I ❤️ flowers. If you've seen my
Facebook &
Instagram pages, you'll see lots of flower photos.
Living in Victoria (on Canada's southwest coast) makes it easy to share my love for flowers. Victoria's mild weather (in both summer and winter) makes it a paradise for gardeners.
During my August trip to southern France and (on a cruise) to Italy, Spain, and Malta, I saw some (but not a lot of) flowers. Maybe it was because the end of summer was approaching. It could've also been the earlier record-breaking heatwave followed by August temperatures of 90 Fahrenheit / 32 Celsius with high humidity no rain.
I really struggle in the heat. But every time I see a flower, it perks me up - and then I had to, of course, take a picture 🙂 💐📷❤️
These are the flowers I saw on my trip...
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| First flower seen in Marseille, France |
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| Bougainvillea in Marseille, France |
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| Periwinkle-colored flowers in Genoa, Italy |
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| Giant Marigolds in Valetta, Malta |
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| Flower on Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii, Italy |
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| Hibiscus in Lourmarin, France |
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| Scarlet-colored flowers in Lourmarin, France |
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| Clover (I’m guessing) in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France |
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| Last flower seen in Cassis, France |
My favorite flower is the peony. My mom grew them in her amazing garden on the farm where I grew up in Northern Alberta, Canada. It's a part of the world where winters are very cold, so gardening is seasonal and challenging. I'm blessed to be able to see peonies in Victoria - even if they bloom for what feels like only a few very short weeks in the summer.
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| Peonies seen this summer in Victoria, Canada |
What's your favorite flower?
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