Winter tropics
Sometimes there is nothing more delightful than bundling up in warm jackets
And heading off to the tropics! (Yes, I have a wild imagination.)
To the huge greenhouse filled with warmth and sunshine
And marvels of nature.
Where colours and blossoms run riot
With soft velvet petals sprinkled with gold.
Outside – the delicious cold of winter.
Inside – a festival of flowers,
A blossoming of the heart.
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beautiful photos, i love the flowers but that first photo of the greenhouse is really great!
February 14, 2011 at 17:34
Oooh, I love greenhouses. They are always so warm and cozy.
February 14, 2011 at 17:34
Ah, these images warm my hear and soul. The details are amazing, such stunning beauty…
Love them all so much, but the last one is so symbolic and poetic…
Have a lovely Valentine’s Day,
xoxo
February 14, 2011 at 17:39
Your macro photos are awesome, as always!!!
February 14, 2011 at 17:44
So good to see that rich vibrant red among all the blues and lilacs!
February 14, 2011 at 17:45
My heart is warmer already, just looking at your tropical winter. Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2011 at 17:51
Flowers for me? Gee…you didn’t have to! But thank you, they are marvelous just like you!!
Happy Valentines Fi!!!
February 14, 2011 at 17:58
Perfect for today. Happy Valentines day! Do you celebrate it in Sweden?
February 14, 2011 at 17:59
Yes, Valentine’s day has come here. But we haven’t celebrated it…
February 14, 2011 at 18:33
What a perfect place to visit on a February day. Wonderful photos.. I especially love the last one.
February 14, 2011 at 18:04
lovely color…hope you day is filled with love….
February 14, 2011 at 18:27
Beautiful!!!
February 14, 2011 at 18:27
Stunning! Especially love those first flowers. I’m so glad you have a warm place full of color to escape to (although your winter world is beautiful, too!)
February 14, 2011 at 18:49
Fi – I went to a festival of flowers, too – it really did make my heart bloom. The crocus are so hopeful, don’t you think?
February 14, 2011 at 19:02
Very nice images!! Looks like you all have a great time!
Here we have nearly storm tonight….. Nice to be inside!
Mycket ljus och varme…..
Greetings from Gunn / Stavanger
February 14, 2011 at 19:43
I do love the pictures you take and this early taste of spring is a blessing!
February 14, 2011 at 20:03
Oh, so beautiful! And yes, a large greenhouse is indeed a taste of the tropics. I have a favorite one in Seattle; the warmth and the scents transport me to another place every time.
February 14, 2011 at 20:08
Happy V-day!
February 14, 2011 at 20:21
Just LOVE the last shot! Hope your day was sweet!
February 14, 2011 at 20:46
I can almost feel the warmth from these gorgeous pictures girl!!!
God bless and have a marvelous Valentine’s Day!!!
)
February 14, 2011 at 21:34
Happy VD! I feel like you just gave me flowers and a heart. Thank you.
February 14, 2011 at 23:33
so nicely done. the photo of the greenhouse is splendid! actually, they all are! Happy Valentine’s day to you and yours!
February 14, 2011 at 23:44
That is exactly what I needed to warm my heart! Anticipating the first signs of spring is like waiting for Christmas for me- and this was like getting an early present! Thanks!!!
February 15, 2011 at 00:38
Greenhouses are one of our favourite places too! We could spend hours wandering around the glasshouses at our National Botanic Gardens – something very soothing about them that always appeals to Murray!
Love your photos, as always!
February 15, 2011 at 00:49
To have a wild imagination is a blessing,I know that by experience. How nice to be able to move from freezing winter to the tropics with a few strides!:-)
February 15, 2011 at 02:41
These are just astounding. The crocuses steal my heart!
February 15, 2011 at 03:29
that green house is stunning, the flowers are romantic and that hearts is just soooo sweet!!
February 15, 2011 at 03:59
warm and lovely – perfect for a lovers day!
February 15, 2011 at 06:20
I especially love the second foto! wonderful images!
February 15, 2011 at 06:20
We can create our own beauty when needed! Gorgeous captures, exquisite flowers and colors and you do light up my life with the beauty you create! Have a wonderful week!
Sylvia
February 15, 2011 at 06:21
Wonderful celebratory images of and in a greenhouse… winter tropics, indeed.
February 15, 2011 at 08:55
Beautiful shots. I love the color of those flowers.
