Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: 24 June 2015

I took this photo of a beautiful Petunia flower at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. I often post a brightly coloured image when our weather is overcast or snowy. Yesterday evening, the forecast for today (12 April 2016) was mainly sunny. However, it is overcast this morning, so I'm glad I didn't plan a long drive for today. The temperature is 10°C and supposed to get up to 20°C this afternoon. "Petunias are one of the most popular garden bedding flowers. They have wide trumpet shaped flowers and branching foliage that is hairy and somewhat sticky. Petunias are prolific bloomers, although some forms require deadheading to keep them going. However most varieties will bloom throughout the summer, except in extreme heat. You can now find petunias in just about every color but true blue and with growing habits that mound in borders or trail down containers. Petunias are annual flowering plants, native to Argentina. Within the petunia family there is great variety: single and double blooms, ruffled or smooth petals, striped, veined or solid colors, mounding and cascading habits and even some fragrance. Most of the petunias sold today are hybrids, developed for specific design purposes." gardening.about.com/od/plantprofiles/a/Petunias.htm

Posting late today (around 12:15 noon), as after a grand total of only eight hours sleep over the previous three nights, I had no choice but to turn off all alarm clocks and sleep till I woke today! It's only 1C and overcast, to reach 4C this afternoon, so no tempting sunshine, which is good, as I have some really important things to see to today - things that do not include photography : ) I took this photo of a beautiful Iris flower at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. I always like seeing Irises - such graceful flowers. "Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_ (plant)

I often tend to post a photo of a vibrant flower when our weather is overcast and grim. Today's (9 March 2016) forecast is for a mainly sunny day, though it is fairly overcast so far. The next few days should be between +10C and +14C, so our spring-like weather will continue. It is so dry here - not good for farmers, of course, with so little moisture during the winter months. Also not good as far as forest and bush fires are concerned, with everywhere being so very dry. I always enjoy seeing Cosmos flowers - these were growing at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015. I liked the colour combination of these three flowers. "Cosmos is a genus, with the same common name of Cosmos, consisting of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is native to scrub and meadowland in Mexico where most of the species occur, as well as the United States, as far north as the Olympic Pennsula in Washington, Central America, and to South America as far south as Paraguay. The genus includes several ornamental plants popular in gardens." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_ (plant)

I often tend to post a photo of a vibrant flower when our weather is overcast and grim. Today's (28 February 2016) forecast is for a mix of sun and clouds, but yesterday afternoon, we had some snow. I'd almost forgotten what snow looks like, this winter has been so mild! Not good for farmers, of course, with so little moisture during the winter months. Also not good as far as forest and bush fires are concerned, with everywhere being so very dry. This macro photo was taken on 24 June 2015, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden after a volunteer shift. I always love to see Poppies, at any stage - bud, flower and seedpod.

This flower was seen at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015. I've just been searching Google, but have had no luck in finding an ID for this plant. Any help would be much appreciated - thanks! After two days of fog, we finally have sunshine this afternoon, 13 February 2016. Temperature is +7C and it looks a lovely day to be out. However, I have so many things to see to at home, so I mustn't go off for a drive anywhere. ID: Dianthus species.

I often tend to post a photo of a vibrant flower when our weather is overcast and grim. However, today's forecast is for a mix of sun and clouds this morning and mainly sunny this afternoon. It's -3C right now, but it's supposed to reach 7C this afternoon. Scattered flurries tonight and tomorrow, with a few flurries on Saturday. Looks like our ridiculously mild weather has come to an end - we broke a 90-year-old record the other day, with a high of +16.4C. Crazy weather for winter in Calgary! This photo was taken on 24 June 2015, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden after a volunteer shift. I believe this flower is a Painted Daisy / Chrysanthemum coccineum. "With delicate, fernlike foliage and showy daisy-like blooms in shades of white, red, purple and pink, Painted Daisy adds striking colors to the garden." www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scenecf20.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrum

