Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/04

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun May 4 22:03:06 2008
References: <000501c8ac23$96fee860$6b01a8c0@dadquad> <003401c8ac5c$647161a0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <000401c8ae6b$81e4fa60$6b01a8c0@dadquad>

I liked the fluffy side of the plant, and the photo is an invitation to 
this garden
Thanks for sharing Geoff
phx

Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

>Glad you liked it Jim. I got this neat explanation from my dad, the garden
>owner.
>
>"That shrub is called Calliandra 'Pink Poodle'. [Sorry about that].
>There is a variety native to Bolivia which produces dark red blooms and
>another from Brazil which has white flowers. I suspect some nurseryman has
>bred a hybrid from the two. The common name is Tassel Flower.  For me, I
>refuse to call it Pink Poodle".
>
>So there you go. No finches are known to visit these bushes but some
>honeyeaters like them a great deal.
>
>Cheers
>Geoff
>http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
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>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again
>
>Hi, Goeff,
>
>Very delicate-looking flower.  It resembles, in bloom and leaves, the Mimosa
>
>plant we have in the US.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
>To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:10 AM
>Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again
>
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>>Just for fun and because it is pretty. Trying out the close-up focus
>>accuracy of the 50 asph on the M8. Just handheld, no science to the test.
>>
>>No finches were harmed in the making of this photo.
>><http://www.pbase.com/image/96452348>
>>http://tinyurl.com/6oqq2s
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In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again)