Absolutely beautiful Uli. It makes one long for spring especially for those that live in cold places. Erika Schroedersecker Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 7, 2022, at 5:09 AM, Johannes-Ulrich Urban <johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de> wrote: > > Dear All, > > For those of you who want to start the winter blues I have an instant remedy. Just look at the bright blue sky on some of the pictures. The price for that is…… we are desperate for rain. > I had a short excursion to one of my favorite places in the Algarve, it is the delta of a small river with a tidal swamp, every year there is a mass flowering of the native Narcissus papyraceus. It is very scented but the scent is not to everybody’s liking. > The first two pictures show the Narcissus > The following picture is of an almond tree next to deliciously fragrant Retama monosperma > Next picture shows a potted specimen of Tropaeolum hookerianum in my garden. > Mimosas (Acacia spec.) grow everywhere but are considered as invasive weeds. However they are beautiful and strongly fragrant > The last photo is of gladiolus carinatus with Lachenalia bulbifera in my garden > Enjoy > Uli > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image0.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 185847 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image1.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 176536 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image2.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 171739 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image3.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 135244 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image4.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 184432 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image6.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 158642 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
