Monthly Archives: August 2006

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

This made what, six sodden days in a row?  Great weather if you're a fungus, not so great weather if you're a person or a rose.  From a window on the second floor, I got a nice shot of Queen … Continue reading

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When It Gets Too Humid …

… the air actually starts to liquify.  Or so it seems, what with all of the rain over the last few days and all.  I shouldn't complain; the lawn was starting to go brown even with my sprinklers, and it's … Continue reading

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A Humid Day!

Talk about your bad hair days! It's not very hot but it's very humid and very uncomfortable.  In between rain showers, I went outside to have a look at what's doing in the garden.  Queen Elizabeth has now joined the … Continue reading

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More Roses … And Another Flutter-by

Today, Gertrude Jekyll and Heritage have joined the other roses in a late-summer bloom.  Pat Austin and Double Delight also had blossoms for us today.  The Abelia continues to exert its magnetic attraction to butterflies.  Today it drew in a … Continue reading

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The Roses of Late Summer

Though I've been preoccupied with insects the last few days, the roses are still my main focus in the garden.  Over the last few days, we've had blooms from Double Delight, Fisherman's Friend, Lagerfeld, Louise Odier, Melody Parfumee, Pat Austin, … Continue reading

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Gotcha!

The strange moth returned today and I was right there waiting with the camera set to shutter priority at a shutter speed of 1/350th second.  That froze the motion of the wings quite nicely!  From what I see on the … Continue reading

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Mother Nature’s Surprises

Today was quite a day (it had to be, to merit three separate blog entries)!  Later on in the afternoon, there was another, even smaller butterfly fluttering around the Abelia.  Once again, it wouldn't pose with wings outspread, but I … Continue reading

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The Butterflies Are Fluttering By

The Abelia seems to have a magical attraction for butterflies, bees, bumblebees, and other assorted insects, as well as a very, very strange moth that acts like a hummingbird (I will get a photo sooner or later).  I've mentioned the … Continue reading

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More Pleasant Surprises!

I went for a stroll through the garden this fine Sunday morning and found that my roses had a few surprises for me.  Louise Odier, Pat Austin, and Sunbright each had two beautiful blossoms waiting for me and Melody Parfumee … Continue reading

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A Pleasant Yellow Surprise

I went for a walk in the garden this afternoon and what do I find but a beautiful blossom on Graham Thomas.  Now, it might not seem like much but (a) it's the only rose in the garden right now … Continue reading

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