Category Archives: gardens and flowers

Things learned while riding along in NZ

There are plants here that have very different forms as juveniles, “adolescents” and mature plants. Think about it – most of the time if you look at a very young plant it looks like a tinier version of what it … Continue reading

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If this is Tuesday, it must be New Zealand!

More photos here on Flickr Had a lovely visit with Marge’s friend Sue, looking at her Works-in-Progress, enjoying her fine lunch and chatting outside. The day was exquisitely fine, trees flowering along with Sue’s garden and we sat outside awhile … Continue reading

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Sunday out and around here and there

I went and procured tomatoes. Real ripe tomatoes. I needed a tomato sandwich and I needed it bad. I had a peach for dessert. Diddled around at home for awhile and then went out late to the nearby pond and … Continue reading

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A Trio of Mid-June Flowers

There’s a trio of photos waiting for you in this flickr album

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Wednesday Night

Came home today and sat down to paint. Step by step we reach our goals, right? Added quite a bit, managed to leave a lot of white areas where there would be flowers and realize deep in my heart that … Continue reading

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