Beautiful raindrops shimmered on the flowers and leaves in the garden this morning, everything sparkled after last night’s rain and thunderstorm. There was a freshness about the garden and the scent was earthy. Soon the sun burned the mist away and the breeze dried out the raindrops but not before I had enjoyed their beauty. A fine summer’s morning in West Cork.
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beautiful!
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Thank you Viviane.
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Beautiful photos. We had the thunder too last night and the rain kept coming most of the day, though it has cleared now!
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It cleared up here by lunch time and we did see the sun 🙂 All in all I find we are enjoying a nice summer here in West Cork this year!
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Good to here – bit mixed here but probably warmer summer than last year.
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Prachtige regendruppels en dan schittert de wereld even van alle zijden te gelijk
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Ja wat is de natuur toch mooi he!
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There is nothing like fresh raindrops on flowers and leaves.
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Love the photo of the moody clouds.Great shots – thank you for sharing, Agnes.
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ahhh, I can just feel the coolness of the morning, the “morning has broken” feeling… so appreciate you saved it to share!
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You are very welcome Mary!
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Beautifully fresh
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Yes Derrick refreshing raindrops!
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Gorgeous photos, dear Agnes! Have a wonderful week!😊
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Thank you Ann and enjoy a lovely weekend too.
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a wonderful gallery. Rain is only liquid sunshine, dear Agnes, but it certainly adds a little melancholia to everything which I like a lot. Hope you’re fine, wishing you a nice day, regards Mitza
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And so it is Mitza, liquid rain! We have had a nice mix of both that and sun shine so we can be happy. Enjoy a lovely weekend!
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Strange weather this summer here in Hamburg. I am still looking for summer. Do you know where it hides? 🙂
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Haha…no not sure where it is hiding dear Mitza, but here in Ireland we have been getting good enough weather lately when we could leave doors and windows open for fresh air which I love!
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Nice depth to that spider web photo; there’s so much that catches the eye in it. I didn’t hear the thunder but the rain was very welcome. Raining now a good bit also after a fairly sunny day, perfect growing conditions I think 🙂
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Yes perfect conditions for growth and the garden is very happy. Lots more rain since then here but sun is also visiting us 🙂
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You capture the raindrops so well, Agnes. Hopefully, we will have some more rain today so I can appreciate the same magic here!
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Did you get any rain Helen? We had a glorious day here 🙂
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Yes, we’ve got rain here now 😊. Tomorrow should be fair so hopefully that will mean lots of growing and ripening. Glad to hear you’ve had a glorious day, Agnes.
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Thank you Helen 🙂
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So beautiful, what is the first flower? we have a similar one which grows in the wild.
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I think that it is called a black eyed Susie but I am not sure. It is a climber and grows easy enough.
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Yes, what grows here is a climber too. We use the flowers to make rasam, a watery soup 😊
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Oh that is interesting. Do you happen to know the latin name of your plant? Is it medicinal?
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I will find out, we call it bottu huvu, bottu means a dot and huvu is flower. My husband says it is of the hibiscus family.
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Thank you very much Mukhamani.
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nature has moments that just stop us in our tracks,
lovely photos
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Thanks Eddie, yes nature is awesome.
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Wow, it’s gorgeous, thank you for sharing such beauty
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Many thanks to you too!
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glittering pics..
ever wonder the aftermath of a Storm can be so adoring !
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Thank you for your comment, and yes often a very refreshing aftermath.
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Lovely words and photos! I live in Hong Kong and miss wide open spaces having grown up in small town US. Hong Kong has nice parks and there are nice hills to hike, surprisingly so. I am trying my hand at growing plants, a window sill garden within a concrete jungle. =)
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That’s so worthwhile isn’t it Brenda! Enjoy!
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