Shadow Shot Sunday

Solanum Rantonnetii or Lychiantes Rantonnetii
(Blue Potato Bush)

I got this tree for my balcony today.

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Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Shadow Shot Sunday: Deceiving

Not my balcony I’m afraid, but I love that top shadow…
Makes the balcony look twice as big! :)

And yes, it is Sweden in November!
(Not really obvious!)

For Shadow Shot Sunday

Ruby Tuesday: Red Dianthus in the Rain

 

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Ruby Tuesday: Go Fish!

It’s been a little wet lately…
Not sure whether to call my neighbour optimist or pessimist though!
(Noticing the fishing rod sticking out from the balcony next door)

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I Wish!!!

This is - and at the same time is not - my balcony.
The picture was taken using the panorama view on my camera.
In reality, I’m afraid the balcony has a much less interesting shape.
It is quite straight, four corners, no curves. And it is not huge.

What fascinates me with the panoramas is that they come out “the opposite” of the movement you do with the camera. That’s probably quite logical for someone with a technical mind, but I still can’t quite get my head around it! ;)

 

▲ Normal view, looking from one end to the other ▼

 

Ruby Tuesday: Dianthus

 

Red Dianthus and Silver Ragwort,
recently bought for two of my balcony boxes
(to replace the tired pansies from spring)

The name Dianthus is from the Greek words
dios ("god") and anthos ("flower")

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The silvery plant seems to have many names in English/Latin:
Dusty Miller, Silver Ragwort, Jacobaea Maritima, Senecio cineraria …
In Swedish we call it “silverek” which translates “silver oak”.

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Ruby Tuesday is hosted by Mary at Work of the Poet