Broom
We had a huge broom at the back of the house, but when we put in the parking space for Grandmom, the soil drainage changed, and it died. This is the replacement, which I hope will thrive, eventually.
Lilac
I’m glad this is at the bottom of the hill, because it is extremely strong smelling.
The weather has been lousy every evening when I’ve come home. But at least it wasn’t raining Wed afternoon.
Here it is–in reverse order.
There were taken along the Mon Rail Trail.
The above tree is on my walk home. Unfortunately it was very windy, so the branches kept moving, which made getting a clear picture somewhat difficult.
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It was pretty earlier in the day–not so much by the time I walked home.
Daffodils are almost ready to bloom. Almost.
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Yes! It’s returned! And with luck, this season will not be sidelined due to injury.
Photoshoperized, because it wasn’t a very good picture.
Grandmom turns 93 on Sunday, so in the run up, she’s receiving flowers.
From Janiece
from Brian & Stacie & Jules
Another picture taken with my camera phone; I liked the way the red of the rose stood out in the dreary greyness of the day.
Wandered around the downtown campus this afternoon (pictures of that tomorrow). The light was terrible, but I enjoyed the walk anyway.
Yeah, my garden is still a mess and I am resigned that it will remain so until next year. But there are still a few bright spots of beauty.
A volunteer sunflower!
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My garden is still a mess, and probably will be for the remainder of the year. I’m still not 100% yet, it’s too hot, and we’ve been traveling too much.
Luckily, I’ve done so much work over the past several years, much of the garden is self-maintaining, and doing well with benign neglect.
Monday we took Jeri & Vince to Cooper’s Rock. Since the weather was hazy, hot, and humid, we waited until late afternoon to go, and even so still didn’t stay long.
Despite the heat, it was gorgeous, and we had a good time. The only sad part was that because I’m still limping along, jumping and climbing (even just a teeny bit of climbing) were right out.
People must know I love flowers! Because I got flowers on Saturday!
Note: I did not take these pictures, Michael did. I’m not yet up for standing still, and I’m pretty sure taking pictures while balancing on crutches is an invitation for another trip to the ER.
From my aunt & uncle and Grandmom.
From my parents
The card from the UCF was Teh BEST!
“To the Most Graceful Member of the UCF. Heal Fast!”
Yeah, there are a couple purchased annuals in here, but I have a lot of flowers blooming already. (I cannot take a good picture of the lilac, but it’s blooming so heavily you can smell it all the way up on the porch.)
Most of my garden is filled with perennials, which is nice because it means minimal work for me, aside from keeping the beds clean. However, the deck was sorely in need to some type of color, so (don’t tell Grandmom) I spent a ridiculous amount of money yesterday, and with the excluding on a mature foxglove (to replace the one that never took) everything I purchased was an annual. So now the flower boxes look nice, and we’ve got color on the porch, and flowers Grandmom can see.
I love Gerbera daisies. Although they can be moved inside during the winter, in our house they tend to become kitty salad bar, and don’t survive.
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Lily of the Valley
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