Garden Icecream

The colours of this lovely white flower remind me of ice-cream. It is climbing up the ugly corrugated fence that I have mentioned before and has completely enveloped it! I have a lavender clematis elsewhere.

Three good things;
1. Thinking about Xmas and overseas gifts to buy fairly quickly - shouldn't but does keep me awake.
2. A new bell and another lock for my very fancy bike.
3. Crockpot macaroni cheese.

[julia]

Wow Maggie I have just seen John on the Breakfast show.. He really gets around .. were you not tempted to come to The Big Boy's Toys Show as well... BTW.. great shot of lovely clematis,.,

[Maggiemae]

@julzmaioro I just saw him too! Good eh? I am a bit tired of trekking around behind him and motorbikes!

[julia]

I can understand that, nice to have some time doing your own thing with camera and bike...

[tony gig]

Beautiful flowers and shot...Fav

[*lynn]

beauty everywhere!

[Beryl Lloyd]

A gorgeous shot and presentation -- great to have the clematis Montana --it will cover anything and everything and much nicer than a corrugated fence !! So envious seeing all your flowers -- all we can expect is the doom and gloom of winter -- it's really turned cold today !

[Beryl Lloyd]

Rabbited on and forgot to fav this !!--how could I !!

[Pam Knowler]

This is gorgeous!! Huge Fav!!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Oh how I wish were were heading into summer rather than winter! Very pretty Maggie! Thank you for sharing your summer with us!

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful capture and delicate processing.

[Jen Hudson]

Beautiful composition to show this lovely flower, love the foreground buds. I have a Montana covering an arbour but it is pink.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful capture

[Pat Knowles]

Lovely to see your gorgeous garden through our winter eyes.....all that white & cream loveliness reminds us of summer. I really must try & introduce more colour & flowers to my front garden. It's sadly lacking in the flower side of things partly due to all the trees but sure I colud do better. Famous John on the TV....he does get about! He will be ready for home though no doubt!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat He doesn't seem to mind the travelling whereas I find it tedious!

[KWind]

Very pretty! Great focus and dof.

[Judith Greenwood]

Wow Maggie that's a stunner! As beautiful unopened as open.

[Phil Howcroft]

i see your ice-creams maggie. You need to put a flake in one to make it a 99 :) :)

(does that joke translate OK across the other side of the world ???)

[Maggiemae]

@phil_howcroft I presume you mean a chocolate flake? But whats a '99'?

[Phil Howcroft]

@maggiemae well if you put a flake in your cornet it is a 99
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/aug/24/99-flake-ice-cream

[8yearson]

Beautiful flowers Maggie, like the sound of your no. 3 good thing!

[Al Bailey]

This is a beautiful shot :)

[Tony]

Perfect capture with the massed blooms in the background. Fav

[Maggiemae]

@phil_howcroft Ah I see - they weren't around when I was clamouring for an icecream every 5 minutes!

[Maggiemae]

@jackie8 It is so creamy and flavoursome done this way, Jackie! Takes 2 and 1/2 hours but worth it!

[katy]

Truly beautiful composition with the detailed flowers in the foreground and the soft focused flowers in the back! l especially like the soft edges to the whole shot!

[Sheila G]

So pretty

[Cathy Donohoue]

That is a super composition. I have never had crock pot macaroni and cheese.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Absolutely the best way to cover a corrugated fence! Lovely shot.

[Gena Pegg]

Love seeing these beutiful blooms....wow! Love the colors and pov. fav

[Harry J Benson]

nice colour and presentation

[Darlene]

What a beautiful shot, Maggiemae. Your yard looks great with all the blossoms. Christmas is only 7 weeks away. I have to get shopping too. Sounds like a yummy meal and nice to get things for your awesome bike. FAV

[Stephanie Lynn]

Beautiful Maggie!

[Rick Schies]

So pretty, nicely done Maggiemae

[julia]

@happypat @maggiemae And in the Herald as well... Though they say there you live in Christchurch??

[Gadaza]

Very beautiful flower. I love your capture. FAV.
I am new to 365 and I will follow you.

[Sandy]

Lovely composition and POV. You have created a beautiful view to cover that ugly fence.

[Maggiemae]

@julzmaioro I didn't see that - in the Auckland Herald, you mean?

[Maggiemae]

@gadaza Thank you for choosing me to look for on this great 365 bunch of friends!

[Keri]

Much better than looking at an ugly fence!

[julia]

@maggiemae Yes A17.. today's issue

[Maggiemae]

@julzmaioro I can get one story online but it doesn't say anything about where we live!

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Nancy]

Beautiful composition and cropping

[Bev]

Lovely shot, Maggie. Very pretty colors and detail. I don't even want to think of Xmas. It's just another ordinary day in my house.

[Maggiemae]

@prttblues It is in mine too Bev - no family expecting the Xmas of the past that I had!

[Bev]

@maggiemae I haven't celebrated any holidays (Xmas, Halloween, Easter, etc) in my house since 2009. Christmas is the worst. It happens to be my daughter's birthday so it's double hard for me.

[Taffy]

You've created beauty out of the problem -- success!

[Anita Russell]

This would sit well on my white board. Lovely

[Karen]

Beautiful, something special about white flowers....fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Very beautiful. Definitely better than looking at the fence.

[Dianne]

Such beautiful composition and lighting - this is just gorgeous. Fav

[Jenny Ren]

Gorgeous!

[Kitti Nelson]

Gloriously lovely and beautifully composed and processed - fav

[John]

Lovely! The creamy white color is beautiful!

[Joyce]

Love the title and a great capture

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Irene]

Iagree with Skip Tribby - i don't like winters but your flowers are beautiful to look at on this cold wet day. They look so delicate yet they must be vigorous to coverthe fence

[Molly]

This is beautifully processed and love the shades of white/cream. Fav.

[Maggie]

Enchanting shot - love the soft frame. Fav.

[Stephanie Swift]

I love your composition and dof and soft colour here Maggiemae, and your very evocative title, fav for me.

[Leslie]

make me long for springtime .....

[Annie D]

what a beautifully delicate flower