tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post2265465142075847708..comments2024-03-27T03:11:58.288-04:00Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: Flowers: a Blog Off postPaul Anaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-64208020390588462312012-04-19T21:24:07.333-04:002012-04-19T21:24:07.333-04:00Having been born in a tropical countries these flo...Having been born in a tropical countries these flowers you have featured on your post are fairly common sight to me. They remind of the beautiful things I had as a child. I don't get to see these flowers too often anymore. I feel nostalgic all of a sudden.Rye @Fitted Kitchenshttp://www.kitchensforsale.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-69302208990315133382012-04-14T17:23:01.724-04:002012-04-14T17:23:01.724-04:00Oh, beautiful photos, Paul.Oh, beautiful photos, Paul.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-7552308757786236992012-04-10T18:14:09.272-04:002012-04-10T18:14:09.272-04:00I always loved lilacs when I lived in a temperate ...I always loved lilacs when I lived in a temperate climate but alas... I notice that I forge connections with different fragrances here though. At this point in my life, spring (which starts in late January and early February)smells like jasmine and citrus blossoms. Summer smells like cattleya orchids. Autumn smells like brassavola. Winter smells like lilies. Where would we be without flowers be they lilacs or jasmine?Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-40384992667078972242012-04-10T18:03:44.482-04:002012-04-10T18:03:44.482-04:00Oh, I love jasmine too, but lilacs and I have a co...Oh, I love jasmine too, but lilacs and I have a connection. Plus, I don't think that people grow jasmine here like they do with lilacs. There's probably about 25 lilac bushes that I pass by on my walk to and from work every day!Nimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312747104116687193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-48540002853707261562012-04-10T14:06:46.118-04:002012-04-10T14:06:46.118-04:00Get a nose full of jasmine sometime and you'll...Get a nose full of jasmine sometime and you'll forget lilacs exist!Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-17337400325633444572012-04-10T14:05:22.068-04:002012-04-10T14:05:22.068-04:00Here on Vancouver Island right now, the cherry tre...Here on Vancouver Island right now, the cherry trees are going crazy. We've had a chilly spring up until about a week ago, and now the flowers are erupting into bloom all over the place. My personal favourite time though is when the lilacs bloom in May. The air is thick with the scent of them.Nimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312747104116687193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-10504097759364469982012-04-10T13:54:00.663-04:002012-04-10T13:54:00.663-04:00The frosts are always well north of here Joe, I th...The frosts are always well north of here Joe, I think the lowest temperature we had last winter was around 55 degrees. Florida is a very large state. If you include the Keys, it's 450 miles long and its northern reaches have a temperate climate. By the time you get about halfway down, it turns into a tropical climate. By the time you hit Key West, it's practically equatorial.<br /><br />I still get excited by the sight of palm trees and hibiscus. You can take the boy out of Pennsylvania, but you can't take the Pennsylvania out of the boy.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-67790877515704035492012-04-10T13:45:54.230-04:002012-04-10T13:45:54.230-04:00We have many of the same flowers here in San Diego...We have many of the same flowers here in San Diego as those you photographed. And our weather is equally mild, maybe even milder, as I’ve read about frost in Florida from time to time. Bougainvillea is probably my favorite flower of those we see here all the time. Well, that and hibiscus. I fell in love with those when we went to Hawaii for our 25th anniversary. I grew up in Helena, Montana, and the people next door had a lilac tree. Spring was something else! But so were the winters! I'll pass on the winters!Joe Freenorhttp://www.cft411.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-82640595113912037782012-04-10T13:41:29.786-04:002012-04-10T13:41:29.786-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-17529670820349545622012-04-10T13:34:08.572-04:002012-04-10T13:34:08.572-04:00Those are fabulous.Those are fabulous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-80396660187180139732012-04-10T08:48:33.467-04:002012-04-10T08:48:33.467-04:00That's a bauhinia, commonly called an orchid t...That's a bauhinia, commonly called an orchid tree.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-12580397348016618442012-04-10T08:46:28.968-04:002012-04-10T08:46:28.968-04:00Great post Paul and you're right there is a sl...Great post Paul and you're right there is a slight price to pay for year round flowers. I do miss lilacs in the spring though. The 6th photo down- What are those called? We have them here too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139389687115551213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-86044864300322144672012-04-10T07:59:30.105-04:002012-04-10T07:59:30.105-04:00Thanks Sandy! And Rufus, have you ever seen a jaca...Thanks Sandy! And Rufus, have you ever seen a jacaranda in bloom? They are nothing short of amazing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JacarandaPaul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-17229600884892222612012-04-10T07:57:05.750-04:002012-04-10T07:57:05.750-04:00Great post Paul! Yours also Rufus :)Great post Paul! Yours also Rufus :)Sandy @VTWorkshttp://www.vermonttimberworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-38049628177475389692012-04-10T07:54:09.546-04:002012-04-10T07:54:09.546-04:00I always feel smarter after I visit your blog and ...I always feel smarter after I visit your blog and just a little bit embarrassed at my own #letsblogoff post. Dandelions?? Seriously? The most common of all flowers.. errr.. weeds and I write a post about them. Like celebrating breathing or waking up in the morning... Like I put no effort whatsoever into the assignment.... I can't even pronounce jacarandas :-)<br />http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jacarandas?s=tRufus Dogghttp://www.dogwalkblog.comnoreply@blogger.com