granny's purple bonnet..... by quietpurplehaze

granny's purple bonnet.....

... aka aquilegia, which are all starting to bloom in our garden.

Torrential rain here yesterday which resulted in a partially flooded road at the end of our grove. Today the sun is shining and there's blue sky with a few white fluffy clouds.

I'm visiting a friend this afternoon. We used to be in a Spanish group and when it folded, decided to get together and learn a bit more on our own.

My contribution will be to use some shots I took in Bath as starting points for conversation. I've found the easy way to look up/check vocab is not wading through my large and heavy Collins but to use an online dictionary - another wonder of the internet.
amazing detail Hazel
April 30th, 2014  
AWESOME !! Love the colours.
April 30th, 2014  
A really super capture and a Fav
April 30th, 2014  
A great capture I love granny's bonnets they come in some may colours year after year
April 30th, 2014  
Beautiful colours and so sharp
April 30th, 2014  
Very beautiful. I love purple.
April 30th, 2014  
Fav, wonderful colour and lovethe folds and textures on those lovely shaped petals
April 30th, 2014  
Beautiful shot, it's so nice to have Spring sunshine after all the rain!
April 30th, 2014  
Lovely Hazel -- mine are not quite out yet -- this reminds me I should be outside doing a bit of weeding !
April 30th, 2014  
Gorgeous picture.
April 30th, 2014  
Good growing weather we call it......lovely granny's bonnet, such a rich colour. A great way to learn more Spanish using your photos!
April 30th, 2014  
Beautifully focused
April 30th, 2014  
Such a beautiful flower and shot! Love the name!
April 30th, 2014  
@happypat

Yes, it went well. I probably need to look at the new words again tomorrow to 'fix' them in my brain!
April 30th, 2014  
Gorgeous colors.
April 30th, 2014  
Beautiful... great detail and wonderful colours! Fav
April 30th, 2014  
Beautiful colour and detail with nice DOF.
April 30th, 2014  
Gosh this is stunning and an instant Fav
April 30th, 2014  
This is amazing!
April 30th, 2014  
Nice colour.
April 30th, 2014  
Lovely Hazel, they are so pretty aren't they. Ours are not quite out yet, another couple of days I reckon, They will be at their best when we are in France next week!
April 30th, 2014  
This is wonderful light and the result is a beautiful shot
April 30th, 2014  
Beautiful. Have several in our garden to. Great capture.
This pic. shows ( It is a beauty) that sometimes it`s hard to recognize the plant from a pic. If you did n`t tell I would n`t guest
April 30th, 2014  
@pyrrhula

Ferry, is this your 'get-out' clause for cerintha major?!!! (just kidding - but I agree my pic was not so good!!!)
April 30th, 2014  
@lellie

I'd take France in lieu of a granny's bonnet any day Lesley!!
Enjoy!
April 30th, 2014  
superb image
April 30th, 2014  
Wonderful color!
April 30th, 2014  
pretty bokeh. Lovely rich purple flower too
April 30th, 2014  
The richness of this purple flower is beautiful!
April 30th, 2014  
A lovely capture...and our favorite color Hazel!! Love this and your story that goes with it.
May 1st, 2014  
Beautiful colours and what a lovely name for a flower.
May 1st, 2014  
Beautiful capture of this pretty flower.
May 1st, 2014  
Awesome capture, so pretty!
May 1st, 2014  
Fascinating shape, color and texture!
May 2nd, 2014  
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