Dahlias - Color - a second post about the Island of "Mainau"

[Mira]

Posting flower photos here is like carrying coal to Newcastle, I know.
Yet I can't help it. The Island was ablaze in Dahlias. There was a contest to vote for your favorite one.
The prize was a substantial amount of Euros and I put down my Moms name and address.
On five entries.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Love those pom pom dahlias...

They can be tricky to grow. The ones in the pics look incredibly healthy. Such vivid colors.
I hope your Mom wins!!!!

[Mira]

2. I have never seen a wealth of floral beauty

acres of it. I don't know what it takes to tend it. The people casting their votes are in the many thousands. But if Mom wins, I'll ask her to send you a bunch of dahlias.

[Solly Mack]

3. Lovely!

Beautiful flowers and wonderful photos!

[Sissyk]

4. Wonderful!!

I have looked and looked for the right place to make my first post. This is it!

I can't take my eyes off those photographs, Mira! Beyond beautiful!

[Mira]

5. Welcome to DU - and welcome to the Photo Forum

I am honored beyond words that you chose a post of mine for your first one. You have come to one of the happiest most congenial groups on DU, a great place to start a happy association.
Come back often, and, again, a hearty welcome!
I'll be keeping an eye out for you.

[Sissyk]

6. Thank you, Mira!

For the warm welcome.

I lurk here in the Photo Forum quite a bit. It is as you say; the happiest group on DU.

I am an amateur photo hog and would love to share some photos with you guys when I get enough post. I assume you can't post pics until you reach a certain number of post? I look forward to the critique of some of you experts.

Anyway, thank you again for the nice welcome. There are so so many fabulous pictures in this group!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. There isn't any minimum number of posts needed to post pictures here or anywhere on DU.

Please feel free!

You WILL need a photo hosting site to do it, though. Photobucket is a popular choice.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got!

[Sissyk]

8. Thank you, CalPeggy!

I will give this a try and since this is a thread with Mira's wonderful flowers, I will try one with a bee!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. That sounds wonderful!

I'll be around later, and I'll check in.

[Sissyk]

12. Let me try this

I hope I can get it to work. DU doesnt seem user friendly when it comes to poasting pics. lol

<a href="http://s1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/sheryl019/?action=view¤t=bea143812794627fc9c066ccfb651d0d_zps72af9ac9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>

[Sissyk]

13. Maybe one more

Let us see if I have this down.

<a href="http://s1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/sheryl019/?action=view¤t=68f8ab2701b6268c9932557a6ccda73f_zpsa73db36b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. These are both lovely pictures!

I'm not sure which link you're using.....I think the one that says "direct link" is the best one. Then you won't have all the distracting type at the top and bottom of your pictures.

But these are beautiful!

Keep on posting!

[Mira]

15. They are so great! I'm glad

you posted them. Like Peggy said I suggest you use the second link in the line-up of four different links in photobucket called: direct link.

Also, your beautiful shots are lost in my old thread. I hope your next ones will have their own post under your name. I look forward to them. I have the second one of them here and yes, great shot of the bee, but I'm especially taken by the flower she is on. It looks like old fashioned wallpaper. Really nice.

[Sissyk]

17. Thank you, Mira!

I am going to try to start a thread with some fall pics I took this past weekend. Thanks to you and CalPeggy I think I can do it with a little confidence.

I searched for a pic of the flowers you liked and found this. Its not as colorful but I like it. We call it wild laurel but I really do not know what it is.

[Mira]

18. Really nice, I can all but smell it and

I'm honored you posted this so I could see it. I'll be looking for you to participate around here, I'm glad you started to post.

[Sissyk]

19. Thank you, again!

You have been so welcoming. It is greatly appreciated.

I do not have enough post yet to start my own thread, so until I do I hope you and others do not mind if I use yours. I posted a cat pic and a fall pic in other threads.

I have been under the weather tonight so it gave me time to work on transferring photos and sorting photos.

I really look forward to participating in this group as I have thoroughly enjoyed all the threads the past few months.

[MichaelSoE]

10. The flowers, the photos, only one word comes to mind.

Absolutely stunning. Er, two words. They're absolutely stunning. Er, three words........

[trusty elf]

11. Very pretty, Mira!

Greetings from New York!

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[Mira]

16. What is this?

Les Arts Florissants? And who did this shaded lettering?
Glad you are "home" - is it an extended stay? I have missed your presence and your work.
Thanks for your comment.

[trusty elf]

20. Les Arts Florissants, yes, morphed into Les "Airs" Florissants. :-D

It's a photo of a TV monitor at a group check-in at Belgrade airport, which I doctored up to look like those pilots were actually the group on tour.

I'm already back in Europe, at home in Switzerland. We were in New York for only a few days-had a concert at Lincoln Center.

I'll be working at the Zurich Opera for the next five weeks. What's especially nice about that is being able to commute to work.

I'm touched that you've missed me, Mira.