Two days ago is was nasty, cold, and I needed a sweater and wool socks. Today it was 98 degrees and we kept our windows closed and managed to keep the heat out. But everything is blooming regardless of weather…… Read More ›
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WHITE AZALEAS
FOTD – May 21 – White Azaleas It is blooming time here in the northeast. From icy rain with a hint of hail just 48 hours ago, the temperature has been on the rise ever since. We have our A/C’s in… Read More ›
BLOOMING IN STRANGE WEATHER
FOTD – May 19 – Lilacs and Rhododendrons It was nasty, wet, and in the low 50s today. Saturday it is supposed to hit 100 degrees. It’s hard to believe that given how cold it was today that we will… Read More ›
THE BLOOMING DECK
FOTD – May 12 – Mother’s day a few days late Owen had planned this for Mother’s Day but having just bought us a television, he was out of money. So — he got his paycheck and today was a… Read More ›
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – FINALLY!
FOTD – May 10 – RHODODENDRONS This is the way it always happens. All through April, you watch spring happen in the rest of the northern hemisphere and feel deep envy for cherry blossoms and fresh new leaves and blooming gardens…. Read More ›
MOTHER’S DAY MACROS
FOTD – May 8: MOTHER’S DAY ORCHID MACROS Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers and children of mothers. I think the orchids are at their peak now. There are more buds and the last orchid is just beginning to… Read More ›
ORCHIDS FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
FOTD – April 26 – Violet Orchids I was in the kitchen looking into the dining room and I loved the way those tall violet orchids looked in front of the French doors. Usually I just look, but this time,… Read More ›
A TIME FOR EVERY THING
ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:A time to be born, and a time to die;A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;A time to kill, and… Read More ›
FOUR WHITE ORCHIDS
FOTD – April 24 – Orchids With Buds There are still a few more buds on these orchids. So, there will be more flowers and soon, I think.
MORE ABOUT THE WHITE ORCHID
FOTD – April 18 – White Orchids Since I took these pictures yesterday afternoon, another bud has opened. I still had some of these I thought worth posting, so I’ll take new pictures tomorrow. Outside, it’s cold. It’s not as… Read More ›
MACROS FROM THE INDOOR GARDEN
FOTD – April 20 – Macros from the Indoor Garden It was warm and now it’s cold. Below freezing at night again. Rain in the morning, sun in midday, but it never got warm even with the sun out. But, on… Read More ›
BLOOMING AT HOME
FOTD – April 18 – Orchids, Anthurium, Cactus and Easter Lilies For a while, nothing — except the anthurium — was blooming. Now, everything is blooming. Well, almost everything. Two of the orchids are thinking about blooming, but haven’t gotten there… Read More ›
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