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stoney321I've decided that it's not that I can't take decent garden pictures, it's that a) I should get them on disc in stead of hard copies and b) my scanner sucks. So I've put a few pics taken a month ago under the cut of the garden, and one of my kitten, Hope. D'aww.
I mentioned a while back that I watched two front crash and later we had tornadoes in the area? Here are two pics from that night:
The sky was SO BLUE. And then, BAM. Yellowy-green. All the birds went quiet for a bit, which isn't indicative of goodness. We just had minor wind damage from this one.
The first pic was taken from the front of my house, and this one was from the backdoor. By the time I walked through the house to the back, the system had circled the whole area. (That's like... many many miles. Yeeps.)
Rule of thumb for people not from here: if the sky is the color of a bruise, get into the most interior room of your house, preferably a small bathroom or closet. (Structurally the safest.)
And again, the actual photos in my hand are so nice! But my scanner made them all fuzzy and discolored. Bah. Garden!
Blue plants in the foreground are bluebonnets (State flower) and the purple flower is a Spanish lavender.
Here's a closeup. I like how this variety looks like bunny heads. Hee! The silver/grey plant in the back with threaded leaves is that old standby, Powis Castle artemisia. (Wormwood.) One of my most favorite plant smells, too.
And finally, KITTY!
And because I'm procrastinating (we had another major storm roll in last night and blow my climbing rose off the house again, and I need to get a copper pipe trellis installed to keep it from DYING, omg. *cries*) I have a poll under the cut. MP3 A GO GO!!
[Poll #973156]
I mentioned a while back that I watched two front crash and later we had tornadoes in the area? Here are two pics from that night:
The sky was SO BLUE. And then, BAM. Yellowy-green. All the birds went quiet for a bit, which isn't indicative of goodness. We just had minor wind damage from this one.
The first pic was taken from the front of my house, and this one was from the backdoor. By the time I walked through the house to the back, the system had circled the whole area. (That's like... many many miles. Yeeps.)
Rule of thumb for people not from here: if the sky is the color of a bruise, get into the most interior room of your house, preferably a small bathroom or closet. (Structurally the safest.)
And again, the actual photos in my hand are so nice! But my scanner made them all fuzzy and discolored. Bah. Garden!
Blue plants in the foreground are bluebonnets (State flower) and the purple flower is a Spanish lavender.
Here's a closeup. I like how this variety looks like bunny heads. Hee! The silver/grey plant in the back with threaded leaves is that old standby, Powis Castle artemisia. (Wormwood.) One of my most favorite plant smells, too.
And finally, KITTY!
And because I'm procrastinating (we had another major storm roll in last night and blow my climbing rose off the house again, and I need to get a copper pipe trellis installed to keep it from DYING, omg. *cries*) I have a poll under the cut. MP3 A GO GO!!
[Poll #973156]
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Date: 2007-04-25 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 05:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 05:45 pm (UTC)I love polls of randomosity.
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Date: 2007-04-25 05:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 06:02 pm (UTC)The pictures of the sky look completely terrifying! I'd run and hide under the bed; well, I'd try to remember to hide in the bathroom but I'd probably pull a blanket over my head while there.
Hope is such a pretty cat, and your garden is gorgeous.
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:13 pm (UTC)(Yippy yi, yippy yi ay ay! HOOOOOOO oooo HOOOOOO ooooo!) hahahaha.
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:15 pm (UTC)(Ooooh, I actually love lightening storms. But yes, that's all foreboding while reading skeery stuffs)
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:16 pm (UTC)(Have fun this weekend with your girl!)
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:17 pm (UTC)Be sure to post pics of your garden when it's all established so I can drool over it! :D
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 06:19 pm (UTC)Thanks for saying so about the garden. I mean, y'all have utterly stunning gardens up there, so I get incredibly envious of the New England garden scene... Can't wait to see it up close and in person in a month! (I'll email you later today or tomorrow - 'kay?)
SMOOCH
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 07:01 pm (UTC)Your garden is pretty!
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Date: 2007-04-25 07:25 pm (UTC)Lovely garden, no matter what the dumb scanner does.
And there's nothing like a mesocyclone to brighten up your darkening day. (I remember these oh-so-clearly from my Texas childhood. Here comes the hail again!)
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Date: 2007-04-25 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 07:27 pm (UTC)*nods at a fellow sufferer*
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Date: 2007-04-25 07:31 pm (UTC)*Must be heard in Keanu Reeves' voice for the full effect :-).
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Date: 2007-04-25 08:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 08:41 pm (UTC)When we were attempting to come up with good names for our two all-black kittens, one thing I did was just doodle around on the Net looking for anything connected with the words "black" and "cat." I came across information dealing with witch's familiars, and there you go. Pyewacket and Oberon. Most people think we named Oberon after the king of the fairies, but apparently Oberon was also a noted witch's familiar. We also call them Pye and Obie, or Sweetie-Pye and Obi-Wan. Whatever, they never come when called, as is the way with cats.
They are very loving. Lap cats. Will tap your face with one or both paws (claws sheathed) if feeling ignored.
I do hear Keanu Reeves' voice when thinking of "Woah!", now that you mention it.
