The Birthday Basket Bouquet -FOTD – 03/13/19
Garry really went all out for this birthday. He actually ordered this in advance. That’s right. NOT picked up at the supermarket on the day of my birthday but planned. In advance! Including little hand painted birds.
It definitely improved my mood. I would have liked to take better pictures outside, but the deck is still pretty mucky with melting, sodden snow and ice. Not to mention a few dozen birds!
Categories: #Flowers, #Photography, Cee's Photo Challenge, Flower of the day
Beautiful bouquet! Your husband gave a wonderful thoughtful birthday gift. Thanks for sharing your photos with us.
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Good one, Garry! 😀
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So very beautiful!! Your Garry has great taste! It sounds like your b-day was all you wanted and more! Congratulations! 😀
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That is a gorgeous basket and how thoughtful of Garry.
Leslie
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Happy Birthday. Garry is sweetheart. Those flowers are so cheerful. 😀
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I’m going to save the birds. Maybe they will somehow fit on our tiny Christmas tree.
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Beautiful.
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I love the little birds. I’ll have to save them for the little Christmas tree!
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The little birds are gorgeous. My only Christmas present this year was a little bird ornament that my son bought me. It stays out all year. 😙
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Good job MrA!
And a happiest of birth anniversaries to you, MrsA!
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Made it through another one! Thank you! It’s all extra innings from here.
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Happy, happy birthday and applause to Garry for the beautiful arrangement. 🙂
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Garry really picked a winner, this time. He even went to the ONLY nursery in town!
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The ONLY nursery in town? Is that a dig?
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How very, very lovely. And kind… and touching. I am glad you were able to enjoy your day.
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The flowers and painted birds really helped 😀
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I shudda had a disc or endless loop of “Rockin’ Robin” but only thought of it now.
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So beautiful.
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Happy birthday. Marilyn. I absolutely love the little birds… a perfect gift 🙂 ( And, ordered in advance too? ! )
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I know! For a man, that’s amazing. In ADVANCE from a nursery, not the grocery! Wow!
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Kudos, Garry 😉
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Thanks, Sue.
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I know! Breaking News, right?
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Yep!
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What a lovely thoughtful gift! I hope you had a very special day!
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It was a good one. Better than usual!
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Lovely. I’m happy for you. Indeed.
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What a nice gift. The birds are the perfect addition.
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He’s been filling pounds of seeds into the feeder. I guess he figured birds were appropriate 😀
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Marilyn, I thought it was a nice touch. Wasn’t trying to be “cute”.
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That’s a lovely bouquet, with some very pretty flowers and birds too! Glad it was a good birthday!
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I was touched. Ordered in advance! Wow! I must really rate 😀
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Of course you do!
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Well, you see I CAN do it. Glad you liked it.
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That Issa beautiful mixture and not an easy task to find at this time of the year. Well done Gary
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He even knew which birds to add AND he didn’t order it from the grocery, but from the only real nursery in town. I was overwhelmed.
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Thanks. I REALLY wanted to do something special instead of the “last minute run out for flowers” bit. I thought on it a lot, considering financial limitations. Knowing Marilyn is really into birds right now, I thought that should be a theme. So, a week before Marilyn’s birthday, I went to the special flower store for help. I explained what I was looking for — my first thought — having a big basket — with a floral layout saying “Happy Birthday, Marilyn”. No, that would be too many words for the layout. So, I said “Just have a layout with ‘Marilyn’ spelled out”. I thought this would be peachy. The woman looked at me compassionately and said, “No, I don’t think that would be appropriate”. I was crestfallen! Thought it was a nifty idea and I’d never done anything like that before. I was really bummed out. The saleswoman saw the look on my face and explained, “Sir, spelling out your Wife’s name looks good for a funeral”. I was stunned. Never occurred to me. So, options were discussed. Flower types, arrangements and ornaments. I wanted two birds on top of the arrangement. A red bird because Marilyn has talked a lot about cardinals, finches, etc. I wanted a second bird – a blue bird. Thought it might look like husband and wife birds. The saleswoman smiled, saying she could work that out. We hammered out a price and settled on a pickup date. It would have to be Monday because the flower shop is closed Sundays. But Monday was Marilyn’s birthday. I settled on the earliest pickup time. Monday came. I raced out of the house, saying nothing to Marilyn. I wanted the surprise factor. The floral arrangement was ready and waiting for me. I looked it over and paid. As I walked out, I saw a couple of women smiling at me in approval. I hoped Marilyn would like it.
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What a wonderful idea. I will definitely tell Mr. Swiss about it, He has nine months to think about it.
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