From Swan Island Dahlias, Canby, Oregon. I visited early on Labor Day morning.
A test garden dahlia--they don't have names yet, just numbers. I forgot to photograph the number.
Pipsqueak. Hot Tamale.
Patricia Ann's Sunset. Lucky Ducky.
I'm a Hottie. Koppertone.
Bed Head. Little Missy.
Cloudburst. Crazy Legs.
Mardy Gras. Raspberry Punch.
A worker from Swan Island Dahlias cuts blossoms to be sold to patrons of the Dahlia Show. He's got his knife in his mouth and a bouquet in his hands. I had watched him for a while, walking along and cutting first one stem, then another, until he had this big bunch.
11 comments:
Wonderful colours!
Spectacular floral colours. Don't you hate to see the last of the blossoms?
beautiful macro, I love the garden. I a friend of mine was up in Portland over the weekend. She posted a picture on facebook of the voodoo donut store.
Wow! Beautiful specimens!!!
Eye-Popping collage of color from these Beauties! Nice camera work.
Can you imagine the smiles and good feelings this worker sees when handing the cut flowers to the visitors. I bet everyone tries to smell the flowers even tho they have no fragerance as you kindly pointed out to me. (Thanks).
I felt the promise of Fall in the air this morning in Oklahoma!
Wow that first shot just woke me up! Great close up.
Quite a colorful collection, Lynette. This would be fun to see.
Fantastic! The colors are so vibrant and I love the water droplets!
Stunning! Brightened up my day.
It's such a delight to see all of those colorful flowers in bloom. Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful place on this planet!
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