It took a bit of Googling but I found out these are Osteospurmum Whirligigs. Strange word, whirligig, it sounded cute until I read it used to be an instrument of torture! Anyway, I do like these unusual flowers, spotted yesterday and given a new home.
The name is quite apt though as my mind feels as if it's spinning like a whirligig. Bizarrely perhaps, the more I have to say the less I blog, and the more I think about the restrictions I place on myself and why they came about.
I went to my first watercolour class and it was loads of fun. The teacher was just as nice as she sounded and one of those rare individuals who absolutely loves what she does and really wants to share it. She was bursting with information and I felt like a sponge, wanting to soak it all up but she didn't want to overload me with too much! However, taking the class represents a lot more to me than learning a new skill. The fact that I can enjoy it and have fun is quite a step forward but not feeling I have to prove that this is something worthwhile and purposeful, that's the giant leap.
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I'm intrigued to know how you are tortured with a whirlygig - I shall contemplate that one over lunch. I live just down the road from Warwick Castle and it has a moderate sized torture chamber; it's amazing how inventive people can be when they want to be nasty! I think you must be a little bit ahead of us, summer-wise, as our osteospermums are not out yet. I'm glad you're enjoying your watercolour classes and that your teacher has turned out to be so nice. Keep leaping,- the more I leap, the less I mind falling!!
WHAT A NEAT FIND, Felicity!! Love the color and unique shape!
Gorgeous photo and good luck with the class.
Wow, what an amazing-looking flower!
Yay! This was a thrilling post to read and the flowers are amazing. I've never heard of them or seen them before. I'm so glad you're allowing yourself the pleasure and freedom to be a beginner, to enjoy and play at art without striving. Life is too short to burden oneself so!
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