It’s cold here in the Deep South. This morning it was 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 Celsius), and it didn’t get out of the 30s all day. There is ice in the bird bath, and we had snow flurries last night. But my azaleas are blooming. The azaleas always bloom in the Spring, and for the…
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Pocket of Joy: Begonia
I love the term “pocket of joy.” I first heard it on a Netflix reality show when one of the main stars, speaking of his difficult growing-up years, also spoke of the pockets of joy that sustained him through those difficult times. We’ve had a difficult two weeks. My husband had another stroke, what we…
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close Up of Flowers
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Gladiolus
When we moved here over twenty years ago there were gladioli blooming in the flower bed by the side of the garage. Over the years we’ve removed a number of the plants and tried to grow other flowers, but the gladioli keep coming up. Two days ago, while checking on things after another torrential rain…
After the Deluge (4): A trip to the emergency room by ambulance, a night’s stay in the hospital, and flowers that are “medicine for the soul”
The flash floods and downed trees and torn-up road took a greater toll on me than I realized. Two days after I wrote my last blog post I went to the doctor because of dizziness, weakness, problems with balance, and nausea. There was no bacterial ear infection, but the doctor felt that my problem was…
After the Deluge (3): We can get out now, no more rain, and recovering my sanity
The broken fence still needs to be repaired, and there’s a sad, bare spot where my beautiful Japanese Maple tree was, but things are slowly getting back to normal. Sunday morning I got out with a shovel and tried to fill in some of the worst places on the road in front of our house. …
Dance upon the mountains like a flame, 2018
Flame azaleas grow wild here in the mountains of North Georgia, and I always look forward to seeing them bloom in the spring. They may very well be my favorite flowers. “Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains…
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Close Ups
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One yellow bloom on the rose bush
“The bloom may be brief but the memory of its beauty will last a lifetime.” Doe Zantamata
Unexpected in common hours 