October 2009

Macro Monday 10/29: Dreamy Blues

October 26, 2009

It was a busy weekend again. So I pulled a few more favorite macro photos I’ve taken this year. Enjoy! Agapanthus africanus “Ella Mae” (Lily of the Nile) Nymphae ‘Lindsey Woods’ Waterlily up close. I found something interesting on the filament of this waterlily. I thought it was pollen from far away, but when I [...]

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Macro Monday Favorites

October 19, 2009

It was a busy weekend and I had very little time to take photos, so I’ve pulled a few of my favorite macro photos I’ve taken this year. Enjoy! Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join in the fun. Macro Monday features [...]

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Bloom Day October 15

October 15, 2009

Happy Bloom Day! Gerber Daisies are blooming again. With the slightly cooler weather and welcomed rains, my Gerber Daisies have perked up. The zinnias at my mailbox are blooming too. Thunbergia battiscombei is blooming on the westside of my garden under filtered light. Mandevilla ‘Alice Dupont’ is blooming in a large clay pot on the [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Colorado County Texas

October 14, 2009

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Water Lilies Getting Sleepy

October 13, 2009

With the nights a little cooler and the welcome rains we’ve had this month, the water lilies are beginning to slow down. I’ve noticed the colors are little darker and the blooms are smaller. These tropical lilies are getting ready for there winter nap. It is their time to rest. Over the next month or [...]

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Macro Monday 10/12: Mandevilla sanderei

October 12, 2009

Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join in the fun. Macro Monday features closeup shots in the garden from fellow bloggers and are listed on Lisa’s Chaos.

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A Tribute to Maggie

October 11, 2009

It is with a sad heart that I write this post today. Yesterday, I held my 11 year old Labrador Retriever, Maggie as she drifted off to sleep for the last time. After suffering a brief illness that was going to get progressively worse, I could not watch her suffer any longer. It was a [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Midnight Water Lily

October 7, 2009

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Identify This Neglected Rose

October 7, 2009

I bought this thorny rose at a local garden center about 10 years ago. The tag is long gone. It has been planted in a large clay pot on my patio ever since. I don’t do much to it at all in the way of fertilizer or pruning, but when it blooms it shines. The [...]

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