Sacred Datura

Nice photo Ron, I uesed to heva several in my garden until they had used up all the nutriants. We call them 'Thorn Apples'

Schön Zarte Blume!

Beautifully captured, Ron !

Wonderful floral close-up.

Les Daturas sont des petites merveilles de la nature mais toxique bien sûr malheureusement !+++
Très joli celui-là... il y a quelques années j'en avais un qui était jaune, une beauté !

Oh my, I didn't know any of these species grew wild around here! How beautiful. They are such stunning flowers. I have tried to grow Pam's datura a couple of times and met with no success so far. But I have new seeds from her and will try again!

I'm so glad you enjoyed my medicine extravaganza! They are such fun to photograph (lol, obviously) and I'm happy to open the idea up to you for future photography play! You're right, my favorites are the vibrant red and purple-altered versions...I couldn't NOT play with the colors because I know from experience how juicy and delicious the colors become when you mess with them. Really fun to share too...I tell you, any color you pick is gorgeous but two was enough or people would be throwing rocks at me! :D Still...the bright green and blue colors, orange...ooooh, they are so pretty! :D I totally recommend you try this just for the fun of playing with the colors afterwards! :D Then I can throw rocks at you! (Yes Ron, your gorgeous gel caps ARE stunning in neon blue! As they were in neon orange, pink, green, red, purple, etc...lol!)

Glad to hear that your trip was as good as possible. I too, cannot STAND getting stuck in metropolitan traffic. When going to San Francisco, we must travel through or near Redding, Red Bluff, Sacramento, and then the horrors of the Bay Area as we get closer. On occasion we've gotten stuck in really bad rush HOURS down there and things can slow to such a long, slow crawl. UGH. The worst part is the bad attitudes and frenetic energy from people all around. Can't STAND it. You can actually feel this as you approach condensed areas, but of course you know this. Gives me the hives.

So nice to read about your love affair with Mt. Baker and the area. I am unfamiliar, so I look forward to pictures! :) And you'll have to let me know about your snowshoeing adventures, I've never tried this before, sounds like a lovely time. :)

In front of my house I have one looking very much the same but yellow.
It has a special smell when in full bloom.
Next time it happens will record it.
Thank you Ron.

Une plante dangereuse !
Ma tante en avait un grand pied dans son jardin, elle avait un fauteuil de jardin et aimait se mettre à l'ombre de cet arbuste.Elle se plaignait de maux de tête fréquents. Lorsque mon oncle su que c'était une plante hallucinogène, il l'a coupé.
Les maux de tête était dus au pollen qu'elle inhalait sans le savoir. Les maux de têtes ont cessé depuis.
Ma première photo de fleur de datura, je l'ai faite chez eux, je n'étais pas encore sur Ipernity

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It looks candid, but it is misleading!

Thanks also for the interesting note, Ron!

Stunning close-up of this beautiful bloom!

Lovely details and nice petal textures in all PiPs, Ron!

Have a lovely evening!

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OH RON !! I AM SO VERY PLEASED THE SEEDS ARE GROWING !

I LOVE MY VINES... MY RECORD FOR FLOWERS ONE NIGHT WAS 56... THE SPHINX MOTHS WERE INTOXICATED WITH THEM AND THE PERFUME.

THESE INDEED WERE THE SHAMANS PLSNT

I have some seeds I collected here in nature... the plant is so beautiful, more than its cousin brugmansia!

Lovely close-up images, Ron.

A great blossom...
This plant can often be seen here in gardens and on terraces. You have to make them inaccessible to children ...