Pick Me Up – I choose to raise orchids
The electric company came this morning and took down the tree! The whole tree. I’m assuming that they couldn’t find an easier way to remove the branches. I guess it was the fifth call that was sent to the correct office that deals with fallen limbs. By the time they removed it, the entire tree was leaning on the high tension line. Ever since Columbia Gas blew up a city in northern Massachusetts a couple of years ago, I’ve been waiting for the next calamity. One has now been avoided, but it wasn’t easy!
Like Cee and maybe many photographers, I usually have a camera in my hand or without reach. There are two. no three, cameras on the living room coffee table, a bunch of various cameras, Garry’s and mine, on the wooden bench. Those are the ones We are not using much at the moment. Five dining room chairs hold camera bags. The two cameras I use to shoot birds and flowers. Especially birds, because if I have to go and get the camera out of the bag and get it pointed, the bird got bored and left. The flowers usually hang around, so I always take the birds first.
Thus while writing is a big deal for me, taking pictures is right up there. I’ve been taking pictures pretty much as long as I’ve been writing, though I didn’t put a lot of effort into trying to become a professional photographer. I was a better writer and there were better jobs for writers, too. I am still happily wrapped in orchids.
I haven’t been feeling well. It’s not just my arm. It’s allergies. Anyone who thinks allergies don’t count because they aren’t a “real disease” never suffered from allergies. Now that we’ve had just enough sun (3 partial days with more than two hours each day of sunshine) to bring forth the buds, weeds. and flowers which will create something like spring or summer, I’m not sure. It has been so long since we saw nice weather.
Meanwhile, the biggest pollen roaming the airways is oak. We live in oak woods.
The second biggest pollinator is birch and we have them too. And of course, the maples are flowering. Not to mention the weeds and flowers. You name it, it’s pollinating. Which leaves both of us with sore throats that disappear after we get out of bed and sit up. The aches and pains? Could it be the rain, wind, dampness, and chill? Not to mention the constant changes in the weather?
Cold, snowy, and below freezing tomorrow and Monday. I hear there is possibly an end in sight around the end of the month. I’m holding my breath.
Categories: #Flowers, #Photography, Cee's Photo Challenge, Flower of the day, Marilyn Armstrong, orchids
Lovely flowers — but I’m SO glad they came to take down that tree! Disaster averted!
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Big wind storm tomorrow again, too. We never had winds like this before. Yes, it would have been a big disaster and not just for us, either. It would have done in this whole part of town.
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We do keep our cameras close at hand. Beautiful Marilyn 😀
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If I can get my hands on it quickly, I sometimes get really interesting shots.
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The neon lighting is classic film noir and fascinating.
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I’m relieved that they came to take out that tree, Marilyn. BTW I now have some beautiful orchids too and they are in bloom. It was a Mother’s Day gift.
Leslie
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If you need encouragement, you know where to call!
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You just have to keep after them…
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Don’t forget the fertilizer every two weeks while they are blooming (2-2-2) and 4 ice cubes of water every week!
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I will remember….
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The fourth photo down looks like a dog sniffing a flower.. can you see it? He is white with a red nose, sniffing a red flower…..
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I can almost see his eyes. I think he has long fur on his face 😀
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I am relieved to hear that they came and took the tree out. At least that particular one won’t worry you again
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By the time they got here, it was much worse. It wasn’t just a branch. The entire TREE was lying on the wire. Gas and electric utilities have caused a lot of death and destruction in the past couple of years. A lot of the fires started just like this. Tree or limb is down but it’s too far away to bother fixing it. Next thing you know, the entire west coast is on fire.
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There is really no excuse for that sort of negligence. Anyway I’m glad they finally came.
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Owen met the truck yesterday and he asked them if they were going to fix it or wait until the wires all went down. They promised him they’d be back in the morning and amazingly, they were!
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