I confess! One of the reasons I plant these, besides their eye-popping pleasure they give me... count the buds! They make it their pleasure to bloom over and over again. Just when you think they are done, they put forth more of the beautiful stuff. How can you not love a flower like that?
So it begins in profusion: We grow wild, running in the sun. Cast your shadow and keep company with the shine of the day. These went in a three-tiered planter, made of wrought iron and very much loved for the way it looks, flowers cascading over the sides. Every year, before I can get to it, a bird comes and builds a nest.
The culprit! She was a young robin and it surprised me that she built it up on my porch, even as far as going to the highest level and watching me through the window in my office. She spooked pretty easy, but, eventually, she had to incubate those eggs, so she tossed caution to the wind and let us pass by.
Aren't they the prettiest blue? It looks like something that I would do for an Easter Egg, but, she took the easy way out and just laid them.
Then, it happened, just like it was supposed to. The miracle of life. Isn't that just amazing? Something out of nothing. You have to be just a little bit excited about it!!
Just for good measure, nature rejoiced, in a way that only nature can. She shined her sun down upon us. Thank you, Mother Nature.
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
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Nature, Nature, Nature.
it's simply amazing how nature works things out.
Thank you for reminding us once again about Nature and it's beauty.
Great Post. love it to the max.
oh what a little chick. And yes, I remember that you love flowers🤣, especially chrysanthemums
The chick was a bonus to the day! Oh, yes. I do love flowers! I especially love the chrysanthemums in the autumn as that is when they really show off their colors! Of course, any time of the year is great!
It is hard not to love something so beautiful, yes?
Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Hello @dswigle
Isn't mother nature just great 🥰 I can't wait for 4 seasons again... the changes that they bring along. It has been awhile I must say.
Love droplets... and capturing them. Have to remember when putting some new photographs up in my shop. Thanks for mentioning. 😊
What a beautiful display of flowers you show us. Love the lilies... what a joy they bring and so many buds.
Enjoy them...
Have a wonderful day today 👋🏻
Mother Nature rocks! One of the reasons I love the East Coast of the US is for the four seasons. The changes, even winter, are always beautiful. I look forward to each one as we do not linger in the winter as some States do, our spring is long and the summer is hot. :) Great for those Atlantic swims/boating/kayaking. Autumn is so colorful and I love watching Mother Nature getting ready. I was out in one of the State Parks and came beak to beak with deer - it startled both of us! :) I took a picture of him, his face is priceless. I posted it last year, I will have to find it. LOL
Lilies are the flower of the day, a multitude of beauty. Thank you for stopping by. Where do you get your time, you prolific commenter! LOL I don't get enough on here! (That is me pouting!)
Have a great day, Lady Bee! ❣️
Apologies for the small upvote, the market is in another day and I am only at 60%
She sure does @dswigle 🥰
That is one of the reasons we are choosing it too, for the seasons. Although work is relocating us we could choose some states. But went with the New England area. Location will still be determined later.
It truly sounds lovely and a right fit.
Aaawww that must have been a moment with the deer 😎 I can imagine his face. Lol
Hahaha thank you kindly, I try to comment in between everything. Working from home does work too…
And my insomnia… last night I only got 3 hours sleep 😴 sigh.
You are so welcome, always happy to read your posts!
Have a great day too today ☀️🌹
No worries, my voting power was drained too due to the posts from both engagement leagues and all that came after hahaha
Still much appreciated 😊
That is lovely that you get a choice! Some states are better than others. Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire along with some parts of Massachusetts get longer winters and colder temperatures than Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. In saying that, they are all pretty close to each other and there is something redeeming in them all.
I upvote all the market posts at 100% and there is always a lot of them. That is what it is here for, yes? To use up. :)
Yes, reading up about all of them they do have their own characters, so to say. But all sound beautiful.
We talked also to friends that live in the US and we visited both loads of areas.
Ok, understand that is a fair reason hahaha and yes we need to support and use it 😉 for the community.
Exactly! 😁
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You DO have to watch for them, or they will nest in your plants on your porch. It's not that it is not fun to be able to watch their progression, but it is a bit of a nuisance coming in and out sometimes and later..... poop !
Such beautiful eggs.
