Though outdoor temperatures are low (10-15° C), some flowers like the cool weather.
From now on, till the first of November we will see the most beautiful fall flowers, especially chrysanthemums, of the year.
On the 1st of November is All Saints' Day. Like in most European countries, we celebrate the "Day of the Dead" on this day.
Most families visit cemeteries to remember deceased loved ones and decorate gravestones with chrysanthemums. Gardeners are holding their best flowers for this day when money doesn't count.
As I can't post all my autumn flower photos on the blog, I show them up in the following video.
At the last part oft the video I have a recording with some very small and speedy creatures, which look like hummingbirds (Kolibri). All I could clearly see with my eyes was that they are about 4 cm long. They are flying with such speed that the eye is unable to distinguish the details.
Although hummingbirds don't live in our parts, they showed up in different parts of the country, to the astonishment of the few witnesses, who also managed to take some still pictures (unlike me).
If you have the patience to watch the video, those who saw hummingbirds in real life, please let me know what these are.
21 comments:
Hi Maia: Your video of flowers was really beautiful. The visitor in the last few slides was a hummingbird moth. You do not see a lot of them but when you do it is special. Have a great weekend.
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You have so many beautiful flowers. :)
We also have All Souls Day and All Saints Day on November 1 and 2. The whole cemetery becomes filled with families visiting their departed loved ones and having a reunion!
What a beautiful collection of fall flowers, Maia! I'm going to watch the video now..Have a good weekend!
I have to say that looks like a hummingbird to me, and your flowers are gorgeous!
Oh, Maia, this video just took my breath away. The butterfly shots were amazing and to capture not just one but two hummingbirds is quite magical. Yes, they are hummingbird moths. There were some flowers I did not recognize yet were all gorgeous. About 4 minutes into the video there is one red stem like flower and I was wondering if that was astilbe. Such a soothing and serene video with the perfect music to take us on a journey through nature. I loved it.
Hello!! Yes it's a hummingbird and you had two! I'd like to ask what's the name of the flower that the hummingbird visited. Seems that they like it among the other flowers. Happy weekend!
I loved your slide show. And I thought the music you chose to accompany it was just perfect! A hummingbird moth, eh? What an interesting little creature. As usual, your pictures are spectacular!
oh that pale pink chrysanthemum is divine, i love the teensy dark spot on the outside of the petal
Aaaa I see that you got a answered here, in the comment from Gardening... I have only seen a humming brid when I visit Boliva many years ago.
MB
Hi Maia,
I very much enjoyed your slideshow. Nicely done. That is definitely a hummingbird, although what kind I do not know. They zoom around so cutely, don't they? Perhaps put out a feeder for them and they will come by more often. They do love red and pink flowers, especially the tall, tubular kinds.
Many thanks everyone for the lovely comments.
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I enjoyed the video, all the flowers are so beautiful! and I love the pink aster, over here I've seen mostly in purple, never in pink. But good thing is they bloom all year long, due to our tropical heat.
The stills are beautiful and really enjoyed the video. Lovely music to go with lovely flowers. Your mystery guest is a moth. It is called a Hummingbird Moth. They do resemble a hummingbirds though, don't they?
I love mums. They are such happy, colorful flowers and your shots are perfection. I especially like the Orange one. Have a nice weekend.
Poetic Shutterbug
No it's not astilbe, it's an Amaranth type, I think, Amaranthus Cruentas Velvet Curtains with reddish leaves.
I have some astilbe pictures but I had no space for more flowers in this series.
Kim,
I'm sorry, I don't know the name of the flower but I'll try to identify it on the web, later.
I absolutely love your third shot!!! Such gorgeous color!
That looks and acts like a hummingbird to me. Maybe it heard about all those fabulous flowers and made the trek there to enjoy them. Thanks for hosting the weekly flower show!
Beautiful flowers !
I love that flower arrangement! I love the colours, and the shape, and the way you have used common flowers that are not often displayed this way!
Lovely floral arrangement. And the details and color in the image of the orange mum are gorgeous.
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