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Hoy
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December 21, 2012, 09:20:06 AM »
I assumed they were a kind of tits as they look similar to the marsh tits (
Poecile palustris
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Today the weather is very calm and cold - no wind, almost no clouds but not much sun either as it is the winter solstice. The forecast isn't good, a winter storm is brewing in west and reach us Saturday evening. We have planned to drive to Oslo Sunday but have to hasten the departure to cross the mountains before the bad weather reach us.
A few pictures taken this shortest of the days, -5C. Mostly different saxes but a few Primulas too.
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Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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I think Lori got to -5 or better for a day or two, but we haven't seen that for a while.. The rest of this week is forecast to be -12 to -21 daytime..
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west central alberta, canada; just under 1000m; record temps:min -45C/-49F;max 34C/93F;
http://picasaweb.google.ca/cactuscactus
http://urbanehillbillycanada.blogspot.com/
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Beautiful pictures of the saxes. The rosettes are lovely at any time but with frost on them they become works of art.
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Nice capture of the chickadee, Cohan, and beautiful frosty vignettes, Trond.
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Lori
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Zone 3
-30 C to +30 C (rarely!); elevation ~1130m; annual precipitation ~40 cm
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The frost has gone her now - for a while - but no flowers yet
Found this site when looking for something else:
http://www.butbn.cas.cz/ladakh/fotky/flora/ornamental_eng.html
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Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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Kelseya uniflora cushion in south central Montana.
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/Kelseyapryor3-1_zpsaa0ce11e.jpg
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What a plant Brian! I found an old article by Dwight Ripley in the AGS Bulletin where he describes this plant beautifully and ends by saying 'I won't call it a bun because no patisserie known to man could ever produce such a titanic cookie as this'. I wonder how old that plant must be?
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Dr. Timothy John Ingram
Copton Ash, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XW, UK
I garden in a relatively hot and dry region (for the UK!), with an annual rainfall of around 25", winter lows of -10°C and summer highs of 30°C.
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'Experience is a name everyone gives to their mistakes!'
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A bun
I would never mistake it for a bun but a kind of mossgrown stone
It is a gemstone though!
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Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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Pulsatilla patens being pollinated by what us Montanans call a Bulldog fly:
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/pasqueandmags-1_zps0f204897.jpg
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Terrific photos, Brian! You got big pollinators around there!
Eriogonum umbellatum var. subalpinum
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Awesome Kelseya!
Looks like the bulldog 'fly' knows just where to be to get into the photos
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west central alberta, canada; just under 1000m; record temps:min -45C/-49F;max 34C/93F;
http://picasaweb.google.ca/cactuscactus
http://urbanehillbillycanada.blogspot.com/
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A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND FLORIFEROUS 2013 TO ALL.
Soldanella alpina NEW YEAR SMALLER FILE.jpg
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Usually wet, often windy, sometimes cold ... and that's just me!
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Penstemon nitidus
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/townsendia/Penstemonnitidus-1_zpsb44b99cd.jpg
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A beautiful greeting, Cliff! And an awesome Penstemon Michael!
Happy new and fruitful year to forumists!
Picea abies
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Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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Happy New Year to all!
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