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Bloomin' Tuesday: 04/21/09

Angel Wing Begonia bloom-loving this draping action...



21 Indian Paintbrushes-almost gone
(my sweetheart gives me Indian Paintbrushes for our anniversary, one for every year-I will be shaking the seeds in the yard in hopes of starting my own stand of my favorite flower),
new little bottle for little weed flower bouquets-today full of dandelions,
and a newbie...





I took the Jack-N-Beanstalk vine out of the peek-a-boo pot,
it will go outside this week...



And put my new orchid in to enjoy in the kitchen window ...



Den. Orchid NOID, fragrant, I will call her "21" (for our 21st Anniversary)
Loving the light green and purple blooms:)


Out my front door:
orange pot-new combo,
black pot-tropical pot (cut WAY back),
orange urn-Maple Sugar Hibiscus,
gray pot-see the purple iris?!?!?!, white pot-mint and snaps...


All new babies:)
On the left fancy Zonal geraniums...



New combo:
Sunbini-Sanvitalia, creeping zinnia, yellow blooms, green foliage, full sun, 6-10", not hardy, full sun;
Purple Clover-Oxalis vulcanicola, yellow blooms, 6-10", full sun, not hardy


I decided the asparagus ferns needed some jazzing up this year (on the steps), so I added geraniums, hopefully three different colors
(all my geraniums were found on clearance at Lowe's:)


Oxalis in bloom-love my purple clover:)


Ebb Tide Rose-very different bloom from last year, but I noticed my purple roses (which are repeats) have different shades depending on the coolness of the weather.
BUT Ebb Tide here looks just like my Midnight Blue rose. hmmmmmm...


This boat is currently full of 3 Midnight Blue Roses, a Wine Cup Rose, and onions.
Up front that messy onion is a walking onion in the process of making baby onions from its bloom. The bloom turns into baby onions, gets heavy, falls over, and roots, 'thus walking onion'. All the rest are big sweet onions (which are doing GREAT!!). I will be adding rose moss later. Don't these purple rose blooms look like that Ebb Tide???


Wednesday-is my planned yard work day-I can hardly wait!
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Son-Day: "We Believe"

...And We Live What We Believe...

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
3. We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul--We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

The Articles of Faith
The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Camera Critters: "Bad To Da Bone(s)"

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Happy Birthday Aaron!!!

Aaron's birthday was last Friday, April 09, 1985!

I met my step-son Aaron right at his third birthday 21 years ago.
From the get go I was amazed at his outlook and determination.
In middle school Aaron decided what track he wanted to be on, and has, in true Aaron attitude, followed it gun ho!
Go, Aaron, conquer the world!

Happy 24th Aaron!!!

Love ya man!

Bloomin' Tuesday: 04/14/08

I'm excited about this one, it is a 'rat tail radish'.
Supposedly the seed pods taste like radishes.
If so, I think you would get more 'fruit' because you don't have to pull up the plant and eat the roots.
We will see:)

Fireworks Clematis, early bloom, part sun

Pretty huh?
I really thought this was a Nelly Moser(?),
but the tag says different:)



No tag Clematis, early bloom...


Same plant, newer bloom...


Shasta! First bloom this spring on an old plant...

Pretty red dianthus

Yellow Blooming Weed: Golden Ragwort/Senecio aureus
See my red petunias? :)

Midnight Blue Rose!
First rose bloom of 2009!
I love how healthy rose bushes look in spring before the heat of summer gets them.

Angel Wing Begonia in bloom
(with the coolest flowers)

(blurry-sorry)
Grandma Matney rose is starting to bloom!
This was brought from cuttings from Grandma Matney's homeplace in Kansas!!
We are so proud:)

~Cyclamen~

Healthy...

Trying...

Surviving...

Compost:)

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