Sister Vases

Lavender

2010-06-16T16:37:00.004-05:00

Afternoon heat and wilting, drying flowers--
Perfect for this recipe?

3 Dasies with Cilantro Flowers

2010-05-22T11:52:00.004-05:00

There is a flower, a little flower
With silver crest and golden eye,

That welcomes every changing hour,

And weathers every sky.

by James Mongomery

I picked these three daisies this morning to bring some happiness into my unorganized home. They sit on a shelf where I will see them everyday. My cilantro that I planted in the herb garden is flowering and getting ready to go to seed. I thought the lacy little flower and delicate leaves complimented the daisies well.

Bachelor Buttons

2010-05-19T20:17:00.002-05:00

Blue Bachelor Buttons in Robin Blue Vase

So my year of being PTO President is over and on this first day of my release I have decided to post. I look forward to my quiet times so that I can craft and be creative in other ways. My first Daises are almost in bloom so they will be in the vase next.

I got a wonderful bouquet of these Bachelor Buttons at my last Conway Locally Grown pickup. Jessica just loved them because they were "Blue, Mom, your favorite color!". They have been delighting me all week. I hope they delight you too.

Withering

2010-03-15T08:23:00.002-05:00

We spent the afternoon doing yard work-- clearing away the dried lantana and crepe myrtles reaching too close to the house and phone lines. When it was time for a daylight savings time dinner, I noticed that my daffodil was withering away. I surrounded it with the camellias in full bloom and magnificent color.

I dreamed the other night about the Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow collection and what I might make from some of it. I've been looking at it's colors and designs online every day for a week.

Inside

2010-03-12T06:15:00.002-06:00

This is the same daffodil that was seen earlier in the week opening and opened. Tuesday and Wednesday's rain knocked it down, so I cut it and brought it inside. As this week off from work and normal routines begins, I feel open and hopeful for the unscheduled days ahead of me.

My Corner

2010-01-17T13:09:00.002-06:00

A new corner
for some new work
with some old berries
in my egg vase.

Crepe Myrtle

2009-11-11T18:51:00.001-06:00

Crepe Myrtle in autumn colors

Chyrsanthemum

2009-11-01T12:15:00.003-06:00

November's Flower

The jack-o-lanterns are on the compost pile. The chocolate from last night is a constant temptation. November is finally here.

Happy All Saints' Day!

Pineapple Sage

2009-10-06T01:03:00.001-05:00

salvia elegans

From our CSA basket, these small flowers are one of the prettiest reds I have ever seen.

Sunflowers

2009-09-22T08:50:00.002-05:00

These little flowers are offering the only bit of sun around here.
For days and days, the rain and humidity in between the rain has been constant.

With a day off from work and more rain, I'm snuggling in with a cup of green tea and some knitting.

Empty : 2

2009-09-05T16:50:00.002-05:00

Another black swallowtail emerged this morning.
Enjoy the long weekend!

Glorybower Moved Inside

2009-08-24T16:26:00.002-05:00

Now I remember that I loved these
all dried up and brown last fall.

Harlequin Glorybower

2009-08-23T12:51:00.002-05:00

Harlequin Glorybower
or clerodendrum trichotomum

also seen here in July

Inspiration

2009-08-16T20:43:00.002-05:00

it's all about
creativity
and
imagination
and
hope

Basil Again

2009-08-01T17:51:00.002-05:00

Purple ruffle basil (again-- but flowering)
on the kitchen window-sill (again)
with the purple basil plant from which it came
in the background right-hand corner

Empty

2009-07-25T20:35:00.003-05:00

pine branch and empty chrysalis
of a black swallowtail butterfly

more background here (though this caterpillar died)
and here and here

I love watching metamorphosis.

