Sunday Selections #809
Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.
A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.
Nothing rude or vulgar though.
And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us.
In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one. Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look.
Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally.
spotted this sign outside a building while waiting for a bus and wondered what "Sandfire" is, then forgot all about it until loading the image just now.
a car being winched onto a truck and taken away, looks like a decent car, but what you see is the only bit left that isn't completely wrecked. I have no idea who, where, how, but I am glad to see it go, it sat there for quite a while.
the Indian Hawthorn bushes are blooming again here, this one is white while others are pink.
blossoms are everywhere right now in pinks and whites, causing me more than a little grief with headaches and coughing fits
I zoomed in hoping to catch some of the zillions of bees that were on this particular tree that day but they were zipping around really fast.
I looked up the name of these pretty bells,
and have since forgotten,
I know them as Snowdrops which is what my mother called them.
this is carved on a tree near my home and I always wonder who Lindsay is when I walk past it.
Government House in the city has window boxes with pretty flowers that I can't remember the name of.
morning sky sent by "no-one" a few weeks ago
same sky, same day, just a bit higher up showing the moon still "awake"
a few jigsaw puzzle pieces fit with Charlotte's colour of the month Vivid Tangerine
and I think these eggs yolks do too, notice the double yolker, the second one from this carton of a dozen free range eggs
This sign outside a foot doctor business made me laugh
here is the business, closed when I walked past and took the photos,
and now I remember the word Podiatry.
I was careful to type all of this in the same size font, as I do every week, so if it shows up in two different sizes again I will know it is not my fault.
It's alwauys funny to be reminded just how big this world is. Your Sunday selections, showing me spring flowers, reaches me as I sit looking out on a dreary autumn evening, slowly starting to think of wkat to cook for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI know the names of those flowres, all of them, in Danish. But I'm too lazy to look them up. I know those aren't snowdrops, but closely related, and just as pretty.
Thanks for using my colour. Those yolks really are ornage ... all that grass ;)
PS. Sorry for typos, late sunligth, clumsy fingers and bad vision is not a good combo.
DeleteCharlotte; don't worry about typos, I do plenty myself and we aren't the only ones. I hope all your autumn isn't dreary and you get some lovely leaf colours soon.
DeleteIs this your not-snowdrops? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucojum_aestivum
DeleteCharlotte; yes it is, thank you.
DeleteGreat photos, and very eclectic as to subject matter! Those little floral bells are very pretty, I like them too.
ReplyDeleteDebra She Who Seeks; thank you, I like eclectic, it keeps things interesting. The little bells are in a footpath garden justa few steps away from home.
DeleteI always love your selections River, I must be more vigilant with my camera when I am out and about. That window box looks like it's full of polyanthus (I remember that from my mother's plantings) it could be a different name where you live.
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Wisewebwoman; yes! Polyanthus, thank you. I tried growing some once and they didn't do well.
DeleteI've never seen flower bells like that. The little spots on the petals are cool. I like the Dad's Feet sign at the podiatrist, but not the toe-picking picture in the window. I hate feet! Only baby feet are acceptable.
ReplyDeleteVal; perhaps the bells don't grow where you are. Baby feet are the best.
DeleteAdorei as fotos das flores e das floreiras.
ReplyDeleteÓtimo domingo! beijos,chica
chica; thank you, I like seeing flowers everywhere too.
DeleteOh, those wonderful blossoms. Here still everything green, but reckon not for long now.
ReplyDeleteSnowdrops we have here when ... well, the snow melts!
Simce I wear NurseBabe´s sneakers my feet really are better!
Have a happy Sunday (here still Saturday) .
Iris; sorry your autumn is coming, you didn't get much summer this year. Snowdrops are a spring flower. I haven't heard of NurseBabe's sneakers, I shall google and see what they are. I hope for a quiet Sunday, yesterday there were several shouting fights in several flats and one crazy man rushing up and down the driveway swinging a big stick like he was fighting Ninjas, eventually his girlfriend/partner/carer came out and took the stick away but he wasn't ready to go inside.
