Day
807 of self-isolation.
Okay,
maybe not. What with the necessity of
self-isolation and lack of intelligent support from Washington DC, 807 days
might be a too-few-days guess.
And,
other than obey the directives of health care professionals and our Governor to
stay home and obey social distancing, there’s nothing else I can do about
COVID-19. As for those in WA DC, I must
wait until November. Ranting does
nothing but raise my blood pressure.
I
feel like there are others that find the news and other information forms
depressing. Myself, I am watching and
reading less. My magic wand is not equipped
for fixing world-wide emergencies.
(Really, doesn’t everyone have one of these – mine hangs on the wall for
easy access.)
Therefore,
the rest of today's post is filled with my back yard! TA DA!
Not very exciting but pretty and not alarming or depressing.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The flowers bloom first as purple (yesterday).
The next day that same bloom is pale lavender (today)
and the next day it is white (tomorrow).
The next day that same bloom is pale lavender (today)
and the next day it is white (tomorrow).
The Pinks (Dianthus) are looking nice.
Lookie!! I have
baby tomatoes!!
And, volunteers that have come up
in my compost pile.
The Lantana is covered with tiny bouquets of
pink and yellow flowers.
The begonias are beautiful.
Even the Elephant Ears are blooming.
Ugh! Where did
this come from?
Spiderwort – an invasive weed.
Purple Iris
So named because each flower forms
a new plant and they multiply all over the yard.
a new plant and they multiply all over the yard.
The Barbados Cherry hedge is
starting to bloom. After this it will
make red berries.
make red berries.
The White Climbing Rose on my fence.
And, the Red Shrub Rose.
Damn, damn, damn!
Ants in my herb garden.
Ants in my herb garden.
Something is digging in among the
Ground Orchids – maybe a possum looking for grubs
or gods forbid, an armadillo.
or gods forbid, an armadillo.
End of tour.
And there goes the oven buzzer
Stay safe. Stay
healthy.
Stay positive.
8 Apr 2020
that's day flower, not spiderwort. spiderwort has three petals and is more purple.
ReplyDeletesame response - ugh! invasive weed!
DeleteThose flowers are beautiful and the cookies look so yummy too.
ReplyDeleteStay safe and healthy.
Thanks for the tour of your flowers. And, which of you is older?
ReplyDeletepossibly, maybe, could be --- me but only slightly!
DeleteWhat a positive RIOT of beautiful floral colours!
ReplyDeleteYour yard is loverly!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your uplifting post. I needed that! How nice that you have a garden to putz around in. Digging in the dirt has always brought me calm and happiness.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe news mostly consists of repetition so I've given up on it. And the huge numbers of deaths, I'm afraid, are becoming meaningless. Which sounds heartless but there's nothing we can do except obey orders and stay away from others. Big sigh.