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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Maggie Terlecki said:
Yesterday I posted an image that was a big virtual hug probably because I was needing one, and thought if I did others did too.

Today, I'm putting up an image of some poppies taken last summer. It's been posted on OPF before, but I really like it and it makes me smile, so hoping it will do the same here.

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Happy to see this!

Optimistic, upright and “viagroid”!
 
nicolas claris

nicolas claris

OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Maggie Terlecki said:
Yesterday I posted an image that was a big virtual hug probably because I was needing one, and thought if I did others did too.

Today, I'm putting up an image of some poppies taken last summer. It's been posted on OPF before, but I really like it and it makes me smile, so hoping it will do the same here.

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Thanks for the smile! And for the hug(s)! And for the beautiful flowers!
But these things, even though they're necessary these days, are still a little a bit frustrating... :)
For me, color addictive, the B&W tulips are wonderful!
 
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Maggie Terlecki

Moderator
Nicolas Claris said:
Thanks for the smile! And for the hug(s)! And for the beautiful flowers!
But these things, even though they're necessary these days, are still a little a bit frustrating... :)
For me, color addictive, the B&W tulips are wonderful!
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Merci, Nicolas! Today, a bit of color: Sharing the Light by Maggie Terlecki

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nicolas claris

nicolas claris

OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Maggie Terlecki said:
Salut Nicolas,
Ce n'est pas une pêche mais une poire, mais vraiment, il ne s'agit que d'amour!

This is not about a peach, but a pear, but really, this is only about love ;-) Maggie
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LoL!
Thank you Maggie, off course you're fully right, just a misspelling from me… Peach… Pear… My bad ;)
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Lovely!

Please explain the colors of the two lupin like blooms in the b.g.

.....and those serendipitous butterflies!

Asher
 
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Maggie Terlecki

Moderator
Asher Kelman said:
Lovely!

Please explain the colors of the two lupin like blooms in the b.g.

.....and those serendipitous butterflies!

Asher
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The lupines are wild lupines that grow all around here. I live very close to the woods and some have even crept up and grow in my backyard. They are taller than the blue ones in Texas; about 3-4 feet tall. The colors are all mixed, some completely blue, some purple, pinks, creams it's a mish mash of colors. As for the serendipitous butterflies, they are small butterflies that I' ve taken pictures of in my yard, the brown orange one is a skipper and the greenish one is a cabbage butterfly. They are quite small and I' ve added them manually with photoshop to make them look like the ones we see in classical paintings. Just a bit of fun! No such luck of them actually being there for the real photo! :-D
 
Jerome Marot

Jerome Marot

Well-known member
Maggie Terlecki said:
What is this? At first I thought a type of basil, but the flowers are all wrong. Are you growing peppers indoors?
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I knew I would have your attention. Peppers (capsicum) are native from central America, therefore they are tropical plants. They don't need a winter break, they come from a part of the world where there is no winter. I keep this one inside for winter and more it outside when it is warm enough. It still bears flowers indoors, but little fruits as it lacks pollination.
 
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Maggie Terlecki

Moderator
Jerome Marot said:
I knew I would have your attention. Peppers (capsicum) are native from central America, therefore they are tropical plants. They don't need a winter break, they come from a part of the world where there is no winter. I keep this one inside for winter and more it outside when it is warm enough. It still bears flowers indoors, but little fruits as it lacks pollination.
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That's very cool. You could try pollinating them with a Q-tip. (It might work! :-D) And it is fun that you participate in this thread. I think it is perfectly fine to be flexible with the interpretation of what is acceptable here.
 
Jerome Marot

Jerome Marot

Well-known member
Maggie Terlecki said:
That's very cool. You could try pollinating them with a Q-tip. (It might work! :-D)
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I used a little brush. It does work, but I don't want the plants to bear lots of fruit because they are already stressed enough by the winter.

Edit: I realized I also took a picture of the whole plant:

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
That’s so unexpected. Are there other buds or that was on a shoot?

Do you have a slender camel hair brush for pollination?

Ashef
 
Jerome Marot

Jerome Marot

Well-known member
This cactus sometimes brings many flowers, it is unusual that there is only one. I have never tried pollinating them.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
My wife raids my precious Cala Lilly patch reserved for my studio.

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Asher Kelman: “Cala for our Kitchen!”
IPhone XS Max

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Jerome Marot

Jerome Marot

Well-known member
I have some cactuses growing at home. They are quite nice to have, necessitating little effort on my part besides finding a window facing south. I posted a flower of one a few days ago in a message above. Apparently, another plant, which I do not remember having seen flowering, decided it could do better:

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Before Asher asks: I did not try with a brush. I left it outside during the day for the bees to do their job.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
...and with the Fuji GFX and the Canon 40mm lightweight pancake lens


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Asher Kelman: “Cala for our Kitchen!”
Fuji GFX + Techart Adapter- Canon 40mm EF​
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
...and a snap at the window:


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Asher Kelman: At the Window
iPhone Xs Max
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You can see the fine metal screen!

Asher
 
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