Favorite Flower Friday 7/27/12

Quick post as I was away all day to a quilt show.  I'll post tomorrow about that.  Here is another gorgeous flower from our garden - the red equivalent of the one I post a few Fridays ago:

Here it is starting to open with a bud above it in very first stages of bloom

Isn't it magnificent!  This one is open several days before it calls it quits.  I love them.  Linking to Shay's Favoarite Things Friday - if she's back from vacation - and Tootsie's Flaunt your Flowers Friday  - both on my sidebar.  Enjoy!!

Favorite Flower on Friday

I wasn't sure I was going to have a flower for this week, but on my return from 6:30 AM Mass, I found these next to my carport:

See the thick plant to the left of the blooms - that's a euphorbia and is not the plant associated with these flowers.  They come from those skinny, thin pads you see on the right.  I don't know how they hold them up.

 These also are early morning bloomers, and they like to hangout in the under canopy of taller plants.

I love those swirly stamens with hairlike filaments. Click on the photo and you'll see how the sun highlights them.

Here you can see how they are attached to their thin scalloped stems.

I'm linking to Tootsie's Flaunt your Flowers and Shay's Favorite Things Friday.  Be sure to visit to see more favorites.

Favorite Flower Friday

Today I'm taking you on an aerial view, sorta, kinda.  LOL - here are some white flowers I have to view from our second story as the Pachypodium lameri is about 16-18 ft tall. That's one our neighbor's houses in the background.  We have 5 neighbors that share the property lines of our house. One north, three east, and one south. This one is east.  The neighbor on the south has the best view of these.  As you can see we have a bit of a planting out of some regular trees, gums, pines, and a few succulents - even a bay tree.

Here's a closeup of the Pachy flowers:

And here's a shot looking up at the canopy this plant (and other's) makes.  If you look closely you can see the white flowers.  A different kind of forest, huh?

I'm linking to Shay's Favorite Things Friday and Tootsie's Flaunt your Flowers.  Lots of goodies to see there.

Favorite Flower Friday

I was walking down my hall and looked out my window and saw through the screen:

 Grabbed my camera and took a shot through the screen.  Eeeeks, our Echi was blooming.

 Rushing outside for a better shot.  This is a variety of Echinocereus.  Isn't that a beautiful bloom?!  This is a night bloomer, but the flowers usually last untill noon.  Here it was about 8 am when I  noticed it.

 And here is a closer shot.  I love these flowers.

Have a great weekend!

Favorite Flowers Friday

LOL - these are favorite - but they may be the only ones too. I'm happy to have any to show in our arid place. Don't get me wrong - we could have tons of flowers, but we're trying to conserve water and so we don't water as often as some of these annuals require, so sparse garden. So here is my view from my kitchen at the moment:

A closer view.

A closeup of the rose.  Looks like some bug may have damaged the stem (actually to my favor) as I am getting a head on view of it instead of the usual side view of the flower.

I'm linking to Shay's Favorite Things Friday and Tootsie's Flaunt your flowers.  Go on over to see other lovely stuff and have a great weekend.

Favorite Friday Flowers 6/15/12

Here a crown of thorns that has been always in bloom since the day I brought it home 21 years ago. Isn't it amazing?

Next is a spot of color that came as a complete surprise.  I think these are Indian paintbrushes.  Haven't had them in my garden for 3 years.  They are tiny plants - the flowers aren't more than an inch and a half across, but they look so sweet.  Started to bloom while I was recouping.   I am blessed by their persistence and beauty.

I'm linking to Tootsie's Flaunt your Flowers and Shay's Favorite Things Friday - check them out.

Favorite Flowers Friday

Hi, there.  I'm recovering from gall bladder surgery Wednesday, so I haven't been out in my garden much in the last three days - actually I'm up walking and eating tiny bit of this and that that has no fat and mostly sleeping.  So all I have to share is
1) a get well plant my very kind neighbor gave me:

Isn't this a lovely pink anthurium?  I love it.  Now the trick is how to keep it alive in this arid area.  Please leave a comment if you know how to grow these.
2) from my hall windows I can still see these lovelies:

Don't these tunas look lite from within.  They sparkle when they're back lighted.

I'm so glad they are around to brighten up my view.

What are your favorite thing this friday.  You know my flowers are.  I'm linking up to Flaunt Your Flowers and Favorite Things Friday - visit them for more fun and fabulous.