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Wallflowers

Posted by CElliottUK (Reading, United Kingdom) on 21 May 2013 in Architecture.

Every November my Dad would appear with a wet newspaper full of wallflower plants bought from the local greengrocer which were planted in the Winter and came up in the Spring
It never occurred to me to ask why they were called wallflowers
In many of the nooks and crevices in the walls of Netley Abbey live wallflowers, these ones are around 6-7 metres above ground level
Now I know

Canon EOS-1D X 1/1000 second F/13.0 ISO 1600 55 mm

AM3 get-together!

It''s on Saturday 25th May, in the historic town of York.

FINAL UPDATE
Less than 2 Weeks to go. We are meeting at 10AM on Saturday in the reception area of the Guy Fawkes Inn, High Petergate, YO1 7HP - see you there!

Don't forget the competition - take a shot which...

Which is least likely to be awarded an Aminus3 Spotlight
Has the most number of photographers in it
At 11:14 and 2:22
That sums up "Tourist rubbish"
That sums up the beauty of York
The Grand ol' Duke of York

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Any opportunity to grow - weeds have the same zest for life

21 May 2013 6:23am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Amazing how the self seed, I mean to plant them every year and never do, maybe this year

21 May 2013 6:37am

David from Avranches, France

They know what needs a spot of colour.

21 May 2013 7:42am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

There an old-time feeling of all is well to these plants - much the same as with the words 'greengrocer' and 'newspaper' . .

21 May 2013 8:09am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

They found their own vases too, cuts down on the domestic chores!

21 May 2013 8:21am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Nature wants to cover up the traces of a human in a beautiful way.

21 May 2013 9:01am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

La nature embellit superbement ces ruines, splendide shot. Bonne journée.

21 May 2013 9:02am