Postselenasteem in # beblurt • 1 day ago • 1 min readPyracantha 🌿 — an evergreen or semi-evergreen thorny shrub with bright yellow-orange berries. 🍊Pyracantha 🌿 — an evergreen or semi-evergreen thorny shrub with bright yellow-orange berries. 🍊 It’s fall now, and there are lots of bright colors. Right now, the leaves 🍁 are changing color to yellow, orange, brown, red, and other shades. It’s also the season for fall berries, one of which is the pyracantha. This shrub’s leaves also…elenasteem in # beblurt • 3 days ago • 2 min readA walk through the Old Town in Warsaw, Poland.A walk through the Old Town in Warsaw, Poland. My trip to Poland with friends. I really liked this city. The buildings here are so charming—they look like something out of a fairy tale. There are many sights to see in the city. We woke up early in the morning, had breakfast, and went for a walk around the city. I really wanted to see as many…elenasteem in # beblurt • 4 days ago • 1 min read🌿 Photinia "Magical Volcano" ✨🌿 Photinia "Magical Volcano" ✨ 🍃 A stunning evergreen shrub that changes its bright, unique color and retains its decorativeness throughout the year. 🍁 Young leaves with pronounced serrated, but not sharp edges when blooming have a garnet-red hue. Then they gradually ripen to a dark olive-green color, and before winter acquire copper-red…elenasteem in # beblurt • 4 days ago • 2 min readThe Beauty of the City at Night 🌃The Beauty of the City at Night 🌃 Photos from my trip. I took some pictures of the city at night. I love walking around the city at night when the streetlights are on. It’s so beautiful. Plus, it’s already cool in the evening and at night—not as hot as during the day, at least in the summer. In the winter, of course, it’s cold to walk around…elenasteem in # beblurt • 6 days ago • 2 min readA wild apple tree.A wild apple tree. Just look at what a great apple harvest! There are so many of them on the tree. They’re such appetizing, red apples. I ate one—it tasted sweet with a slight tang. I love apples; they’re very good for your health. Apples even whiten your teeth. I once worked in an orchard where we picked apples; we ate a lot of them there—it…elenasteem in # beblurt • 7 days ago • 2 min readA beautiful yew berry bush.A beautiful yew berry bush. I was out for a walk and saw this beautiful bush. I wanted to take a picture of it to share with you. The yew is a coniferous shrub. It can grow either as a tree or as a shrub. I like that it stays green year-round, both in winter and summer. When other trees have lost their leaves and aren’t as pretty anymore, the…elenasteem in # beblurt • 8 days ago • 2 min readBlue grapes in my garden 🪴—the last clusters of the fall.Blue grapes in my garden 🪴—the last clusters of the fall. It’s already fall, and all the fruits are coming to the end of their season. These are the last grapes still hanging on the vines. They’re delicious and sweet. I like blue grapes. We’ve already eaten the first ones—those were white grapes. I don’t remember all the varieties, but they’re…elenasteem in # beblurt • 9 days ago • 1 min readHairawn Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) 🌾Hairawn Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) 🌾 Considered one of the most beautiful ornamental grasses, thanks to its slender stems and large, fluffy pink flower clouds. A relatively new plant for gardeners in Russia, it blooms in early autumn with airy pink panicles. Hairawn Muhly is winter-hardy, withstanding temperatures down to -23ºC;…elenasteem in # beblurt • 11 days ago • 1 min readPossible difficulties when growing stromanta 🌿Possible difficulties when growing stromanta 🌿 ▪️ The color of the leaves turns pale, the color becomes monotonous Cause: insufficient lighting. ▪️ Areas of dry tissue appear on the edges of the leaves, plant growth slows down Cause: excess direct sunlight. ▪️ The ends of the leaves dry out, the leaves themselves fall off Cause:…elenasteem in # beblurt • 12 days ago • 1 min readAssorted sushi rolls 🍱 (four varieties) Melted cheese roll 🧀 Eel roll 🐟 Classic Philadelphia roll 🥒 Butterfish roll 🐠Assorted sushi rolls 🍱 (four varieties) Melted cheese roll 🧀 Eel roll 🐟 Classic Philadelphia roll 🥒 Butterfish roll 🐠 Today I was too lazy to cook anything for dinner. So, as always, food delivery came to the rescue. I ordered sushi and pizza for my friends. I like sushi better, so I got the sushi. But it’s way too much for just me. No…elenasteem in # beblurt • 13 days ago • 1 min readŁazienki Royal Park, Warsaw, Poland. 