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Post by nmlalba on Mar 7, 2008 22:33:30 GMT -6
Hi everyone....  it's Saturday today n an off-day for us...it was raining this morning...but s soon s it stopped i went out to d garden with my cam....so pholks....here r some flowers from Malaysia.... First....some orchids....this is a very fragrant Cattleya  ...n this is also fragrant...this ia a wild orchid thatz commonly found on trees such s d coconut for example....  ..a closer shot...  ...n this is Spathoglottis....a terrestrial orchid that grows in ordinary garden soil...i have 3 types...but the other two r not blooming....this is a yellow one...  c |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 7, 2008 22:39:59 GMT -6
...some roses ... First...this pink one...emm don't ask me itz name...i do not know...think itz a local...but i do know that itz VERY FRAGRANT...ahhh love itz fragrance sooo much...  ...n this is another fragrant one...ahh this i do know d name of...Westerland...hails all d way from California!!  ...n this was bought locally...yup..no name again....not much of a fragrance either...emmm..in fact none..i think...  |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 7, 2008 22:44:08 GMT -6
...n a few other flowers r.... my white Clerodendron...also fragrant...  ...n my Begonia...  ..n my Balsam...or Toch me not...  ...n My Episcia or Flame Violet....  ...finally my Heliconia...  Enjoy everyone...n have a nice day!! |
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Post by Christy on Mar 10, 2008 13:39:44 GMT -6
nmlalba your pic are sooo pretty!! 
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 11, 2008 5:34:59 GMT -6
...thank you christy..... Here r a phew more pics....emmm not sure what d name of this is..!!  .....n my 'too-opened' dahlia..... sadly due to our climate....i couln't get dahlias s beautifully lovely s u can....  ...n another wild orchid in my garden....  Enjoy ......n have a nice day!! |
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Post by Christy on Mar 11, 2008 21:27:08 GMT -6
more beauitful flowers! your lucky you can have orchids growin wild!! hope you find out what your blue flowers name is, i googled blue flower images this morn n couldnt find it, it sure is pretty!
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 12, 2008 21:29:11 GMT -6
i have just remembered that somebody from another forum suggested that it could be Chinese Houses or Collinsia...? So while writing this m also googling Chinese Houses or Collinsia.... ......n this is among what i found....eemm not very sure if this is d same plant...may b mine is a slightly different species..?? www.wildflowerinformation.org/Wildflower.asp?ID=29 |
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Post by abirdseyeview on Mar 13, 2008 10:40:04 GMT -6
Woooooooeeeee! Quite a sight for winter weary eyes. Thanks for sharing.  |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 17, 2008 9:03:26 GMT -6
U r cetainly most welcome ABEV.... is it still winter out at your place.....?
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 23, 2008 3:29:19 GMT -6
Hi everyone.... Dunno where to post these pics of my Betta fish...from my garden...i have couples n families in their private concrete 'ponds'...n this morning i noticed this couple engaged in 'procreation'...suppose most have seen Betta fighting...they r very well known for that...well that is their other name...fighting fish.... but have u seen them mating...? here r some pics....   |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 23, 2008 3:34:44 GMT -6
...then d lady fish is still while d male picks up eggs from her...? think that was what i saw...?  ...later she will also help....  Enjoy everyone...n have a nice day!! |
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Post by Tonnymonk on Mar 24, 2008 6:43:07 GMT -6
Great pics!!! You have some beautiful plants and flowers!! Thanks for sharing with those of us who have to "suffer" through the cold here! I could spend all day looking at these!!
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Post by abirdseyeview on Mar 24, 2008 11:23:31 GMT -6
nmlalba said: Yes, but Spring is just around the corner. Plants are popping their way through the ground.   OH MY! Can we show such pictures on this site?  |
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Post by kratz7 on Mar 26, 2008 2:29:21 GMT -6
NML, Your flowers are absolutely gorgeous,  I only wish I had half of them in my gardens. Show us more.......please Kratz7 |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 27, 2008 0:02:08 GMT -6
Hi Kratz7...n ABEV... well i seem to have shifted my cam to Bettas...here ar a few more Bettas for u to enjoy... actually they r d hubby's...he is more into 'rearing' while i m more into gardening... so we have Bettas, guppies n gouramis n even ducks in our yard...n at d moment there r sooo ..err too many i think...new ducklings....well they r really cute tho... Here r d Bettas...These ones r so darn difficult to capture on film...they do dart around ever sooo fast...so i caught 'em in my 'net' so they won't b darting around...wanted soo much for u to see their beauty but i think i have failed to capture that...!  ..d same guy...different angel..  ...here r his wives...  |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 27, 2008 0:05:35 GMT -6
...n here's another guy...but with d same coloring i think...   ..n this guy has a rather big family...here r some of his offsprings...  |
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Post by nmlalba on Mar 27, 2008 0:06:58 GMT -6
...n here r pics of their 'homes'....   Enjoy...n have a nice day everyone!! |
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Post by abirdseyeview on Mar 31, 2008 8:55:26 GMT -6
And a nice home it is. |
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Post by Penny on Apr 1, 2008 7:31:28 GMT -6
Gorgeous!!
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Post by Christy on Apr 5, 2008 21:14:09 GMT -6
wow love all your ponds, fish n plants!!
how many betta fish are in each pond? i thought they would fight to the death?
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 6, 2008 0:57:37 GMT -6
OOhh quite a number in some....that was what we thot too...but they all seem to b co-existing well together...n breeding well too..!!
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Post by Christy on Apr 8, 2008 9:24:58 GMT -6
i wonderd bout that, the stores always have em by themselfs in a lil bowl, but their free livin somewere n dout if mother nature seperates em lol
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 25, 2008 9:47:10 GMT -6
Well...they do fight ..of course...think itz their nature.... but if they have space to escape..... some nooks to hide n rest....to resume fight later... guess they'd b o.k... in small container then without space for escape...the winner of d fight may attack till d loser die...i suppose...
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 25, 2008 9:58:22 GMT -6
,,,here's a pic of one such fighter...emmm is he not a beauty..?! But d camera doesn't do justice... it failed to capture this guy's amazing colors...!!  |
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 25, 2008 10:02:04 GMT -6
...n a couple more shots of him....   Have a nice day everyone! |
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Post by Penny on Apr 25, 2008 10:08:28 GMT -6
Beautiful!!
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 25, 2008 10:17:05 GMT -6
... n some rose buds from my garden....   Have a nice day!! |
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Post by Penny on Apr 25, 2008 10:36:17 GMT -6
Again...simply beautiful.
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 25, 2008 10:41:30 GMT -6
Hi Penny...
Thank you......how's life in Ontario?? Is it spring for u now...?
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Post by nmlalba on Apr 29, 2008 9:26:29 GMT -6
...n here r some more flowers.......this is a very invasive one but i do love invasive plants...we don't have to worry abt losing it....n if we need to get it under control...we can just cut it or pull it out anytime...emm yes i do love invasive plants.... this is Telosma cordata...n itz frgrant..  ...itz hanging from my pergola...n itz fragrant....  |
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I only wish I had half of them in my gardens. Show us more.......please
