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The weather is miserable. Finally! 🌧️

#spring #rain #Frühling #Regen #BloomScrolling #Frühblüher #Sternhyazinthe #Schneeglanz #Schneestolz #GloryOfTheSnow #Scilla #flowers #Blumen #Chionodoxa #Windröschen #anemone #raindrops

A four-panel collage shows close-ups of spring flowers. Top left: delicate pale pink to white star-shaped flowers with yellow centres on slender stems, with water droplets. Top right: two vibrant blue star-shaped flowers with white centres, covered in water droplets, amongst dry grass. Bottom left: a cluster of pure white star-shaped flowers with bright yellow centres, adorned with water droplets. Bottom right: a large, clear water droplet reflecting the surroundings, resting on small green leaves with reddish edges.

Finally some action in the front #garden! 😍

#BloomScrolling #spring #Frühling #Frühblüher #Sternhyazinthe #Schneeglanz #Schneestolz #GloryOfTheSnow #Scilla #flowers #Blumen #Chionodoxa #Windröschen #anemone

A grid of four close-up photographs showcases different varieties of vibrant spring wildflowers.
The top left image features two delicate, light purple flowers with yellow centres, surrounded by fresh green foliage.
The top right image displays a cluster of bright blue, star-shaped flowers with yellow stamens, set against a backdrop of dry leaves and emerging greenery.
The bottom left image highlights a single, striking deep purple flower with a prominent yellow centre, surrounded by textured brown earth and small green leaves.
The bottom right image presents a small group of pale pink, bell-shaped flowers with darker pink accents, nestled amongst green leaves and dried plant matter.
Each image captures the intricate details and colours of the individual flowers, suggesting a collection of different anemone varieties found in a natural outdoor setting. The lighting is bright and natural, emphasizing the textures of the petals and surrounding vegetation.

Glory of the Snow - Chionodoxa Lucilea
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#flower #salford
#gloryofthesnow #chionodoxaluciliae #Chionodoxa
#plant #nature #flowering #flowerphotography #flowers #leaves #manchesterphotography #macrophotography #macro #petals #onourdoorstep #rhs #FlowerHead #Blue #Botany
#nikonownermagazine #nikonz8 #105S #z8 #105mc #nikonowner

Glory of the Snow - Chionodoxa Lucilea
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#flower #salford
#nikonownermagazine #nikonz8 #105S #z8 #105mc #nikonowner
#gloryofthesnow #chionodoxaluciliae #Chionodoxa
#plant #nature #flowering #flowerphotography #flowers #leaves #manchesterphotography #macrophotography #macro #petals #onourdoorstep #rhs #FlowerHead #Botany #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite

Glory of the Snow - Chionodoxa Lucilea
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#flower #salford
#gloryofthesnow #chionodoxaluciliae #Chionodoxa
#plant #nature #flowering #flowerphotography #flowers #leaves #manchesterphotography #macrophotography #macro #petals #onourdoorstep #rhs #FlowerHead #Blue #Botany
#nikonownermagazine #nikonz8 #105S #z8 #105mc #nikonowner

Outside back cover of _Mayflower_ magazine, September 1892, Floral Park, New York, USA. I wasn't able to fully restore this one because the damage was so extensive. Maybe if I could figure out how to soak the leaf in water for a while and press it flat? Perhaps I'll try my hand at physical restoration.
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany #narcissus #chionodoxa #hyacinth

Unrestored version of the cover, with many rips, voids, stains, and fly spots.

Partially restored version. A chromolith, with a light brown background, on which is a tazetta Narcissus ("1 - Double Sacred Lily"), and three insets, meant to look like pieces of birch bark pinned onto the background, which contain a Chionodoxa ("2 - Glory of the Snow"), an anemone ("3 - Anemone Rosette"), a pink hyacinth ("4 - Double Roman Hyacinth"), and a jonquilla Narcissus ("5 - Giant Sweet Jonquil"). Text promises "Mayflower Premium - 10 superb flowering bulbs given to each subscriber. The 5 here shown and 5 other different sorts. (See last inside page)".

Like the sun in a blue sky,a single celandine among the Chionodoxa

#Celandine #chionodoxa #Buttercup #GloryOfTheSnow #Spring #SpringFlowers #Bulbs #Blue #Yellow #BlueFlowers

A single yellow flower with a star like shape among a mass kf blue star like flowers all with yellow centres

#EasterSunday sitting in a sunny garden with the birds singing away and watching a hefty #BumbleBee queen bending the #chionodoxa flowers down under her weight.

I'm reminded of this paper that describes the physics of #Bees in flight. (TL;DR they move their wings at about 230Hz in broadly horizontal figures of 8 rather than flapping up and down)

Fascinating application of #Aerodynamic theory.

#Nature and #Science are both amazing.

#Flying

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0506590102