Market Friday

A post for Market Friday hosted by @dswigle, if you haven't followed her yet you should she is one of the kindest and most supportive people here on Hive, a comment from her is like a ray of sunshine on your page.
This is the one tag and challenge that I always make a point of joining, and also look through the posts of others that join the challenge and seeing markets from all around the world.

For this weeks post, I am sharing a few shots taken in the past week, I had a better week and actually got out for a few walks, one being a short visit to the Haskell Gardens here in New Bedford

A little bit about the gardens
The late Allen C. Haskell, a lifelong New Bedford resident and famed horticulturist, assembled these six acres—the site of a traditional New England-style common, beautiful historic gardens, and one of the oldest homes in the city—over more than 30 years. Today, it’s a public park and unlikely botanical respite, blooming in the heart of New Bedford.

Now you may be wondering if it is a public gardens how is this a Market Friday post, well in spring they do sell flowers, and its open to buy them at the moment, so it is indeed a market and a very beautiful one especially at this time of the year, and besides we all know @dswigle Loves gardens and flowers so I am sure she will be fine with this for a market Friday post

Now I am not sure what type of plant or tree this is, to me it looks some sort of willow but isn't that tall, but in the light at the time I visited there I thought it looked beautiful

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Another Plant/Shrub/tree that caught my eye on this walk

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and a closer in shot of it

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Now we all know Denise loves flowers and even started the #alwaysaflowertag so ifelt I would be remiss if I didnt include at least one flower in this post
Google tells me this is a Echinops Ritro or globe thistle, being called a thistle to me seems a dull name for this beautiful flower

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and to finish off a few blossoms

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And that’s all folks

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