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My blooming neighbourhood (Original Post) Old Crank Saturday OP
Beautiful! SheltieLover Saturday #1
Thanks, Old Crank Yesterday #5
Lovely. Diamond_Dog Saturday #2
Do you know what it is? Old Crank Yesterday #6
Haha! I'm not exactly sure, either Diamond_Dog Yesterday #9
You're right Diamond_Dog. google images agrees with you. George McGovern Yesterday #10
Wow, thanks for the speedy response, George! Diamond_Dog Yesterday #11
Pretty neighborhood! Glad you beat the hail Old Crank! George McGovern Saturday #3
Always happy to beat the hail. Old Crank Yesterday #7
Very nice blooms. I love this time of year, Callalily Yesterday #4
Thanks Old Crank Yesterday #8
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing them. I love flowers! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #12
Thanks Peggy Old Crank 2 hrs ago #13

Old Crank

(7,255 posts)
6. Do you know what it is?
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:33 AM
Yesterday

My flower naming system is pretty much this.
Pretty white, blue, red, yellow, flowers.

For anything not a dandelion , tulip or daffodil.

Diamond_Dog

(41,035 posts)
11. Wow, thanks for the speedy response, George!
Sun May 17, 2026, 09:54 AM
Yesterday

I know I’ve got a photo of my Columbine buried somewhere …. It looks exactly like Old Crank’s.

Old Crank

(7,255 posts)
7. Always happy to beat the hail.
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:35 AM
Yesterday

This turned out to be smaller than pea size.
I've seen car damage here from hail when it looks like someone used a peening hammer on the roof and hoods.

Callalily

(15,418 posts)
4. Very nice blooms. I love this time of year,
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:12 AM
Yesterday

when everything wakes up from a cold and dreary winter.

Old Crank

(7,255 posts)
8. Thanks
Sun May 17, 2026, 07:36 AM
Yesterday

The greenery certainly softens up the city. At least the areas out of the center.

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