Does anyone know how to transfer photos from Flickr to another site such as Smugmug? Transfer them, keeping titles, descriptions and tags. I have all my photos on the ipernity site, as well as Flickr, but it looks like ipernity is probably going to have to shut down, unfortunately. Thought I'd mention this, just in case anyone hasn't seen their latest blog posting. It would be very unfortunate if they do close, as it is an easy-to-use site. I use Tampermonkey to transfer my Flickr photos to ipernity. www.ipernity.com/blog/team/4392064 After posting quite a few cold, wintry images recently, I thought I'd post a photo of a different colour and subject this morning, 30 January 2016. I can't believe that February is almost here! This morning, the temperature is +3C (with a windchill of -2C). Just three days ago, we reached +8C. What crazy temperatures for us here, near the end of January! The forecast is for snow today, 30 January 2016. No sign of any snowflakes yet, but it is overcast and dreary. I took this photo of a colourful Columbine flower, plus a little visitor, at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift.

After posting quite a few cold, wintry images recently, I thought I'd post a photo of a different colour and subject this morning, 27 January 2016. I can't believe that February is almost here! This morning, the temperature is a balmy 6C (yes, that's +6C, with a windchill of +3C). It is supposed to climb to +8C this afternoon. What crazy temperatures for us here, near the end of January! The forecast is for colder temperatures in a few days' time, along with more snow. I took this photo of a Cornflower at the Reader Rock Garden, on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. Not sure if this is Centaurea dealbata (Persian Cornflower)?

Took this macro photo of a vibrant Painted Tongue flower at the Reader Rock Garden, on 24 June 2015 after a volunteer shift. It snowed overnight and it's still snowing this morning, 24 January 2015. After posting several wintry "white" photos the last day or two, I needed something bright and cheery to add to my photostream. As I type, the temperature is -2C (windchill -9C). Not bad at all for a mid-winter temperature in Calgary. Really feel for all those folks on the east coast, dealing with such a major snowstorm! "This half-hardy, branching annual from Chile, growing about 2 ft. high, produces funnel-shaped flowers 2-1/2 in. long and wide, of velvety texture and in many colors, the interior of the blossoms being strikingly veined .... Salpiglossis belongs to the Nightshade Family. All cultivated sorts are of the species Salpiglossis sinuata or its var. superbissima, which is unbranching and therefore more upright or columnar." www.plant-care.com/salpiglossis.html .

After posting quite a few cold, wintry images recently, I thought I'd post a photo of a different subject this morning. It is always a joy to see these Himalayan Blue Poppies growing at Reader Rock Garden, and I was happy to find them in bloom on 24 June 2015. "Blue Himalayan Poppies are one of the most impressive plants for the shade garden. Plants form a rosette of hairy leaves, bearing large satiny flowers in an amazing shade of true blue. These are not always easy to please, demanding an evenly moist, rich soil and cool woodland conditions. Plants are not long lived, typically flowering in the second or third year, setting seed, then dying out. Gardeners in hot summer climates seldom succeed with these plants, yet they are surprisingly tolerant of cold winter conditions." www.perennials.com/plants/meconopsis-betonicifolia.html

I'm not sure what caused the "effect" with this flower - or maybe it's just blur? Most times I visit the Reader Rock Garden, it is windy, and it always amazes me that I get any reasonably sharp photos from there. The other thing I'm not sure about is what kind of flower this is - a single Peony? Despite the slightly unpleasant thing it does to my eyes, there was just something I still liked about this photo. This photo was taken on 24 June 2015, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden after a volunteer shift. Really, I should have chosen a warm coloured flower instead of cold white, as it snowed overnight and is heavily overcast and dreary this morning. Temperature is -1C (windchill -5C) and humidity is 93%, and the Fog Advisory continues from yesterday. In other words, it doesn't look or sound very welcoming outside. Yesterday, when I picked up my car from being repaired (after the accident I was involved in, but was not at fault), I got a free carwash. (Turned out that the heat shield had been damaged by the impact and that was what was causing the rattling.) Unfortunately, by the time I had run an errand or two, my car windows were fogged up badly and I suspect they may all have a covering of ice on the inside this morning, which will not be good. However, it does feel good to have a drivable car again, thank goodness.

