One of my favorite garden flowers is Autumn Joy (Botanical Name: Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Common Name: Stonecrop). In the summer the blooms turn from green to pink and in the fall they will take on a darker color. The honey bees love the flowers.
This is how they look in late fall (this photo was taken fall 2010).
This is the bloom of a Sempervivum, common name Hens & Chicks.Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Charles W. Eliot
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me.
Anatole France
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
Attributed to Groucho Marx
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47 comments:
Wow!!!! So breathtakingly beautiful. Awesome macro of the bee at work.
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Have a glorious weekend.
Beautiful.
Beautiful photos Judy and I love the quotes, especially the inside of the dog.
I laughed laud when I read it.
Autumn joy flowers are pretty and the star shaped bloom of Hens & Chicks as well.
Have a great weekend!
laughing at the book lending advice. :)
and the hen and chicks photo - love those little sceptor-like sprigs. :)
every time i see sedum and hens and chicks i think, go find some and buy it, then i forget. i do love them and your bbbbbbbbb uuu ti ful BEE is great. like the quotes, since reading is my most favorite past time, it even beats email and blogging.
Have a great weekend, Judy! I can hear the rain falling outside my window this morning. Love those quotes, especially the last one!
Love the quotes. Beautiful flowers and awesome macro of the bee!
Beautiful shots.
Basil Flowers
Stunning shots!
Basil Flowers
Love those shots and quotes!!! Thanks for participating!
Love the Autumn Joy photos, beautiful! The quote about books is so true!
Simply stunning colors and wonderful photos.
Gorgeous photos, beautiful bloom, and all fantastic quotes!
Oh my gosh you've done it again!!!! I could have passed out from sheer joy when I saw your header!!! I don't think I have ever seen the blooms of Hen & chicks. People always seem to post them with no flowers, so I never really cared for them, till NOW! Now I want some!! Love the bee!!! When I got to the store last week, intent on a Samsung Galaxy, they talked me into an iPad! iPads don't cost any more than the others now, so why not get the best? I'm so glad I did!! iPads don't have an SD card slot, but you can buy a little adapter, I need to do that. And it has a really fun thing on it called Photo Booth, where you can do all kinds of crazy effects. It is worth it for that alone. E-mail me if you have questions...
I love the clarity of your photos. Beautiful capture of the bee.
Great shots--really "up close and personnal" in the one shot. I love all your quotes too--reading is such a joy. Mickie :)
Love the bee pic!
The Autumn Joy is sooo pretty!
The Hens and Chicks remind me of something in the ocean, can't remember the name of it, it captures and eats fish. LOL!
Great quotes!
They are beauttiful...I've heard and seen Sedum before but never anything quite like this...and so versatile for 2 seasons.
Happy Saturday
Hugs M&M
I love the Groucho one :)
Here's mine:
http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/09/quote-it-saturday_17.html
Wow, just amazing. My neighbor has Sedum, I'm going to have to go play in her garden.
Beautiful photos! I always love Groucho Marx quotes, and the Anatole France quote is so true. I never get back the books I have lent. Check out my quote it post
http://thenovelstudent.blogspot.com/2011/09/quote-it-saturday-91711.html
Thank you for introducing me to Autumn Joy. I think I shall curl up with a book but I must finish dinner; guests arriving in an hour!
Enjoy the weekend
love the color combos.
Thanks for this wonderful Weekend Flowers and for your nice comment :)
So very beautiful!!! :)
Love the bee!!
What beautiful flowers too, the stamens look like they have little raindrops on them!!
Your photos are always stunning. I love your new header and your seedum.
lovely flowers
Excellent bee macro!
I have never seen a sempervivum photographed this beautifully - a stunning shot!
Carletta's Captures
Your Hens and Chicks flower photo is stunning. I don't think I've seen one of these before.
Great macro, it is like a different world there.
Beautiful photos and my favourite is the bee photo.
beautiful macro photos!!!
have a great day:))
Superb flowers, my favourite set of photos here. And that Groucho Marx quote is priceless.
Rosie
How interesting we have a pink sedum just coming into flower here that we know as Ice plant, I have no idea why.
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Lovely blooms.
My share of flowers, have a great week ahead.
wonderful bursts of colours. the shot of the bee is superb. have a great week.
Your pictures just made me realize how much I miss by not really looking at things.
Beautiful.
I'll never surrender Summer. It should be called a Fall killjoy.
What a gorgeous flower. I stumble photoblogged the one with the bee, it is amazing.
Hello dear,
I love flowers and I can't wait to go back to my mum house because we have hundred of them.
I also discover and had a crush on this Charles W. Eliot quote you shared with us.
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Wish you a lovely tuesday
Grace
Beautiful :)
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Great words and beautiful photos! Man, those colors are amazing!
Fabulous photos of those colourful flowers
beautiful shots...I have these sedum in my garden, its a beautiful flower.
Nayana@shutterbug
That is a beautiful flower. I dont' recall seeing it before, but now I want one!
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