Category: Photography

My Garden, Photography

Gardening

Shelly

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I stayed an extra day in Muncie, leaving this morning. I didn’t do too badly with getting out early (I think I left around 8am), but then I missed a turn-off and ended up going about 25 miles out of my way. It might have been fine, if I’d wanted to come back via Indy, but I really wanted to go through Rushville and Columbus, so I back-tracked and lost about 45 minutes. I’m glad I did, though, because it was a gorgeous drive. And! I found three cool graveyards that I want to stop at on my next trip. One is just a little cluster of headstones in the middle of a corn field. Very neat.

And even though I left fairly early, I still had time to get a few plants: bleeding hearts, buttercups (very different from the low-growing ones out in the back field), and sedum.

My primroses haven’t bloomed yet, but the buds are getting pretty big. I should have flowers soon! The coral bells waited for me to get home, too. They look like they’re about to pop any minute.

My Garden, Photography

Coral Bells

Shelly

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I’m trying to get my shit together to leave in the morning, so I don’t have much time, but I had to get a quick shot of my little coral bell blossoms. I was sure it wouldn’t bloom this year, since it was transplanted, but I guess it’s happy where here.

The columbine I transplanted last weekend is looking really good, too. It’s full of buds that will hopefully open soon.

Did I mention that folks here call peonies “PIE-nees”? Well, the coworker I got the coral bells from called them “cora BELLS.” With the stress on the second word. It took me a minute to figure out what she meant. Older folks here also say quarry with a long “a,” which makes my ears bleed a little bit.