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Colour Popping Flowers & A Photo Bombing Dog

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Colour Popping Flowers & A Photo Bombing Dog

This is the time of year when flowers are at their best over here, everything is in the manic growing phase that happens just before the heat of summer really kicks in and everything stops or dies. Not having green fingers our garden is rather lacking in flowers. I tend to stick with cactus as they love the heat and thrive on neglect. Making them perfect for someone like me.

Anyway, for Easter, a friend of my daughter gave her a lovely red carnation plant and it’s blooming nicely. Whether it gets to see another year after this one, who knows, but for now I am enjoying the splash of colour it adds to the garden.

The other day as I sat on the balcony enjoying a ‘me’ moment, I noticed just how eye-catching the colour was, so grabbed my camera in the hope of having a bit of creative fun capturing the colour popping flowers.

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This photo wasn’t as colour popping as I would have liked. The front flower was a little too much in the shade.

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I was happier with this photo.

For now, this carnation plant is doing just fine and flowering nicely. Who knows if it will live to see another year?
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It just goes to show that even dogs have to stop and smell the flowers sometimes.

Is your garden full of an abundance of colour popping flowers? 

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Hello, I’m Debbie (also known as ChirpyDebs) and thank you for stopping by my little corner of the internet. Now the children are all grown up I’m happiest when I’m out with the dogs or hiking a trail with my camera in hand. My blog is where I like to share photographs showing the wild beauty of Zakynthos that most people don’t get to see, recipes and other seemingly random things that come to mind.

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    • 45

      Debbie says

      Hi Helena, I do too, and I'm no gardener either, I just potter around my herbs, cactus and a few tomato plants. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 47

      Debbie says

      Hi Susan, they still look good now, so I can recommend carnations as an easy to grow, colourful flower. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 51

      Debbie says

      Hi Mary, Greece isn't going anywhere, so it'll still be here when you pop back. Has the snow cleared where you are? Thank you for popping by. xx
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  5. 52

    Jeanna says

    I forget which pooch this is, but I thought he was a brown bear at first glance! I have to say I really like the first photo cuz of the superb bokeh.
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    • 53

      Debbie says

      Hi Jeanna, he is like a big brown bear, I think if he was going to be ours from the start we would have called him Bear, but we were only looking after him until a forever home was found for him, but I could part with him. All I can say about getting the blurry background like that is thank goodness for digital cameras! Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 55

      Debbie says

      Hi Carlee, they are such pretty plants and seem to grow easy enough here and in the UK. The upside of the flout form is not only are they pretty, but they can be eaten too! Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 57

      Debbie says

      Hi Jen, it can be tricky getting a dog free photo at home, but sometimes it's not until after I notice a dog photobombing. Eddie sounds like a character too. I never realised red carnations were so red! I know, where have I been all these years? Thank you for dropping by. xx
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    • 59

      Debbie says

      Hi Tamara, it will only be a matter of weeks before everything is dry and dusty again, but for now, there are plenty of flowers blooming and the fields are full of pretty wild ones. I can't imagine being so cold, for so long, I'm surprised the cold doesn't kill everything before it blooms! Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 61

      Debbie says

      Hi Nat, thank you. When he first started sniffing them I had visions of him nibbling the heads off, but so far he hasn't. If there is one thing we should take from our dogs, that is to live in the moment. That and always be over the moon to see someone, even if you saw them only five minutes ago, it feels so good to be greeted like that! Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 63

      Debbie says

      Hi Jade, when I saw how colourful they were I had to take photos. It was the light in the top photo that I thought could have been better, but you can't have everything and I do like a blurry background. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 65

      Debbie says

      Hi Sarah, I was surprised by just how colourful they are. They are still looking good a week later too. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 67

      Debbie says

      Hi Julie, wildflowers can be very pretty although they are usually so much daintier than anything we see in gardens. The hills here are full of them at the moment. Thank you for popping by. xx
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    • 69

      Debbie says

      Hi Sandee, haha, the dog knows he's a looker. The flowers have no idea, but looking at them makes me happy (as does the dog). Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 71

      Debbie says

      Hi Tara, thank you. That's a shame, is it because it's easier to look after grass and trees? The UK in spring takes some beating for the flowers and gardens, so there is something positive to say about the climate. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 73

      Debbie says

      Hi Cathy, pots look nice, are they easier to look after than a full-on garden? We have mainly cactus in pots on our balcony and they are so easy to look after. The garden is mainly grass and trees (not forgetting my herb garden!). Oh why do the men get caves? What I'd give for a She-Cave! Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 75

      Debbie says

      Hi Fiona, you'd better get here soon before the heat kills everything! It's starting to get hot already, we're hoping it's a bit of a heat wave and that it will cool down again for a bit or it's going to be a long hot summer. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 77

      Debbie says

      Hi Andrea, they are very vivid. It took a few (a lot) of photos to get that look. I expect Portugal gets as hot and Dry as here in summer. Everything goes dry and dusty until autumn. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 79

      Debbie says

      Hi Tas, it is a very vivid red and stands out nicely in the garden. Buddy can be a bit of a nibbler too (rather partial to parsley), but he obviously wasn' taken with the smell of the carnations as they are still looking good and un-nibbled. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 83

      Debbie says

      Hi Louise, when the flower first bloomed I was surprised at the intensity of the colour. I did half expect Buddy, the dog to eat the flowers. It wouldn't be the first time! Thank you for stopping by. xx
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    • 85

      Debbie says

      Hi Darren, thank you. It took a lot of photos to get the look I wanted. Thank goodness for digital cameras! Thank you for popping by. xx
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    • 87

      Debbie says

      Hi Suzanne, there is nothing like the gardens in the UK (if they are well kept), the climate does have something going for it. Once summer comes here colour disappears and is replaced by a dry shade of brown, until autumn when things come back to life again. Thank you for stopping by. xx
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