Aug. 31, 2019

Ready for take-off

After yesterday’s monochrome pictures I opted for colour in a big way today, focusing my attentions on the vivid pink cosmos flowers in our garden. As I knelt…

by girafferacing

Nov. 02, 2018

Mt. Myogi-san　妙義山

by yokai

Oct. 23, 2018

Autumn rubies

Our garden is a riot of colour at the moment, with vivid orange marigolds and deep red cosmos flowers. After a morning of writing I allowed myself a few minutes…

by girafferacing

Aug. 08, 2018

Cosmos

I planted our summer flowers a little late this year so it’s taken a while for them to get established in the garden. Despite the intensely hot, dry weather,…

by girafferacing

July 05, 2017

Catching the last of the sun's rays

I didn't plant any cosmos seeds this spring but nature has taken its own course and some of last year's plants reseeded themselves in any case. The first of…

by girafferacing

March 15, 2017

What I have in the garden this week

by wa

March 14, 2017

Moon

by jackpotter

March 01, 2017

Cosmos

We usually take the leaves as veggie, but the flower is beautiful as well. Cosmos.  Yellow or orange, single or double. This is one morning with some of them

by wa

Dec. 30, 2016

My Best Photo 2016

I drive through this street in New Jersey everyday to work. There is a small meadow  of flowers in summer on a nearby trail . It looks fabulous in summer with…

by gottaloveridgewood

Oct. 25, 2016

Cosmos 2016

Cosmos flowers and blue sky Cosmos flowers and old houses Cosmos flowers and bokeh Cosmos flowers and Ferris wheel

by yokai

Aug. 31, 2016

Back into colour

After several days of monochrome (or almost monochrome in the case of yesterday) images I thought I'd get back to some vivid colour today, in the shape of one…

by girafferacing

Aug. 14, 2016

Bumble bee heaven

I spent a little time this afternoon watching and photographing the bumble bees as they buzzed around the flowers in our garden.  Earlier in the year a group of…

by girafferacing

July 22, 2016

Blossoming forth

It's only a few days since I posted a picture of one of our Cosmos flowers but since then lots more blooms have appeared.  There was barely a breath of wind…

by girafferacing

July 18, 2016

Summer colour

Back in April I planted some seeds with the idea of injecting some more colour into our garden over the summer.  They've grown well and our flower beds are now…

by girafferacing

July 08, 2016

Orange And Gold

by nellybly

June 21, 2016

Summer Beauties

by nellybly

June 14, 2016

Cosmos

Photos taken in Vilnius University Botanical Garden. :) Their site: Vilnius University Botanical Garden [botanikos-sodas.vu.lt]

by minchan

Oct. 31, 2015

Pretty in pink

Thanks to the mild weather our cosmos flowers have continued flowering in a big way so I thought I'd grab one last shot before wilder weather finishes them off.…

by girafferacing

Oct. 19, 2015

Cosmos 2015 (Part 3)

by yokai

Oct. 13, 2015

Seizing the moment

As I was having breakfast this morning I noticed one of our Cosmos flowers was bathed in beautiful, warm, early morning sunshine. Knowing that this was…

by girafferacing