On our lake, the yellow lilies bloom first, followed by the white water lilies. They dot the lake at both ends where it is a bit shallower. I like seeing them when I’m out in my kayak and often paddle through them. When I looked for information about the white water lily, I found that it […]
One of our daughters gave me a Gerbera Daisy for Mother’s Day – beautiful flower and I’m really enjoying it. Mine is yellow and looks like a bit like a sunflower. Other names are Barberton Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, and African Daisy. It was originally from Africa. Apparently it is the fifth popular flower in the world, […]
I’ve always known this flower to be a yellow water-lily, so was interested when I saw that the proper name is Nuphar Lutea, and it is commonly known as a yellow cow-lily. I wonder how it got that name. I also found that it is also called bullhead lily, yellow pond lily, yellow water lily, and spatterdock lily. […]
I think one of my favourite flowers in the spring is an iris, especially the bearded iris. I have several in my garden and am hoping that they will multiply. Apparently they don’t need a lot of maintenance, but do need to be divided every few years so that they will keep blooming. Mine are […]
Poppies are fascinating. I don’t have any in my garden, so I love seeing them grow in other peoples’ gardens. My sister and I went for a walk around Burk’s Falls and enjoyed seeing the poppies in different yards. They are beautiful with their thin papery petals.
The lupines are coming up in our back garden … many in places I don’t want them. But that’s okay. I found it fascinating to see them after the rain. Most of them had raindrops still on them, and right in the middle of them. The raindrops almost look like jewels. Worship Himwho made the heavens, […]
I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers a few weeks ago, and I believe this flower is a Gerbera or African Daisy from the Sunflower family. I decided to try my 50 mm lens and practice using large apertures, such as f1.2. I like how the lens lets you take photos in low light. These […]
Throughout the summer, I took several pictures of the different flowers in our yard. God has given us a wide variety of flowers, and these are just some of them. All of these are fairly common flowers, but look at the beauty in them. Tiger Lily in my father’s yard Peony Shasta Daisy Pansy Tulip […]
I was recently given a fragrant water lily (or white water lily) from my grandson, who picked it out of our lake. They float on our lake, and you see them in several areas. The leaves and the flowers float on the surface of the lake, and the roots reach down into the soil. Usually […]
The tawny daylily (which we often refer to in our area as the common daylily) is also known as the roadside daylily, the railroad daylily, ditch lily, and even the outhouse lily. This is because it will grow just about anywhere. I remember it growing near my grandmother’s outhouse, but we never called it the […]