Gardening with Soule

 

Â
Â
 

~”Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words.  They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning”.  ~Lydia M. Child
 Visit Macro Lovers to see some amazing macro photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Â
Visit Lisa’s Chaos her 100th Macro Monday [...]

This is how my porch looked last summer.Â
It was subdued and warm and I liked it very much….then.
Â
 This year I was looking for a little more pow so I went with my favorite color
…..RED.Â
A quick coat of paint ,some new fabric to cover the cushions  and voila…
fun,
Fun,
FUN!
 Simple, inexpensive and easy. Just the [...]

Â
 Â
 ~Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.  ~Dan Rather 

Â
 

 There is plenty of Red going on in my garden.Â
 Depending on the lighting they sometimes look pinkish, but they are red (mostly).
I hope you are having a wonderful day!

“Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.”
-   Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
 

     While taking a ride out in the country one afternoon, we found this wonderful Red Barn.  

Â
 The paint was tired and peeling but the color more than made up for it. Â
 I especially liked the red glass lightening rod on top.
Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling [...]

At long last my amaryllis bloomed.
  It was worth the wait.Â
Such a beauty!

There’s nothing like a beautiful bloom to brighten up a dreary January day.
  

Â
~The Amen! of Nature is always a flower.
-   Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

 ~I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains.  One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness.  ~Adeline Knapp
 

Visit Work of the Poet for other Ruby Tuesday pictures of Red
 

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 [...]