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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by orin stepanek » Sat May 23, 2020 1:06 pm

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Love the Iris! 8-) So pretty; so delicate! :D
Blooming in my flowerbed! :wink:
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Thu May 28, 2020 7:35 am

Beautiful iris, Orin!

It's hawthorn time here! :D

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White hawthorn and little blue cat's eyes in the grass.
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Pink hawthorn.

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Red and white hawthorn.
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Thu May 28, 2020 7:50 am

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Closeup of the pink hawthorn.
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Little blue cats-eyes in the grass.

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This rose is in bloom just outside my door.
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:57 pm

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I can't help myself, I'm going crazy this time of year. Oh my goodness, the flowers on the ground and the flowering trees!!!

I absolutely love the Empress trees, which have large pale blue-violet bell-like flowers.

The Empress trees we have here are related to the gorgeous Jacaranda mimosifolia trees. How I wish we had them here!

Our Empress trees are pretty sparse and don't bloom as richly. Well, I love them anyway.

The girl standing next to the Empress tree in my picture has just graduated from high school, and she is wearing the typical white hat and some sort of white dress for graduates.

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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Fred the Cat » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:26 pm

Yes Ann, flowering trees are gorgeous this time of year. We have a tri-colored beach that just leafed out. One of our neighbors has a chestnut tree that is my favorite in our area. :clap:
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What has been the best surprise was our clematis. :thumb_up:
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Nestled amongst an over exuberant trumpet vine, it is thriving.
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How anything can survive in something "trump" is a mystery. :wink:
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:56 pm

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My roses were very late this year! They ususlly bloom in mid May; this year didn't bloom until June! Of course the minney roses will than bloom all summer til the frost! 8-)
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Post by orin stepanek » Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:29 am

My Naked Ladies are blooming! 8-) I didn't take a picture! :no:
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:02 pm

orin stepanek wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:29 am My Naked Ladies are blooming! 8-) I didn't take a picture! :no:
I didn't comment on the pictures of your roses in June, Orin, but they were lovely. As for your "Naked Ladies", do you mean these?

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Post by orin stepanek » Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:07 pm

Ann wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:02 pm
orin stepanek wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:29 am My Naked Ladies are blooming! 8-) I didn't take a picture! :no:
I didn't comment on the pictures of your roses in June, Orin, but they were lovely. As for your "Naked Ladies", do you mean these?

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Yes; I decided to take pictures; here they are!


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Post by orin stepanek » Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:10 pm

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Guess It Will only take 2 at a time! :mrgreen:
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Post by orin stepanek » Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:39 pm

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Some nasty cut my morning glory vine out of my fence and even cut the vine up into short pieces! I'm glad they didn't cut the obe in me planter! They are such a pretty flower!
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Post by Ann » Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:23 am

orin stepanek wrote: Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:39 pm s-l1000.jpg3fce8a9abed363328738d19224553ae8.jpg



Some nasty cut my morning glory vine out of my fence and even cut the vine up into short pieces! I'm glad they didn't cut the obe in me planter! They are such a pretty flower!

Lovely picture, Orin. Of course I'm happy to see such a gorgeous blue flower! :D And is it possible that you have such a "riot" of differently-colored morning glories? Amazing!!! :D

Tell me though, did someone vandalize your vine? :(

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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by orin stepanek » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:23 pm

Ann wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:23 am
orin stepanek wrote: Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:39 pm s-l1000.jpg3fce8a9abed363328738d19224553ae8.jpg



Some nasty cut my morning glory vine out of my fence and even cut the vine up into short pieces! I'm glad they didn't cut the one in me planter! They are such a pretty flower!

Lovely picture, Orin. Of course I'm happy to see such a gorgeous blue flower! :D And is it possible that you have such a "riot" of differently-colored morning glories? Amazing!!! :D

Tell me though, did someone vandalize your vine? :(

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I'd call it just meen!
Sometimes people just seem to get this mean streak! I just hope it doesn't become a habit!

When the one in the planter gets more blooms; I'll take some pictures! 🌺 🌸 🌼 🌻
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by orin stepanek » Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:05 pm

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Hi Ann! I took some pictures of My Morning Glory!
I'm attaching 1; The other went somewhere into
the computers files and I can't find it!
Notice how wet the soil in the planter is? At the
end of the day it was so dry, that it was hard, so
I had to water it again!
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:37 pm

orin stepanek wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:05 pm IMG_0465.JPG

Hi Ann! I took some pictures of My Morning Glory!
I'm attaching 1; The other went somewhere into
the computers files and I can't find it!
Notice how wet the soil in the planter is? At the
end of the day it was so dry, that it was hard, so
I had to water it again!
What's that metal cage, Orin? It looks quite unbalanced!

Lovely blue flowers, though!

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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by orin stepanek » Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 am

Ann wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:37 pm
orin stepanek wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:05 pm IMG_0465.JPG

Hi Ann! I took some pictures of My Morning Glory!
I'm attaching 1; The other went somewhere into
the computers files and I can't find it!
Notice how wet the soil in the planter is? At the
end of the day it was so dry, that it was hard, so
I had to water it again!
What's that metal cage, Orin? It looks quite unbalanced!

Lovely blue flowers, though!

Ann
An old bicycle basket from an earlier time! :D I put atop the planter to give more vine time! :wink:

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Post by orin stepanek » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:47 pm

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Post by orin stepanek » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:52 pm

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another view! 8-) There was a Bumble Bee buzzing when I was taking pictures; I tried to snap shot him but I missed! :lol2:
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Look what mysteriously reappeared! :mrgreen:
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:54 am

orin stepanek wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:01 pm IMG_0466.JPG


Look what mysteriously reappeared! :mrgreen:
Orin! More lovely blue flowers and more vine! :D 🌼🌸😍

I couldn't find any blue emoji flowers, but you know what I mean! :D

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Ann wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:54 am
orin stepanek wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:01 pm IMG_0466.JPG


Look what mysteriously reappeared! :mrgreen:
Orin! More lovely blue flowers and more vine! :D 🌼🌸😍

I couldn't find any blue emoji flowers, but you know what I mean! :D

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Post by orin stepanek » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:29 pm

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Hi! It's been so dyr this year that the mums are kind of scrawny! :( I was surprised that petunias were a blume next to my rose though! 8-)
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Ann » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:49 am

orin stepanek wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:29 pm IMG_0473.JPGIMG_0474.JPGIMG_0475.JPG


Hi! It's been so dyr this year that the mums are kind of scrawny! :( I was surprised that petunias were a blume next to my rose though! 8-)
Glad to see your autumn flowers, Orin! :D

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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by orin stepanek » Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:41 pm

KayBur! If you like flowers; Have you seen this thread? This is where I should have posted planting the morning glories! My bad! :D
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Re: Flowers Around The House

Post by Fred the Cat » Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:53 pm

In leu of flowers around the house this time of year, prowlers around the house
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caught the attention of these two yesterday
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to the point of utter exhaustion of one
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