Thursday, August 20, 2020

Down The Primrose Path

Meet the Showy Evening Primrose. They grow almost everywhere around here. And in spite of their name, they do bloom in the day.






‘The Primrose opens wide in spring;
Her scent is sweet and good:
It smells of every happy thing
In sunny lane and wood…’
Mary Cicely Barker

17 comments:

Hootin Anni said...

pretty. they grow wild here too.

Gayla said...

Those remind me of my dear little Gramma. Love your pretty photos. You have the gift of seeing that perfect angle for beautiful shots

Natalia said...

They are incredibly cute!

Ann said...

Oh I like these, they're very pretty. I've heard of them but don't know if I ever knew what they looked like.
To answer your question from my blog, I worked on the craft room for between 4 and 5 hours.

Rose said...

Oh. Wow..love all that pink. They are beautiful.

Martha said...

They are so pretty! I guess we must not have those beauties here in South Florida, if we do I've sure never seen them. Gorgeous!!

George said...

Showy and beautiful. It would be hard to ask for more.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Oh my goodness ! They are beautiful and make a wonderful display .

photowannabe said...

Love the color and love the simplicity of them.
Sue

Beside a babbling brook... said...

Lovely....

Wonder who first used that phrase...?

Your post title... ~smile~

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Blog de la Licorne. said...

Oh gosh, these primroses are so lovely to look at! ❤

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Chatty Crone said...

You and Phil are always looking at the flowers of life - which I think God put out there just for us.

L. D. said...

It is a beautiful flower I don't have any but my climate may not be so great for it.

Mari said...

They are so pretty! I wish they grew here!

Tamago said...

What pretty flowers! Love the name “showy evening primrose” :-)

CheerfulMonk said...

They're beautiful! Don't think I've ever seen one.

Great-Granny Grandma said...

They are lovely. Such a pretty color.

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