# Monthly Photo Competition #6 - May 2023 - “Flowers”

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** photo\
**Created:** [April 29, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352 "2023-04-29T21:16:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/21 "2023-05-09T00:48:35Z")

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Field of lupines, Saddleback Maine

[![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaXoAQd0PQhKBRr4Hgt6iPXHHuqz73rXvZBS_9joOAJ7h1qo9glfCkIXM7ojTJxrB6aNRgY_74PXYBS4wuDaSZxgG2_htGJxC2Zz1Yl_10SFxQNBonPf=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/JyC64GVfmNkWKS9a9)

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**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/22 "2023-05-11T15:41:52Z")

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[![](https://i.imgur.com/HsNQVRJ.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/HsNQVRJ.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/23 "2023-05-12T14:10:10Z")

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google photos - click on picture for full image.

[![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RZdVR--I4YowvLuwj698WDcDOoZWR6AF8H8FrjBEFTu8ZIcdPOo5b9j25aQA6uH5HoxNl7lltlMa2s6Dog44zXIka1PENkqoUxrl1iLalEQW9UvKcmK44AMcn4vY6y8SV0yIyFDkdQ=w600-h315-p-k "New item by j") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/qSuXzmvXh9bY351m8)

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/24 "2023-05-12T14:56:57Z")

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A delight to the senses, with a fragrance subtly redolent of carrion/rotting fish, Amorphophallus konjac blooms yet again in the Jackmannii garden, despite a wintertime low of -9F.

[![](https://i.imgur.com/UUZEyFr.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/UUZEyFr.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/25 "2023-05-13T21:55:28Z")

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[![](https://i.imgur.com/vJ1izfj.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vJ1izfj.jpg)

Jardin botanique de Montréal

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**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/26 "2023-05-19T20:33:17Z")

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And that’s a wrap - the is one is closed. Thanks everyone - poll will go up over the weekend, in this thread.

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**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/27 "2023-05-20T11:17:10Z")

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Please vote for your three favourite photos, using whatever criteria you feel is best. All Dopers are welcome to vote - you don’t need to have submitted a photo. **You cannot vote for your own photo**. You get three votes (and the poll will make you use all of them).

The voting deadline is **9pm UK time on Weds 24th May**.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352/27))_

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