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I loved the beauty of that stone village, touristy as it was. I stayed in the municipal albergue.
Crocus! Are always such a gift....one of the first flowers of springNear Schäftlarn, in the Munich jakobsweg; the Benedictin monastery (and a fellow pilgrim
I don't know the name; it grows below trees, amongst fallen leaves. The photo was taken in March, when most o the soil was still almost frozen.
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What a nice photo!Taken on the VF last year (although it seems much longer ago now) approaching the French-Swiss border.
The light was just perfect.
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We saw plenty of those in Galicia in November. At first I thought that they are Colchicum autumnale, a crocus-like flower that appears in autumn in meadows throughout Europe. It has an intriguing name in German, Herbstzeitlose (autumn time loose), and I understand it to mean flower that blooms at an inappropriate time, ie in autumn instead of spring.
The purple flowers in the middle photo are easily the weirdest flowers I saw between home and Santiago
. There were plenty of them in spring in the beech forest coming down from the pass on the way to Roncesvalles. The formidable @Bradypus knew what they are called: purple toothwort in English or Lathraea clandestina.
Parasitic leafless plants living mostly underground who can throw their seeds 'some distance' - whatever the latter means, it's wild.
So pretty, but they look a bit lonely.Heading up to Alto del Perdón on the CF....September 2017
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I feel exactly the same as you! Nothing is more lovely than old stone as a backdrop for beautiful flowers.
Somewhere between Lires and Finisterre.I decided to begin a "part two" of a thread I had started in 2018. I was browsing through some of my camino photos today and happened upon a couple of rather unique and somewhat strange flowers from my Le Puy camino to share.
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The second I know as red-hot-poker. The first is a lovely mystery.
Absolutely one of my very favorites...so unique and intriguing from all angles! I saw them in Finesterre and was enthralled.
that morning and we had to walk for two hours before we could find coffee and then we were 17th in line! Ahhhh, good times, good times!
@Richmond Gardner, I saw these also in September on the Primitivo, and on the Sanabrés. This is what I wrote in my blog "This bright little flower grew close to the ground because of the harshness of the weather. However, it is a bulb-grower whose flower comes first, in August, then the leaves come later. It is called Colchicum Montanum or August Crocus, in English and Merendera Montana in Spanish."
@Elle Bieling, I like your explanation better than mine
. So it is Colchicum after all, though not autumnale which we know from other parts of Europe but montanum. What convinced me that you are right is the fact that the flower has many regional names - I count more than a dozen - in the various areas of Spain, see this entry in the Spanish Wikipedia. Fun!
@Kathar1na I am not for sure, in fact, I answered before I saw yours! Ha ha. I did a google search to come up with my identification, but don't remember seeing the link you provided. Indeed, it is an interesting thing, the many names! Lets just call it an "Autumn Crocus" and be done with it!@Elle Bieling, I like your explanation better than mine
Although, I kinda like the "wild lily" too!
Wow! Thanks for taking the time to add in your knowledge of so many different flowers to this thread.
The name of this flower is crocus. When I lived in Canada, they would be the first sign that spring was on the way as they suddenly appeared, pushing up from the ground still covered in snow.Near Schäftlarn, in the Munich jakobsweg; the Benedictin monastery (and a fellow pilgrim
I don't know the name; it grows below trees, amongst fallen leaves. The photo was taken in March, when most of the soil was still almost frozen.
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I take many flower photos both when traveling and walking around my neighborhood at home in Ca., this has to be in my all time top 5!
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Hi @Viggen - thanks for posting the fantastic photo of those unusual flowers - it’s had me cackling for days! I talked about your photo on the Forum Zoom on Thursday evening and it caused a hoot of laughter from everyone!
I have seen many of these beautiful, yet simple calla lilies along the Caminos, usually in flower gardens, but also once I saw many of them growing wild in a forest on the Portuguese camino. I love them because they are heart shaped, but also because they were my sister's wedding bouquet. She passed away two years ago. I always took pictures of them on my caminos and sent them to her as they don't grow naturally where we live.
They are my favorite flower because of their appealing shape--somehow they touch my soul. But I have met people who don't like them because for some reason they associate them with funerals. I am sorry to hear about the passing of your sister, and am sure her wedding was made lovelier by these graceful flowers and the care of her loved ones.
The bottom photo is of red hot pokers, indigenous to South Africa. At their best they grow en masse in marshy areas particularly in the foothills of the Drakensberg in KwaZulu--Natal, the province where I live. I have some in my garden.
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@Dennis White, I too love seeing our beautiful bottlebrushes...it's an instant reminder of home.
It was the same from Sarria with all the'Gum Trees'. I stuck my walking staff in the ground behind one just off the trail past the airport on the way into SdC and hope to check if its still there next Camino. It felt like an appropriate place.@Dennis White, I too love seeing our beautiful bottlebrushes...it's an instant reminder of home.
I've encountered them walking the Camino in Spain, the Portugues & on the VF in Italy. They grow so well in these climates & always have pride of place in the owners garden.
It brings a smile knowing such a common plant in Aus is considered an exotic wonder in Europe...I certainly appreciate them more as a result. When I see them here at home now, it takes me straight back to the various trails. I even planted one in my own garden as a further reminder!
Yep, agree about the gum trees. They're such a familiar sight & smell to us that I didn't even register them at first...then I had one of those 'Oh...I'm in Spain!'
moments.
& I'd be heading home soon.
They were introduced in 1800's for paper and furniture production, some of which may still go on, but have gone ferrel and yes, a designated pest. I recognised blue gums, stringy bark and mountain ash.Yep, agree about the gum trees. They're such a familiar sight & smell to us that I didn't even register them at first...then I had one of those 'Oh...I'm in Spain!'
Actually, aren't gum trees considered a pest in Spain?
For me, the gum trees were a gentle way of easing me into the reality that the Camino was nearly over
I hope you do return to find your trusty walking pole still tucked away where you left it.
No, but maybe ask @Rick of Rick and Peg or @Doughnut NZ ... they both come to mind as people who're very capable in the tech realm.
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Wow. I haven't played with gifs in over 20 years. But I did a search and there is an online tool that may do the job.
I have seen animated gifs in posts but small ones. I can't remember the last time though so things may have changed.
No animation for me. If it has worked in the past then it is possible that the recent upgrade has changed this. I did see some comments on the Xenforo support thread relating to gifs and the recent upgrade.
You may have seen the jpg that I inserted first [accidentally instead of the gif]. Take another look please and report.
Yep, it works
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