This plant always grabs my attention in the garden.
It’s not just that fire engine red.
It’s not just those spiky leaves.
It’s that stealth-like configuration of blooms
that looks like it could take off from the stem and zoom into the sky.
They are flying in formation today.
I love Lucifer!
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There are many days when I do not see another person from morning til night.
But I am not lonely.
Hawk Moth buzzes by for a visit.
Fish 1 and Fish 2 swim up for a treat.
I do not have to look far to find a friendly frog
or two.
If I can’t find my wild friends, the bunnies are always available for companionship.
It’s okay to be alone, if you are not lonely.
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I love Priscilla the gladiola.
She is tall with pretty pink petals.
But the best part about Pricilla is her purple pollen.
Right in the middle of that pretty face is a pink pistil and purple pollen.
I love this about Priscilla.
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This is my last post about my adventures down south at Edisto Memorial Gardens.
As promised, I will share a few roses along with the fowl.
My favorite rose had no marker.
My cousin and I name it ‘Creamsicle’ because of the colors remind us of that treat.
Some of the roses had lovely fragrances. This one was also missing a marker.
These beauties were identified..
We had to play chicken with a gaggle of geese to cross the bridge.
We spied a lonely Muscovy male among the cypress knees.
My last photo is of family.
If our looks did not give us away, our giggles did.
The four of us were back being twelve for the afternoon.
I miss twelve, don’t you?
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I stumbled upon this set of statues while making memories with my sister and cousins.
These are in Edisto Memorial Gardens located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
These three life-like children are located on the shore of a pond.
The boy reminds me of my son at that age. He loved skipping rocks.
These three statues brought up a flood of thoughts
My children at that age…
My middle school students…
childhood innocence…
I wanted to hug each figure.
Zan Wells is a master at capturing character.
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I went down to Orangeburg, South Carolina to see some cousins and fell in love with a statue.
I rode down south with my sister to have a family visit among the roses in the Edisto Memorial Garden.
I planned this to be a rose post.
But then I saw her and the baby.
This is how it happens…
everything else disappears.
There was only me and the two of them.
Forget my family and the surrounding flora and fauna.
There in the middle of all those roses stood two bronze angels.
Here is the marker.
I will leave the rest up to my photographs. I hope they do them both justice.
This pair and another set of statues are by Zan Wells. The next set will be my next post.
Helen Williams must be a very special person. This was a very special pair of people.
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It’s been such a delight to see all my Hemerocallis varieties blooming this June,
unlike last year when they were devoured before opening.
Here are some more lovely blooms.
I am feeling a bit greedy keeping all these juicy blooms for myself.
If I could train the deer to deadhead, we would both be happy.
Why can’t nature be more cooperative?
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I love my little friend Mr. Blue, but not before 6:00AM.
How can there even be a reflection at 6:00AM.?
That’s when he starts attacking his reflection in the library window.
There are irritating squeaking and tapping noises.
And pooping down the siding and on the deck posts.
I figured if he could be fooled by a reflection, he could also be fooled by a picture.
Viola!
Flower and Owls
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