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Purple, White and Green

Serendipitously, the first photographs I took today on my walk to town were one each of purple, white and green – which you will know, if you follow, are the colours of the Suffragettes and as such are part of my family history.

1 The purple of the Tibuchina Urvilleana in the front garden was quite startling this morning as there are six new flowers on this amazing plant.

2 Coming back up the hill, I saw this very small white flower growing out of a Cornish hedge, so delicate, so beautiful.

3 The moss on the hedges was a vibrant green and had numerous tiny and fragile-looking flowers, each with a drop of dew on the end, standing up against the light.

Lastly, between the stones of the hedge was this little web, all tangly and mysterious.

Tibuchina Urvilleana

Vibrant green moss with tiny flowers

White hedgerow flower

Web

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 5, 2013 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: Cornish hedge, flowers, Postaday, postaday2013, purple, Purple White and Green, Suffragette colours, Suffragettes, Web

Weekly Photo Challenge – Delicate Cyclamen, Vanilla Flowers and Grand-Baby Talking

18 Dec

1 I love the way the beautiful white cyclamen fold their delicate petals back and survive despite the cold winds. They are part of my purple, white and green garden honouring the Suffragettes.

White Cyclamen

2 The pretty little Vanilla Flowers are doing well too; they’ve been in flower for months.

Tiny Vanilla Flowers

3 We spoke to J and T today on the phone. J, just four, is sounding so grown-up and T, 20 months, said, “Hello Granny” and “Hello Grand-grand” for the first time!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 18, 2012 in Children, flowers, garden, Grandchildren, nature, photography, postaday2012, Weekly photo challenge

Tags: baby talk, Delicate Cyclamen, green, Postaday, postaday2012, purple, Suffragettes, Vanilla Flowers, weekly photo challenge, white

Father’s Day, Purple and Singing ‘Soldier’s Farewell’

17 Jun

1 Lovely cards and phone calls today for Mr S and my dear Dad (1916-2004) in my head all day.

2 Purple is one of my favourite colours (along with green – which with white, makes up the Suffragette colours, of which more in another post) Do click on the photo to see the furriness of the centre section, it’s so beautiful!

What’s left when the poppy petals have all dropped

Beautiful French Lavender

I wish you could smell this as well as see it – so lovely.

3 Singing tonight with the Treggies blew a touch of the blues away! We laugh, we sing and we sometimes cry! One song, ‘The Soldier’s Farewell’ is particularly moving and was, apparently, also sung by Cornish tin miners on the station as they were about to emigrate and leave their families far behind.