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Things That Make Me Happy

Posted in Art/Culture, Food, garden, Health/Spirit, tagged creme caramel, doughnut, favorite things, happy things, happy things collage, ladybug, rooster, self care on February 25, 2024| 4 Comments »

things that make me happy collage

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Orange Expression #1

Posted in Flowers, garden, tagged colors, Flowers, nature, orange flowers, orange tulips, tulips on August 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

orange flowers

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Spring Blooms

Posted in Flowers, garden, Home/Garden, Nature/Animals, tagged flower, garden, gardening, pink roses, roses, spring on April 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

pink roses

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Spring Colors

Posted in Color Psychology, Flowers, garden, Home/Garden, tagged coastal flowers, colors, Flowers, gardening, osteospermum with sea pink, purple sun osteospermum, sea pink flowers, spring flowers on March 30, 2022| 3 Comments »

spring flowers purple orange

While walking in the garden center, I came across these plants and thought that they would make good companions.

The one with the bigger, bold flowers is purple sun osteospermum. It is said to attract butterflies and bees. The one with smaller flowers has a lovely name: sea pink. I found out that sea pink thrives in coastal areas where few other plants can grow well. Thus, its name.

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Bee Captivating

Posted in Flowers, garden, Home/Garden, Nature/Animals, tagged bee, bee flower, bee purple flower, colors, flower, honeybee flower, hong kong orchid bee, nature on March 26, 2022| 4 Comments »

bee hong kong orchid

According to scientists, the colors that most attract bees are purple, violet and blue.
Another fascinating thing is that bees have hair on their eyes. The hairs’ function is to detect wind direction and speed.

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