Sunday 30 December 2012

2012..... A year in Flowers

Hello Lovelies,
 it's been such a dark, wet week here that I've been only too happy to immerse myself in some pretty yarny and floral images stored on my computer in 2012. There are quite a lot!
 So here are my favourite flower pictures. Do make yourself comfortable :0) 



The date on this photo is 10th Jan 12......wow that seems so early to have crocuses in my front garden. I wonder when they will emerge this year......


In the same week my Amaryllis was flowering.......

                                This years may even be a bit earlier.

A bit later in January I was enjoying highly scented blue Hyacinths , and finding reduced, luxury yarn in almost the same shade........


Pretty indoor primulas can always be relied on to cheer up a dull February day........


And a pot of miniature Roses on my mantle, along with the Vintage seed labels I won from Emma ages ago, made me smile..........


I'm never more happy though , than when spring really gets going. Visiting this amazing snowdrop display in late February was wonderful..........


The same garden also had beautiful Crocuses.........


And stunning pink blossom trees.........


I spotted this delicate wild primrose at the side of the road on a local walk in March. I love it even more than the brightly coloured cultivated variety........


The spring  sunlight shining through the Hyacinths in my own garden really made their colours pop......


by the end of March the countryside was really waking up and this clump of daffodils at the base of a signpost always makes me happy when they reappear........


On the same sunny day I loved these Magnolia blossom against the blue sky.......


And noticed the first Daisy in our lawn..........


April had lots of showers, we didn't know then just how wet 2012 would be . Still , the raindrops made the tiny Saxifrage look wonderful...........


Love the rain splashed  Bleeding heart too......

 

Shopping town is a bit of a trial in the rain but splashes of colour in pavement planters certainly help.........


Thankfully our Yorkshire weekend in May was a bit drier and I loved this Saxifrage tumbling over a limestone wall.........


Malham looked wonderful in it's spring colours , with the zingy green of the new leaves and the pretty pink blossom tree...........


 Back home my new red jug looked wonderful with some yellow Gerbers........


And in my front garden the rather invasive, but non the less pretty, Verbena was flowering........


along with huge Peony flowers.........


On an evening walk with the boys we spotted wonderfully illuminated Dandelion clocks......


And on an early morning run I just had to stop and capture the delicate Cow Parsley........


And a buttercup meadow.........


The  Alliums looked happy by our new pond........


and I picked Anemones to look pretty and patriotic on the kitchen windowsill.......


By June the hedgerows were full of Dog Roses.........


and the verges dotted with Poppies.........


In the allotments huge double poppies flowered beside the veg......



The fields were awash with wild flowers in July..........


In August we were at the Seaside and Zingy orange Crocosmia were everywhere........


Love this barrow filled with Petunias on the harbour wall at Ilfracoombe..........


Back home the butterflies had returned, attracted by my Buddlia bushes........


I cheap ( about 70p ) packet of Morrisons Sunflower seeds had to be my best value garden purchase of 2012. The Variety is called "Sunburst" . Instead on one huge flower head , they bore multiple smaller blooms , still on six foot stems, that were perfect for cutting......I just loved them and picked them till late October.........



In October was had the wonderful luxury of a hot holiday. I love holidaying in Britain but it was bliss to enjoy summer temperatures and flowers when the weather was cold and grey back home. Some of the flowers, like this Bouganvillia , we do not see in Britain........


Others , like these pretty Buzzy Lizzies are more familiar......


 Got to love this stunning yellow Hibiscus with a hot pink centre........


It was a burst of floral colour and relaxing heat that I will remember for a long time..........


Back home in November pretty Cyclamen looked cheerful on my Kitchen windowsill  especially when the sun shone..........


And last ( well done if you have got this far ! ) my new tradition .....Christmas Tulips...........


I love red and these beauties really took my breath away on Christmas morning.
Thank you for all your super kind comments on my crochet post....they really made my day.

Jacquie x

p.s. if any of you lovelies could tell me how to make photo mosaics that would be great :0)

30 comments:

  1. Ain't Nature wonderful!
    Love from Mum
    xx

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  2. Hi Jacquie, what lovely photos. Your flowers and splashes of blue sky (blimey, had forgotten we'd had any!!) have given me a bit of a cheer up this evening :-). Try http://bighugelabs.com/ I've used these and its pretty easy to do.
    xx

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  3. Jacquie,
    They are all so delightfully beautiful and I especially love the flower bunting. Great pics! Happy New Year.
    PicMonkey has a free photo editing software and you can make the mosaics using that program!

