Friday, June 25, 2010

purple



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Purple rhododendron blooming in Hamburg (Northern Germany). Picture from early June.



As I already mentioned here before, the World Cup 2010 is keeping me from blogging...on top of that, this week was very friendly as thursday was a local holiday, which was saddened by a tragic train accident in the nearby  train station... just saying, to let my few but dear "regulars" know why it's been so quiet around here.

30 comments:

  1. those are such glorious blooms. great shots.

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  2. They do look so simple in the first pix but so amazingly beautiful when in full bloom. Nice shots there Mar. :)

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  3. Absolutely splendid flowers Mar. Sad to hear about the train.

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  4. I went the floral route for this theme as well.

    Love this rhododendron. These flowers are so showy and so grandiose. I love them.

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  5. Simply gorgeous my friend. :) I'm enjoying the World Cup as well :) Have a great Friday!!!

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  6. Those are such beautiful photos. Gorgeous shade of purple on those blossoms. Happy weekend!

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  7. Very nice purple flowers. Reminded my that I have a purple rhododendron in my garden. I never even thought of it. Happy weekend Mar.

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  8. gorgeous! That second flower would make a gorgeous corsage! Perfect for purple.

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  9. Lovely rhoddy! I hope you're having World Cup sized fun!

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  10. Gorgeous!!!!

    Happy Weekend.

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  11. Picture-perfect for the purple theme!!! I love it!

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  12. Beautiful shots for this week's theme!

    have a great weekend.

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  13. Great take on the theme. They look pretty.


    Mariposa's PH!

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  14. Yes the World Cup is playing havoc with my timetables too! But you have done us proud as ever, with these superb shots. I've always been very fond of rhododendrons, especially en masse.

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  15. It's sad that there are no purple footballs, so you had to put flowers, but they are beautiful !

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  16. We're following the World Cup closely too, we even timed our flight schedule around it :) We're leaving a couple of hours after 1 quarterfinal game for an international flight, and a few hours after we arrive at our destination we'll be settling down to watch the next quarterfinal!

    My purple post is up

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  17. aloha,


    looks like you covered the purple challenge for today, nice capture on these gorgeous rhodedendrons.

    my take was an intimate capture

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  18. I don't think I have ever seen one that purple before... just beautiful!
    Mine is here.

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  19. Gorgeous! I don't think I've seen these flowers here.

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  20. "few regulars"?? LOL! 28 is a goodly amount, my dear....
    BEAUTIFUL Colors---What is that first one with the 'white'?
    Thanks for the Birthday Wishes my dear Mar....Sorry to read about that horrific accident. Enjoy the rest of The World Cup!

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  21. beautiful purple!!
    anyway, Germany played so well against England last night!! I totally enjoyed it!!

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  22. Beautiful flower and photos. Interesting to see it in two different stages. I also love your macro shot.

    Very sorry to read about the tragic train accident.

    Are you rooting for Spain or were you rooting for Chile (or both)? My two teams (Italy & US are out).

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