Orange

Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 26 March 2008 in Plants & Nature.

The recent cold snap brought us lots of snow*, ice-cold storms**, and destructively low*** temperatures. This shook me to the very foundations, so I needed something to settle down, like this summer picture of last year's pansies. Ah, I feel better now :)

Translation for Canadians:
* ridiculously small amount of white stuff that melts away in half an hour
** almost unnoticeable breeze
*** cosy temps above 32°F / 0°C, minimum temps at 24.8°F / -4°C; warm

Comments (12)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

These are vibrant with the way they catch the light. Wonderful reminders of summer.

26 Mar 2008 1:43am

@Michael Skorulski: My wife's favourite flowers :-)

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

LOL! The Canadians do seem to have it bad this year. Great shot of the pansies!

26 Mar 2008 2:31am

@Craig: Thanks, Craig! Usually, our snow is gone within a day. I can live with that ;)

Evi from Athens, Greece

Lovely colors.

26 Mar 2008 2:43am

@Evi: Definitely! Thanks for dropping in!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I love your commentary MS :D
These beautiful flowers (in one of my favourite colours) are a great reminder of what we have to look forward too. A really pretty shot :)

26 Mar 2008 4:49am

@MaryB: I hope our cold snap will be over soon! My wife has already prepared new pots with pansies. I'm sure you'll like them :)

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Oh Yes ,we need that... warm colors and sun... just 3 or 4 months more and it will be a reality.
well done the translation for our Canadians friends...

26 Mar 2008 5:24am

@Evelyne Dubos: Oh, I hope the sun will be here in 3 or 4 weeks... :-)

Tracey from Baltimore, United States

Pansies are my all time favorites. The temperature here is almost just right for planting winter pansies. They make me smile, as does this picture!

26 Mar 2008 7:57am

@Tracey: Thank you so much, you just made my day :-)

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Nice warm colors and a sense of fragileness captured with how paper-thin the petals look. Those translations work well for Chicagoans, too. :-(

26 Mar 2008 10:43am

@Steven: Poor one! I know what you mean: your forecast, my forecast. However, it's getting better slooooowly.

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

I'm glad you clarified the cold snap for us! Very amusing.

Those are some beautiful orange flowers. The light is pleasant.

26 Mar 2008 1:10pm

@Laurie: Thanks, Laurie :) These are my wife's favourites, new pansy pots are already prepared.

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Wow! This is truely beautiful! My favourite color too :)

26 Mar 2008 1:14pm

@Ina: Glad you like them! There will be much more soon, temperatures are slowly getting better :)

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

WOW! Klasse Farben und sehr schöne Bildaufteilung!

26 Mar 2008 3:12pm

@Michael: Stiefmütterchen sind härter im Nehmen, als ich dachte: einen Topf haben wir ohne Verluste durch den Winter bekommen. Blühen tun sie gut, nur leider duften sie nicht mehr im zweiten Jahr.

juant3 from Bremen, Germany

Yes... that is what we need... SUMMER! (Which is soon here!) Hopefully it will not be a rainy one again... Beautiful choice of color for these pansies...

28 Mar 2008 5:06pm

@juant3: Thanks, I'll tell my wife :-)