"Pink makes the girls wink" by maggiemae

"Pink makes the girls wink"

The only colour in our garden at the moment came from a bush that we both thought was dead. Then these tiny purple flowers flooded the bush! Some sort of manuka I think!

Three good things:
1. My next door neighbour who I’ve got to know so well from Facebook, clambered on to her bicycle after a knee transplant some weeks ago, and fell off! She said “the road won” Good thing is she told me!
2. Coffee with our random Gardener after he sawed through some branches and removed them within 10 mins!
3. Bought some fish (frozen) from Alaska and tried. I thought very small pieces but nice!
The flowers are so delicate and beautiful! Wonderful that this plant was still alive after all.
July 22nd, 2016  
They look so delicate and such a pretty colour.
July 22nd, 2016  
Bep
Nice flowers. Had to google manuka, found a lot of beautiful flowers in all kinds of colours.
July 22nd, 2016  
A gorgeous hue of pink ! A lovely shot this shrub is making sure you let it live now !
July 22nd, 2016  
@gijsje Manuka plants are the ones that the bees make Manuka Honey from - tremendous health benefits!
July 22nd, 2016  
Wow, how beautiful. Interesting that you would get to know a neighbor through FB. Guess it's a sign of the times.
July 22nd, 2016  
And such a pretty pink it is too!
July 22nd, 2016  
So pink, wonderful indeed, a beautiful capture.
July 22nd, 2016  
Beautiful shot. Great composition. I am glad the Manuka was alive after all.
July 22nd, 2016  
I didn't know Manuka had flowers, I thought it was just a ferry sort of tree! You learn something new every day! It looks very pretty I must say, has a sort of frosty looking sparkle! Poor neighbour, back to square one?
July 22nd, 2016  
A gorgeous burst of pink! I love Manuka honey!
July 22nd, 2016  
@happypat She's exercising on an exercise bicycle and thought she could tackle a real one. But the bike was a man's one and she couldn't get her leg over the bar! I wouldn't be able to either!
July 22nd, 2016  
Bep
@maggiemae
Sounds good, but I'm afraid I can't buy Manuka Honey here.
July 22nd, 2016  
Terrifiic light and detail of these gorgeous flowers which must really lift your spirits in the middle of winter.
July 22nd, 2016  
@grammyn My spirits are very seldom low, Katy! On a high permanently - and not with drugs!
July 23rd, 2016  
@maggiemae Best way to be
July 23rd, 2016  
Wow, that really love your pink burst..nice capture!
July 23rd, 2016  
lovely
July 23rd, 2016  
Beautiful
July 23rd, 2016  
Lovely shot, focus, pretty pink color, great light and looks great on black
July 23rd, 2016  
@seattlite As usual I don't check this but you are right! I think its always like looking through a window on photos that look good on black!
July 23rd, 2016  
good colour, focus, and composition
July 23rd, 2016  
Awesome shot
July 23rd, 2016  
wonderful display and splash of colour
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July 23rd, 2016  
Very pretty pink capture.
July 23rd, 2016  
So pretty and delicate.
July 23rd, 2016  
The color is beautiful!
July 23rd, 2016  
Wow, this is so lovely and abundant... love the colour!
July 23rd, 2016  
Certainly alive and well -- very pretty!
July 23rd, 2016  
This is so beautiful. The color is amazing. I hope your next door neighbor will be ok. I love having a gardener though his son came today and just not the same. Did you buy the fish locally? We bought some fresh frozen catfish that we need to try soon. FAV
July 24th, 2016  
@darsphotos The fish I bought at the supermarket was Alaskan Pollock, a fish that is special there and relatively unknown here! We don't even have catfish, - cats, yes and fish yes!
July 24th, 2016  
@maggiemae I just asked my husband about Alaskan Pollock and he has had it before. I did not know that though he worked in a restaurant for years so tried a variety of foods. One of my favorite fish is catfish. I forgot that things there may not be here or the other way around. My family lives near San Francisco and they get the best fresh seafood so we buy it fresh there. Luckily we can buy it here fresh frozen. Will have to try Alaskan Polluck.
July 24th, 2016  
How lovely that it's not dead! And such a gorgeous colour xx
July 25th, 2016  
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