How is it Sunday already? The days just zoom by so quickly! I hope everyone had a good week last week. Let's talk about the photos from this past week.
Day 244-
For those who were on the Memphis Fling, you might remember a planter that had a kaleidoscope focused on the blooms in the planter. I remembered that I had a small kaleidoscope in the drawer of our hutch. After a few trial shots of other items, I settled on using this one of Lantana camara 'Miss Huff', in full bloom.
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| Lantana Kaleidoscope |
Here are a few other photos using the kaleidoscope. The first, taken in the house of an item on the hutch.
Once outside, I took a photo of the rose bush by the front door. It was fun to use the kaleidoscope to capture some photos. I might bring it out again during Christmas season.
Day 245-
We rotate hosting bridge, and this past week it was close enough to walk. The setting sun created long shadows as I walked east towards the gathering bridge game. Walking home in the pitch black night is always interesting. I was good until close to my house when I heard a sound, perhaps a fox, call out in the darkness. I turned on my cell flashlight to finish the walk to my house.
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| Walking to bridge |
Day 246-
Resurrection Lily, Spider Lily, or Hurricane Lily, this fall-blooming bulb is always a treat to see. The botanical name is Lycoris radiata. I have them planted around the yard/garden but so far, these are the only ones blooming. I also have a Lycoris aurea, a yellow bloom. At one time I also used to have the pink variety, Lycoris squamigera, often called Naked Ladies. All the Lycoris bloom after the foliage fades.
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| Resurrection Lily |
Fall is also the time when the Tea Olive blooms. Its fragrance is distinct. I have heard some say it smells like Fruit Loops to them. Osmanthus fragrans is an evergreen shrub that can be trimmed into a multiple-stemmed tree. I leave mine in its full form. Amazingly, this tiny bloom can have such a large fragrance, it perfumes the entire yard.
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| Fragrance Abounds |
Day 248-
In the same drawer as the kaleidoscope, I found my birth announcement and a photo of newborn me! Stay tuned, there may be more archived items showcased.
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| Things You Find in a Drawer |
Saturday was an SEC (Southeastern Conference) football game. For Mizzou fans, the game was against Kansas. Long-time rivals. (or arch enemies, depending on with whom you are talking) This is the Mizzou tiger logo, in a prominent position in the living room.
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| MIZ- |
Today's gem is my dad's metal truck, Buddy-L. Not sure when my dad got this toy, but I remember riding it in my grandmother's backyard as a little one. I inherited this and it has spot on the shelf in the living room. My grandkids rode it around the living room this past Christmas, four generations of love.
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| Buddy-L |
I tried a different view for the photo, but I liked the full side view better. The one below just wasn't a very good photo. It happens.
Another week's photos shared and explained. Hope you enjoyed it. See you next week.
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What a beautiful post, Janet! I love the kaleidoscope effect! Fun observations. :)
ReplyDeleteOnce again, thanks Beth! I enjoyed the kaleidoscope urn in the Memphis garden. I had forgotten that I had a small one in the drawer.
DeleteI encountered that Osmanthus fragrans at JC Raulston Arboretum last year. You aren't kidding. The fragrance filled that part of the garden - it took a long time until I could track it down, it had traveled so far.
ReplyDeleteFragrance in the garden is a bonus in my book! The flowers are so small on the Osmanthus, the big aroma makes one think the flowers would be large!
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