Tag Archives: roses

Amazon Dot Everything

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

If you don’t think you can buy just about everything on Amazon.com, think again. Now to be honest, I tried going to my local gardening shop, and the lady kept putting me off–2 weeks, 3 weeks, soon!  I like to support … Continue reading →

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Next Time

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Next time, I will rest walk. I will not flit from flower to flower like a butterfly, capturing this and that in my digital memory. As fun as that is, next time, I will think walk. I will not adrenalin-rush the … Continue reading →

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Happy May Day!

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Thin as Thin

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Translucent, thin as thin, my skin barely covers the vital parts, the vulnerable places. Tough as nails is truly strong, but nails pierce and punctures bleed; so in the livelong days, would I be happier to be the punctured or … Continue reading →

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Take Time to Smell the Roses . . .

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

. . . and maybe also eat a few.

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We Interupt This Program . . .

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

We (royal we, I guess) interrupt this previously scheduled program of Descanso Gardens shots–all flowers, all the time–to bring you this new very yellow visitor to my yard.  It looks like a Northern (Bullock’s) Oriole.  A new one for my bird list.  The orioles … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna in the Gardens

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Here are more pictures from our first trip to Descanso.  We just went again today.  I was looking for all of you who promised to bring treats–lemonade, smoked salmon, tea, scones.  Where were you?  Did you get lost in the oak … Continue reading →

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Breathe Color in the Garden

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Delicate, layer upon layer, color upon color, and I breathe with my nose and my eyes and my heart. A sigh breathes out, only to make way for the next ah. A wonder breathes out, and I feel tension leave my … Continue reading →

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In the Pink at Descanso Gardens

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Just park me right here–no work, no food (well, maybe), a camera, a book, and a few hours to spend.  Sigh.

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Another Last Rose

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

I keep thinking I have seen the last rose, but then another hardy beauty pokes its head up to the sun and me.

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