Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
Wordless Wednesday – January 3, 2024
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New Flower (January 3, 2024) – White Amaryllis
…from the Centennial Park Conservatory
Tuesday Textures from the Greenhouse
…Centennial Park Conservatory
Textures in plants can range from smooth (as in bamboo), to fuzzy, to spiky and to straw like (as in the bark on the palm tree).
New Flower (January 2, 2024) – Red Speckled Poinsettia
…from the Centennial Park Conservatory
Macro Monday – Close-ups at the Winter Holiday Market
…last Thursday the family and I went to the Distillery District in Toronto where the Holiday Market was still on
It was another wet and grey day but these close-ups with the rain droplets and bright colours cheered me up.
New Flower (January 1, 2024) – Pink Christmas Cactus
…one way to tell if you have a Christmas Cactus is when it blooms
Weekly Prompts – Single
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/12/16/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-single/
A stand alone piece of art at the Small Gems Show at WAAC in Toronto by Susan Farquhar.
New Flower (December 18, 2023) – Latana
…from the Royal Botanical Gardens
New Flower (December 11, 2023) – Hot Pink Thanksgiving Cactus
…at the RBG
Monday Mural Behind the Flatiron Building
..created by Canadian artist Derek Michael Besant
The mural, “trompe l’oeil”, is on the back of the Gooderham Building or more commonly known as the Flatiron Building. It appears to be a canvas screwed onto the façade with the edges of the canvas fluttering in the wind.
The Gooderham Building, is located on the wedge shaped corner of Wellington East, Front, and Scott Streets and was built in 1891. It was owned by George Gooderham who owned numerous properties throughout the city, including the Gooderham Distillery. He was one of the richest men in Canada and yet was relatively unknown.
Mama Cormier 