Survivor (117/365)

TIME: 7:15 pm

PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Hosta

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My hostas survived last week's freak snow storm.

Hopefully, they will survive the being trampled by Mr. Mulder.

 

Irish I Was Drinking (076/365)

TIME: 2:21 pm

PLACE: Home

SUBJECT: Oxalis 

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

According to my DNA, I do not have any Irish ancestors to claim.

My husband, on the other hand, has approximately 3.7% British and Irish DNA.

So every once in awhile, I do have a little Irish in me. *rimshot*

Snake Plant (339/366)

TIME: 9:41 am
PLACE: Bathroom

SUBJECT: Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata)

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I needed a plant that can survive low levels of light, could be in a bathroom, where there is humidity, don't mind if you forget to water them once in awhile and was virtually indestructible.

Enter the Snake plant, or as I like to call him - "Pickles"

Hopefully he will survive being under my care.

Gone to Seed (334/365)

TIME: 3:23 pm

PLACE: Side of house
SUBJECT: Dill

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The dill on the side of the house has gone to seed.

Here's a close-up view:

 

Fern On A Chair (213/366)

TIME: 6:36 pm

PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Boston Fern

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Trying again this year with the Boston Ferns from Home Depot.

I have had 2 on my porch since about April.

They are not dead yet.

I have hope.

Work View (115/365)

TIME: 8:26 AM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Window view

This is the view from my desk.

I am able to salute the flag anytime I want.

Banana Tree (111/365)

TIME: 8:48 PM
PLACE: Living Room
SUBJECT: Banana Tree

The horticulture club at our local college had their annual plant sale.

I purchased a banana tree.

I named him Burt.

Sedum & Ferns (108/365)

TIME: 7:13 PM
PLACE: Lowes
SUBJECT: Plants

Stopped at Lowes to price a bathroom vanity for the rental.

They had to bring the ferns inside due to a FROST warning tonight.

Agggggggh!!!!!

Paperwhites (027/365)

TIME: 12:07 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus)

My seventy-five cent, on clearance, paperwhite bulb bloomed while we were out of town.

It looks pretty in the sunshine.

That Doesn’t Belong There (215/365)

TIME: 7:25 PM
PLACE: B-ville Crossing Shopping Center
SUBJECT: CD on a rose bush

We did some back-to-school shopping at Target.
The kids were not too happy about it.
And to be honest, I am so done with back-to-school shopping myself.
I’ve done it for far too long – and still have several years to go.
This CD on the rose bush took my mind off of it for a little bit though.

Gas Meter (213/365)

TIME: 8:04 PM
PLACE: Dad’s house
SUBJECT: Gas meter & ivy

We stopped by Dad’s so Claudia could show him her “new-to-her” car.
(A 2002 Volkswagen Jetta)
While they went for a drive – with Dad behind the wheel - I stayed behind and took some pictures.

Volunteer (201/365)

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
~Thomas Fuller,Gnomologia, 1732

TIME:  7:26 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Tomato

We have yet to dismantle the planter that surrounded the Capital Pear tree we had to remove last August.
Now, we have a volunteer tomato plant growing quite nicely there.
Probably the result of a squirrel who stole tomatoes from last year’s garden.

Caged (096/365)

“Cages are good. My heart is in my rib cage, and love is in my heart. We should put more things in cages, like politicians.”
― Jarod Kintz, Love quotes for the ages. Specifically ages 18-81.

TIME:  5:43 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Sprouting Peonies

More signs of spring!
The peonies are growing taller.
Time to place the tomato cages.

Botanical Garden (170/365)

TIME:  9:51 AM

The girls and I went to the Missouri Botanical Garden today.  (MB is at Boy Scout Camp this week)


TIME:  9:53 AM

We saw this gecko in the Cilmatron

TIME: 10:12 AM

Peeked into the Blanke Boxwood Garden.

TIME:  10:26AM

Fed the Koi in the Japanese Garden.


TIME:  10:35 AM

Posed for a photo.


TIME:  10:54 AM

Admired the colorful glass Walla Wallas (made by artist Dale Chihuly) floating in the water in the Milles Sculpture Garden.

TIME:  11:00 AM

Love these Shasta Daises (Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky')

It was a good day.

Coleus (157/365)

TIME:  8:07 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Coleus “Redhead” and Unknown variety

These guys are waiting to be re-potted in my big blue planter.  I had more important things to do tonight…like go to happy hour with my co-workers and drink a margarita on the rocks.

Cactus Flowers (196/366)

Vin: It's like a fellow I once knew in El Paso. One day, he just took all his clothes off and jumped in a mess of cactus. I asked him that same question, "Why?"
Calvera: And?
Vin: He said, "It seemed to be a good idea at the time

The Magnificent Seven, The Mirisch Company, 1960

TIME:  4:05 PM
PLACE:  The National Shrine of Our Lady of The Snows
SUBJECT:  Cacti & Flower

I spent my day attending Genealogy seminar held at the Shrine.  On the way out to the highway, I passed this clump of cacti.  It looks like they have been enjoying the heat we’ve been experiencing this summer.

Lion Face (135/366)

Suspended lion face
Spilling at the centre
Of an unfurnished sky ...

Philip Larkin (1922-1986), British poet. "Solar."

TIME:  8:03 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Lion’s head fountain

Yesterday I bought myself some miniature cattails to put in my water fountain.  Tonight, after cleaning out the tubing that directs the water through the lion’s mouth (I had a rather large blockage of dirt), I finally set up the new pump that I purchased a couple of months ago.  Now the soothing sounds of splashing water fill my front porch.

Prickly Plant (098/366)

What is this beast, she thought, with muscles on his arms like a bag of snakes? What is this moss on his legs? What prickly plant grows on his cheeks? What is this voice as deep as a dog?

Anne Sexton (1928-1974), U.S. poet. "Rapunzel."

TIME:  3:36 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Cacti

I needed a new water pump for a small fountain that I keep on my porch during the summer months.  DramaQueen accompanied me to Home Depot to search for one.  While we were there, she decided that she NEEDED a cactus for her room.  Why?  I don’t know.  Maybe because it’s a bit prickly, just like she can be sometimes.  Ha!

Flower Explosion (095/366)

“As in an explosion, I would erupt with all the wonderful things I saw and understood in this world.”

Boris Pasternak (Russian poet, 1890-1960)

TIME:  6:44 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Spirea flowers

Normally, these bloom around here in early May.  My mom always said that you knew that school year was winding down once this shrub bloomed.  We’ve been having such a warm spring that it has exploded with blossoms quite a bit before the end of the school term.

Curlicue (006/366)

“Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.”

Sid Caesar (American, Actor, comedian, writer, musician, b 1922)

TIME: 4:47 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Ornamental grass

We reached a high of 68 degrees here today.  It was beautiful.  I managed to make it outside this afternoon and play around a little bit with my new lens.  Looking at my endeavors, I can see that I need a lot more playing time.  The grass stem was difficult to capture with the warm winds we had.  But I’m not complaining – I can live with the wind if it means having this warm weather during the month of January.