Last week I posted a photo of my huge Clematis Jackmanii on my gardening blog.
Each year it grows up from the ground and it’s vines spread out along the fence (with my help) for up to 8 to 10 feet in each direction! In the photo I post the vine was entwined around an old wooden birdhouse. Beautiful.
Here’s a close up of one of the Clematis flowers just after it rained. I love the water droplet at the end of the bottom petal.
Isn’t that lovely?
I think I’ve got an “I hate snow” theme going on my blogs today. Yep, I’ve decided that I’ve had enough of the cold fluffy white stuff and I need some color in my life.
What better than a bright pink Cosmo flower then?
Aw … that’s better. Aren’t Cosmo’s pretty?
I grow this flower in my backyard garden and in the front boulevard during the summer. Everyone seems to love them.
Do you grow Cosmos? Oh and are you getting tired of all the snow lately too?
BTW if you want to see some bright summer color take a look at this cheery daylily!
Is it sad that I’m tired of winter already and it’s only just started? Probably eh?
Later this evening we’re going to get some snow and then during the night there will be a mix of freezing rain, ice pellets and snow, with more snow to follow during the day on Wednesday. No wonder I’m tired of winter – we’ve already had several major snow storms.
What happened to our winters here in Toronto that were pretty much snowless? For years we had barely any snow during the winter and then once every ten years or so we’d have a really snowy winter, but last year and this year seem to be snow filled.
I wonder if spring plungers are some magical objects that instantly propel people like me who are tired of winter into spring? Ha … wouldn’t that be nice!
Are you starting to get tired of the snow too, or are you making the best of it and taking the kids out tobogganing, skiing or perhaps skating?
My ornamental peppers aren’t looking too good these days. I seem to go through this every year.
I keep my ornamental peppers outside in the summer and when it begins to get cool outdoors (October or so) I bring the Ornamental peppers indoors along with several tropical plants and vines to spend winter indoors.
I think my ornamental pepper is still alive, but barely. They should look like this:
I took that photo two years ago during the summer when I had the plant outside.
Oh well … if the pepper dies I can always plant some of the seeds from the dried peppers that I save. I’ve done that before and it always works to create a new plant. Cheating, I know!
Do you grow Ornamental peppers? If they are indoors how do you keep them alive during the winter? I think our problem is that our house faces north and I have so many plants to put in the south facing windows that the pepper might still not get enough light.
The other day Chris and I were busy running around, I think it was Christmas Eve, so we decided to get some takeout food for dinner as it was beginning to get late.
Can you believe the only place we could find open was a Subway? Even McDonald’s was closed. We got our subs and ate them at home. I hadn’t had a sub for ages and even though I’m not a big fan of eating a “sandwich” for dinner I thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe instead of starting a jewelery business (15 years ago) I should have put my money into a Subway franchise. The business is certainly going strong!
What kind of take out food do you get when you decide you want something quick and easy? Hamburgers? Chicken? A sub?