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Date: 2007-04-25 09:02 pm (UTC)And btw, my cousin's daughter and her hubby are TX storm chasers, those photos would have had them salivating.
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Date: 2007-04-25 09:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-25 10:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-26 01:40 am (UTC)HOPE! *snugs her*
Wow, I really hope things are okay with all of you in the storm. So, so sorry to hear that the roses fell further. If I was there, I would help you find the right copper trellis to re-mount them!
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Date: 2007-04-26 02:34 am (UTC)I did a lot of pruning this afternoon - it just took away a bunch of the blooms, but it's in good health, so that made me happy. (I think we're going to make one tomorrow. o_0 The Mister seemed determined...)
*snugs YOU!!*
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Date: 2007-04-26 02:37 am (UTC)A mutual friend of ours
I'm afraid she might not check her email before hopping a plane, so I thought I would ask you. :)
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Date: 2007-04-26 02:45 am (UTC)I'm working on a magic map where you can fold it to make two places touch and be that close in RL, however... ;)
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Date: 2007-04-26 02:49 am (UTC)I used to live in D/FW. Damn her for not visiting you sooner! [shakes fist]
And damn her for not visiting you later! I'll be in D/FW in two weeks for work!
And damn lawschool for having finals that prevent me from properly stalking both of you.
[stomps on the ground]
Haven't you people figured out that the world is supposed to revolve around ME!
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Date: 2007-04-26 02:55 am (UTC)Well now that I know the world revolves around you, I can take appropriate steps in the future!! *buys a new planner* Hee!
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Date: 2007-04-26 02:58 am (UTC)Next time you two concoct a plan to have havoc and melee in Texas be sure to contact me FIRST, BEFORE making your plans.
I am a scary tiny blonde person. And I never shut up. If you leave me out again, I will make sure you regret it for the rest of your LIFE.
The one thing that turns this gray sky to blue - what's that?
Date: 2007-04-26 03:21 am (UTC)2a. You have pretty pretty flowers. And a cute kitty.
2b. Book. Butterflies. Sometimes it's relaxing to just not f&ck anything like an animal for a bit.
(That's the look, it's the look) THE LOOK OF LOVE
Date: 2007-04-26 03:24 am (UTC)1. Cowering, wireless radios, and more cowering
2a. thank you!
2b. unless the animal is a sloth, because I think they're most likely hold their lovers with tenderness. Or possibly just a look. A LOOK OF LOVE.
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Date: 2007-04-26 03:24 pm (UTC)Our cat knows her name, but is selective about when she chooses to acknowledge that fact. One of her favorite ways to get attention, if I'm sitting down, is to sit on the arm of the chair then push her body into me - subtly at first, and then ever more forcefully until I get the hint. As if to say, "I'd like some attention, but I'm not going to lower myself to *asking* for it. After all, I am a cat."
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Date: 2007-04-26 05:07 pm (UTC)You're poll is crazy, girl. *mwah!*
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Date: 2007-04-26 05:13 pm (UTC)And I know people are terrified of tornadoes (and rightly so) but they happen so fast and are over so quickly and make everything so bizarre and wonderful. Not like hurricanes where you have three days to prepare and the storms just sit over you for days.
I was sad when my dad redid their kitchen and boarded up the potato cellar underneath where we used to crouch when I was a kid. Now, the city has developed so much that the center of Dallas is rarely affected directly by twisters. They skirt around the buildings and hit the farms, instead.
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Date: 2007-04-26 05:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-26 05:21 pm (UTC)The mister is from Houston, so he grew up with all the hurricane knowledge. I just don't venture that far along the coastline, personally. :D
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Date: 2007-05-04 11:27 pm (UTC)If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all, as the saying goes.
Actually, not true, the tree I asked you about a while back, my cherry tree, is blooming and looks gorgeous! I am filling my vases and shall prune it back when it is done.
New question dear master gardener, actually two. Are you walking again for Breast Cancer this month? And two, do you know anything about hibiscus plants? The sweet older lady next door rescued one from the trash at her place of work and is nursing it back to health. It looks like it was probably a gift that was tossed and she is asking me for advice. We live in Southern NJ which is pretty warm, with sandy, fairly acidic soil. Should she keep it potted or try planting it? Feel free to tell me to google it if this is something you don't know off hand.
Arwen (who can't answer the poll as it isn't show music)
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Date: 2007-05-05 04:53 pm (UTC)I am walking again for Breast Cancer (the 3 Day) but it's not until October, so you'll have PLENTY OF TIME to give me money, heeeeeeee! I'd say to put that hibiscus in a pot. They're tropical, and if the leaves are shiny, that's the annual type. If the leaves aren't shiny (looking like they're coated in oil and thick) then it's a perennial and can be put in a pot and brought in during the winter, then brought back out in the spring for a new year of blooms.
I wouldn't try to plant them in the ground up there - they're tender in the cold.
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Date: 2007-05-05 06:26 pm (UTC)And you can count on me for the 3 day. I contributed last year to your effort and will be there for you again this year! I am writing a fic about the 3 day in fact at my site.
Arwen