This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. These early spring flowers are so pretty and I'm always glad when they are still in bloom when I visit the Garden. Unfortunately, we don't get these growing in the wild in Alberta. "The Showy Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium reginae), also known as the Pink-and-white Lady's-slipper or the Queen's Lady's-slipper, is a rare terrestrial temperate lady's-slipper orchid native to northern North America. Despite producing a large amount of seeds per seed pod, it reproduces largely by vegetative reproduction, and remains restricted to the North East region of the United States and south east regions of Canada. Although never common, this rare plant has vanished from much of its historical range due to habitat loss. It has been a subject of horticultural interest for many years with Charles Darwin who like many, were unsuccessful in cultivating the plant. The plant became the state flower of Minnesota in 1902 and was protected by state law in 1925. It is illegal to pick or uproot a Showy Lady's-slipper flower in Minnesota. Although this plant was chosen as the provincial flower for Prince Edward Island in 1947, it is so rare on the island that another Lady's-slipper, C. acaule (moccasin flower or pink lady slipper), has replaced it as the province's floral emblem." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypripedium_reginae

It is always a joy to see these Himalayan Blue Poppies growing at Reader Rock Garden, and I was happy to find them in bloom on 24 June 2015. "Blue Himalayan Poppies are one of the most impressive plants for the shade garden. Plants form a rosette of hairy leaves, bearing large satiny flowers in an amazing shade of true blue. These are not always easy to please, demanding an evenly moist, rich soil and cool woodland conditions. Plants are not long lived, typically flowering in the second or third year, setting seed, then dying out. Gardeners in hot summer climates seldom succeed with these plants, yet they are surprisingly tolerant of cold winter conditions." www.perennials.com/plants/meconopsis-betonicifolia.html

Couldn't believe my eyes when I went to take a photo of these Poppy seedpods. How easily I could have missed this ring of small beetles. There were others crawling upwards along the stem, too. Not sure what they are - possiby Twice-stabbed Stink Bugs?? Pretty little things. Just wish my photo was as sharp as it should have been. This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift.

This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. "The upperside of the wings are clear white with black wing tips, one black spot (two in the female) on the forewing, and a black patch on the leading edge of the hindwing. The underside of the hindwing is a pale mustard-yellow colour. Wingspan: 32 to 47 mm. An almost ubiquitous species of the northern hemisphere, the Cabbage White was first introduced into North America in Quebec in the 1860s. It dramatically spread across the continent in the next few decades. It now ranges in Canada from coast to coast." www.cbif.gc.ca/eng/species-bank/butterflies-of-canada/cab...

Despite being a weed, I've only ever seen Orange Hawkweed growing in the wild twice, I believe. This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 24 June 2015, when I called in after a volunteer shift. I love the colour and the toothed tips of each petal. Provincial Designation: Prohibited Noxious. "Native to Eurasia, Orange hawkweed was likely introduced as an ornamental plant because of its showy, fiery orange flowers .... The ancient Greeks believed hawks’ feeding on the sap of hawkweed is what gave them their keen eyesight. Other common names are devil’s paintbrush and red devil." www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OrangeHawkweed.pdf

This photo was taken on 24 June 2015, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden after a volunteer shift. Needed this bright splash of colour this morning, before facing the cold weather. I believe this flower is a Painted Daisy / Chrysanthemum coccineum. "With delicate, fernlike foliage and showy daisy-like blooms in shades of white, red, purple and pink, Painted Daisy adds striking colors to the garden." www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scenecf20.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrum

This photo was taken on 24 June 2015, when I called in at the Reader Rock Garden after a volunteer shift. Needed this bright splash of colour this morning, as it snowed overnight. Also, today would have been my older daughter's birthday, so I needed a bit of cheering up. This is my 'main' photo today, but apparently it isn't showing up on at least one person's Contact page. Judging by the very few views and comments, I suspect it's not showing up on anyone's Contacts page. Fickle Flickr! "With delicate, fernlike foliage and showy daisy-like blooms in shades of white, red, purple and pink, Painted Daisy adds striking colors to the garden." www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scenecf20.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrum