I never realized how many quotes we, who have read Alice in Wonderland, or other Lewis Carroll works, use. One of my common ones, is "I'm late , I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date..." and there is more by the March Hatter. If you are interested in other conversations and quotes here is a link or here.
Today I have a collage of photos of nonsense. Actually, they do make sense, but were not always posted, as other photos were chosen for varied reasons. Some photos are truly snapshots, others were done with some effort of proficiency. So if you cannot figure any of them out, just re-read Paragraph one above.
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| Welcome to Our Home! View 1 The Canopy was added earlier this year. The front bed and bed inside handicap walk ramp triangle were renovated. The Cute "Boss Hog" concrete statue may be relocated later. |
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| Welcome to our Home! View 2 This view includes handicap ramp and the stone walkway from a fence gate (not shown) and a carport. (not shown) |
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Ripening 2010 |
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| Mr Sammy's Morning Sip - 2010 |
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| Dallas Cowboy and Nandinas Area The small statue here is a dog wearing a blue and silver uniform. When I am through he will have a helmet (if I can find one) and the all important star. There are 4-5 nandinas dug up from other areas now in whiskey barrels, but when they get stronger from transplanting and HEAT, they will become a part of this area. Three dwarf Burford holly are planted here, too. One windmill was repainted and located here.We transplanted Yucca from another bed across the front. sick looking now, but you can't kill Yucca. |
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| This area is two sections across the center of our lot. We have not yet named it. The sailor of course was a choice of my husband. There is a blue glazed pot with a red Knock-out Rose bush here, a Japanese red weeping maple, several dwarf Burford holly and repainted windmill. Further away is a cherub sleeping in a basket, a Yucca, several more dwarf Burford holly, a regular Japanese red maple and climbing roses original to the property, also SURVIVORS! Eventually,another Knock-out rose will be located near Cherub. |
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| Fishing on Bull Shoals Lake Probably 2 years ago when we stayed at Black Oak Resort near Oakland AR |
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| Maplewood Cemetery-Springfield, MO I am ready for Autumn, or am I?  |
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| Black (Deep Purple) Iris- 2001 |
8 comments:
What a grand bunch of photos Carol. You really paid attention in class and have a good eye.
Your yard looks wonderful and all that work paid off. I like the bend in the handicap ramp. It would slow down a runaway handicapper.
That Black Iris is show worthy.
Great job.
I love the pictures, going back in time...one of my favorite things to do!!!
hugs to you
Sandi
Ya'll have been very busy on your landscape! I have a couple of knock out roses, but am not sure if they have survived the heat and drought. Plus they aren't planted in much sun. Trees have grown over them. Your yard art is cute, and boss hog is pretty funny, too.
We are so ready for something besides furnace heat day after day that I so understand how you are wishing for autumn or spring or some days that are cool.
I didn't find this nonsense---just a tad quirky. I loved both the cemetery photos and the black iris---I've never seen a real one.
I enjoyed your pictures!
This was a truly interesting post. Seeing your house on the outside and the various beds and statues are things we seldom get to see as the focus is on other things. I did have a nice knockout rose that did all roses do and was not a Garden of Eden for aphids, but I pulled it up and tossed it in the trash. I just can't fathom roses nowadays. If my ship comes in I want to get rid of the lawn in front and finish the landscape with something else.
A nice mixture of pics--like looking through a shoebox of them!
I am reminded of the time I was talking with my daughter, she was young, maybe 10 or so, and I used the phrase "Curiouser and curiouser" from Alice in Wonderland. Without missing a beat, my daughter finished the quote: "Said Alice, quite forgetting her grammar." I still chuckle when I think of it!
I throughly enjoyed your photos - a very nice selection. I particularly liked the fallen leaves in the cemetery, the tomatoes ripening in the window and the Iris (gorgeous color.) More, more!
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