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Feb 8, 2012, 1:47 am
In general, carnations symbolize fascination, love and distinction.
They are gorgeous flowers and a wonderful gift for any occasion.
Short before Valentines Day, it is a good idea to check the symbolism of each particular color of carnation,...
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Feb 5, 2012, 12:42 pm
Carnation, also called clove pink and gillyflower is the birth flower for people born in the month of January.
In general, carnations symbolize fascination, love and distinction.
Most of us appreciate their beauty regardless of the meaning...
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Jan 28, 2012, 6:58 am
Gloxinia - Sinningia speciosa) is one of the most spectacular houseplants, which does not require special care and is well adapted to environmental conditions in our homes.
Flowering period lasts from May to August but forced cultures sold in...
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Dec 24, 2011, 5:40 am
May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you all through the Year.Wishing you a season of blessings from heaven above.Merry Christmas!
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Dec 23, 2011, 5:00 pm
The Christmas Gift of Knowing You
The Christmas season fills our hearts with joy;
Bright, happy days bring special kinds of pleasure.
We're wrapped in the excitement of it all,
The sights, the sounds, the smells, the tastes we treasure.
Yet when...
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Nov 26, 2011, 6:02 pm
It's chilly outside but the yellow autumn leaves of the silver birch tries are still hanging on the graceful pendulous branches.
Silver birch tries are the last that lose their leaves in late autumn.
Shiny frost crystals are rushing the leaves to...
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Nov 5, 2011, 8:58 am
This gorgeous flower is the White Hippeastrum, popularly but erroneously called Amaryllis. They are both bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae.
Most species of amaryllis are indoor plants, blooming once a year, in late spring (May), like my...
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Oct 28, 2011, 2:43 pm
Chrysanthemums, my favorite fall flowers are finally out.
The most beautiful mums are well hidden during October and come to the market just a few days before 1 November, for the Day of the Dead.
The various colors and sizes of the chrysanthemum...
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Oct 13, 2011, 3:25 am
The famous British rock band Smokie performed at Cluj Arena on October 9, right after the Scorpions' concert, on October 8.
On this second night of the inauguration concert series, Smokie delighted over 20,000 people, about the half of the overall...
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Oct 11, 2011, 4:32 am
Alstroemeria flowers, though native to South America, are widely cultivated in European green houses, especially in Holland.
These miniature lilies, also known as Peruvian lilies or Lily of the Incas, are very popular flowers, especially in the...
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Oct 9, 2011, 10:58 am
Scorpions delighted their fans with a fantastic concert on October 8 at the inauguration of the Cluj Arena stadium.
Over 40,000 fans invaded the new Cluj Arena on Saturday evening, to admire their idols, the legendary German rockers.
The concert...
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Oct 3, 2011, 5:21 am
Harvest Day or Harvest Festival is an ancient celebrations of a successful harvest, mainly associated with fruit and vegetables.
In old times farmers celebrated the end of the harvest with a big meal, giving thanks to God for the food grown on the...
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Oct 2, 2011, 8:47 am
The new Cluj Arena Stadium was officially opened on Saturday 1, free to visit and photograph for everyone.
The stadium is ranked as an UEFA Elite stadium and is able to hold 30,201 people (Wikipedia).
The City and the Government paid for it 45...
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Sep 17, 2011, 7:23 am
Butterfly bushes are still flowering in the park, even now, in September.
The Butterfly bush-Buddleja is not native to Europe, that's why we treasure them so much.
From the 100 species in the genus Buddleja the most popular is Buddleja davidii...
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Sep 11, 2011, 7:23 am
I met this sweet Yorkshire Terrier in front of the neighborhood grocery. He is not much longer in size than his master's shoes but still a "big dog in a small package".
These toy dogs are very sweet but Yorkies have very different behavior towards...
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Sep 10, 2011, 6:56 am
The Orthodox Cathedral in the center of our town is surrounded by rose gardens.
The roses are at their last blooming period and are in full bloom now, in September.
I've spent a few hours among these roses, taking pictures, and inhaling their...
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Sep 4, 2011, 7:43 am
This tutorial is about creating a menu on a simple static page, after hiding all widgets.
In my previous tutorial we customized a static page, better said, downgraded it to a simple page, by hiding all widgets, including the menu.
But what if...
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Aug 30, 2011, 12:05 pm
Hide all widgets on static pages, create a clear, simple page. That is what we expected back than, when static pages first came out. Than again, Blogger's flexibility and permission to design your page as you like it is one of the main features for...
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Aug 26, 2011, 4:42 pm
Summer is almost over and most of the flowers are burnt by the summer heat.
Even dressed in their faded autumn colors, roses are still charming.
MACRO FLOWERS SATURDAY | WEEKEND FLOWERS
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Aug 19, 2011, 4:58 pm
I've found this Purple Shamrock-Oxalis triangularis, in front of a church.
It is also called Love Plant and I only saw it before indoors, as a house plant. I was surprised to see that it thrives in the over 30C full sun.
