![Pear Tree Flowers [enlarge]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2602437814_b42482e3a2_o.jpg)
Just some pear tree flowers I happened to shoot at the beginning of spring, if there ever was spring this year. Summer is already here, hot weather and all. Not that we had too many sunny days in the past two months.
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Pear Tree Flowers
Just some pear tree flowers I happened to shoot at the beginning of spring, if there ever was spring this year. Summer is already here, hot weather and all. Not that we had too many sunny days in the past two months.
Lantana Closeup in Barcelona
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This is a lantana I came across in some Barcelona garden. It has been a very rainy season in the city in spite of the water crisis of past months so flowers look healthier than ever and make good photographs. Check an older picture of Lantanas. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Gerbera Daisy Close-up
![Gerbera Daisy Close-up in Barcelona garden [enlarge]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2557224662_bd31b70f66_o.jpg)
This is what was left of a gerbera daisy or at least that's how I figure it is called. Some time ago I posted a similar picture and I was kindly given the right name. I think it was Heather who did it. Thanks again. If I am in a mistake today blame me! Of course my posts are not about taxonomy but beauty, my concept of beauty. Sometimes I am lucky to match yours and more than often I fail. That's the wonderful thing. The world would be very boring otherwise.
Barcelona Trees: Horse Chestnut or Conker Flowers
![Barcelona Trees: Horse Chestnut or Conker Flowers [enlarge]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2554331058_96d0cd219d_o.jpg)
Aesculus hippocastanum or common horse chestnut can be seen in some parks of Barcelona so I thought you might like the image of its flowers. These I shot in Bellaterra in early spring. I suppose it must have yielded the characteristic spiny conkers by now. From the seeds of this tree a substance called saponin aescin is extracted and used for health purposes like treating varicose veins, edema, sprains. This constituent strengthens the blood vessels and prevents thrombosis. It has haemolytic properties and is recommended as an astringent and circulatory tonic. The extracts from horse chestnut are used to treat cellulitis. So you see, the beautiful tree and its flowers are not just an adornment. Talking about adornment. Did you know that the leaves of horse chestnut trees are a common pattern in art nouveau architecture? Well, follow this fantastic link and you'll find out more about the use of nature in the Art Nouveau decoration.
![Almond Flowers [enlarge]](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/carloslorenzo/AlmondFlowers.jpg)
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