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  4. Wonderful.Thank you so much for cheering me up in darkest Devon. Would you mind if I made some of your crochet owls for a local charity shop helping disabled youngsters. I love them. Kindest Regards linda

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  5. Amazing colours! Flowers really do make me smile

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  6. Beautiful! I'm new to your blog. Love it. Thank you.

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  7. Stunning photos. You can make a mosaic in just about any free program (picasa and photoscape, etc.) Happy New Year!

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  8. So pretty. I've tried to take photos of my garden each month to remind me of the colour. A little tricky at the moment though - there's been so much rain!
    Do you have a Mac? If so you can make photo collages with an app called TurboCollage. Or picasa (PC or Mac) from google. I find turbo collage really easy to use. Feel free to email me if you think I can help. Thanks for sharing. Sara x

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  9. Stunning photos!

    I use picmonkey to make collages, its free and very easy to use!

    Helenxx

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  10. Lots of beautiful flowers. I really love the flowering trees.

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  11. love your crocheted mushroom. Can't believe all those beautiful flowers, don't remember having enough sun this summer to take such lovely photos myself

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  12. Dearest Jacquie
    Firstly your beautiful crochet post full of vibrant colour cheered me up somewhat and now all these blossoms have completely made me happy with their incredible charm and colour. Thank you. xox Just gorgeous and such promise of what to look forward to this spring time x Penelope

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  13. They are beautiful, I can almost smell them! :) x

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  14. Hey Jacquie it's a bit of a floral tribute to England.......
    Although the weather might not have been exactly what you wanted, the flowers did their
    thing and you were rewarded with beauty and colour everywhere.
    So many lovely photos tug at the ties that bind......

    Claire X

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  15. What a lovely picture of the year! So lovely seeing the progression of images. I use the mosaic maker on the Bighugelabs website which works very well although it's bit slow to load pics from my computer desktop. I think it's quicker if you have a Flickr a/c. But it's good and it's free! Hope this helps. E x

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  16. Your photos are amazing. When i can take photos like yours i will be a happy bunny.......xx

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  17. Beautiful post! I felt so excited for the nexty years seasons whilst reading this! I use Picasa for collages. X

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  18. Just caught up with your last three posts, what a gorgeous lot of color in flowers and crochet, my you have had a busy year.
    All the very best to you and yours for a wonderful 2013.
    xx Sandi

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  19. hello lovely...wishing you a delightful, healthy and happy new year- i loved all your flowers- bright and beautiful...what a year in colour!- bliss!!!!!
    i use www.picmonkey.com its free to photo edit and mosaic ;0)xx

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  20. Oh I loved that.......thank you for sharing
    xx

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  21. Ahh how lovely all those bright & cheerful flowers. I do love your crochet mushroom & mouse can you point me in right direction for a pattern? Can't wait for the owl tutorial. New to your blog, it really cheers me up! Thanks a lot & a Happy New Year to you & your Family. Claire.;o) x

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  22. hi jacquie your photographs are amazing and great to cheer me up on a dull winters day happy new year and happy bloggingxxxpippa

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  23. So many lovely flowers! I can't wait for Spring and all the pretty flowers to arrive! Daffodils are my absolute favourite :)
    x x

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  24. Love the gorgeous pictures of the flowers...flowers always bring a smile onto everyone's face...Happy New Year...May the coming year bless you and your family with everything that your hearts desire together with laughter and joy.

    Usha
    usharaneem@yahoo.com

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  25. what a magnificent post! The first yellow crocus just lifted my spirits so much. I look forward to all this colour again! it's so exciting what's to come! have a happy new year! Heather x

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  26. Gorgeous photos, but the cow parsley and buttercups are especially lovely.

    I use www.picmonkey.com for collages - click on "Create a collage" and just upload the photos you want to use. It's easy and lots of fun.

    Gillian x

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  27. Wow! Just beautiful, what a lovely post! Have a wonderful new year!

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