In Switzerland I developed a habit that my kids found very annoying: compulsively taking pictures of flowers. I thought I'd collect all my favourites and stick them together here, and do a little research into what I was looking at. Garden Flowers …
In Switzerland I developed a habit that my kids found very annoying: compulsively taking pictures of flowers. I thought I'd collect all my favourites and stick them together here, and do a little research into what I was looking at.
Garden Flowers
The gardens were so lush, I couldn't stop myself. In particular, the roses were over the top with variety and size. Other than the roses, these are mostly identified with Google Image search, so there may be errors. I didn't bother with the scientific name because those don't hold a lot of interest for me, and so many common names for flowers are frankly hilarious.
Wild Flowers
The wildflowers captured my heart. Partly in their own right, but partly because some of them brought to mind the many connections between arctic biomes and alpine biomes. When you get high enough in temperate mountains, you get the same conditions we have on the ground back at home, and you can see those parallels in the shapes of some plants and flowers.
Not this first one though.
And just for a bonus, here's a bit of fauna we spotted at a playground.
Thanks for reading! Happy Fathers day to all the father-types out there. Hope you are staying warm or cool, wherever in the world you find yourself.
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