FOTD – December 3 – Christmas Cactus I didn’t think they’d make it. For nearly a year, these two re-potted cactuses looked nearly dead. And then, one day, they came alive just in time for the holidays. These and my Anthurium… Read More ›
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MORE CHRISTMAS CACTUS FLOWERS
FOTD – December 2 – Christmas Cactus My Christmas Cactus is blooming well with a lot more buds. Not as many as last year, but enough and I hope they take their time. The smaller of the two cacti has no… Read More ›
THEN THE SQUIRRELS ATE THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOTD – November 30 – Red squirrels ate the orange mums I looked out the windows. Two plump red squirrels were chowing down on the orange chrysanthemums. I looked again because as far as I know, squirrels don’t eat flowers…. Read More ›
ANTHURIUM EVER-BLOOMING
FOTD – November 29 – Anthurium This flower has been in continuous bloom for more than three years, four in April. I often take it for granted, but when nothing else is blooming — it’s always there with two, three, four… Read More ›
CACTUS HOLIDAY BLOOMS
FOTD – November 28 – Cactus blooming on time I repotted all of my cactus, succulents, and orchids not quite a year ago and finally, the cactus has decided to bloom That was fast. They had no buds a week… Read More ›
THE LAST PHOTOS BEFORE THE LEAVES WERE GONE
FOTD – November 24 – Foliage The leaves on the Japanese Maple went from green to orange to scarlet in about 36 hours. Then, in one night, the leaves fell. We had the driveway and the rest of the property cleaned…. Read More ›
LAST OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOTD – November 22 – Chrysanthemums They are still blooming, but they are also looking a bit ragged. I think these are the last time the mums looked really healthy.
MORE OF AUTUMN FINAL DAYS
FOTD – November 19 – More of Autumn’s End We didn’t take a thousand pictures, but we took a lot more that I’ve had time to organize. That Japanese Maple was so lovely it was like a magnet. Fall really is… Read More ›
FALLEN LEAVES WITH A BRILLIANT JAPANESE MAPLE
Fallen Leaves Overnight, between Friday and Saturday, the leaves fell. Kerplunk. No slow drifting. We got up in the morning and we were hip deep in oak, maple, sassafras, aspen, and catalpa — but mostly oak. Some of the oak… Read More ›
GARRY ARMSTRONG – AUTUMN BY THE BLACKSTONE
FOTD – November 7 – Autumn, Garry Armstrong Marilyn has been sifting through files and these came up. They were mislabeled. These are my autumn photos from Riverbend and down at the Blackstone canal. This was my first excursion with… Read More ›
MAYBE THE LAST MUMS
FOTD – November 2 – Autumn Mums It’s supposed to freeze tonight, so this may have been the last day for our remaining mums. The red ones are already dying, but the pumpkin orange ones are still blooming. After the freeze,… Read More ›
AND SO DIES THE GARDEN
FOTD – October 31 – Garden’s end I had hoped the mums would survive the rain, but they didn’t. The orange ones are blooming heavily right now, but it’s absolutely pouring outside and it’s cold. I suppose we feel the… Read More ›
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