2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Dahlia Boquete

 

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Red and Orange Dahlias

 

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Awesome Red Flowers

Not sure this was a Dahlia, but was under the tent nevertheless.

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Red Flower Against Green Background

This pic, likewise, only needed a little sharpening.

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Pink Flower Against Green Background

Surprisingly, this picture is relatively untouched...just a bit of sharpening was all it needed.  Made a good candidate for square dimensions, which is why it also made it into the collage published a few days ago:

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Flower Used for Promotional Card

Extracted just the foreground flower in this guy, then used it for a promotional card:

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Dahlia Varieties

A little collage showing the myriad varieties of the Dahlias - best viewed on a larger screen.

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Dahlia Society Meeting Place

As a bonus to the incredible sights offered at the Gardens, this happened to be meeting day for the Dahlia Society of Nova Scotia.  Never heard of a Dahlia, but there is an incredible variety in the species, as well as a number of folks serious enough about them to share with the world.

Meeting tent below, in which most of the following several posts were captured:

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Garden Signage

Don't know what this says, but suppose it's French.  Very immaculately cultivated, to the finest detail.

2025 NE Cruise - Halifax, Tree Next to Bridge in the Public Gardens

This is Andrew's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW!  He's exactly, to the day, five years older than Allison.  Not planned that way but a blessing, as he's been a great older brother, and a great son, throughout.