February 15, 2011 at 09:39
Beautiful posting, love the flowers
have a nice day!!
Bram
February 15, 2011 at 09:46
I love your second photo – such promise of joys to come
February 15, 2011 at 11:37
· These flowers are beautiful but your shots are fantastic.
· Saludos
CR & LMA
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February 15, 2011 at 13:56
Beautiful photos and a great way to spend a winter day!
February 15, 2011 at 13:58
You’ve brightened up a little bit colorless world of winter. Thank you.
February 15, 2011 at 15:30
Wow! These are such beautiful captures.
How colorful and cheerful!
February 15, 2011 at 15:39
Beautiful. You need to have a photography “how-to” button like the Pioneer Woman. You could teach us stuff!
February 15, 2011 at 17:09
Your world looks very colorful !
February 15, 2011 at 17:12
I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!
February 15, 2011 at 18:57
What a wonderful greenhouse. The shots are all so beautiful.
February 15, 2011 at 20:42
such GLORIES you feed us!
Aloha from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
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February 15, 2011 at 22:38
awesome captures. I love the crocuses.
February 15, 2011 at 23:06
Nothing like a greenhouse! Beautiful pictures — I can almost smell that wonderful tropical greenhouse aroma!
February 16, 2011 at 00:49
So beautiful, love the pictures and the way you put it all together.
Andie
February 16, 2011 at 01:10
Ah… It’s like home from home for me! Ha ha!
3rd photo: isn’t that a nasturtium?
February 16, 2011 at 01:16
It’s one of those big red Christmas flowers… I think they are called Amaryllis.
February 16, 2011 at 05:43
Oh yes, I think you’re right!
Really big flowers, indeed!
February 17, 2011 at 00:57
Very interesting contrast frozen coldness with tropics!! I love all of them. The color of the greenhouse is delicately beautiful. Thank you for sharing your great photos and words!!
February 16, 2011 at 02:38
I always love visiting here … I know I’m going to see something beautiful and today is no exception.
February 16, 2011 at 02:49
You photos are always stunningly beautiful ~ your words the same…
The last photo is priceless ♥
February 16, 2011 at 03:20
Your pictures…your words..perfectly wonderful…thanks for sharing them.
February 16, 2011 at 04:28
You always share such lovely thoughts!
February 16, 2011 at 07:59
I would like to have a greenhouse here. I love that second photo. But right now I don´t remember the name of those flowers.
February 16, 2011 at 08:34
They are agapanthus from South Africa.
February 16, 2011 at 18:37
Wow, beautiful. All this in a greenhouse in the snow? I see why they need them in Sweden.
February 16, 2011 at 10:04
Wow, fantastic photography.
I particularly like that macro shot in the middle
February 16, 2011 at 10:34
I agree with Zuzana. Your photos really makes my soul sigh. Absolutely amazing! I can look at these all day!
February 16, 2011 at 12:51
Gorgeous Images hon!!
I had forgotten just how much I love visiting you here
C x
February 16, 2011 at 14:33
Stopping by to say thank you for so sweetly recommending my post Love beats hate at Hilarys…what a sweet surprise. I am very honored. XX
February 16, 2011 at 17:01
love each and every sentiment…
and that last pic is priceless!
February 16, 2011 at 17:12
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
February 16, 2011 at 19:53
ah..
you are a wonder.
my.
February 16, 2011 at 20:21
You reminded me that my boyfriend has been wanting to go to the local botanical gardens for two years now. He’s in dire need of being spoiled rotten, so I think I’m going to make that happen. Thanks!
February 17, 2011 at 00:46
as lovely as the flowers are the photo of the heart on the misty window just pulls at my heart
February 17, 2011 at 03:14
Very nice! Love the blue flowers, looks like watercolour.
February 17, 2011 at 16:01
These are lovely but the first one is definitely breathtaking! Very lovely!
February 18, 2011 at 06:22
Dear Fiona!
Your photos are each day, better and better. Congrats
You have a good iamgination. And it is good in a photographer
February 18, 2011 at 06:35
The croci (is it crocuses?) aren’t blooming yet are they? Love the heart. Did your daughter make that with her finger tip?
February 18, 2011 at 14:58
Those flowers in bloom are agapanthus from South Africa. They were blooming because we were in a lovely warm greenhouse!
Yes, my daughter drew the heart!
February 18, 2011 at 19:04
Thanks for that bit of springtime:)
February 21, 2011 at 05:49