Isn't that true? :) The robins aren't too bad as the piece of porch they are using is wrapped around to the side, so I never really have to go too close to them unless I am watering some plants.
The barn swallows are the ones that really go nuts! I keep knocking them down as they build on the porch. First twig and I am out there. I used to just let them, but, they are pretty insistent that I cannot use the porch after the nest is built! :) Then, they started building in the newspaper holder on the mailbox. The postman and I have fun with that one.
No poop yet, but of course, it is a matter of time. :) Apologies for the small upvote, the market is in another day and I am only at 60%
I hope you are having a great day!
It's ok, I don't pay a lot of attention to amounts of upvotes. Not that I don't like big ones....LOL.... just that I don't judge on amounts. It's so kind that you gave me anything. :)
I actually don't either. Who doesn't love big ones? :)) I'm not crazy!
Mother Nature is taunting me this year, what with her rainy weekends and super windy lunches making cycling difficult. Grrr. I had plans for Great and Much Outdoor Yardwork this weekend, but rain and thunderstorms look to be in the forecast. Grrr.
Alas. It'll all get done. Sometime.
In good time, I am sure. This weather is really putting a damper on my time. I did go to the shore and it is actually 15 degrees cooler over there than here, the overcast clouds helping out for sure. The wind!!! Oh, my. Gale force or enough to prevent me from burning the branches. Maybe the chipper? That sounds too much like work.
The yard is green and the plants thriving. I should be happy for all the attention it doesn't get. I think we are getting rain and thunder this weekend too. Monday and Tuesday also.
I'll have to get some rainy day fun lined up!
Apologies for the small upvote, the market is in another day and I am only at 60%
Nature at its best with beautiful blue eggs. Perfect!
Aren't the eggs so beautiful? Love at first sight! She is such a young robin, I am always surprised how instinct leads the way for them.
I hope your day is wonderful and your weather isn't as windy as ours was yesterday!
I thought you had to be over 50 to join the silver bloggers thing. I mean I am on my way there, but not quite there yet. That is a great shot of the robins nest. My father in law had a duck build a next out by their pool this spring. I guess something got into the eggs, so that is sad, but it was cool before that happened.
Haha! I thought so too at first, but, nope! Any age is accepted, you just have to be an old soul. You totally fit! I think it actually says 40 but, it is more of a mindset than an age thing.
Nests on the ground always stand a bigger risk of that. I love watching nature, but, the downside of watching is witnessing that.
I hope your day is going well.
Wow, you captured the hatching of an egg!!!
It is so amazing!!!!'
Hello @dswigle , and it is lovely
to see all the flowers!
It begins, indeed!
I have it right outside my office window! They love that spot, I have a different variety every year. Doves and swallows are always fun to watch.
Flowers have been going for a while, now we are on stage two after all the daffodils, tulips, bleeding hearts, violets, and the first blooms.
It does begin, all over again!
Apologies for the small upvote, the market is in another day and I am only at 60%
those flowers are so beautiful
and I do love the blue of Robin eggs
As for water drop photography, they are so popular and I do love catching water drops on flowers and plants after rain, but I think most of the exceptional water drop photos are setup in a studio with lights flashes etc, I know I have a spot I could setup and try but I so much prefer being out walking and capturing what is out there naturally and not fabricate images
I am the same as you in that way. I know that water drops are a popular setup in the studio and honestly some of the best, but, there is something about capturing it in nature.
I am keeping tabs on the robin! :) I will probably eek out one here and there.
Thanks for stopping by ! I hope all is well in the tattoodjay house!
Yes all good here thanks
Hi Denise! What lovely images of flowers you have.. so nicely taken! I have never seen blue eggs like those of the robins, I wish I could see real ones. Great content as always dear!
I am so wowed by the blue eggs though I actually scrolled up twice to make sure I read it correctly that they are REAL EGGS! NATURE SIMPLY AMAZES US! Beautiful flowers there too! I love The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. It is the only literature piece I remember from school vividly. Hahaha. It is perfect for this post and the photos you have shared!
The temps have been crazy. We had 84 in Michigan, 72 in Virginia, and 64 in Surfside SC...if that is not mized up and backwards, I dont know what is lol.
It is definitely messed up. You didn't tell me this would happen when you came to Virginia!
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