DeleteI hope you are feeling a little better from being at home away from the hospital.
Yes, when the snow melts: Spring! NurseBabes come in fun colors!
DeleteScary with that neighbor...
I did a wee bit of cleaning aaaand: Back is better! Let´s see what´ll happen tomorrow. Hope to see my dentist and get an eye-app and NO to hospital! At least not for overnight staying!
The foot sign is priceless R. The blossom is so pretty and feels good when walking up or driving up a street with it in, it kind of lets you know winter is over.
ReplyDeleteThe snowdrops are pretty, but they can take over the garden like some other bulbs if not kept in check. A lovely selection for Sunday as usual.
Margaret D; the foot sign is funny. I think a spread of snowdrops would be wonderful, but it would have to be contained.
DeleteLove the pink flowers.
ReplyDeleteMike; thank you, the bees love them too.
DeleteA supurr selection of photos, the pink blossom is divine, it's the colour of candy floss, and the snowdrops are lovely too!!! Happy Sunday!!! 😺🐾😺🐾😺
ReplyDeleteBasil and the B Team ~ BionicBasil; thank you for joining us. Over here we call it Fairy Floss.
DeleteThey look like snowdrops to me.
ReplyDeleteAnvilcloud; that is what I have always called them.
DeleteSandfire - copper producers!
ReplyDeleteAlex J. Cavanaugh; copper producers? That's interesting.
DeleteYou have lovely spring flowers, I’m sorry they cause you allergies.
ReplyDeleteGrandpa has agreed to get a podiatrist who makes house calls come see Grandma, her feet are in need of more help than I can give them.
messymimi; spring has hit with a vengeance, I am headachy and nauseous all the time, but the blossoms will be over soon and leaves will take their place. I am glad Grandma's feet will get proper care.
DeleteOnce again I forgot Sunday Selections. I wonder the story behind the a banded car.
ReplyDeleteDora; the car was badly smashed up with windows also broken, so it was just left until someone called a tow truck. Possibly the owner but we will never know.
DeleteLovely blog. Please leave the food and vulgar to me.
ReplyDeleteRuby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3; thank you, but I am not sure what here is vulgar?
DeleteI love all these photos. Thank you for sharing. ❤️ I smiled 😃 😊
ReplyDeleteLinda's Relaxing Lair; thank you, I smile when I see your pictures too.
DeleteHello River, lovely selection: the white blossoms with the busy bees and the eggs with the double yolk were my favourites. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of spring in your part of the world, and have a great week!
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Diana; thank you, all the blossoms are almost finished now and I am thankful, because of the terrible headaches I get from them.
DeleteBlossom and bells(snowdrops) lovely to see these Spring flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe foot sign made me smile :)
Have a good week - the days seem to go by so quickly!
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member: thank you, trying to have a good week, but hayfever headaches are still with me for now.
DeleteThe blossoms look beautiful even if they’re giving you grief, and I love the little bell flowers -- so delicate. The foot sign made me smile, sometimes those quirky details are the best part of a walk.
ReplyDeleteVeronica Lee; they are beautiful and mostly finished now, thank goodness, gardens and footpaths everywhere are carpeted in fallen petals. I like finding quirky things, but haven't been out much lately.
DeleteThe "snowdrops" are actually Leucojum, which we call snowflakes in the UK (they come slightly after the true snowdrops). And the windowbox contains Primulas, I believe. :)
ReplyDeleteSteve Reed; Primulas! Yes, thank you, I knew but couldn't recall. I will continue to call the bells snowdrops even knowing it isn't quite correct.
DeleteSteve Reed; oops, not primulas, Polyanthus is what they are.
DeleteThe decorative iron-work on the Sandfire veranda is exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThe plastic sheet on the window is not.