Who's Seen You!

On the Owl Tour we all wanted to see the owls - we saw some and didn't see every single one in their homes.  They all saw us, though.  Our guide told us that we've each been seen by hundreds of owls in the wild.   I got to wondering about cars.  Where are cars going?  We're told to follow Tesla, Google, Apple and Amazon rather than GM, Ford or Toyota on the future of cars. We know about driverless cars, as they are being tested now. So there won't likely be 'tests' for driving skill.  Could we have 3D printed cars? The prediction is that this is possible and in 20 years will be used at F1 races for replacement parts. A big question is fuel - the best possibility is the electric powered car. Car connectivity will happen with 'vehicle -to-vehicle' and vehicle-to-infrastructre' communication providing real-time vehicle data. Car ownership is expected to diminish and car access to become the normal approach. And there we have it.  All those driveways in front of residential homes will be rendered obsolete.  More room for gardens!

Dahlia Harvest

While dahlias would bloom a lot longer, we'll soon get frost and the dahlias will be finished for the season.

Here's a dahlia farm near Rockwood Ontario with 4 acres of dahlias for the floral trade.

The 50th Anniversary Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Flower Show

The welcoming committee out front of the Royal Botanical Gardens was unique.

The dahlias were magnificent - everything was perfect.  Each bloom, the leaves, everything.  There's a lot of work activity to getting a stem to be this perfect - including techniques to get the flower to 'face' a particular way.  Chrysanthemums were a great combination as the size of the blooms could match the dahlias for the Wow Effect.

Ralph Suttell, master grower and competitor from Beamsville posed for me with his winning stem which was the size of his head.  I appreciate being able to photograph at Ralph's growing field and growing house.  He's nearby, so I am very lucky.

The show included an excellent and large floral design show.  The grand prize floral design is shown below.   It was imaginative and interesting.

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The Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Show Today at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington - Sep 21 2014

Hi everyone,
One of my favourite flowers to photograph is the Dahlia.  I seem to also photograph a lot of Chrysanthemums.  So today is a good day for me - the Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Flower Show at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington Ontario.

Here is one from master grower, Ralph Suttell, in his competition growing garden.

I am pleased to say that most of these beauties are from Ralph's garden.  They are in the "Dahlia a Day" portfolio on Redbubble.