FOTD – June 12 – Columbines My Columbine isn’t as perfect as Cee’s, but I do have a lot of it. It isn’t really a perennial, but if you leave it alone, it will form seed pods and reseed itself. Those… Read More ›
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COLUMBINE
FOTD – May 22 – COLUMBINE It must be spring because the Columbine is blooming. We don’t have the fancy columbine I’ve seen in other people’s pictures. Ours looks more like the wild version, though we planted it ourselves back… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 67 – FLOWERS & AN EVIL CHIPMUNK
I needed a few flowers, so I drew some. But I think it’s going to bloom outside very soon. The trees are all fuzzy with buds and last I looked, there were tons of shoots of daylilies, Solomon’s Seal, Columbine,… Read More ›
PRETTY IN PINK – COLUMBINE
FOTD – June 2 – COLUMBINE, PRETTY IN PINK The columbine are at their peak. This is their last week and they are in full bloom throughout the garden. By next week, they will be mostly seeds. Maybe some of the… Read More ›
FOTD: COLUMBINE IN PINK
FOTD – May 24 – Columbine As we were coming home from not buying a car, I decided to take a few pictures. We are heavily in columbine right now. All pink. I didn’t even know it came in other colors…. Read More ›
COLUMBINE
FOTD – January 28 – Columbine When we first moved here, we planted a couple of columbine. Unlike most of our flowers, these have multiplied and fill the garden in May. All of ours are “hot pink” or something close… Read More ›
COLUMBINE, THE COLOR OF SPRING
FOTD – January 3 – Columbine I may not have Dahlias, but we have Columbine. I planted a couple of these when the garden was new and it has spread and become one of my strongest flowers. I love the… Read More ›
COLUMBINE ARE UP AND ROSES ARE ON THE WAY – GARRY ARMSTRONG
FOTD – May 31 – COLUMBINE I went into town to take pictures of Owen at work, stopped to pick up some stuff to drink, then came home to take flower pictures. I haven’t conquered macro pictures of flowers yet…. Read More ›
FLOWERS OF THE DAY: WHAT’S BLOOMING IN THE GARDEN – Marilyn Armstrong
MAY 21 – THE GARDEN GROWS Coming home, I had my camera and stayed out long enough to get some pictures. I missed the big blooming of the columbine, but there are some new ones with buds. I missed the… Read More ›
THE MEMORY OF FLOWERS – Marilyn Armstrong
APRIL 28 – FOTD – MEMORY OF SPRING FLOWERS It was raining all last night and today, but without the hurricane-force winds. Every single bone in my body hurts. When I stand up and move it’s like a tympanic symphony… Read More ›
COLUMBINE AGAINST A WOOD FENCE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – July 25, 2019 – COLUMBINE Bright pink Columbine against an old picket fence. Bright color and the texture of aging wood.
COLUMBINE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – June 20, 2019 – Columbine While they were so busy blooming, I took pictures. I think the next time I look — tomorrow if it isn’t pouring rain — I will see the beginning of the blooming of… Read More ›
COLUMBINE – IT CAME BACK! – Marilyn Armstrong
Columbine – FOTD – June 2, 2019 I thought the Columbine had bloomed and died in a week. I was wrong. Apparently, that was merely the leading edge of a whole lot more Columbine. One of the odd outcomes of… Read More ›
COLUMBINE, THE FLOWER – Marilyn Armstrong
Columbine – FOTD – May 26, 2019 Between a few days ago and today, the Columbine bloomed — and started to die. I mean literally, two days. It usually hangs around for a while, but we seem to be hurrying… Read More ›
A MAGIC GARDEN – Marilyn Armstrong
Photo Challenge Ambience Our garden is magical for one month every summer. Usually between late May through much of June. This year, it was July. It’s all roses and daylilies and for its single month, it’s absolutely magic.
FLOWER OF THE DAY – COLUMBINE – Marilyn Armstrong
FLOWER OF THE DAY
COLUMBINE BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong
Flower of the Day – Columbine Blooming We had one sunny day and the columbine bloomed. It is still blooming and this, being a relatively long-lived flower, will continue blooming for at least another week.
ROSES ARE RED AND SO IS MY BLOOD – Marilyn Armstrong
The weather finally broke and today was an exquisite spring day. Our maple tree is in bud. The buds are fat and red and this morning, the little red finch was sitting on a limb and the only way to… Read More ›
COLUMBINE – FLOWERS OF THE YEAR
The roses have no buds. The day lilies are tall and green, but no flowers. Not a single flower and I don’t even see buds. This weather has just stopped the flowers in their tracks. I’ve never seen this before,… Read More ›
COLUMBINE BY THE BUNCH
With all the rain we’ve had this spring, our garden is growing with a fury. Many of the flowers are coming up late, probably because it has also been rather cold. When the flowers finally show up, they will be giant flowers…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 