It is said that they need...
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Aug 17, 2011, 5:53 pm
Our beautiful willows are infected by Ganoderma applanatum- bracket fungus.
The old weeping willows and white willows on the banks of our river are a symbol of the town. On my last walk I discovered that two of a group of five white willows are...
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Aug 11, 2011, 6:56 am
Rose Mallow - Lavatera trimestris is a fast growing, heavily blooming annual shrub, indigenous to Europe and naturalized in many parts of the world.
It grows 60-100 cm (2-3 feet) high and produces large, pink-purple or white flowers, resembling...
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Aug 4, 2011, 8:06 am
The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is the most widespread, small butterfly across Europe. It is a member of the Lycaenidae family and can be found in Asia and North Africa as well.
Its habitat is anywhere, where its food plants are found: a...
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Jul 31, 2011, 5:08 pm
So this is the evening primrose!
I had no idea what this flower was when I took this picture. I was very disappointed when I identified as the evening primrose.
Of course I've heard about it but because of the name relationship I was expecting to...
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Jul 23, 2011, 1:05 pm
I'm following a breeding House Martin pair from the beginning of June. They built their nest in the window opening of my neighbor, at the 4th (the last) floor. I tried several times to take some photos but they are just flying in circles and are...
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Jul 22, 2011, 4:07 pm
Zinnias are very hardy flowers, I told you so, in another post.
The many weeks of heat wave is finally over and now we are having the other extreme:summer storm with ice pieces from cherry size to egg size.
Thanks God, I have all my windows intact...
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Jul 19, 2011, 4:51 pm
New watermelon supply is arriving at the street corner.
Watermelon street vendors come to us from over 500 km, from the south-east of the country.
They have a very harsh life, practically living and sleeping near their watermelons from early summer...
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Jul 19, 2011, 9:25 am
Phlox paniculata-Garden phlox is blooming from July till early fall.
Unlike its creeping sister, the Moss phlox, Phlox paniculata is an upright, 0.6-1 m (2-4 ft) tall, colorful perennial.
Its abundant flowers come in compact clusters of white,...
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Jul 12, 2011, 10:41 am
Sunflowers are such happy flowers. A bouquet of sunflowers in the kitchen or in the office brightens your day and makes you do your job with a smile on your face.
No wonder that a bouquet with three sunflowers and some field herbs around them is so...
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Jul 11, 2011, 6:09 am
For the first time in Romania, Bon Jovi offered an unforgettable show in downtown Bucharest, on Sunday evening (July 10th 2011).
The show started as announced, at 8:00pm, and the song that kicked off the show was "Raise Your Hands," followed by "You...
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Jul 10, 2011, 9:01 am
In a few hours, Bon Jovi will perform for the first time in Romania, today, on July 10th 2011.
To the requests of Romanian fans the rockers added Romania to the list of destinations of their 2011 European Tour.
After a career spanning over three...
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Jul 7, 2011, 12:05 pm
Oregano, the pizza herb is in flower right now.
Oregano-Origanum vulgare aka wild marjoram is a hardy perennial in the mint family, native to temperate western and southwestern Europe and to the Mediterranean region.
The flowers of the Oregano...
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Jul 2, 2011, 4:39 am
Thanks to developers and planners making big money, our neighborhood is invaded by an avalanche of new, tasteless buildings.
Also, more and more of the old residential buildings with beautiful architecture are getting new owners lately.
Either the...
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Jul 1, 2011, 5:01 pm
The four o'clock flower-Mirabilis jalapa, this popular garden plant is starting to bloom in July.
The flowers open in the afternoon, that's where the name comes from. They stay open during the night, being pollinated by nocturnal pollinators, like...
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Jun 25, 2011, 10:56 am
I found this container planted with a mass of red, rose and white daisies near a church.
It is a bright mixture of English daisy (Bellis perennis) cultivars, from the tiny button flowers with yellow button centers to the larger daisy flowers with...
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Jun 23, 2011, 7:31 am
Gold moss is in flower right now, in June.
Sedum sarmentosum, on its botanical name, is a fast growing, creeping plant, an Asian member of the big sedum family.
Stringy Stonecrop aka: Star sedum or Graveyard Moss is a low maintenance, spreading...
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Jun 21, 2011, 7:50 pm
Cherries are and always were my favorite fruits but I can never get enough of them. Though cherry trees grow without any problem in our parts, cherries became one of the most expensive fruits, three times the price of bananas, kiwis or other fruits...
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Jun 18, 2011, 2:12 pm
There are many beautiful summer flowers blooming in June but a rose is a rose.
See also some lovely candy pink roses.Macro Flower pictures
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Jun 18, 2011, 11:40 am
This beautiful but bad black cat just caught a little bird in the tree.
While I was taking some flowers shots I heard a terrible noise cumming from the tree near the garage. A beautiful little bird was shouting as loud as it could on the garage...
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