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Old Crank

(5,463 posts) Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:17 PM Mar 24

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Madeira flowers

Made it into my 75th year last week. We went to Madeira for a week of warmer temps than Munich. It did rain most days. But the lowers were higher than the Munich highs so I'll take it. Out first trip to Portugal (cheating) since Madeira is a part of Portugal. Of course it does have a history in the slave trade. The only good thing is that they didn't displace any indigenous peoples to claim the island.

Here are some of the flowers I saw.

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Madeira flowers (Original Post) Old Crank Mar 24 OP

Lovely photos democrank Mar 24 #1

You are welcome Old Crank Mar 24 #7

Thank you for sharing this beauty with us. Diamond_Dog Mar 24 #2

Me also Old Crank Mar 24 #6

Absolutely gorgeous! BarbD Mar 24 #3

Thanks Old Crank Mar 24 #8

Beautiful, and cheerful. Thank you. Walleye Mar 24 #4

HArd to compete Old Crank Mar 24 #9

Great variety of flowers! Thank you, my dear Old Crank, for sharing them. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 24 #5

I think we will be back Old Crank Mar 24 #10

democrank

(11,346 posts)

1. Lovely photos

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:17 PM

Mar 24

Thank you

Old Crank

(5,463 posts)

7. You are welcome

Reply to democrank (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:16 PM

Mar 24

Diamond_Dog

(36,454 posts)

2. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:33 PM

Mar 24

I hear Portugal is a lovely place.

Old Crank

(5,463 posts)

6. Me also

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:16 PM

Mar 24

I have only been on this island. We do have friends who have moved there for retirement.

BarbD

(1,306 posts)

3. Absolutely gorgeous!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 01:22 PM

Mar 24

Thank you for this.

Old Crank

(5,463 posts)

8. Thanks

Reply to BarbD (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:16 PM

Mar 24

I keep trying.

Walleye

(39,213 posts)

4. Beautiful, and cheerful. Thank you.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 01:27 PM

Mar 24

Old Crank

(5,463 posts)

9. HArd to compete

Reply to Walleye (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:17 PM

Mar 24

with so many good photogs on this site.

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,336 posts)

5. Great variety of flowers! Thank you, my dear Old Crank, for sharing them.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 01:44 PM

Mar 24

Happy Belated Birthday! What a lovely way to celebrate.

Old Crank

(5,463 posts)

10. I think we will be back

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:19 PM

Mar 24

I prefered this island to the Canaries. We did have a good time.

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