This is growing in a bed at the house where I’m cat sitting. Unfortunately, there’s also poison ivy growing there, too. As far as I can tell, it’s not anywhere else on the property aside from that one flower bed. Yikes!
Tag: flora
Inverted Lens Macro
Wild Columbine Seed Pod
This was my first try, and it’s a little breezy outside, so it’s not as sharp as it could be. All you do is invert the lens. The only hard part is manually holding it in place. Because it’s an older lens, it’s heavy, and my hands got a little tired and unsteady after awhile.
This was a few shots later, and I think it turned out better. Both were taken with a Tamron SP 28-80mm 1:3.5-4.2 lens.
Ivy Roots on Brick Wall
Day Lily
I didn’t think I’d get any flowers this year from the plants I got from Ms. Lea, since they were moved so late in the season. This one has a few bud clusters on it, though.
BREAKING NEWS
I just took some trash out to the dumpster. While I was doing so, Mr. Upstairs carried a couple of boxes down to his car, and then, a microwave. I’m almost afraid to hope, but it seems like he might just possibly be moving.
I really think it might be true, though. The past week, he’s been extra noisy, with serious cleaning and furniture shifting.
Yay!
And if it’s not true, it’s an awfully dirty trick to be playing on me, and he ought to be ashamed of himself.
In other news, I went to the grocery store and the gas station this morning. My cupboards and my car were on empty. Despite everything at the grocery store having gone up in price since the last time I went (for example, the cheap-assed unbleached flour went up 25¢, and don’t even get me started on the subject of rice), it cost more to fill my gas tank–$59.26–than to buy two week’s worth of groceries.
But! I got some very cute little asparagus spears (tiny and tender), vidalia onions, green tomatoes (they’ll be fried, so I thought they were worth the risk), some very nice looking portabella mushrooms, limes, and some gorgeous green peppers (I eat them raw, like some folks eat carrot sticks).
Also, chives, but not as nice as the ones in my mom’s garden.
Coral Bells and Crankypantsing
These silly things are blooming furiously. They seem to like the shady spot they’re in.
And now for a new installment of Mr. Upstairs Theater! I don’t know what the hell’s gotten into him lately. He was pretty good (for him) over the last few months. Yesterday, I didn’t hear a peep out him until I was getting ready for bed, when he turned on some right-wing talking heads and watched TV for a couple of hours. Then he started vacuuming. At 11:30pm. Then he stomped around for awhile. I’m not passing judgment on his fashion sense, but I swear, he wears high heels when he cleans. The clomping noise is distinctive of heels and is very different from his normal thudding. At about midnight, he turned on the dishwasher. A few minutes later, he started playing the same damned song he’s been playing for the past two years on the keyboard. Or maybe it’s a harpsichord. At this point, nothing would surprise me. I finally fell asleep, only to wake up at about 2am to him playing really crappy classic rock and galloping on the treadmill.
And right now, he’s stomping around in the room above my computer room. I think someone would have to really work at walking that heavily. I mean, he’s a little chubby, but he’s not a big guy, so how the hell does he manage to make that much noise when he walks?
Raspberry Blossoms Blossoming
And just what we need, more rain! We’re supposed to get another 3 inches tonight, which is entirely unnecessary. We’ve got plenty, thanks!
Rainy Day Sunshine
Egyptian Walking Onion
These are growing in the bed with the pile of rusty tools. It’s garden art! My mom said she’s going to move the tools, but I like them where they are, with plants growing around them.
I couldn’t get a decent shot of it, but there’s an upside down flower pot in the same bed, with a plant growing up and out the hole in the bottom. I like wild gardens where things just kind of grow where they want to. My neighbor’s garden is tidy and mulched and very pretty, but not my sort of thing. I can’t wait until mine fills in and gets full and jumbled looking.
Speaking of, my primroses have bloomed! It’s pouring rain right now, though, so I can’t get a shot of them. Hopefully, it’ll clear up long enough to go look at everything. I also got some surprise lilies and some variety of day lily from another coworker. It’s not the right time of year to plant them, but I went ahead and did so, anyway.
My Own Garden
Coral Bells
Primroses
Wild Columbine
There were several buds on the columbine when I got it, but none of them looked ready to open. And then, this morning, there was a little flower! The coral bells are just starting to pop, too. Hopefully, the primroses won’t be far behind.
Japanese Iris (Iris sanguinea)
Japanese Iris (Iris sanguinea) shot with Lensbaby 2.0 lens
red paper boat 