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Grape hyacinth.

Grape hyacinth.
It's been a pleasant day in spite of being cold and continually alternating between sunshine, hail and snow. I don't have many Sunday chores but they got done painlessly. Amended my Wednesday grocery order. I've suddenly got tired of my usual breakfast so I'm opting for smoothies as a change from tomato juice.
Other than that I've read and done crosswords, photographed birds and gone out in a sunny spell to scatter a few seeds and water the garden. It's very light free draining soil. We quite often see dust storms at this time of year as top soil gets blown off newly ploughed fields. One of the disadvantages of taking out hedges to make fields larger.
Another day when I was going to go to Leven beach but opted out. These grape hyacinth are growing in a container outside my front door. They were a few leftovers from the large number I planted in the front garden. They and an equally large number of daffodils made a good show last year but not one of them has appeared this year. A bit of a mystery !

Gillian Everett, Horizon 36, Rosalyn Hilborne, neira-Dan and 26 other people have particularly liked this photo


13 comments - The latest ones
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
I love the way the hyacinth stands out from the beautiful background blur. All the best, Joe
3 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
It's a lovely shot of these muscarii!
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Impeccable ..!
Bonne semaine.
3 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Made a good job of this Grape Hyacinth Jean, beautifully sharp and well focused.
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful floral close-up.
Happy and sunny week ahead.
3 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
A beautiful image.
Stay safe and healthy, Jean!
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Lovely muscaris, love this blue color ! Happy new week, Jean !!!
3 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Gorgeous photo.
3 years ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Très artistique le muscaris avec ses belles couleurs !
Bonne semaine Jean.
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Beautifully captured Jean..............I like the lighter blue tops of these ones. I also like the pink and green bokeh. Just lovely..!!

The weather down here is crazy as well and some of our plants have suffered from the frost.

Have a good week!
3 years ago.
 Weard Bültena
Weard Bültena
Moin,
sie sehen schön aus.
Weard
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A beautiful close-up, Jean.
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Beautiful focusing with the blurred background Jean. It stands out so well. The mystery of your flowers is interesting. My front garden was once full of snow drops and then one year none, and none since!
3 years ago.

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