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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Today's Flowers: Downtown Raleigh NC

Bill and I went to a classic car show in downtown Raleigh, NC. Of course I wandered beyond the cars and crowds to photograph the flowers.
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It's nice seeing how well the flowers in the planters and pots are doing at the end of a hot summer.
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If you look closely you may be able to see the flowers and plants behind the people and car. I figured I'd throw one of the classic cars into the flower mix.
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There was live music on a stage near the end of Fayetteville St. where the outside part of the car show took place. It was impressive how this stage truck got into a fairly narrow space where it parked in between the building and barricade.
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19 comments:

Rajesh said...

Wonderful colorful garden. Flowers are beautiful.

Carletta said...

Lovely flowers Carver! It has been such a hot summer I'm amazed towns can keep their public flowers looking so lush and pretty.

CherShots said...

I can't go anywhere without noticiing the flowers; or any other form of nature in the surroundings. Thanks for sharing.

EG CameraGirl said...

The car show looks like such fun! How clever of you to take photos of the flowers too. :)

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Nice flowers. That Coleus seems to be doing well in the sun. Its not just for shade anymore.

Lui, Heaven said...

Flowers and cars do mix! ;-) Add in a mobile stage too!

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful series of photos, Carver. Looks like a fun time, love all the pretty pots of flowers.

EJ said...

Lovely blooms!

Wild Beauties. Have a safe and blessed Sunday!

JJ said...

I've been there!
Nice shots
JJ

Cezar and Léia said...

There's so much to see in this post... But maybe I could start saying that the header photo is sooooo nice!!! Okay, back to the post. The flowers match so well the sunny day... The classical car is a beauty... And I'm scratching my head wondering how the truck driver stuck it into such confined space... :)
God bless you!
Cezar

kenju said...

Did you come into the Convention Center to see the cars in there? We were working there all day Fri and half a day Sat., setting up for the Galas for the Jim Valvano Golf classic. I wanted to go out on the mall and see the cars, but had no time.

eden said...

Lovely blooms. Great shots.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

My colleague and her husband join a car club. She has a humber. I must show you the photo I secretly took of the front of her car.

The canna flowers in the middle of that space. The flowers my grand dad grew in his garden.

Roan said...

The flowers are beautiful and the car is cool. I lived in Raleigh for 3 years. In the spring the whole city is a flower. Beautiful. Daughter worked in a bank by the Sir Walter Raleigh statute. Occasionally, we met for lunch in the courtyard. Nice memories. Thanks.

Caron said...

I really like urban landscaping. I have featured Des Moines' wonderful landscaping in previous posts. Thanks for this. I enjoyed looking at what they're planting.

SandyCarlson said...

The colors are gorgeous, my friend. What a beautiful day in a beautiful city.

lina@women's perspectives said...

Lovely garden. Great shots :)

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Luiz Santilli Jr said...

Hi Carver

Fantastic takes!!
I loved that old Ford, black!
Thanks for posting!!

Luiz

NicoleB said...

The greenery in our Beton cities is def. a good thing. Just sad to think that for some people it's the only piece of nature they get to see,...
Love that Oldtimer :D!