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A few flowers from today . . . (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 OP
Very nice pictures, Peggy. rsdsharp Jun 2023 #1
Thanks so much, my dear rsdsharp! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #10
You compose and crop your photos so beautifully, Peggy. Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #2
+1 spooky3 Jun 2023 #4
Thank you, my dear spooky3! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #13
Wow, my dear Diamond_Dog . . . thank you! High praise indeed. Greatly appreciate it. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #11
Beautiful!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2023 #3
Thank you so much, my dear RKP5637! I'm glad you enjoyed them. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #12
Loaded with color! CrispyQ Jun 2023 #5
Thanks very much, my dear CrispyQ! Yeah, they're loaded with color. I LOVE COLOR! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #14
What are the yellow ones in the first picture? 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #6
My dear 3catwoman3! Thanks for coming by today. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #15
You are an amazing photographer, Peggy! rubbersole Jun 2023 #7
Wow, my dear rubbersole! Thank you very much for your very kind words. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #16
Nice colors! 2naSalit Jun 2023 #8
Thank you so much for your lovely comments, my dear 2naSalit! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #17
Oh, dear Peggy... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #19
Oh my goodness, I love the yellow Billy Buttons! My mom grew those years ago. Ziggysmom Jun 2023 #9
Wow, my dear Ziggysmom! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #18
I like those too! 2naSalit Jun 2023 #20

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts)
15. My dear 3catwoman3! Thanks for coming by today.
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 10:09 PM
Jun 2023

Ziggysmom says they're Billy Buttons. I hadn't heard the name before today.

I've been fascinated by them since the first time I saw them.


CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts)
16. Wow, my dear rubbersole! Thank you very much for your very kind words.
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 10:10 PM
Jun 2023

Just me and my iPhone, having fun today.

2naSalit

(92,665 posts)
8. Nice colors!
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 08:14 PM
Jun 2023

I really like the calla lilies. That's the shot of this bunch. I like them all but that one is really eye catching.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts)
17. Thank you so much for your lovely comments, my dear 2naSalit!
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 10:12 PM
Jun 2023

I greatly appreciate your good thoughts.

I wasn't sure what they are, but I knew I had to photograph them. So glad I did.

2naSalit

(92,665 posts)
19. Oh, dear Peggy...
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 10:29 PM
Jun 2023

Those are a beautiful lily I had never met until I went to California in my teens. My mom had white ones in the back yard. I didn't know they came in colors until a few years ago, though. Maybe that's a new thing.

But they are Calla lilies, don't know much else about them as I have never tried to grow them.

But they look so cool.

Ziggysmom

(3,569 posts)
9. Oh my goodness, I love the yellow Billy Buttons! My mom grew those years ago.
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 09:55 PM
Jun 2023

Real name is Craspedia globosa, but I prefer Billy Buttons, Drumsticks or Sun Balls. They are a great flower for drying/preserving. You definitely have an eye for the unique things around you!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,069 posts)
18. Wow, my dear Ziggysmom!
Thu Jun 1, 2023, 10:15 PM
Jun 2023

Your wonderful comments just took my breath away.

And also, thank you for identifying the yellow Billy Buttons. I had no idea what they were.

Looking around for the unique or unusual things that people my world is a big part of who I am.

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