lupins galore by maggiemae

lupins galore

Through the Lindis Pass with hail and wind behind us, there were masses of lupins on either side of us. It was like driving through God's Garden!

Three good things:
1. I'd bought warm clothes for this sudden drop in temperature in Central Otago where it is normally so hot. There was fresh snow on the mountains!
2. Our hotel was right next to an airfield where gliders were pulled into the sky to circle for hours!
3. A mango smoothie for lunch just hit the spot!
How many there are and what a welcome sight, it´s so different here at this time of the year
December 13th, 2015  
The colors are so beautiful.
December 13th, 2015  
Ooh I love a good lupin! These are fab, all that colour & they look like they are growing wild. I heard you have had hail, twisters & rain in South Island! Summer? Fave as I love the colour & wildness here!
December 13th, 2015  
Lovely flowers and great group of them
December 13th, 2015  
What a lovely sight, I see salmon pink, lilac and white what a lovely combination FAV!
December 13th, 2015  
Such a beautiful scene ...very nice composition of these beautiful flowers!
December 13th, 2015  
Very pretty, lovely colours
December 13th, 2015  
This is on the to do list ... be in the South Island in time for the lupins.. lovely shot.
December 13th, 2015  
Super looking lupins en mass !! What a beautiful sight --a far cry from our dank and wet weather !!
December 13th, 2015  
Bep
What a lovely sight! Dull and grey here...
December 13th, 2015  
A field of lupiins! Fantastic!
December 13th, 2015  
What a wonderful sight. The colours are so pretty. Are you travelling again?
December 13th, 2015  
How beautiful. I love the colors. Sounds like you are doing better and enjoying travel. I have never heard of this plant. I am so behind. In the ER twice in two weeks. Newest diagnosis is Asthma. I have a really good Pulmonary Dr and got a new medication sample this past week to use, an inhaler that I use once a day. Pulmonary Function Test on Tuesday and back for results on Thursday. This medication is finally giving me relief, able to breath and no pain. I am ready to be well. Just had a huge storm pass through with lots of rain and wind and snow is now dumping in the mountains. Finally a normal year here. Take good care of you. FAV for your photo.
December 13th, 2015  
Very colourful wild lupins.
December 13th, 2015  
I took masses of snaps of these whilst driving down to Queenstown and I loved the purplish haze along the river banks. Then someone told us they were not native and had replaced the native flora. In two minds then!
December 13th, 2015  
Wonderful natural scene. I like the purples and pinks mixed together.
December 13th, 2015  
Beautiful scene. Love lupins.
December 13th, 2015  
What gorgeous lupins, a flower I love, fav.
December 13th, 2015  
Beautiful and colourful!
December 13th, 2015  
Oh my goodness! they are so beautiful growing wild like this! terrific shot of them!

your smoothie sounds delicious!
December 13th, 2015  
Beautiful colors!
December 14th, 2015  
Gorgeous shot. Lupins are very beautiful.
December 14th, 2015  
Love it on black
December 14th, 2015  
@darsphotos They are so good with asthma nowadays - get on top of seems to be the priority! Good luck! Thank you Darlene for your lovely comments!
December 14th, 2015  
@grammyn There were literally acres of them, Katy - I couldn't stop on every corner for photographs!
December 14th, 2015  
@maggiemae It was a temptation though wasn't it?!
December 14th, 2015  
What a gorgeous field of windflowers! The pinks and purples are lovely together.
December 14th, 2015  
Gorgeous field of flowers! Hope the wind and hail didn't reach them.
December 14th, 2015  
@ishutter Thanks Kim! They are very hardy and the storm passed through very quickly!
December 14th, 2015  
Such a beautiful field of these lovely flowers. I love lupin, but they don't do too well in my garden.
December 14th, 2015  
:Lovely capture, colors
December 14th, 2015  
How beautiful are these??? Love the pink and purple contrasts.
December 14th, 2015  
Beautiful!
December 14th, 2015  
Beautiful carpet effect.
December 14th, 2015  
Gorgeous colours and that is so South Island.
December 14th, 2015  
@yaorenliu I've been here in the S.I. for yonks and have never seen it like this, Yao!
December 14th, 2015  
Wow, that is a lot of Lupins!
December 14th, 2015  
Beautiful colours on these lupins. They make a great show.
December 14th, 2015  
Lee
Love the colour of these flowers.
December 14th, 2015  
Looks like God's Garden! Fav.
December 14th, 2015  
lupins are the best.
December 14th, 2015  
Beautiful flowers, of course you are in your Spring period.
December 14th, 2015  
So very pretty, like the mix of colours
December 14th, 2015  
These are so pretty, love the colours.
December 14th, 2015  
They are soooo pretty! Oooo- a mango smoothie sounds exotic!
December 15th, 2015  
Beautiful lupins. I used to have them in my garden.
December 16th, 2015  
What beautiful flowers, and so wonderfully processed! FAV!
December 18th, 2015  
@maggiemae Testing shows not definitive for Asthma but the medication for Asthma works for me so leaving me on it and doing more testing. One day at a time.
December 21st, 2015  
@darsphotos the Doctor should be the Manager in this, Darlene! I'm sure he is!
December 21st, 2015  
@maggiemae Absolutely, Maggiemae. My Dr is telling me what to do to keep my out of the ER and breathing properly. Now to figure out why it happens so it does not happen again to me.
December 23rd, 2015  
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