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Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 18th, 2014, 9:20 pm
by Bea
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 18th, 2014, 9:21 pm
by Bea
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 18th, 2014, 9:24 pm
by Bea
In the garden ...
Short before opening
This rose has not such a "spectacular" blossom - but she smells wonderful!
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 18th, 2014, 9:27 pm
by Bea
Harmonia axyridis - Asian Lady Beetle ... it has more spots than the common one.
It is in a Rhubarb blossom
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 18th, 2014, 9:29 pm
by Bea
"I shall WHAT ??? Come down from the roof?"
"Are you crazy??? Your DOG is around here!!!"
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 20th, 2014, 9:12 pm
by airras
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 24th, 2014, 12:47 pm
by spatz
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 25th, 2014, 1:53 pm
by airras
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 26th, 2014, 10:12 pm
by Lussi05
Lovely pictures of flowers, plants, cats and Lady Beetle
Finally my lilac is in bloom, a looong time after yours..
And the Lily Of The Valley..
And some old flowers who has been here before our time. Don't know their name, maybe some of you do?
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 26th, 2014, 10:20 pm
by Lussi05
Summer has arraived, it's really hot..in my norwegian eyes (25 C in the shade)
My cat Lussi is not comfortable in the heat, her life begins in the evening..
A Bumblebee on a wild flower..
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 8:08 am
by Felis silvestris
Lussi05 wrote:
And some old flowers who has been here before our time. Don't know their name, maybe some of you do?
As an exception I quote the picture here. I think it is an aquilegia, we've had such flowers in my parent's garden too -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia and a German page which has almost the same picture as you have, Lussi
http://www.natur-lexikon.com/Texte/MZ/0 ... kelei.html! They are pretty!
(
http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeleieslekta - in Norwegian)
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 7:03 pm
by Lussi05
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 8:26 pm
by Felis silvestris
You are welcome Lussi! And thanks for the nice photos!
Also to everyone else!
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 28th, 2014, 4:20 am
by alice44
From the english wikipedia page -- The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together.
Both eagle and dove -- rather lovely (and I really like the flower).
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: May 28th, 2014, 6:52 am
by Lussi05
alice44 wrote:
Both eagle and dove -- rather lovely (and I really like the flower).
Yes, it really is lovely Alice, named after bothe eagle and dove...
I like them too, and I also have them in white, but they arrive a little bit later. They grow "wild" because they are from "the old times", so they were here when we moved here. My husbands grandparentes lived here before us.
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: June 1st, 2014, 9:50 am
by airras
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: June 12th, 2014, 12:28 am
by spatz
I saw the first fireflies today
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: June 12th, 2014, 10:12 am
by alice44
I did not know you have fireflies.
They are no fireflies anywhere near me. I think of them where it is hot and muggy. I think I saw them once when I was in Indiana.
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: June 12th, 2014, 1:40 pm
by spatz
Alice
unfortunately there is this year only a few fireflies. or it is not yet the right time for it. I will continue to monitor.
Re: Spring and summer 2014
Posted: June 12th, 2014, 8:08 pm
by airras
good afternoon everyone.
wheat is now ready to be harvested