🇵🇱 The Chinese Garden within this complex features a traditional Chinese pavilion. 🏯Łazienki Royal Park, Warsaw, Poland. 🇵🇱 The Chinese Garden within this complex features a traditional Chinese pavilion. 🏯 The photos here speak for themselves. It’s a wonderful place for a walk. I really enjoyed walking around here. This photo is from a trip I took with friends to another country. We walked a lot around the city and in the…elenasteem in # beblurt • 14 days ago • 1 min readBeautiful white flowers from my garden.Beautiful white flowers from my garden. It’s the season when fall flowers are blooming. I love the beginning of fall so much. There’s a riot of colors at the start of fall. The leaves 🍁 change color, and bright, beautiful fall flowers bloom. This weather is normal for them. They can withstand the cold. They don’t handle the heat very well.…elenasteem in # beblurt • 14 days ago • 1 min readBeautiful flowers in my garden.Beautiful flowers in my garden. Even the fall flowers are starting to bloom now. They bloom and continue to bloom until late fall, right up until the first frost. I have many different kinds of flowers in the flowerbed in my front yard. I love to beautify my yard. When flowers are blooming in the garden, it’s a delight to the eyes. It’s so…elenasteem in # beblurt • 16 days ago • 1 min readAlpine rose hips. Beautiful places where flowers bloom.Alpine rose hips. Beautiful places where flowers bloom. I really love when cities are landscaped, with flowers planted in flowerbeds and parks. Then the city looks vibrant, bright, and beautiful. It's a pleasure to be in such places. You can buy coffee or ice cream, sit on a bench, and admire such beauty. Alpine rose hips are not picky. The…elenasteem in # beblurt • 16 days ago • 1 min readIndoor Bamboo 🎍Indoor Bamboo 🎍 In reality, true bamboo is not grown as a houseplant; however, the stems of Dracaena sanderiana —which look very similar to bamboo—are perfectly suited for indoor cultivation. These shoots are remarkably hardy and can be grown at home without any soil at all. Caring for this "indoor bamboo" is very simple. ▫️ Submerge…elenasteem in # beblurt • 17 days ago • 2 min readA pine tree 🌲 with pinecones.A pine tree 🌲 with pinecones. I took some new photos for you today while I was out for a walk. I photographed a pine tree covered in pinecones. There are seeds inside the pinecones, but I didn’t find any this time. Maybe they aren’t there yet, or maybe they’ve already fallen off—or maybe the birds or insects ate them. I know you can make jam…elenasteem in # beblurt • 17 days ago • 1 min readAntennaria, or "Cat's Paw" — an undemanding groundcover 🌸Antennaria, or "Cat's Paw" — an undemanding groundcover 🌸 🐾 Commonly known as "Cat's Paw," this plant gets its name from its flower buds. Once they have bloomed, they resemble the soft, fluffy paws of a cat. 👍 It is winter-hardy, drought-tolerant, and capable of growing in poor soil. 🌞 It thrives in sunny locations. 🌱 In the shade or…elenasteem in # beblurt • 18 days ago • 1 min readA Walk by the Sea.A Walk by the Sea. My Trip to the Sea. I love walking by the sea, barefoot along the shore, feeling the foam on my feet. In the evening, my friends and I decided to take a walk along the seashore. There’s sand right at the water’s edge, and rocks closer to the slope—a nice foot massage :) You can see the forest on the slope. It’s very…elenasteem in # beblurt • 19 days ago • 1 min readMy photos. A trip to the sea. A unique view of the world through the eyes of a seagull captured in a photo.My photos. A trip to the sea. A unique view of the world through the eyes of a seagull captured in a photo. The wind was blowing in from the sea—salty and cold. A young seagull stood at the very edge of the surf, where the water kisses the wet sand. Most likely, it was a young seagull. Its plumage was covered with an intricate pattern of gray…elenasteem in # beblurt • 19 days ago • 1 min readI was out for a walk in the park and saw these beautiful red petunias growing there—they really impressed me.I was out for a walk in the park and saw these beautiful red petunias growing there—they really impressed me. And in a few days, my vacation will start. It’s a long drive, taking many hours by car. We’ll relax there for a few days—go to the movies (we want to see The Odyssey), visit the Oceanarium (my favorite), check out bars and cafes, just…