Here are some of the pretty flowers that have beautified the farm this spring.
It
has been so rainy for so long, and I have had this ongoing
bronchitis-like stuff, so Gordon or Unc brought flowers inside to cheer
me up.
Some
of the rain-drenched flower shots that Gordon snatched between rains
are my favorite flower pictures from the first five months of 2009.
Now, looking back at these pictures from the past five months, as I
share them with you, I realize how just a photo of flowers can brighten
one's day.
For a good while we thought this bronchitis-like stuff might be
triggered by allergy, so the only flowers I received from the yard
(since I was house-bound by the chronic coughing) were photos of
flowers blooming in the yard.
Each of these flowers in these photographs come with memories. Most happy, some bittersweet.
I
remember one particular afternoon, about 18 years ago, when Unc, Mama
and I went to Kay Emmon's homeplace in Carroll County to buy starts of
this antique rose. (first two photos) That was quite an adventure
finding her stately 1870-era farmhouse.
She "pegged" rose bushes to make baby plants. That method calls for pulling a rose branch down to the ground and putting a brick on the branch to hold it in contact with the soil so that new roots can form. After about a year, you can sever the branch and transplant the baby rose plant.
Other types of plants she started under quart jars around her yard.
There were small battalions of little quart jars stationed at strategic
places. It was quite a visual experience of color and little armies of
quart jars and bricks.
That was a magical afternoon, and we bought a number of antique roses and lillac and fragrant violets from her.
What are your memories of special Green Thumb Ladies you have met
through the years? I have a cousin in California who sends photos of
the roses cut from
her yard. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson must have roses in bloom 12 months
of the
year!
She sends her rose pictures to various family and friends. Those
pictures are really a day brightener!
As for this bronchitis like stuff, the doctor put me on a different
course of medicine yesterday, and it seems to be working. As soon as I
now, I will share with you a very suprising cause of chronic
bronchitis-like cough that has grounded me for well over three months.
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Well, I have nothing to say but these flowers are so lovely. Wish I can see those flowers in person. Nice shot! Anyway, I enjoyed reading your article. Thanks for sharing.
-fern-
Posted by: philippine flowers | July 27, 2009 at 09:30 PM
Hi Penny
Beautiful pictures I must say. You really take care of your plants. They have an aesthetic appearance. The flower in the third picture is very appealing. Thanks for sharing all of them.
Akshob
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Posted by: Akshob | July 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Hi Penny,
Beautiful pictures I must say. You really take care of your plants. They have an aesthetic appearance. The flower in the third picture is very appealing. Thanks for sharing all of them.
Akshob
http://www.p2w2.om/akshob
Posted by: Akshob | July 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Hey Penny!
What a gorgeous flowers you have here. they seems very attractive. it refresh me a lot. Thanks for sharing those photos. how i wish i could see those flowers in person to take some shots too. keep it up!
-khatie-
Posted by: Send Flowers to Philippines | July 13, 2009 at 09:39 PM
Wow! what a beautiful flowers you have in that farm. You have a nice shot. I just wondering about the name of the flower in the first picture. Thanks for sharing.
-krisha-
Posted by: flowers to the Philippines | June 09, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Oh how beautiful! Thanks for sharing these. You have great photography skills!
Posted by: BJ | June 06, 2009 at 09:21 PM
Penny,
Love the flower pictures! I think the hedge with the white flowers is a Lady Banksia (or Lady Banks)rose. We have one in the back yard that is growing up in a tree. I think it will pull the tree down some day. It blooms once a year in the spring before the leaves fill out on the tree. It is quite a sight!
There is one in Tombstone, AZ that is growing upon a trellis that covers the whole back yard. New posts and wires were added as the plant grew. It is supposedly over 100 years old.
Posted by: Nan | June 06, 2009 at 08:13 PM