Monday, February 13, 2012

A White GBBD

After a 4" snow over the last few hours blooms are hard to come by. However on this overcast snowy evening the spent blooms are in their glory. Enjoy!
Very large Echinacea spent bloom.
Stipa
Miscanthus, Echinacea, and Rudebeckia
Finch eaten.

Farewell from the Snowy Range of the Flint Hills.
As always join Carol At May Dream Gardens on the fifteenth of the month to view garden blooms from all over the world.

42 comments:

  1. I love your header photo collage. Snow for a short time is rather fun and gives your pretty seed heads a new dimention . We didn't get any this time. Just a very cold night. I think my plants are happy about that. Happy bloom day to you.

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  2. Very nice photos, that's not something we would see around here much.

    The contrast and lines make wonderful graphic designs.

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    1. Yes the contrast is wonderful. It's when the snow melts it's kind of putrid. Yes, when we lived in SATX, it snowed like once in 12 years and they had to close down the town as there were 400 accidents. go figure. I guess in 1990 it snowed 9 inches. Can you imagine?

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  3. I enjoyed this post--the view is very similar to what I'm seeing here. Thanks for a renewed appreciation of the winter landscape.

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    1. Yes the first big snow is always the best. Then it gets sloppy.

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  4. You got plenty of snow there. It's snowing now and they are saying we are going to get 3 inches. I had thought it was going to miss us entirely but guess not.
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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  5. They look much better against a back drop of snow than the browns and grays I am seeing. Enjoy your snow while it lasts!

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  6. You got snow in Houston? I never saw snow there when living in Houston back in the 1990's! I do like your photos, though. Those plants make good dry flowers arrangements.

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    1. I don't think it ever snows in Houston. No this was in Kansas.

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  7. Wonderful images I am jealous of your snowy day and great eye:~)

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  8. Some book (or blog? can't remember) that I was reading was talking about how rare the perfect, garden-book snowstorm is, the one that lets winter textures show to advantage. Looks like you just had one of those. I love your photo of the miscanthus, echinacea, and rudbeckia! (And the others, of course.)

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    1. I suppose you could call it the perfect storm. It's getting pretty sloppy know however. The contrast is special.

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  9. Beautiful photos. A little snow, for a little while, is a fun thing.

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    1. So whens the last time you got snow in Wimberly?

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    2. Last year - twice!! It was very exciting . . .

      Loved your winter photos. Very zen, or something.

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  10. I just stumbled upon your Blog. Love the photos. Remind me of a number I have put together this Winter here on the shores of Lake Michigan. Every month I pick one or two new blogs to follow and you are the lucky one for February. Will be back soon. Jack

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  11. Yes, 4" of snow would make blooms hard to find! Love that third photo of the little seed heads sticking up out of the snow. Stay warm!

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    1. Holley, hopefully you will get some moisture out of this storm. Probably not snow though. maybe ice. ouch!

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  12. Beautiful seed heads Greggo. They look fantastic against their snowy backdrop. Happy Bloom Day!

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  13. The field of snow with the six spent flower heads is an amazing photo that far surpasses any fresh flower.

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  14. Pure poetry, Greggo! You have pulled off a stunner with that contrasting snow.
    Happy GBBD.
    David/:0)

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  15. I have some of those nibbled seed heads as well. Your GBBD is lovely, demonstrating the season and the beauty of blooms in their winter state.

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  16. Spent blooms and the promise of blooms to come. Good post.

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  17. I love your photographs, they are sensitive and kind, thanks for observing the beauty in the passing......

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  18. Nice images in the snow. Always a fun photo-op. Happy GBBD, Greg.

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  19. Beautiful, beautiful photos! I always think the winter garden looks so much better with a nice blanket of snow. Happy Bloom Day!

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  20. Even in the winter we can still find beauty.

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  21. They are almost fully buried, and even then, the scenes are still lovely.

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  22. atovely photos - the one of the Miscanthus, Echinacea, and Rudebeckia is really quite special!

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  23. Though the blooms may be hard to come by, the good photography is not.

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  24. Fantastic, I think you would have the knack of making Dandelions on the lawn look good.

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  25. Snow +spent blooms+ your camera=art! Lovely!

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  26. Of course...I'm late as usual! I think this is actually my favorite GBBD post this month...pure bliss! That first photo alone is worth a dozen summer flowers!

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  27. I love the first and last photos the most! Most excellent, Greggo!

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  28. I can only imagine and remember what it was like to live in the Midwest. The finch eaten echinacea is a delight. gail

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Thanks for leaving any comments, they are always welcomed. Sorry I had to add word verification as spam was becoming a huge problem. Greggo,