Don’t think I’m ungrateful. These giant beautiful lily blossoms are to be enjoyed and appreciated. They are so fragrant! I saw a hummingbird moth at them for at least a few minutes yesterday. What is troubling is that this was supposed to be a 20-bulb VARIETY pack, with each variety chosen by color and name. …
Category: Doodads
Thursday Doodads — Flora & Fauna out back
An abrupt early afternoon thunderstorm blew through here and then it was back to hot and muggy. Not nearly enough rain came down. It’s staying in the air. I did get a chance to walk out back today and check on things. Mostly good, some things of concern. Some pictures and videos. Hope you enjoy…
Saturday Doodads — Garden Tour
Today a friend and I toured 8 different gardens in 80+ degree heat. The temp in the car said 88 on the drive home. Thankfully some of most of the gardens were in shade which helped. Before going on to the pictures, I have to say a universal plant in each of the yards was…
Friday Doodads — The yard
It’s been in the 80’s all week, which means too hot to do much outside for most of the day. I just went and got the mail out of the box, deadheaded the hanging basket of petunias and verbenas the kids got me for my birthday — yes, I just had a birthday, yay —…
Doodads — The Yard — 6/18/19
I took all of these on Monday, 6/17/19 and tried to capture anything in the yard that looked interesting. Clearance hostas I bought last year. fish with a ground cover. have had this for awhile peace lily in bloom. this plant came from my stepdad’s funeral climbing rose bush that was here when…
Sunday Doodads
It’s another day in paradise. Things have greened up like you wouldn’t believe. How flora and fauna can go from dormant and colorless to bursting with life of every hue is a miracle most appreciated this year. In 5 days, I will have been retired a year. Maybe it is because the days have not…
Saturday Doodads — The Yard
This edition of Doodads will take you on an abbreviated tour of the yard, as I walked around on my way out to the mailbox. The first picture is the growing fancy Asiatic Lilies I planted in the fall. These are going to be gorgeous! They were planted in suet cages to keep the ground…
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