Tag: Colours
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Green & Blue
A lush green Malta just before the summer drought takes over while the sky and sea remain equally blue all year round. Will this be my last summer in Malta? After twenty yrs on this tiny island in the Mediterranean, it’s time to move on. The one way ticket to Cyprus is booked, we have…
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Flower of The Day
With reference to yesterday’s green plant and the question, “What are you looking at?”. It wasn’t as simple as I thought but it’s certainly a kind of onion-plant. Onion is a vegetable cultivated species of the genus Allium, Allium is Latin for Garlic. But the Allium family includes more than just onions so I had…
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On the Farmer’s Field
What are you looking at?
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Miġra l-Ferħa
Last weekend we went to Miġra l-Ferħa which is just a few kilometers from Rabat where we live. As you can see in the image above, the cliffs are high and plunge vertically down to the sea while people and cars look like miniatures. Miġra l-Ferħa, Malta – May 2021
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Lovely Spring!
It feels wonderful to be able to go out and find nature just around the corner. I’ll never regret moving from Sliema to Rabat. Even if it’s temporary, this is how I want to live in the future, close to nature along with my lovely dogs. A selection of images taken while walking my dogs…
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Different Views
Next to Rabat, where we just moved, is Mdina. The ancient city dates back 4,000 years, is older than Valletta and was the capital of Malta from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Mdina is today also referred to as the ‘Silent City’. This view was taken just a few steps from where we live.From a…
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Yellow Mellow
Above are some trifling knowledge, a couple of quotes and some flowers from yesterday’s walk with my doggies. I chose the yellow ones, there are plenty of them now. Don’t forget to click on an image to enlarge. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day By the way, we’ve moved from Sliema to Rabat! Nature…
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Poppy- Flower of The Day
Yesterday I saw the first poppies of the year, one of my favorites when it comes to wildflowers. “The earth laughs in flowers.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson” The purple is not as common as the red ones. Sure, they’re all beautiful!“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”…
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Gladiolus – Wild plants of Malta
This is one of many colorful wild flowers that can be seen here on the island right now. The beautiful gladioli are sometimes called the sword lily because of the sword-shaped leaves of the plants in this genus but the most widely-used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus. This lovely flower appear…
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Almond trees, Flowers & Nuts
Species name: Prunus dulcis Maltese name: Siġra tal-Lewż English name: Almond Status for Malta: Non-native species, but introduced in Malta before 1492 when Columbus discovered the New World. Flowering Time: Dec-Feb. But they are still in bloom here in Malta, even though we are in the middle of March. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The…
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Flower & Color of The Day – Mimosa
Malta’s Countryside in March 2021 Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Flower & Color of The Day
I still have some pictures left from the bouquet of tulips that I bought in early February. In a previous post, I showed the pink ones while these have shades of orange, red and yellow with hints of green. Please click on one of the images above to enlarge, then it will be more colorful!…