Five Minutes with a Yellow Pansy #RegularRandom

Welcome back to another #RegularRandom where we:

  • choose a subject or a scene
  • spend five minutes photographing it – no more!
  • try to not interfere with the subject, instead see it from many angles, look through something at it, change the light that’s hitting it
  • have fun!
  • tag your post #regularrandom and ping back to this post

This week, I’m featuring a little yellow pansy that has appeared almost out of nowhere. When I moved into my apartment almost 2 years ago, my friend gave me a cyclamen which I potted and happily took care of for over a year. We had a particularly windy day a few months ago and I was worried about my gazebo cover flying away, so I took it down. Since then, the dear cyclamen has perished, leaving dry leaves carpeting the top of the pot.

But then, up popped this little yellow pansy, so I gave it the #RegularRandom treatment.

And just to show you the entire pot and also the original cyclamen that was in there:

Happy RegularRandoming.

x desleyjane

Comments

21 responses to “Five Minutes with a Yellow Pansy #RegularRandom”

  1. Britta Avatar

    How delightfu, beautiful, Desley! New growth from decay can come at the most unexpected moments.

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  2. RuthsArc Avatar

    What a beautiful and tenacious little thing.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Thanks Ruth. Isn’t it? It has three more buds today!

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  3. morselsandscraps Avatar

    A pretty fair substitute, and you show off her every aspect. I’ve always thought pansies were cranky flowers, but this one looks demure and friendly. Alpacas on he way from me!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Oh really? Cranky? Well that suits me sometimes lol. Looking forward to alpacas!!

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  5. restlessjo Avatar

    We have a cyclamen in just that shade, currently thriving on the windowsill, with a snow white companion. 🙂 🙂

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Sounds lovely. I might have to get another one. It was pretty resilient until the windy days.

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  6. Sue Avatar

    Nicely done!

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  7. Heyjude Avatar

    I wonder how it got there? Dropped by an overflying bird maybe? I must go and buy some winter pansies soon to brighten up my courtyard for in the winter. I think they are very cheerful flowers, not in the least cranky!! 😀

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Yeah. I wonder if it’s from the potting mix. I topped it up a few months ago.

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      1. Heyjude Avatar

        Could be I suppose. Sweet little thing 🙂

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  9. RuthsArc Avatar

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