Raindrops

[maewyn_2]

We've had a fair bit of rain over the last few days.  Makes for some good flower pictures!

I particularly like this one.  Another partially-opened hyacinth bud is reflected in the raindrop on the left.

Comments

[mechtild]

These are GORGEOUS. The photo of the hibiscus, with its veins on its pink-flushed petals, all dripping with wet, is positively erotic.

[maewyn_2]

I'm really pleased with this lot. Thank you! :)

I was hopping in and out of the garden getting these pictures, trying to avoid the rain.

This morning I set out on my morning walk. Last week I was only able to walk one day out of five due to rain. I was about halfway around the block when a fine mist began to fall. The further I walked the heavier it got. About 2/3 of the way I began to jog, hoping to reach a bus shelter further down the road. Luckily Laurie arrived in his car and picked me up. I'd have been totally drenched if he hadn't done that. As it was, I had water rolling down through my hair. Ugh! I'm not a walking-in-the-rain person at all!

I need to walk. I think the recent lack of walking has contributed to my gaining a bit of weight. I'm eating the same as I do when I walk without the benefit of burning off the extra calories!

The forecast for the rest of the working week - rain! :)

[mechtild]

It rained here yesterday and the day before, but we really needed it. I don't care to walk in the rain, either, although an umbrella helps! ;)

P.S. Good luck getting back to your walking regime, Maewyn.

[illyria_novia]

Oh, these are gorgeous! And my! Those flower names sound pretty enough on their own. Imagine hobbit lasses with names like Freesia and Hyacinth. Maybe not Grevillea, though.

It's been raining quite often too here, a welcome break in the really hot mid-August. But the rain only falls at night, so whatever juicy (ha!) object it creates for my photographic enjoyment is usually lost on me.

Anyway, do you tweak your photos before you upload them, you know, adjust the contrast, color and brightness?

[maewyn_2]

Thank you!

It's been wetter than usual this August (of course we need it!), but it's really been disrupting my morning walks!

I have tweaked some photos on occasion, particularly if they're a bit dark, but these are totally untouched.

[truehobbit]

Lovely pics, Maewyn!
I didn't know so many European spring bulbs could bloom in Australia, too! *love*

(As to the ones labelled 'snowdrops', though, I'm pretty sure they are not snowdrops (Galanthus Nivalis), but 'spring snowflakes' (Leukojum Vernum) - unless, of course, both species are popularly called 'snowdrops' in English - I only got the name 'snowflake' from the dictionary just now. :) )

[maewyn_2]

A large range of bulbs grow well here. This includes those that need really cold conditions, like tulips (of course, the bulbs need to be chilled before planting). I also have daffodils (which only flower occasionally) and even some hippeastrums. They're situated along a wall that gets full heat in the summer, but still sprout every year.

Well, you learn something every day! From now on, I'll have to remember to call my snowdrops "snowflakes"! My mother always called them snowdrops, so I naturally followed suit.

Thank you!