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If you know the kalanchoe plant, you know these flowers are very small. This is a closeup!
For Cee’s FOTD
When I returned from two months at the beach, five different colors of kalanchoe were blooming on my front terrace. Here is a closeup of my favorite.
I returned from two months at the beach to find my poinsettias lusher than ever. Not just a Xmas plant here! (Click on photos to enlarge.)
If you wonder what the ring is on the cabinet top next to the poinsetta, go HERE for an explanation.
The Morning After
The flowers should have been thrown away weeks ago but I couldn’t give up on them until the last bit of color faded away. So it was with the party. The morning after, its souvenirs still remain.
See Cee’s wonderful ranunculus here: https://ceenphotography.com/2019/02/28/fotd-march-1-2019-ranunculus/
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I should have balked when I saw that the manicurist had put crown of thorns blossoms into the soak water for my manicure, but instead I decided she must know what she was doing. Yes, I let her soak my hands and only when I got home and developed the sores on my hand that still haven’t healed weeks later, did I make use of Google to reaffirm what I already knew—that crown of thorns sap is poisonous and possibly lethal when ingested by animals, caustic to eyes and skin. I’m sure she just added it because it was pretty, but its effects are not.
For Cee’s FOTD prompt.
Thanks to Martha Kennedy for identifying this flower. Click image to enlarge.
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