One good thing about the constant rain of the past few months is that flowers are so vibrant! Self’s side yard, where she hardly spends any time, has these pretty little flowers, osteospermum.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Tag: Flower of the Day
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For Cee’s Flower of the Day, self decided to post a picture of a plant she’s never posted pictures of before: her Euphorbia “Martini”, which she stuck in a pot and left on the porch a couple of years ago. She even forgot what it was called and had to poke around in the dirt for the plant label (She used to stick the plant label in the pot with each new plant, but has been lazy about it, the last couple of years.) It didn’t perform particularly well, so self considered throwing it out. Then, suddenly, with all the rain, it’s been looking great! So here it is, enjoying its 15 minutes of fame:
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Self has two enormous lavatera bushes in her front yard. They seem to thrive on spotty watering and fertilizing, lol.
Not much else thrives in her front yard, but the lavataera just keeps going and going.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
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Self was today year’s old when she learned that the Nordstrom at 500 Pine Street, downtown Seattle, is the Mother Ship, the original Nordy’s.
Here’s what was in one of the display windows, last weekend.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day!
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This beautiful glass sculpture is Dale Chihuly’s Flower Form 2 (variation), in the lobby of the Sheraton Grand Seattle, where self is staying during the AWP Conference.
Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day.
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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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Self usually posts pictures of her backyard, because she’s much less self-conscious about taking pictures there. It takes a long time for self to position her shot, and her fingers shake, so she has to find a firm surface to rest her arm on.
Today, though, she had to stop and take a picture of one fat bloom that is just about to open on one of her oldest rose bushes: a Queen Elizabeth, which she planted over twenty years ago, by her front steps. It has survived intermittent care, and grown tall and wild. It hasn’t bloomed profusely (because self keeps forgetting to fertilize) but this year she will.
Posting for Cee’s Flower of the Day.”
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These geraniums never quit: they’re in a huge Chinese pot (which self bought for $20 decades ago from San Francisco Chinatown) and have been blooming all year. This is one pot that was not upended by the wind storm of a couple of days ago. That’s because it’s fat, big, and heavy.
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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Don’t forget that my FOTD challenge accepts gardens, leaves and berries as well as flowers. To see entire list of accepted flowers, click here. Please do not submit photos of trees that don’t show colorful blooms or autumn colors. Leaf close ups are always welcome.
— Cee Neuner, Flower of the Day ChallengeThe garden is pretty dead right now, the only bright spot are these holly berries!
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