I guess the theme is to walk around your neighborhood and take some pictures. So that’s what I did this morning. The most prominent thing in my neighborhood is the bougainvillea. Every house has it. It flowers most of the year round and requires little water. That’s why it is very popular here in the desert. It comes in beautiful vibrant colors and I think its reflection in the water looks stunning.
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Yay! Another photo challenge! 🙂 Beautiful!
Thanks. Are you taking part?
I am 🙂 🙂
Where is it? 😦 Send me the link
eh? I thought I got the link from you 😀
I meant where is your entry?
oh! when I get home lol ::
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So much beautiful colour 🙂 We used to grow bougainvillea when we lived in Greece 🙂
Really? It’s easy to grow and looks beautiful.
Amazing colours! Makes me miss summer and warmth 🙂
Umm this is our winter 😉
Lucky you! 🙂
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Beautiful. 😀
Thank you!
Bougainvillea is so beautiful. When I lived in S California we had some. Thanks for playing, I enjoyed your photos.
Thank you! I had my post ready since the morning!
Oh, lovely colours and – sunshine! Greetings from a snowy Sweden!
Oh wish I could send you some sunshine from here! Keep warm 🙂
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Being an avid gardener and having worked in the horticultural industry for over 20 years, including landscaping to greenhouse production, and everything in between, it always always amazes me when I get to see plants growing in their rightful climate. Bougainvillea is such a beautiful albeit prickly shrub. It is so beautiful and the brightest colors in the varied spectrum are beyond brilliant. Here, they are considered “tropicals” meaning they serve their purpose for the summer into fall season, and then, if luck is on your side, and you overwinter it indoors, you may have a thriving plant for the next season. More often than not, however, the plants, usually in hanging baskets or uprights on trellises, are tossed. And wow – are they expensive too! They are “too fussy” to bother with because even in ideal greenhouse production, they are a tremendous amount of work.
Such lovely images 🙂
Thanks for sharing – this really brightened my day – made me fee like winter won’t be such a dreadfully long time in ending. Most of us are tired of the cold and snow. And yeah, Sunday, February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day – let’s hope the little guy doesn’t see his shadow and we have an early Spring! All hail to the warmer weather and plants bursting in richly colored beauty!
We have bougainvillea back in Pakistan as well which is a totally different climate from Dubai. We have planted it outside our house running all the way up to the outside stairs as a means of preventing someone from climbing into the house. It looks pretty and has its uses.
Hope your weather warms up soon, you must be tired of all that cold and snow. Here’s to good weather and bright colors!
Thank you – finally it is getting warmer – at least for some time to come – which is a blessing. Ah yes, flowers and shrubs serve all types of purposes – not only visual eye candy 😉
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