tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post701756593332983135..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: Passionately FloweringKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-23053016161717166732010-04-08T17:42:39.628+12:002010-04-08T17:42:39.628+12:00I was trying to decide what I thought of the flowe...I was trying to decide what I thought of the flower and decided to read the comments. I love Debby's description!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-57787011883885642102009-02-05T08:12:00.000+13:002009-02-05T08:12:00.000+13:00Pal - I have a Canon OES 400D. No special lens fo...Pal - I have a Canon OES 400D. No special lens for this shot. Thank you for you compliment.<BR/><BR/>Helen - Welcome to my 'more interesting' blog! <BR/> <BR/>Debby - A lot going on - that's a good way of putting it!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-62541179360865701382009-02-05T02:31:00.000+13:002009-02-05T02:31:00.000+13:00I found that an interesting flower. I've never se...I found that an interesting flower. I've never seen one. It was a busy little thing...had a lot going on!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402290416842014198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-15398483631583596492009-02-05T02:30:00.000+13:002009-02-05T02:30:00.000+13:00Hi Katherine:What a beautiful photograph of the fl...Hi Katherine:<BR/><BR/>What a beautiful photograph of the flower. Thank you for sharing it with us. HelenHelen Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514034819563113420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-54946121624818207632009-02-04T20:11:00.000+13:002009-02-04T20:11:00.000+13:00You always post good photographs Katherine. Do you...You always post good photographs Katherine. Do you use some sort of special setting or lens for the closeup shots? they are always so sharp and in focus.<BR/>You are right about the Triffids, that thought crossed my mind as well!Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-37075693100621053222009-02-04T10:56:00.000+13:002009-02-04T10:56:00.000+13:00I like the word infrastructure used here EB!Hmm, y...I like the word infrastructure used here EB!<BR/>Hmm, yes, beauty. Perhaps something to do with symmetry, something to do with colour and health, and a lot to do with association and personal experiences? But then, why not go the whole hog and ask "What is Art?" Even artists can't agree...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-85925098809155254152009-02-04T10:30:00.000+13:002009-02-04T10:30:00.000+13:00I find these flowers interesting, but not beautifu...I find these flowers interesting, but not beautiful. There seems to be too much infrastructure somehow! (I'm even more intrigued by the criteria of beauty...)EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-23974013837486042712009-02-04T09:00:00.000+13:002009-02-04T09:00:00.000+13:00YP - ok, to both requests...Val - I always think p...YP - ok, to both requests...<BR/><BR/>Val - I always think passion flowers look like something a very imaginative artist might paint if they wanted to do a plant from another planet.<BR/><BR/>Djea - here this ornamental is rampant. It's a pest and I wage war on it. The climate is too kind...<BR/><BR/>Violet - It is so tropical-looking, isn't it? I can see why people plant them, however they just get away and seed everywhere, like many plants innocuous or difficult to grow elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>I have a dear old school-chum who has settled in the hills just north of Wellington (NZ'z capital city in case you didn't know) and she has snow at times on her farm. When she heard I was moving to the Bay of Plenty, she said humorously "I'm so sorry for you, because your garden will be totally uncoordinated, because everything grows up there!"Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-61575141767676558742009-02-04T06:17:00.000+13:002009-02-04T06:17:00.000+13:00I love passion flowers. I used to have a large tra...I love passion flowers. I used to have a large trailing plant and it was always exciting when another bloom appeared. It felt so tropical for this area, like a fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Like all fantasies, it died. Sigh.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-91810023635413028072009-02-04T06:16:00.000+13:002009-02-04T06:16:00.000+13:00Absolutely beautiful! I need to be more creative ...Absolutely beautiful! I need to be more creative in my garden this year. You are inspiring me.Dijeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725203752904450834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-69033455730528267962009-02-04T03:59:00.000+13:002009-02-04T03:59:00.000+13:00they are so extraordinarily elaborate!! more than ...they are so extraordinarily elaborate!! more than their fair share of features i should say :-) how amazingValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-53980121453798249722009-02-04T03:04:00.000+13:002009-02-04T03:04:00.000+13:00Yes. Car still snowed in on the top road. When you...Yes. Car still snowed in on the top road. When your refelctions picture is done or half done please post a snap of it... Now what about a post on the legendary kiwi itself?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-66237747995153859682009-02-04T00:15:00.000+13:002009-02-04T00:15:00.000+13:00Yes, I'm having a bit of a flora and fauna run at ...Yes, I'm having a bit of a flora and fauna run at the moment, aren't I YP? I suppose it's because everything bloomin' (ha) growing so quickly in this perfect weather, I'm out in the garden every day trying to keep up with it!<BR/><BR/>I really must get back to that reflections painting that is still sitting patiently on the easel.<BR/><BR/>I guess you are still unable to use the roads due to the snow? I loved the pics of your garden.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-72462984662078953692009-02-04T00:10:00.000+13:002009-02-04T00:10:00.000+13:00Might I suggest changing the title of your blog to...Might I suggest changing the title of your blog to "Flora and Fauna of New Zealand"? All very interesting though. Thanks Katherine.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com