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  • Floral Friday – White Campion

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    White Campion is an herbaceous annual of the Pinks (Carnation) family.  Its corolla appears to have ten parts but it actually has five deeply cleft petals. Some other common names include  Cow-rattle, White Bachelor’s Button, White Cockle and Milkmaid.  White Campion blooms June through August and, at night, emits a sweet, clove-like scent which attracts…

  • Wildflower Wednesdays – #1 Daisies

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    Terri Webster Schrandt recently launched The Flower Hour photo challenge on October 7, 2025, after it was discovered that Cee Neuner closed her blog permanently.  Cee Neuner was the originator of Flower of the Day (FOTD) photo challenge and posted the challenge all 7 days of the week. After our beloved friend and amazing photographer…

  • Project 365 – #24

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    ‘Til next time, y’all…

  • Project 365 – #21

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    I’ve been encouraged to link my flower posts so, fingers crossed, here goes: Spring Festival 2026: Week #9~Buttercup Field Floral Friday – Last days in the garden using the tripod for my flowers The Flower Hour #31: Local Lilacs and Lupine ‘Til next time, y’all…

  • The Flower Hour #31:  Lilac is more than a flower…

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    My trusty friend, The OED, tells me that the colour “lilac” is a moderate to pale grayish-purple or a light purplish-pink.  With apologies to Terri, our Lilacs have finished here in southern Ontario, and the only Lupins I know of are in the Monty Python sketch “Dennis Moore” —  “Give me all your Lupins!” —…

  • Lens-Artists Challenge #398: Choose A Colour

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    You may share one photo featuring each of the following captivating colors in their various shades: red, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow. Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.† And never is that more apparent than in the world of wildflowers. Thank you to Ritva for designing such an interesting, interpretive, and creative…

  • The Flower Hour #29:  Vis Medicatrix Naturæ* 

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    Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.2 Tramping through the woods at Wheatley Provincial Park yesterday, nature’s peace did indeed flow into me and, happily, there were windflowers galore! Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give…

  • Joyspotting 2026 #1

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    1.  Look Up: 2.  Look Down: 3.  Keep an Eye Out For Colour: 4.  Follow the Curve: 5.  Go Where the Wild Things Are: 6.  Seek Out Symmetry: 7.  Search for Signs of Abundance: 8. Watch for Weirdness: You can trim a tree but not it’s determination to grow where it wants! 9.  Zoom In:…

  • The Flower Hour #28:  In The Ripples of the Water

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    First and always, thank you so much to the wonderful Terri for continuing this most enjoyable weekly prompt.  Nothing makes me happier than to see the beautiful floral images posted by everyone!  Please check out Terri’s post- as always, it’s very interesting, and her pictures are exquisite: The Flower Hour #28: Flowers in Water I apologize…

  • Lens-Artists Challenge #395 — On the Water:  Liquid Lapse of Thought*

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    Lens Artists Photo Challenge #395 – Looking back to #151 On the Water Some of my favourite creatures to photograph live in shallow water habitats — ponds, creeks and, my favourite, marshes.  Wearing my water shoes, I’m not averse to mucking about in those areas, but my entire world changed when I got my kayak.…

  • The Flower Hour #26: Lucky Flower Shots – Lucky Me

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    You know what luck is?  Luck is believing you’re lucky.† Yesterday was meant to be my first solo outing of the spring.  We’ve established a very nice little routine for those days, Cam and I:  He drives to the golf club and leaps out (actually, at our ages, “leap” is the tiniest of exaggerations), I…

  • The Flower Hour #23:  Phorest Phloxy Phlorals*

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    The Flower Hour #23: Spring’s Phloxy Florals Thanks as always to Terri for another Flower Hour reminder.  She chose Phlox this week and — ta da — this is actually a flower I have in my collection.   Here in south-west Ontario, and especially at Point Pelee National Park, we have a species of wild…

  • Introduction to Joyspotting

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    A decade or more ago, a friend recommended a hiking and photography tool to me —  Joyspotter’s Guide — which is simply twelve prompts for things to watch for whilst out walking.  This thought-provoking and inspiring document was created by the oh-so-delightful Ingrid Fetell Lee, whose website is Aesthetics of Joy.  Not only does she…

  • The Flower Hour #22 — Trilliums

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    Here in Ontario, nothing says “Spring” like Trilliums!  After all, ever since 1937, the White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) has been the official flower and floral emblem of our province, and a stylised Trillium is our provincial logo: Wandering into the woods and finding the floor carpeted with beautiful white, pink and dark red blossoms is…

  • The Flower Hour #21:  Flower Of An Hour

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    The Flower Hour #21:  Magnolia Tree Blossoms Etymology of the common name Flower of an Hour is the Greek hora (hour) and this flower became associated with Horae — the Greek goddesses of time and seasons. Flower of an Hour blossoms are about six cm in diameter, with five, creamy-white petals that have dark burgundy colouring at their…

  • The Flower Hour #20:  Live Like A Wild Flower

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    The Flower Hour #20: Shadows of Desert Florals The most beautiful wildflowers are the onesthat thrive in the face of adversity.* Thanks to the amazing Terri for another Flower Hour prompt. Wildflowers have long been symbols of tenacity and resiliency and, when you see where some not only grow, but flourish, it’s no wonder!  Conning…

  • Insects are Interesting

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    I grew up in a childhood idyll;  beside my house was an enormous wild meadow.  Technically, it was a Hydro Right-of-Way, but it was an unspoiled field with long grasses, wildflowers galore and — especially appealing to us kiddos, bugs galore.  It was in that field that my love of wildflowers was born and too,…

  • Purple Passion

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    Purple — is fashionable twice —This season of the year,And when a soul perceives itselfTo be an Emperor.† The Flower Hour #16: The Shapes of Flowers Please take a moment to browse Terri’s post with her great “shape” images:https://secondwindleisure.com/2026/02/03/the-flower-hour-16-the-shapes-of-flowers/ ’Til next time, y’all… †Emily Dickinson, her poem “Purple — is fashionable twice —” — page…

  • Wildflower Whimsy: Goldenrod

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    Goldenrod is a native, hairy, herbaceous, perennial member of the Aster family. Hands up if you’ve always thought of Goldenrod as a pesky weed.  I hope that, when you’ve read this post, you might reconsider and see them as very special wildflowers… Goldenrod is the predominant autumn show-stopper — adorning our roadsides and meadows with…