View from the south porch, showing the little kitchen and pergola…now if I could just get the clematis to grow along the top bar rather than curling up in a bunch…
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Nice place to have a cup of coffee… Thursday, May 16 2013
Esperanza and gardening and Landscapes and Modern Photos gardening, photography 10:37
Camouflage! Saturday, May 11 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, insects, photography, tulips 08:13
This little guy has been camped out in this tulip for several days, even through yesterday’s rain. I am not sure what he is going to do about the fact that the tulip in question is steadily turning pink…can spiders change colour?
Photo of the Day Wednesday, May 8 2013
gardening and Landscapes and Modern Photos gardening, photography, wordless wednesdays 10:13
yesterday afternoon, from the big garden looking south.
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Sanguinaria canadensis Tuesday, Apr 30 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 08:42
Bloodroot is one of those amazing spring flowers, they aren’t there, aren’t there, and then overnight there they are in all their glory. The flowers of the bloodroot are incredibly fragile, the slightest touch will cause the petals to fall. They are also, however, one of the truest White flowers out there. Like some other flowers, such as iris or trillium, the cells in the petals are very reflective, so a large clump can be almost blindingly bright in the sun. We have one large clump (about two dozen flowers this year) and several smaller clumps elsewhere, on the theory that having them all in spot is hazardous.
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Tulips and daffodils Saturday, Apr 27 2013
gardening and Julie's Pond and Modern Photos gardening, photography 15:06
It is glorious weather here, those of us who are gardeners are eying the water level,* on the other hand, a perfect day for a local celebration on a small town green, which I just got back from…always there is a trade-off. Below are two pictures which are good examples of today here. The daffodils are our mystery daffodils. Many years ago they were down by the pond (and there are still thousands down there) but being overcrowded and shaded they didn’t bloom. Well, I should clarify, only a few ‘poeticus’ bloomed, Nothing else. Now I have a fondness for the poeticus type, and so my Mom and I dug a bushel basket or two (including some that were blooming at the time) and she planted them on the bank. What appears the next year? Hundreds of classic yellow trumpets and nary a white poeticus in sight. ?
The tulips are very classic with true black markings inside, but of course I can’t recall their name…
*If gardeners had an icon it would be Goldilocks.
Eventide Tuesday, Apr 23 2013
Landscapes and Modern Photos landscapes, photography 08:36
Daffodils inspired by Chihuly Monday, Apr 22 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 08:23
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84 Canal Street, New Orleans Saturday, Apr 13 2013
Historic Photos and Historical Events history, new orleans, photography 14:09
I have periodically mentioned the New Orleans connection. Morris Smith’s other headquarters were located in New Orleans from the late 1840’s through the 1890’s. Subsidiary stores were in Tennessee and Kentucky. Hartford seems to have been the only New England store.*
Morris never owned a house in New Orleans, when the girls joined him down there they took rooms; but otherwise he stayed either with his partners or at the office itself.
This is the only known picture of Morris’ store, the date is unknown:
It Does Not look like that anymore!
*I have yet to do any research on the company, which is a pity as the little I know is fascinating. For all I know there is loads of information somewhere, but not here.
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Photo of the Day Wednesday, Apr 10 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 13:09
They aren’t actually blooming yet, from last year!
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Acair Fearann 