Tag: flowers
group name: calidreaming
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March 04, 2007 12:52 AM EST --
I had a quiet birthday on February 26th. I took the day off of work and took a long walk in the Del Rosa area of San Bernardino which butts up against the San Bernardino Mountains. I brought . . .
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December 26, 2007 06:47 PM EST --
When the poinsettia's bracts age and lose their aesthetic appeal, there's no reason to throw it out. With proper care, dedication and a certain . . .
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June 16, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
Land of dewdrop blades
Struggling to see the light
Prairie rose rises
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March 29, 2008 09:40 PM EDT --
My hubby asked me what I wanted for an anniversary gift... I thought about it and decided I would like to get a season ticket to Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park. So he bought it for me.... I . . .
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April 02, 2007 12:45 AM EDT --
This is a short memoir from my early childhood.
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I walked around outside my home, unaware of the awesome view of the San Francisco Bay, far below the Berkeley Hills. I cared . . .
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February 16, 2008 06:24 PM EST --
Lunch beside a sunny window
A light repast leaves plenty of room for dessert
Strawberries kissed with wine scented mouths
A sweet memory of a delicious day
Alone with . . .
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March 12, 2008 05:45 PM EDT --
My friend, Patty, sent me flowers for my 55th birthday Monday -- delivered and EVERYTHING! Getting things delivered out here in the "Boonies" of Cloverdale in Northern California isn't . . .
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May 10, 2008 10:36 PM EDT --
I made another trip to Gilroy Gardens today with my granddaughter. I took lots and lots of flower photos as usual! I was able to ID all of them except for these. I know my smart Gather . . .
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April 25, 2008 08:33 PM EDT --
Well, today was the first day in three days that it wasn't cloudy or raining and I went outside to look at my plants to see what was blooming. Why don't you come along? :o)
First, I found my . . .
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July 14, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
Succulents bow low
With the sun’s fiery rise
‘Til nudged by wet roots
To stand tall in flowered pride,
And brave the beaming one’s face
Copyright 2007 Jim Ross
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November 13, 2008 06:37 PM EST --
THE PERSONALITIES OF MY PLANTS...
Richly-hued and lively,
bobbing their heads up and down --
My little miniature roses
are like the morning birds...
Dolefully drooping down . . .
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May 24, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
Today I went out and photographed some more wonderful, gorgeous flowers that were in bloom! I need help to ID these. I know my smart Gather friends will be able to help me out! You always . . .
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June 13, 2008 04:18 PM EDT --
One could arguably say that -- out of the over 800 varieties of plants invented by famed plant-breeder, Luther Burbank (1849-1926) -- it was the Shasta Daisy ( Leucanthemum x superbum ) that . . .
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May 24, 2008 06:38 AM EDT --
As much as you all seemed to enjoy my recent "Best Bird Photos" article (if you haven't yet seen it, click here ), about our local, Sonoma County, Northern California birds, I thought I'd . . .
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April 16, 2008 11:10 PM EDT --
Every step I took today in "the wild hinterlands" of Cloverdale (Northern California) I found SPRING springing out of every little corner!
First, I wanted to check my plants . . .
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August 22, 2008 04:36 PM EDT --
With a click and whirr of grasshoppers' wings,
summer breaks into song...
These are the days of reckless clouds and
untamed sunlight when hooky is the only game in . . .
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June 12, 2008 08:10 PM EDT --
I apologize for not being around Gather very much lately but, I've been busy over the last few days with historical society commitments, doing stuff for my mom and getting Hubby ready to head out . . .
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May 26, 2008 02:01 PM EDT --
Here's the view from the top of the hill by the my house here in Cloverdale. Look! You can see the vineyards down in the Alexander Valley from here!
It's been overcast . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:34 PM EDT --
This afternoon I was outside transplanting some tomato, pepper and zinna seedlings that I'd started from seed indoors a month or so ago and I heard the birds all around kicking up a rucus! You could . . .
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April 19, 2008 11:49 PM EDT --
I returned Friday afternoon from 4 days of Science Camp with our 6th grade students . I went along with 2 of our Special Education kids so they could go! I was with them from . . .
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