, it was lovely and sunny this morning, but has become overcast this afternoon. <br /> <br /> Had problems with one of my (new) external hard drives this afternoon - wouldn't save my files and instead would freeze my computer. Seems to be OK now, touch wood. Feels good to at long, long last be backing-up some of my photos. I still have about 14 months' worth of almost daily images to save, so I know I'm going to be doing this for a long time to come, LOL. Winter is the only time I seem to have in which to do things like backing-up, so I fall horribly behind.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415825 tag:ipernity.com,2009-09-29,doc-23415825 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:38:42 +0000 2009-09-27T15:35:02-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415825"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/25/23415825.1ffc60b0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Guess where I got this beautiful Strawflower - exactly, Safeway of course, LOL. The size of the actual flower is around 1" diameter. <br /> <br /> "The genus Helichrysum (pronounced hel-i-CRY-sum, or hee-li-CRY-sum) consists of an estimated 600 species, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is Helichrysum orientale.<br /> <br /> The name is derived from the Greek words helisso (to turn around) and chrysos (gold). Common names include strawflower and everlasting. It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. Several species are grown as ornamental plants, and for dried flowers. When cut young and dried, the open flowers and stalks preserve their colour and shape for long periods." From Wikipedia.</div> Strawflower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415825"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/25/23415825.1ffc60b0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Guess where I got this beautiful Strawflower - exactly, Safeway of course, LOL. The size of the actual flower is around 1" diameter. <br /> <br /> "The genus Helichrysum (pronounced hel-i-CRY-sum, or hee-li-CRY-sum) consists of an estimated 600 species, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is Helichrysum orientale.<br /> <br /> The name is derived from the Greek words helisso (to turn around) and chrysos (gold). Common names include strawflower and everlasting. It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. Several species are grown as ornamental plants, and for dried flowers. When cut young and dried, the open flowers and stalks preserve their colour and shape for long periods." From Wikipedia.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415821 tag:ipernity.com,2009-09-11,doc-23415821 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:26:21 +0000 2009-09-07T16:29:46-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415821"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/21/23415821.1f55d3c9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Somehow, this image caught my eye, as I thought of this day eight years ago. I decided to post it simply to say - "We remember ...." It was an horrendous day that affected not only Americans but everyone around the world. We all wondered if the world, especially the US, would ever recover from such terror and horror, but here we are eight years later - strong, even if more fearful! To all those who suffered during 9/11, who lost their lives or lost a loved one, our hearts go out to each of you on this anniversary.</div> Out of the darkness comes light... in memory of 11th September 2001 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23415821"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/133/58/21/23415821.1f55d3c9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Somehow, this image caught my eye, as I thought of this day eight years ago. I decided to post it simply to say - "We remember ...." It was an horrendous day that affected not only Americans but everyone around the world. We all wondered if the world, especially the US, would ever recover from such terror and horror, but here we are eight years later - strong, even if more fearful! To all those who suffered during 9/11, who lost their lives or lost a loved one, our hearts go out to each of you on this anniversary.</div> Anne Elliott