Birthday Wishes with Flowers

[mrdreamjeans]

I'm headed to the airport in a couple of hours, already mostly packed. With the travel today, and the organization to move some of my things to Houston tomorrow, I don't want to miss out on wishing four very special people a very happy birthday. So this morning, I celebrate prokampf and markosf in California, quietdanmn here in the Twin Cities and bansagart in Portland! Happy Birthday, my friends!

In honor of your birthdays, I'm posting a few photos that I captured on Thursday of the beautiful flowers of the Como Conservatory in St. Paul. I'm not very knowledgeable about what they are (except the orchids and the rose and even then I don't know what type they are); perhaps folks can enlighten me. Here's a birthday bouquet! Enjoy!

Comments

[deanosota.livejournal.com]

Those are wonderful, colorful photos.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Deano! Have a great day wherever you go and whatever you do!

[profkampf.livejournal.com]

Those photos make me feel like Im in Alice and Wonderland Singing Flowers Garden ("Sound your 'A'!)

A lovely Birthday Post - thank you!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome! I don't have your graphics talents, but I do love color. Hope you had a wonderful day of celebration!

HUGS!

[bansagart.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the birthday wishes and the beautiful flowers.
The first one looks like a hibiscus and the second like a dahlia :) Elfkat can probably identify them all!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! You all are very strongly in my thoughts and I'm holding you close in my heart.

HUGS!

[markosf.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the flowers! :)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! It will be easy to remember Ray and your birthdays because I can now pair them up with Morgan and Tommy's anniversary in my mind and memory! :)

HUGS!

[designerotter.livejournal.com]

What beautiful flower shots - and a lovely way to send flowers as birthday greetings.
The trivia geek in me can't resist the challenge (takes deep breath... it's 1:00 am and the brains are fried from drafting): Off the top of my head, the flowers are:
1. Hibiscus (what a gorgeous color hybrid!)
2. Gerberia (sometimes called African daisy ?)
3. some sort of Geranium (maybe a Pelargonium?)
4. Rose (but I don't know its name)
5. Orchid (perhaps a Dendrobium species)
6. Clematis hybrid (originally they're deep purple, with only 4 petals)
7. another Clematis hybrid - jazzy color !)
8. a Bromeliad (an ornamental member of the pineapple family ... my mom used to grow them in pink)

Aren't professor-types annoying? :0)
Hugs!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

No, not at all! Professorial types give you information! Now, that I see it in print, I can see the signage at the Observatory and I know you're right on all 8 counts. The clematis came in four colors, vine-like. I am certain you got it right! Thanks! :)

Big HUGS!