A Bloy and his Blog » Flowers http://bloy.net the website of Jonathan Bloy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:17:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 October blossoms http://bloy.net/2011/10/21/october-blossoms/ http://bloy.net/2011/10/21/october-blossoms/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:45:24 +0000 Jonathan http://bloy.net/?p=4049 I don’t think of late October as being a good time for flowers.

oriole zinnia

But when I visited Olbrich Gardens this afternoon, I saw some gorgeous autumn blossoms, like these zinnias.

oriole zinnia

]]> http://bloy.net/2011/10/21/october-blossoms/feed/ 1 The goldenrod nemesis http://bloy.net/2011/09/20/goldenrod-nemesis/ http://bloy.net/2011/09/20/goldenrod-nemesis/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:55:36 +0000 Jonathan http://bloy.net/?p=3984 Meet the current nemesis of my sinuses: goldenrod.

goldenrod blossom

It’s certainly been a bad year for seasonal allergies in Wisconsin.

bee feeding on goldenrod

At least the bees are enjoying it. As for me, I’m anxiously awaiting the first frost.

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Below, a whole fireweed plant (along with some white aster at its base).

fireweed plant

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Taken at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.

yellow-orange flowers

yellow-orange flower

]]> http://bloy.net/2011/07/04/warm-colors/feed/ 0 Barbra and her lilacs http://bloy.net/2011/05/26/barbra-lilacs/ http://bloy.net/2011/05/26/barbra-lilacs/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 02:51:30 +0000 Jonathan http://bloy.net/?p=3708 Last weekend Dad and I went to Minneapolis to see my sister, Barbra Bloy. The lilacs blooming in front of her house made a great backdrop for a few pictures.

Barbra Bloy

Jonathan and Barbra Bloy

Above is my sister and I, and below she is standing with our father (Wilmer).

Wilmer and Barbra Bloy

]]> http://bloy.net/2011/05/26/barbra-lilacs/feed/ 2 Even the tulips are protesting http://bloy.net/2011/05/15/tulip-protest/ http://bloy.net/2011/05/15/tulip-protest/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 14:58:09 +0000 Jonathan http://bloy.net/?p=3703 I went to the Capitol yesterday for the rally hosted by We Are Wisconsin. It was a cold and dreary day, but the rally was energizing. As I walked by the tulip bed on the State Street corner, it seemed as if even the tulips were rising up in solidarity.

tulips and protestors

tulips and protestors

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blue striped flowering hostas

purple flowers

Of course, there were many daffodils.

daphodils

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lone snowdrop flower

purple crocus flowers

The crocuses (above and below) bring some much needed color after a long winter.

yellow crocus flower

On the cool and windy day I was out, these snowdrops seemed to be huddled together to keep warm.

snowdrops

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dying flowers

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One of my favorite flowers, the sunflower.

sunflower stem with hairs

After I took a shot of the blossom, I was fascinated with all the soft, delicate hairs on the young plant’s stem.

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