08 Thursday Jan 2026
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while I was at The Leaf the other day, I got some great photos of various bulbs…
the amaryllis were beautiful and there were lots of them;-)…
I also spotted a variety I had not seen before…
and then I found this lovely white hyacinth;-)…
wasn’t able to smell it, lol…
I expect that they will all be gone the next time I visit…
19 Wednesday Oct 2016
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big girl pants, bulbs, burnt out, flowers, light, mandevilla, orchid, shining, timers, widow
had a lovely few minutes when I got home… walked into the living room to put away my purse…
the light was shining into the room and I went and got my phone so that I could take some pictures…
spent a wonderful few minutes taking shots of the various flowers in the light…
the sunlight was gorgeous as it streamed into the space…
the mandevilla is struggling with being in the house and the buds are opening in a very strange fashion…
love this picture of the new orchid with some of the blossoms in the light and some in shadow…
on Sunday my son-in-law adjusted my timers so they would come on a bit earlier… it has been great to come downstairs in the morning and have it light… but tonight it was dark…
apparently one of the bulbs is burnt out… not sure I have a replacement… guess I’ll be sorting that out, lol…
04 Thursday Feb 2016
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missing my beloved today…
first thing the toilet was acting up… time was when I would just tell him about it and he would fix whatever the problem was…
not these days…
had to dig out the appropriate equipment and solve the problem myself…
last weekend I had to go and find a different shovel so my shoveler can get down to the cement, and salt, so he could make sure the ground isn’t crazy slippery… also had to pick up a few bulbs so I could replace some burnt out ones…
I find choosing bulbs a very difficult job… there are so many and they seem to be similar but when you get them home they don’t throw the amount of light you expect, or are the wrong strength, or colour… arghhhh…
thankfully my son-in-law helped pick them and looks like they will all work…
many days I just do whatever needs doing, but other days I can barely keep from crying because he isn’t here…
today I happened to read a blog I wrote a year ago… it was all about flowers and how they have always lifted my spirits… also talked about how my beloved made sure there were lots around during January and February…
took this picture today…
beautiful… does make me feel better…
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