FOTD – July 29 – Garden on the deck The petunias seem to be suffering the most from the sun and heat. I find this odd because I grew petunias in Israel in full sun on my deck and they were… Read More ›
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WHY SO LAZY DAISY?
FOTD – June 4 – BLACK-EYED SUSAN Coming this summer, my favorite late wild summer flowers — the Black-eyed Susan. Are these daisies or asters? I always assumed they are wild daisies. And the answer? Well, really — both. Rudbeckia hirta,… Read More ›
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME MIGHT BE A DAISY OR A DAYLILY – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: One Single Flower I didn’t know exactly which flower it would be. It could have been an orchid or a cactus flower. Or a rose (by any other name) which would smell as sweet as Romeo… Read More ›
FLOWERS OF MY DAY AND PROBABLY MY MONTH
It is still snowing. We had crocuses. I saw them between snows. But it’s cold and snowing again, so I’m not optimistic about their survival. And anyway, their time is just about over. Thus, I am happy to have a bouquet…. Read More ›
DAISY, DAISY
All taken with the Pentax Q7, the little camera that could and did!
WILD GARDEN
For all practical purposes, our garden has gone completely wild. Other than occasionally pulling out the bindweed and pieces of dead rose-bush, I can’t do much and no one else has energy or interest. Yet the garden blooms. In no… Read More ›
WHAT MAKES A DAISY LAZY?
My daisies appear as energetic as any other flowers, so I feel they have gotten an unfair reputation based on simple rhyming. Considering the battle my daisies had to fight to survive in our untended garden, I think they deserve a… Read More ›
Best of the Summer Garden
As the summer draws to a close — I can’t believe it’s almost over — it’s time to sing a little homage to the garden’s glorious few months.
Thinking About Flowers
As I watch the snow slowly melt away while hoping we don’t get more, my thoughts turn to flowers and springtime. It’s natural when the world has been all white for weeks. Are crocuses popping up amidst the rubble of… Read More ›
Black-Eyed Susan With a Bee — Macro Monday!
Along the road, the Black-Eyed Susan grows … bees follow. Taking my cue from others, I now join macro Monday.
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 