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Crab Cactus
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Uploaded: 11/07/07 2:15 PM GMT
Crab Cactus
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Itīs winter here in Sweden now, so I have to have my flowers in pots on the windowsill. Here is one of the flowers that brightens the dark November days for me now. Hope you will enjoy the Crab Cactus flower too :-) NOTE: In Sweden we have a saying that goes like this īA child that is loved, has got many names`, and that seams to be the case here too :-). I looked it up on Wikipedia and itīs called "Holliday cactus", Christmas cactus", "Easter cactus", "Crab Cactus" etc. -They are composed of several closely related species in the genus Schlumbergera (often called "Zygocactus" in older works)- Anyway, it is a beautiful flower, that brightens up the dark days of November for me, and I hope for you too :-)
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::Dunstickin
11/07/07 2:48 PM GMT
Beautiful!
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Very striking colours and a good close-up.
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If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect, then why practice?
Superb composition, colour is great, good post.
Thanks for the view...
Regards,
Mark.
Thanks for the view...
Regards,
Mark.
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Another lovely cactus bloom.
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I swear this looks just like a plant I know as a "Christmas Cactus"... Would love to see a shot of the plant itself. Very pretty! ~Mary~
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Mary and I are thinking the same thing. That's exactly what it looks like to me and it certainly is a beauty. Nice lighting here as well.
♫ 005 PJ ♫
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"I never looked for it, gave it no name; yet I knew it always, when the gift of peace came. I stood quite still for the moment that it lasted...Then the light shifted slightly and the moment passed, leaving me...with the lasting echo of its presence.." Diana Gabaldon
I think itīs two different names for the same cactus flower.
In sweden this one is called "November cactus". I īgoogled`it and it was translated to english as "Crab Cactus". There was a photo of it too, and it looked like my flower. Anybody know more about this? Please tell me about it.
In sweden this one is called "November cactus". I īgoogled`it and it was translated to english as "Crab Cactus". There was a photo of it too, and it looked like my flower. Anybody know more about this? Please tell me about it.
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SEFA
Is it a Christmas cactus? I think that's what we call them. Beautiful against the black background.
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All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p>
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Fantastic flora friend!! Gorgeous colorings about it!!
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Why do the pictures come out square when the lens is round?? Picture Purrrfect .
Yeah it is a Christmas cactus... I have two myself one white and on red just like yours...you done a great job of capturing the full bloom:)
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Came across this one in the VB Susanne and it's wonderful. Great colours and lighting. Love how it jumps out on the dark background.
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Precisely the flower I photographed today, Susanne! I'll save it for another time. This one looks a lot like mine, but the background is a different color. This one is gorgeous, of course!
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You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
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Great colors and nicely presented.
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Beautiful close up of this vibrant cactus. The dark background really makes it stand out. Very pretty.
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A very stunning photo of a beautiful flower:-) Excellent work!
Deborah
Deborah
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