I am happy to say I took first place in the Retirement Chronicles Photo Contest with my Amaryllis photo. The subject was the letter A. This is a fun, friendly,quality photo competition which is run every month by Joan on her fun to read blog that hosts a photo contest every month. Bragging rights are the [...]
This is an amaryllis blooming. It caught the afternoon light just perfect. This is one of my favorite photos that I have taken. Visit Gardening Gone Wild’s Picture This Photo Contest to see the other entries.
When we look at flowers, we see their colors and shape and enjoy their beauty. We are also taken with their fragrance. They are pretty to look at and nice to have around. But if we look closer, they are more than just a pretty face. We would like to think that they are here purely for [...]
Remember last week ? This was so worth the wait! Seven Flowers ! ~Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Visit Tootsie Time to see what everyone else has blooming this January day. Visit Roses N Stuff for blooming Friday.
While searching to find the right thing for VTT, my Amaryllis caught my eye. The pot that it is in is very old. My mother in law gave it to me at least 25 years ago and it was vintage then. She called it a bean pot, I think I would call it a crock. [...]
At long last my amaryllis bloomed. It was worth the wait. Such a beauty! There’s nothing like a beautiful bloom to brighten up a dreary January day. ~The Amen! of Nature is always a flower. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Amaryllis blos⋅som/blos-uhm–noun: Botany 1. the flower of a plant. 2. the state of flowering. –verb ; botany 3. to produce or yield blossoms. 4. to flourish; 5. to develop; 6. to open; 7. the state of flowering. ~Each flower is a soul opening out to nature.~ Gerald De Nerval Visit Tootsie Time for Fertilizer Friday!
My amaryllis is getting ready to bloom. I can hardly wait to see it’s beauty. It shouldn’t be too much longer. If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. ~Audra Foveo Visit Lisa’s chaos to [...]
Amaryllis are the easiest of flowering bulbs to bloom. It’s botanical name is Hippastrume and it is now a popular Christmas time flower that originated in South American tropical regions. They are not winter hardy bulbs but they are fun to force in the wintertime to have holiday blooms. They always seem like a Christmas flower to me. It’s [...]
