Rose Buds Turn into Roses
Written by admin on April 24th, 2008I started out this morning doing a bit of cleaning around the house and then I headed outside to clean up the front porch and do some early morning garden (little garden 
) chores.
All the house plants have been brought outside to spend the spring and summer. The peace lily got a good watering. It’ll stay on the porch, out of the hot sun.
I scooped debris out of the goldfish pond, threw a few goldfish pellets and flakes in and sat down to watch the fish and sip on my green tea. You might be able to see a few fish just under the water. They are very slow to make themselves easy prey with all the cats in the neighborhood. The do eventually come up to eat. You may also note the two dark leave-looking things on the right side at the top of the water. Lily pads coming to the top, finally.
I ended up at my garden table for a short time of thinking and reading. So many garden happenings called to me. I had to make myself stay put and read. A pair of cardinals were in a tree behind me. I turned around with my camera and thought to zoom in on the pretty female. The male was on the ground “talking to her” while she was perched in a tree. Between the time I focused the camera and the time that I hit the button, she decided to fly and I got it! I didn’t know it until I loaded the pictures on the computer. It’s pretty neat. She’s diving down to her mate. I suppose I took the same sort of nosedive when I met hubby.
I spent some time just looking at everything that’s opening up. What were just buds a couple of days ago are now full flowers. Here’s the wild rose, that I called “red.” It does look red from a distance, but in this picture it looks really hot pink!
You can certainly see some black spot setting in, common in this NC humidity!
The Queen Elizabeth is still unaffected and looks so beautiful surrounding my porch.
Queen Elizabeth
The little Morden Blush rose is a very sweet light pink and also unaffected by the black spot. In defense of the wild rose, these other two roses do get way more fresh air and space around them.
Morden Blush
Walking down the little path, I had to take another picture of the cottage pinks. They have really jumped out in the last couple of days. They make the entire garden smell good.
Fluffy and I watched in interest this morning as hundreds of termites emerged from the ground and danced in a cloud over the garden.
You can see them here all over the mulch before flying off. (Please don’t eat my house.)
I have so many other pictures, but I don’t want to overwhelm you! My sister sent me some pictures today for which I am very thankful! What fun to sit with the children and watch the slideshow!
There was one of my mom and me on a walk on Christmas Day 2007. Doesn’t seem that long ago…
There’s also one of a very important call I took the day we were at Hill Ridge Farms.
Some calls you just gotta take.
Lynn
The Hundred Dresses
The Family Under the Bridge
Caddie Woodlawn. With the Wisconsin big woods theme, goes along great with a FIAR study of The Raft.
A Year Down Yonder
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning
Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning: A Story for Mother Culture. Sweet fictional story about a newly homeschooling mother who incorporates nature study.
Nature Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Make With Mother Nature's Help
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
At Hanka's Table
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Awakening Beauty the Dr. Hauschka Way
A Redbird Christmas: A Novel
The Usborne Internet-Linked Book of Knowledge
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
for you to leave a comment, but you can also e-mail me at lynn AT thehealthyhomeschool.com
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You are so Blessed to have all that breathing space and all those wonderful things of beauty surrounding you! I have always wanted a porch…someday I will have one…I remember my grandmother used to have a goldfish pond…there were always turtles there too….
Have a great weekend!
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Thank you, Robin. I actually live on a postage stamp in town.
My mother has five acres, and that’s her land we were walking on at Christmas. I have really tried to make my entire front yard as pretty as it can be. Since every square inch of the front has been turned into cottage garden, it looks bigger than it is! I do enjoy my goldfish nestled in the corner of the garden!
The goldfish pond was easy to put in. I have a page about what I did.
http://www.thehealthyhomeschool.com/goldfishpond.html
Have a great weekend,
Lynn
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Hi Lynn-
Although I haven’t been commenting on your blog- I check in daily and am continuously inspired!
Things inside and out are looking great for you!
I”d like you to pop over to my blog…and read the entry titled “Good Treasures Found at….”
It’s not so much the treasures I found, but something eles that we have–that is quite similar!
Happy Weekend…keep snapping those pictures…because your blog makes me happy!
Michele
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Thank you, Michele! Your blog makes me happy too! In fact, I’ll hop right over.
Lynn