Flowers in bread oven
You have to smile, don’t you? Whenever I’ve done one of Jake’s challenges, I’ve always sang along to myself as I selected the images. Don’t ask me why, but it’s become a habit. I didn’t spot this challenge till late in the week so even by my standards it’s a bit late for a Sunday Post.
What am I singing? Well, I was humming away to an old tune “Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing”… I don’t know if you know it, but when I got to the line “gone to graveyards everyone” I realised what a very sad song of war it is. And that just won’t do. So, determined to make you smile, I’m singing the Move’s “Flowers in the rain”. Far more appropriate for many of us, I’m sure you’ll agree?
Yes, it rains in the Algarve, but it’s still beautiful!
I think I may have seen these in England, too
It’s always amazing what you can find in the hedgerows
Just growing completely wild and beautiful
- Or tamed in the landscape
I found this pretty fellow shining in some bushes
But I always love a “pop” of colour
So we’ll end in the rain. This might just be the guy for me!
As ever, I hope you enjoyed my singing. You’re quite lucky not to be sitting here in the front room, with me! Please give Jake a little of your time and attention. His graphics are totally inspiring (unlike my singing).
restlessjo 
Now we know where all the flowers have gone… They’ve settled into your gorgeous post. Lovely sharp flower portraits Jo
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Thanks, Pomme 🙂 It’s hard to resist taking photos of flowers, isn’t it?
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It sure is, they are irresistible
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such beautiful flowers Jo! love the orange one. you might have been singing “where have all the flowers gone?” because Pete Seeger died this week? not sure, but maybe? either way, great song and great artist who lived a good, long life.
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Hi Tobyo 🙂 Sorry I haven’t visited for a while. I spotted you commenting somewhere and meant to pop in, but I got sidetracked (always!) Yes, thank you- that’s exactly it though I didn’t even make the association myself! I loved the song, and I loved his work. Now that I think, I could have let it stand as a tribute. One day that brain of mine will work!
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No worries!! 🙂
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gorgeous flowers Jo, I have just been looking at wildflower walks in Spain 🙂
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Amid the apple blossom, Christine 🙂 Sounds perfect!
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The orange flower is my favorite. I love the little droplets of water on it. Beautiful! 🙂
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I took a few of those rainy day shots and I loved the close ups, Nicole. Thank you 🙂
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What a wonderful gift you gave all your readers! You have probably started a tradition, where people sing as they respond to Jake’s challenges.
I like hearing people whistle and sing, I don’t care if it’s in tune or not – it means they are really content and happy. I think it is so sad when someone tells another person to stop singing because it sounds awful. They are effectively destroying the happy moment for that person.
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I’ve been doing it for a while, Madoqua 🙂 I can’t even remember which one it was now but my first Jake post brought a song into my head, and I’ve done it ever since. Silly really, but it’s nice to have a little fun with it. Thank you!
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Oh my goodness, the orange flower with the water droplets is simply sublime. It’s a beautiful capture. What a lovely post, and I’m singing!
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We can sing harmony, Meghan 🙂 Thanks very much for joining me on here. I appreciate it.
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The singing and the flowers put a smile on my face. Those flowers are fabulous. I like the photo with – ah -I think it’s got like fern in there or something. I’m no floral expert, so who knows. But very nice.
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Me neither- I just like them 🙂 Michael’s the expert. I saw the remarks about cut flowers on yours. I treat myself sometimes too. We have an Aldi which is very cheap.
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Hey! We have that here too. Never been. I’ll have to check it out! Thanks
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Your flowers may have been for Jake, but I enjoyed them as well 🙂
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Afterwards I thought I should have titled it “Flowers in the rain”, Colline, but it wouldn’t be a wholely accurate description. 🙂 And I’m glad you liked them.
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Gorgeous flowers. I love the flowers in the bread oven.
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We were out walking through an Algarve village in the countryside when I saw the oven, Angeline. It had “photograph me” written all over it 🙂
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Beautiful flower gallery Jo ! Love the first 2 pics. The water drops on the orange flower makes it even more beautiful. It’s been a long time since since I have seen a pink hibiscus. It’s one of the plants in my parent’s gardens and reminds me of home.
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I love the hibiscus, Divya. They always make me smile and I can never decide which colouration I like best 🙂 Thank you!
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Just goes to show that any dull spot can be brightened up with flowers. Nicely done, Jo. I hear you singing in the rain right here. 🙂
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I’ll have to sing loud to drown out the rain, Lynne 🙂 (actually we’ve been lucky here in the north east but some parts are in a very bad way)
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Love the orange ones!
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Juicy, aren’t they? 🙂
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Thank you for the music (and the flowers)
Vx
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One of these days I’ll put a sound cloud in my posts, and we can all sing along, Viv. I’m sure it’s not difficult but this girl can only handle so many changes at once 🙂
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I’m so in love with your flower gallery 🙂 Thank you so much for brightening up my day! Enjoy the weekend.
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Thanks a lot, Amy. I need to get back to Jake’s page to check out the other entries now. (it never ends, does it? 🙂 ) Have a good weekend, too!
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I, too, need to check out those beautiful flower entries 🙂 See you later, Jo!
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Flowers in the oven….well it could cut down time in the kitchen.:) Beautiful shots Jo.
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I’m all for that, Sue! No great shakes in the kitchen, I’m afraid 🙂 Not sure which I do better- cook or sing.
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Oh I think we may be kindred spirits Jo. Either of those activities done by me seem to clear a room. 🙂
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Trouble is, my husband doesn’t cook either, so it’s cook or starve 🙂
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I hear you Jo. I was exaggerating a bit 🙂 I manage in the kitchen…but the singing…no exaggeration there.
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WOW!
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You must have an unbelievable number of wild flowers where you live now, Nia. Just waiting for a little sunshine 🙂
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I wish I could have heard your singing, Jo! I love those green fuzzy flowers: “wild and beautiful.” I also love the flower with the raindrops, as well as the landscape shot. It looks like you figured out how to make the pictures go to the edge of the text. Bravo! 🙂
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Not sure, Cathy. Didn’t try out your suggestion yet, but I will 🙂 T’ai chi right now. Back to play later. Thanks, hon 🙂
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To me, it looks like you’ve already got it down, Jo! Have fun at T’ai chi. 🙂
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Flowers in a bread oven! That’s a new one for me… And love the Suits theme, was it easy to swap over?
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Very easy initially but I didn’t like the impact on my “Pages” so I had to spend a good while updating and tweaking. Not there yet! 🙂
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That’s why I keep putting it off…..
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Wow, these are beautiful, Jo! I love the flowers in the bread oven…less carbs!
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Precisely, Jill 🙂 It didn’t look awfully hygienic anyway.
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Just love your new look …. suits – have to try it out – quite a few of my friends has changed to this theme. Brilliant choice of theme.
Stunning ….. gallery – as somebody has said, that flowers is the earth’s laughter – looking at your photo, it’s so true.
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I smiled all morning, Vivi (between singing) 🙂
Think I’m going to try header photo tomorrow. Gotta live a little dangerously!
“T’ai chi time” hugs!
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