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Twisted flag

April 12, 2008 by Tricia

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This weeks theme is Twisted

We have a flag at the front of our house. It’s attached to a flag pole that juts out from the bricks.

Unfortunately it’s fairly windy here in Toronto – all year round – so the flag is whipped around quite a bit. This is a photo of our Canadian flag twisting in the wind.

This past winter we left our flag up. I’d asked my husband to take it down in the fall since it was already getting a little raggy from being whipped around in the wind, but he didn’t remove it. I guess the flag spent the winter hitting the bricks as the free end seems to have a piece missing and it looks worse than ever.

It’s actually quite disgraceful.

Perhaps later today or sometime tomorrow we’ll go out and look for a new flag to replace our worn one with.

Do you have a flag at your house? Do you take it down in the winter? How often do you have to replace your flag?

Lily flowering tulips

March 30, 2008 by Tricia

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I love the look of Lily flowering tulips. I only grow a few of these and I think that I’ll get some more for the garden this fall. They’re very delicate looking with their petals flared outwards.

I’m not sure why I’m so attracted to the more ornate tulips. I like regular tulips, but I’m drawn to double flowering tulips, Texas flames with their fiery colors, fringe tipped and lily flowering tulips. Perhaps since we go through a long dull winter here in Toronto I long for color and flowers with some flare when it’s time for them to finally grace my garden?

Do you have a favorite tulip or a favorite spring flower?

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Still waiting for the snow to melt

March 23, 2008 by Tricia

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Unfortunately my garden is still covered in snow. It’s been melting slowly, but at this rate it’s going to take at least a month before it’s totally gone. Sigh …

When the snow does finally disappear, beauties like these fringed tulips will make an appearance. I think these are my favorite tulips. Well, I’m also partial to Angelique tulips as well with their soft pink double petaled flowers.

How is your garden doing? Are you in a warmer area or are you still buried under snow like me?

Have you seen the bean?

March 22, 2008 by Tricia

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This weeks theme is Metal

I’ve posted photos of Chicago’s famous Cloud Gate sculpture -aka The Bean – on a few of our blogs, but I don’t think I’ve posted this photo.

The bean is a huge spherical metallic sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Depending upon where you are standing when you gaze at the bean you can see different aspects of the surrounding city reflected in it’s almost spotless surface.

What you can see reflected in The Bean in this photo is what I think was a place called the Millennium Theater. It’s a huge outdoor theater or band shell and it’s got a gorgeous design.

Have you seen the bean?

Hoping my azaleas do well this year

March 16, 2008 by Tricia

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Just four more days and Spring will be here! I think I’ve pretty much said that in all three of my GTS posts today. Can you tell I’m excited?

I’ll have to wait until sometime in May before my two small Northern Lights Azalea shrubs begin to bloom, but that too is well worth the wait. I only wish that they weren’t so stingy with their flowers.

Perhaps this year, thanks to an abundance of snow cover to protect the plants and hopefully give them a good dose of moisture when it begins to melt, my azalea’s will do better than ever. I sure hope so!

Do you grow Azaleas?

Remember it’s Easter this weekend. If you don’t grow your own flowers, why not buy someone for someone special?

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