Sunday, February 17, 2013

F is for FLOWERS


Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere usually find the month of February to be frightfully dismal. In some areas it's still frosty, and fancy snowflakes continue to fall.  In other areas, the weather is still ferocious and foul as our thoughts turn to fanciful delights of the first days of Spring.  So, as we watch the snowdrops forcing their way through the snow and we await the first signs of crocus, primrose, daffodil, and tulip, I thought you might be cheered by some of my floral fotos!  If it doesn't say "my" or "in my garden" the photo is from either around my neighbourhood or from my travels.  Regardless, all fotos were taken by moi!  So turn up your sound to "Here Comes the Sun" and have faith that winter will be over soon enough and then we'll all be able to enjoy the fabulous fruits of the summer season.
Click to play this Smilebox slideshow
Huge thanks to Mrs Nesbitt, the founder of ABC Wednesday and to the formidable Roger, our current administrator.  They and the team fervently desire to faciliate and fine-tune the site so that contributors will be able to familiarize themselves with others, thus fostering friendships from far and wide.

30 comments:

  1. Ah, so many 'f' words to describe February :-)
    Nice one.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Fantastic, my friend! Fortunately flower fotos are my favourite fotos!
    Wil Francois

    ReplyDelete
  3. it's frightfully wet and soggy here, so this post of floral delights is a breath of fresh air.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oh Fabulously Fantastic! Have a great week...I look forward to "G."

    ReplyDelete
  5. Fantastic idea to cheer up the winter doldrums with flower shots.

    ReplyDelete
  6. what a "fenomenal" garden of flowers!
    I'd love to walk through it, if you only lived more closely to me!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Beautiful! Nice to see flowers here when it is Winter in USA in New England ~ Great post and photos!

    ReplyDelete
  8. February will forever be frosty and frigid here, so I love these fresh florals!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jag älskar också blommor. När jag ser alla dina vackra bolomster så längtar jag ännu mer efter sommaren. Vilken fin film du gjort och härlig Beatles musik till också. Here comes the sun!!! YES!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow, what a variety of wonderful colors!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Beautiful flowers and a great choice. Your garden must be lovely, Leslie.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Absolutely beautiful.
    This is a real feel good post.
    (:0)

    ReplyDelete
  13. What a great way to brighten February! I needed that - we are getting snow now!

    ReplyDelete
  14. I can look at the hyacinths and corn flowers all day. Beautiful all!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Such beautiful flowers! Your video brought some warmth to an otherwise very cold day!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Rather than freeze, you should frequent Florida...and see a few flowers here too. Beautiful captures.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Oh I do so enjoy spring flowers but ours would be buried in 12" of snow--its coming tonight. Love the pictures though.
    Ann

    ReplyDelete
  18. Makes me want to rush out into the garden, oh no I'll have to wait.
    The snowdrops have appeared, the have birds sing in the morning and there is a touch of yellow on the daffodils, the optimist in me says spring is very near.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Beautiful!
    This makes me longing for spring. It is very much winter here..

    ReplyDelete
  20. Fantastic flowers!!! I thought of fotographing flowers for f too:)

    ReplyDelete
  21. I ωas suggeѕted thiѕ blog by my cοuѕіn.
    Ι'm not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed about my difficulty. You're incredible!
    Thanks!

    Feel freе to visit mу ωеblοg;
    www.tanak.kr

    ReplyDelete
  22. Fabulous alliteration for the fantastic "f".

    We are feigning for spring also, but with the dry summer we had last year the snow will help to replenish our lakes. We have to accept that God knows what He is doing. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  23. Great idea for F, I am so looking forward for Spring!

    Fitness... Fashion... Family

    Playing catch up again with F entries..
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

    ReplyDelete
  24. FRANKLY .... this is a most pleasant post! The idea of seeing flowering and hearing birds again is something is am looking FORWARD to!!

    Always enjoy stopping by.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Ahhh, you've managed to capture and bottle the warmth of Summer in there - you certainly know how to get the very best out of a shot Leslie, you are a true professional behind that camera of yours!

    ReplyDelete
  26. Fabulous post!
    Such a Fantastic Flowery Foto slide show!
    Thanks for sharing. And thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment.

    ***
    Hope you are having a fabulous weekend****

    ReplyDelete

Join the fun and even go off topic if you want! :D