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Not too red; not too blue; just right. I had the idea of pairing these colors when I discovered how difficult it would be to choose the appropriate category for a number of my pictures if I gave them separate galleries, in particular for the flower pictures.
In selecting keywords for the gallery itself, I was struck by the very large number of words in the English language for various shades of purple, and the comparative paucity of words for shades of pink. I wonder why that is.
In some cases the pink is so intense and saturated you could argue for it being red. Unlike purple, which is a definable hue or range of hues, pink is merely a shade, a mix of red and white.

For now the gallery is sorted in reverse order of date taken. Newer items should, typically, appear at or near the front, but I have a huge backlog of photos to process, so there may be exceptions to this rule. The gallery is, at the time of its creation (April 2012) comprised entirely of pictures collected from other galleries. That may change in the future if I take pictures that belong here but nowhere else.
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Good to the last (petal) drop.
Cherry blossom petals were everywhere on the ground for a hundred feet or more away from the actual tree (a Sargent cherry), and filled the air with each puff of breeze.

DP126-2013  Posted May 6;  processed ditto
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Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee County, Michigan
May 3, 2013
D260-2012 Hosta 'Grand Slam'. A filtered version of the blooms.
A slightly different view, unfiltered, of this same cluster can be seen here:  http://smu.gs/ON1ISX
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Hosta Hillside, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
September 17, 2012
D256-2012 Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) seen in context of their hosta surroundings
Family Colchicaceae . . . Native to Europe, including the UK
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Hosta Hillside, Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee County, Michigan
September 13, 2012
D224-2012 Shrub Rose 'Carefree Wonder'.
This summer, which was exceptionally hot and dry, was bad for the roses.  I'd like to be able to show you the growth habit of this rose, a literal shrub that should have been covered with blooms.  But blooms were few and far between.  So all you get is a single blossom.  Maybe next year...
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Toledo Botanical Garden
August 12, 2012
(nex5n)
D214-2012 Cleome, various cultivars.
Family Cleomaceae or Brassicaceae (APG II system); formerly Capparaceae . . . Distribution subcosmopolitan, tropical and warm temperate regions.
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Demonstration Garden at Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee County, Michigan.
August 2, 2012.
(D50)
D207-2012 Zinnias and Ageratum (probably A. houstonianum)
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
July 26, 2012
(nex5n)
D201-2012 Mixed beds
Variations not just in color, but in texture and in height.  I'm still working on an identification for the magenta plumed plant.  Suggestions are welcome.
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
July 20, 2012.
(nex5n)
D201-2012 Celosia 'Cramer's Amazon', Celosia argentea var. spicata.
Family Amaranthaceae . . . Native to Africa.
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
July 20, 2012.
(nex5n)
D201-2012 Common garden phlox .
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
July 20, 2012.
(nex5n)
Good to the last (petal) drop.
Cherry blossom petals were everywhere on the ground for a hundred feet or more away from the actual tree (a Sargent cherry), and filled the air with each puff of breeze.

DP126-2013 Posted May 6; processed ditto
.
Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee County, Michigan
May 3, 2013
Good to the last (petal) drop.
Cherry blossom petals were everywhere on the ground for a hundred feet or more away from the actual tree (a Sargent cherry), and filled the air with each puff of breeze.

DP126-2013  Posted May 6;  processed ditto
.
Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee County, Michigan
May 3, 2013
Good to the last (petal) drop.
Cherry blossom petals were everywhere on the ground for a hundred feet or more away from the actual tree (a Sargent cherry), and filled the air with each puff of breeze.

DP126-2013 Posted May 6; processed ditto
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Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee County, Michigan
May 3, 2013
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Keywords: spring pink blossoms petals monday cherry blossoms dp dailyphotos fallen petals hidden lake gardens d126 r7 posted 2013 post 110 sargent cherry v8030
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