dahlia

Strictly the title has precious little to do with this post; but it is one that I've always liked. Seen here is one of our pumpkins, carved according to D's design by your humble author. They are grown by Nicholas, whose allotment each year is a marvel of productivity, especially his pumpkin patch. But then, he grew up on a Canadian farm. After halloween they sit on our front step growing slowly more and more soggy until they finally collapse into a heap of yuk. Yesterday was a glorious day for an outing and also for a 5 km run. But happily today was also lovely, so after the important…
tags: flowers, Gardening, Horticulture, Botany, nature, Helsinki, image of the day Flower box in Rautatientori (downtown Helsinki, Finland). Image: GrrlScientist, 3 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: flowers, Gardening, Horticulture, Botany, nature, Helsinki, image of the day Dahlia blossom. Photographed in downtown Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 3 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: flowers, Gardening, Horticulture, Botany, nature, Helsinki, image of the day Dahlia blossom. Photographed in downtown Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 3 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: flowers, Gardening, Horticulture, Botany, nature, Helsinki, image of the day Dahlia blossom. Photographed in downtown Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 3 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
tags: Burgundy Dahlia, flowers, photography, Image of the Day Burgundy Dahlia. Image: David Warman [larger view]. When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.
tags: Dahlia, flowers, photography, Image of the Day Dahlia. Image: David Warman [larger view]. When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.