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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Mosaic Monday ... Hot, Loud and Proud!!

Today I'm joining in both Mary's Mosaic Monday meme and Noels' Hot, Loud and Proud meme.  Actually I'm a day early for the first and a day late for the other ... I'm blaming this horrible hot Winter weather!!!  In what realm of fantasy can a 28 deg C day be called a Winter's day????  I think this is the warmest and the most overcast and dreariest Winter on record here in my patch of Oz.

Anyway .... right now there's lots of great colour around my garden, especially out in my Courtyard Garden.   Out there are the hot colours of the Bracteantha breacteatas  ...

In an outdoor garden bed there's the loud bracts of my Euphorbia pulcherrima ....

.... and in my Shadehouse Garden there's magnificent foliage of these proud Rexs!
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28 comments:

  1. Gatsbys GardensAugust 1, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    Bernie, I am sorry you are having such a hot winter. I know you count on this time of year to be out in the garden. The plants look like they are surviving this, beautiful!

    Eileen

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  2. A Garden of ThreadsAugust 1, 2010 at 11:01 PM

    Hi Bernie, The fantastic blooms in your garden make wonderful mosaics. Take care and have a wonderful day.

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  3. Noel MorataAugust 2, 2010 at 2:56 AM

    aloha,

    what amazing displays you have this month, i especially love your begonias...wish i had more shade in my area to grow these beauties, maybe i should keep them potted like your idea....beautiful mosaic

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  4. Lori at Jarvis HouseAugust 2, 2010 at 3:06 AM

    I love it that you are in the middle of "winter" and it is sooo hot! The plants are lovely and the colors vibrant. Be glad that you don't have a foot of snow!

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  5. UnknownAugust 2, 2010 at 3:06 AM

    Beautiful hot colors - so sorry that applies to the weather as well.

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  6. Carla August 2, 2010 at 6:03 AM

    Hi Bernie,
    It has been a busy summer for me and I have not visited your blog in some time. I love the mosaic monday of flowers you post. Such color!

    Thank you for sharing!

    Carla

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  7. SnapAugust 2, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    Bernie,

    What great color. I love your garden ... a real feast! Happy Mosaic Monday!

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  8. AnjaAugust 2, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    I like to pass to your mosaics not only for the nice photos also for the nice music your blogs has.

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  9. A Bit of the BlarneyAugust 2, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    So very lovely!!!! Yes the colors are really vibrant!!! Well done! Cathy

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  10. eileeninmdAugust 2, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    Wow, love all the pretty colors and flowers. Beautiful mosaic!

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  11. SusanAugust 2, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    WOW!!! Holy Lots of Bright Colors! :-) Beautiful shots. I have never seen a poinsettia growing in the wild before. That's a lovely sight.

    Thank you so much for sharing these gorgeously vibrant photos with us all.

    Hope you have a very lovely day,
    Susan

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  12. VeeAugust 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    Glorious poinsettia and I don't care what anyone says about them...I love them. I also enjoyed seeing the beautiful disks of the straw flowers. Vivid colors and textures. Hope that the weather moderates for you!

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  13. Gardening in a SandboxAugust 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    I guess I would be happy that it was 28 degrees in winter instead of minus 28. Happy gardening.

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  14. CarolAugust 2, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    You have beautiful gardens, the colors are fantastic! Love the flowers in the first mosaic!

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  15. Thoughtfully Blended HeartsAugust 2, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Beautiful flowers and mosaics!!!

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  16. AndreaAugust 2, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    Hi Bernie, i love all of them most especially the begonias. I love to plant them too, but they will not thrive here when the dry season arrives, so i will later be disappointed mourning for their loss. So i will just content myself appreciating yours! thanks.

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  17. RajeshAugust 2, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Beautiful and colorful flowers. You have a lovely garden.

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  18. Regina August 2, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    Vivid and gorgeous!
    Thank you for sharing.

    Happy Mosaic Monday.

    " Regina

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  19. AnonymousAugust 2, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    Hi Bernie, woh a stunning mosiac of amazing colours. Do you ever get to go somewhere cooler?
    I like the soup seasn we get here, though southeners think we are tradgic.

    Jane

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  20. LindaAugust 2, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    beautiful blooms

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  21. My Dream CanvasAugust 3, 2010 at 6:10 AM

    Oh my, what a gorgeous mosaic..the flowers looks stunning. I like your blog..hope you can stop by My Dream Canvas

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  22. africanaussieAugust 3, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Hi Bernie,
    I too am hoping to have a touch of winter before summer arrives! Loved your collages, and would like to grow some more begonias - they seem to like my garden. You have a great variety.

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  23. Laura BloomsburyAugust 4, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    what a hot and loud winter you are having! I'd be proud if these were my blooms - especially the begonias.

    Laura

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  24. BernieHAugust 4, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments. We've finally had a 'cool' Winter's morning ... temp. dropped to 8 deg C early this morning ... and we had a weather alert!!!!!!! We don't get days/nights where the temp drops below 10!!!

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  25. KimberlyAugust 4, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Very nice, loud and proud, Bernie!! I love the poinsettia...although anything euphorbia makes me shiver as I've learned these milky sap suppliers are a huge allergen to my sensitive skin...GRRRR! :)

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  26. AnonymousAugust 5, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    While I don't generally follow along with blog memes, I should this time because this one really fits me. I like loud colors, in my home and garden. I know that summers are pretty brutal where you are, and that keeps you from enjoying the season. But keep in mind that winters are brutal here, so summer has to be savored no matter how hot because winter is so awful!

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  27. diane bAugust 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    Magic colour.

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  28. BernieHAugust 6, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Kimberly ... thanks for dropping by! Sad to hear you can't have Euphorbias because of the risk of coming into contact with the sap! There are so many lovely varieties.

    Msrobin ... I too have quite a few of the hot colours in my garden. They seem to work particularly well in the tropics!!

    Thanks Diane. This time of year ... and into Spring is definitely the time for colour.

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