Showing posts with label plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plants. Show all posts

Monday, September 08, 2008

stone and blue


stone and blue, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.
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The potted plants seem to be doing very well at my place.
Cooler temperatures are keeping them green and not in need of frequent watering.
As the weather gets colder, some plants will need to be brought into the house but most annuals will be discarded.
It seems like such a waste, but that is the price to pay for the continuous color of annuals.
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Sunday, December 09, 2007

christmas cactus


christmas cactus, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

It is beginning to bloom......
Almost ready for the holiday....

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Monday, April 30, 2007

Springtime in the Suburbs

Today I took a walk after dinner...
It was just so nice outside. I couldn't resist!
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All day today, the wind was gusty and cool; but, the sun was warm and very spring-like.
My husband and I were planning on going fishing today, but the wind was just too gusty for us.
It would have made the fishing trip an uncomfortable experience.
No problem though. Spring is here. We'll go another day.
Being retired has its benefits. We can go fishing almost any day.
Of course we do have our chores to do....yard work, errands, bills to pay, phone calls to make.
The chores and responsibilities never end, even after retirement.
.....but now we have more time to get them done.
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Well, back to my walk. The sun was shinning perfectly on the new spring growth. My neighbor's weeping willow tree was all aglow with the setting sun. The geese were slowing walking along the pond.
The flowers were colorful, the sky a glowing red-yellow.
I do love living on Long Island, but I guess by now you know that.
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Where is Waldo??

I've been in somewhat of a slump with taking pictures.
It seems like it is always the beach, a park, boating.....not that there's anything bad about that.
Oh no; I love it!!
I'm just always looking for new subjects to photograph.
Well, one of my Flickr groups had a weekend project of "miniature" real life objects.
The goal is to creatively take a photo of something in miniature.
Here is one of mine....Where's Waldo....in my house plant!
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