Petunias II

2009-07-23T08:19:00.002-05:00

I have always loved to have petunias in my yard. I remember sitting on the front steps on the house while the Great Aunts, Mom, and Grandma sat and shelled peas, shucked corn, or snapped beans fresh from the garden. Sometimes I would join in, but I was more concerned with playing with the wild cats on the farm. At the time I hated the smell of petunias, but she always had them planted at the bottom of the steps. I was so little, but I love those memories with Mom's family. Life was so simple then.

Petunias

2009-07-21T09:48:00.002-05:00

always remind me of a great aunt
at a small, country farmhouse in Arkansas
where gardening, canning, and raising chickens
were a way of life and survival

pentunia milliflora

pokeberry

2009-07-15T09:28:00.002-05:00

pokeweed or pokeberry plant: phytolacca americana

details I see:

One leaf has been partially nibbled on by an insect, and one of the flower stems offers a shadow on a dewy leaf. One stem has white flowers turning to green berries.

out-take of the shadow of my son's hand-- a shadow touching a shadow

pokeberry shadow in shadow vase

top: berry stem from yesterday with purple fruit;
bottom: same stem from this morning with missing fruit eaten by birds--
the berries are poisonous to humans, but loved by birds

Dill and Ginkgo

2009-07-14T09:02:00.004-05:00

Unfortunately for me my dill has grown lanky and turned to flower. The flower however is very beautiful and actually smells fresh when I brought it in the house. While sitting and reading I could smell dill and it made me happy. The fragrant flowers will soon turn to seed and I will plant them. The yellow of the flowers reminds me of the beautiful color the ginkgo leaves will be this fall.

Rose Hips

2009-07-10T06:45:00.003-05:00

Rose hips for making tea. . .

Sweet Frangrance

2009-07-08T07:14:00.004-05:00

I took this photo with our old Nikon Coolpix camera because the Canon Powershot went to visit the grandparents. The blooms were a couple of days old in the vase and were starting to wilt, but I like the reflection series in the night window. The blooms came from the shrub/tree in the photo below. I think it is a kind of honeysuckle tree, but I am not sure. It has a sweet fragrance made stronger by bringing blooms into the house. I would love to know what this is. It thrives on the corner of our yard underneath pines and next to a white dogwood.

African Daisy

2009-07-05T14:05:00.004-05:00

Daisy
Sunny, happy,
Smiling, laughing, pleasing
A brightness in day
Osteospermum

Basil Trio

2009-07-02T09:41:00.002-05:00

Ocimum Bacilicum:
Petso Pronto Basil,
Purple Ruffle Basil,
Sweet Basil,
with my maple (Acer Palmatum) in the background

In the front window ledge, I can smell the basil when I sew at the dining room table. Signing off for a few days of family time, sewing, knitting, walking, cooking, reading, and gardening . . . Happy Independence Day!

Milkweed and Maple : 3

2009-06-30T19:33:00.002-05:00

The milkweed pod is gone because my son tore it apart to see the seeds, but he replaced it with a cherry tomato picked from the garden that is the backdrop to the vase.

P.S. Wishing you much success tomorrow as you launch your new career as a music teacher!

Angelonia

2009-06-29T10:02:00.002-05:00

I arrived back in Arkansas very tired and very hot. Most of my plants were in great need of watering, so I set up the sprinklers with the hope that a good soak would make everything feel better. This one plant I put in a container with several other flowers including a lantana and vinca. This particular pot was thriving, so I decided to use the Agelonia as my first vase cutting. It is such a pretty little flower. I wish I could capture the inner beauty of the flower, but my little camera would not do it justice. The green leaves in the background are a lirope from my flower bed.

Milkweed and Maple : 2

2009-06-29T09:05:00.002-05:00

This is the same arrangement from yesterday except that I added a milkweed seed pod, and the leaves and flowers are wilting just a little. I was watering the garden and saw that the pod had opened up. The little feathery seeds are beautiful-- both floating on the wind or lined up and packed in their pod.

Milkweed and Maple

2009-06-28T09:16:00.000-05:00

Milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) and
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum)
from my back and front yard