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by Marja-Leena by Marja-Leena boiler beauty
or, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder…
Original photos were taken by husband, then much loved and played with by me!
by Marja-Leena a volunteer
This datura emerged in my pot of sweet bell peppers, not quite as large as the one that grew in another pot three years ago.
As it did back then, it still makes me think of some prehistoric giant plants, ready to take over the world, maybe coloured by a book that I’m currently rereading some twenty years later: Rumors of Spring by Richard Grant. Highly relevant in today’s troubled ecology, I must say, even as it is fantasy/science fiction.
by Marja-Leena contrasts
cool and drizzly after hot and dry days and nights
soft leaf on hard angular body and sharp spines
dark against light,
a hint of coming change of seasons
by Marja-Leena 
by Marja-Leena stargazer
The stargazer lily is in bloom with a heavenly scent.
Another heat wave this week and not even a drop of rain…
Gazing at the full moon and the stars last night…
by Marja-Leena freshly fallen
for Hattie
Another scan, another flower, this captured moments after falling, still young, soft, alive and beautiful. It may have been too warm for this moderate-temperature loving orchid.
by Marja-Leena scatterings
…more scan play with dried flowers, this one a dipladenia
This morning’s wake up call was the sound of slamming doors echoing through the house. A pleasant coolness felt almost chilly after the week’s heat wave. All morning the wind kept blowing hard with occasional powerful gusts shaking the trees violently, sending needles and leaves flying afar much like rugs being shaken free of dust. A top heavy potted oleander on the deck was knocked over twice until brought inside. A houseplant was knocked off the windowsill. Some tall flowers in the garden are needing staking.
In the afternoon as we drove through the city, we noticed a lot of tree branches and leaves on the streets, still being blown about. Yet the day was mostly sunny and not too hot. Later I learned that this region had quite a storm.
Storms aside, the main event of the day was that we met our daughter and granddaughters at the airport after their long flight from England. What a delight to see them again, and how excited the girls are! They are home for the summer! We’re only sorry that our son-in-law could not come because of work commitments.
