For the first time in forever, it is not raining.
Hello from self’s backyard.
Posting for Xingfu Mama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge.
Tag: backyard
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It stopped raining for a wee bit, so I grabbed my camera and headed to the backyard.
My Fourth of July rose is just starting to bloom.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
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Her Betty Boop rose, which has survived over a decade of neglect, is about to bloom. It’s in the backyard, trapped behind some overgrown holly trees. Self went tramping around back there this afternoon, trying to assess damage.
Not too bad, as it turned out.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
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Self couldn’t wait to get back so she could start photographing her backyard again.
Backyard euphorbia. Posting for Macro Monday.
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Thanks to Jez for hosting this fun Challenge!
Self is a super-big fan of . . . roses.
As any regular readers of this blog can attest.
She’s just back from a month-long to the Philippines. The roses in her backyard did not fare well. Except for THIS ONE: Winsome, a mini-rose. It had only two blooms when she first arrived, but from the looks of it, it will soon be profusely covered in winsome, scarlet flowers.
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Self is back from the Philippines. So now she can start posting pictures of her garden again.
First up, her roses. They are spectacular (the ones in the front yard). The roses in the backyard, the ones in pots right in front of the French doors, look horrible: over-run with rust, and leaves scorched. Self will have to do major reconstruction: the Moonlight Romantica would have been covered in blooms, but the rust and the leaf scorch have really done a number on it. She’d say about 1/3 of the plant has healthy leaves, the rest will need to be chopped off.
There IS one backyard rose that seems to be thriving, and it’s one that she’s moved here and there in the garden, and neglected. It is usually covered in rust. This year — barely any rust. And it is blooming.
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
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Haven’t posted a Weekend Sky for ages.
This challenge is hosted by Hammad Rais.
The day is a little overcast (good).
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From the host, Weekly Prompts:
- This week we invite you to show us or tell us about your experiences in growing, nurturing and maintaining a handsome garden, yours or someone else’s.
If not for travel, self would be gardening. This year, she’s done little other than plant and water, her garden (especially the backyard) has grown wild.
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The photinia in self’s backyard is covered with reddish new growth. The olive tree just behind it is getting huge! It’s so tall it dwarfs the house. She did not plant this tree: it started growing there about a decade ago. Encouraged, she bought an olive tree for the front yard, thinking it would help block her living room window from the relentless summer sun. That one, however, while taller, has hardly any leaves. Best laid plans . . . (sigh)
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
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We have had weather, here in northern California. First: two days of blustery, high wind (knocked down ALL the pots on the porch, even the huge ones with small orange and loquat trees). Then, all last night, rain.
This morning, though. This morning. Look! After that wind storm, I’m surprised there were any blossoms left on the tree.
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