Lilac flowers

Posted on May 21, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Boys, Flowers, lilac blossom, Memories, Mother, previous burglary, Shock, shouted, swore, TeenagerLeave a comment

I’m not OK this afternoon. A bit shook up. I saw someone climbing up my garden gate through my side window, so I decided to confront them. I’m afraid I swore at them very loudly (along the lines of “What the EFF do you think you’re doing?” ). Then I realised it was a couple of teenage boys from the local school. They were shocked and so was I. They explained they were trying to get some of my white lilac for their mums which is about 8 foot up off the ground. I told them they should have asked permission. I explain it shook me up because we were burgled 18 months ago and caught burglars climbing over the gate… I still feel rough (high. BP). I let them get some flowers as I was also shocked by shouting at them! They were OK about the shouting and apologised to me.

Lovely flower

Posted on April 18, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Colourful, Flowers, Gardening, Hope, hopes, Life, Memory, Photo, Plans, Thinking, YardLeave a comment

I don’t remember taking this photo. I think it might be from a free photo library. It’s in my media files. Anyway I just want to start planting up my pots with lovely flowers like this. Ideally I’d like a friend to be here to keep an eye on me and perhaps help with heavier pots. I love creating a colourful garden in the yard for the summer. Fingers crossed I can still do it.

Absent

Posted on April 10, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Autumn, Busy, Flowers, fresh flowers, Garden, Life, Memory, Spring, Time, TulipsLeave a comment

Only one tulip so far this spring. The rains been absent this month and although there are leaves, no flowers are in bud. The one that has flowered is a lovely pink. I will have to take a photo of it.

Has your spring (or autumn) been good so far this year? I feel like I’m missing it with so many things to deal with. Take care all.

Snowdrops or snowbells?

Posted on April 5, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Flowers, Gallanthus, Gardening, Memory, snowbells, Snowdrops, Species, Time, Trees, Winter2 Comments

I know they are from the Gallanthus group of plants but I think these might be snowbells not snowdrops. They have bigger flowers than usual and more prominent markings. But there are many variations of these lovely little friendly flowers, and they look great spread in carpets under the bare canopy of winter trees. They only have a short flowering period before they go over and that’s the best time to split their clumps of roots “in the green” so that they become less congested and flower more freely.

Flowery doodle

Posted on March 30, 2025 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Doodle, Drawing, Flowers, Fun, Mothers day, posy, Sketching, SummerLeave a comment

Well I got this wrong! I was trying to draw flowers but wrote spring instead of summer…. I can’t do a mother’s day drawing, my mom passed away many years ago. #bandofsketchers prompt summer or mother’s day. Anyway it’s fun to do these doodles.

Fern time

Posted on March 23, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Ferns, Flowers, Garden, Imagination, Life, Memory, spring time, Thinking, WallLeave a comment

Ferns are growing in the wall again, catkins are appearing on the trees. My snowdrops have flowered and now the daffodils and helibores are in flower. Soon the tulips will open.

I can’t wait for warm breezes. Marigolds, wallflowers, wisteria and nasturtiums. Blue skies and then the fruit blossoms. The days will be longer and it might help me feel better. I hope the bees and ladybirds arrive soon.

Sunshine and showers

Posted on March 23, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Blue, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1886, Flowers, Poem, Poetry, Rain, rain drops, Showers, Sky, Spring, Summer, Weather2 Comments

What is your favorite type of weather?

Not all nlue

Clouds too

Drops of rain

As showers hit the plain

The smell of damp ground

Soils compound

Life giving water

Flowers start to mound

Up to the sky

Blue bells and forget me nots

Softly watered…..

A garden centre

Posted on March 9, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1872, filling up, Flowers, Fruit, Gardening, Happy, Life, Poem, Poetry, Shopping, Shrubs, TreesLeave a comment

Where would you go on a shopping spree?

I’d buy more flowers

Bushes or trees

Filling the borders

Cheering for me!

I’d fill up my car

With baskets of bulbs

Glorious fruits

Perennials and shrubs

With a few new tools.

To complete the spree!

Soon

Posted on February 21, 2025 Posted in UncategorizedTagged breezes, Colour, Flowers, Gardening, Life, Plants, Poem, Poetry, wishesLeave a comment

Primrose, daffodils, forget me nots,

Bring me riots of flowers

Cascading colours

Twining stems and leaves,

Blue skies, warm breezes

Am I too optimistic?

Christmassy cactus

Posted on February 15, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged amarylis, Cactus, Christmas cactus, Flowers, Indoor gardening, Indoor plants, Life, Memories, OrchidsLeave a comment

I watered my Christmas cactii and they have all developed flowers. My indoor plants have been sadly neglected this winter. I’ve been distracted by everything that has been going on. I have not looked after the orchids and my amarylis plants have not developed flowers. Oh well. It might be time to replace them, they are 7 or 8 years old!

Mallaband-Brown

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