tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post4575641423775021384..comments2023-10-05T07:49:56.593-04:00Comments on The Midnight Garden: Friday MorningGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-36185012861963630342008-06-28T21:59:00.000-04:002008-06-28T21:59:00.000-04:00Jess, I'll admit I'm intrigued by the blackberry c...Jess, I'll admit I'm intrigued by the blackberry cosmo...and I love a good story of adversity in the garden, especially if there's adorable animals in the tale!<BR/><BR/>Hi Mary! My sunflower is yours to share, as you've shared the memory with me. I bet those sunflowers seemed giant to you at that age!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-5543210473850210012008-06-28T13:25:00.000-04:002008-06-28T13:25:00.000-04:00I envy your sunflower!I remember a garden with sun...I envy your sunflower!<BR/>I remember a garden with sunflowers only when I was 3 or 4 years old. We lived in other house with big garden then.<BR/>I love sunflowers and their color <BR/>Thank you for this photo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-84627152398233057632008-06-28T12:38:00.000-04:002008-06-28T12:38:00.000-04:00Afod, I've learned the garden is anything but mund...Afod, I've learned the garden is anything but mundane and predictable, that's for sure! I'll have to look more closely at those daylilies, since I was taking them as just some more of the ubiquitous orange roadside pretties...but it could be mine have cross-pollinated with some other variety somewhere...this is their third or fourth home now, too!<BR/><BR/>Curt, just Thank You!! What a wonderful quote.<BR/><BR/>Marc, I am unfamiliar with this Eva Cassidy you speak of. I'll have to research. I was a little disappointed that the "medieval /unplugged" version of the song wasn't available for my playlist, though.<BR/><BR/>Butch, have no fear, my garden truly is for the birds, and pretty much everyone else who wants to enjoy it, too!<BR/><BR/>Sh@ney, dude, I'm always here to offer inspiration, advice or enlightenment, though you are probably on your own with choosing species that work in your part of thte world! ; )Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-71865870570312605112008-06-28T10:10:00.000-04:002008-06-28T10:10:00.000-04:00When you come visit us, we will have drinks and I ...When you come visit us, we will have drinks and I will regale you with the story of the sunflowers of years ago and the innovative ways the squirrels found to attack them! :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542750642334339031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-67017128456087561962008-06-27T22:49:00.000-04:002008-06-27T22:49:00.000-04:00Ahhh pretty pretty pretty!Now that I am back worki...Ahhh pretty pretty pretty!<BR/>Now that I am back working I can finally start to fund my passion for gardening. And let me tell you there is much to be done.<BR/><BR/>But you are such an inspiration, I am sure if I need a tip or two I know where to come. *winks*Sh@neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692779069013864205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-33245107969517393302008-06-27T22:48:00.000-04:002008-06-27T22:48:00.000-04:00That sunflower is something else. The spent flower...That sunflower is something else. The spent flowers can be tied up by string to a tree branch and the birds will love you for it. It's fun watching them hang from the bottom of the sunflower whilst grabbing for the seeds.<BR/><BR/>Your day lilies are way ahead of where mine are. I haven't seen any shoots coming out of the leaves yet. Our back yard is very shaded but there is enough intermittent sunlight to make things happen.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481663364693052582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-69929733831289346962008-06-27T20:37:00.000-04:002008-06-27T20:37:00.000-04:00Love, love, love those clematis!!! Also love "Fiel...Love, love, love those clematis!!! Also love "Fields of Gold." Have you heard the Eva Cassidy version? It's hauntingly beautiful.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553564105572755113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-51714936941233337162008-06-27T16:01:00.000-04:002008-06-27T16:01:00.000-04:00"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see..."Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do." Helen KellerCurt Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092702507137136310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-2650286116599436132008-06-27T13:27:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:27:00.000-04:00You had only reported recently that the sunflowers...You had only reported recently that the sunflowers were still growing their stalks and now to see this one in all its glory. We definitely get surprised by nature, which I guess is a good thing. Can't look at nature as being mundane or predictable, can we?<BR/><BR/>I see exactly where you're coming from with my daisies seeming to be of a dwarf variety. :-)<BR/><BR/>The daylilies have a nice rust color to them with black stamen(s). Not like the typical daylily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-18611569003992823802008-06-27T11:32:00.000-04:002008-06-27T11:32:00.000-04:00The Chapins are some wonderful songwriters/singers...The Chapins are some wonderful songwriters/singers, eh? Tom is an alumni of my college, and was our guest speaker (singer) at graduation. It was <I>tres</I> cool.<BR/><BR/>And I just love "Flowers are Red."<BR/><BR/>Java, it's a good thing you've got a big heart, cause there's a hell of a lot of Shastas about to bloom along the fence!!<BR/><BR/>I'm very excited about the sunflower!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-36633076880387153212008-06-27T10:27:00.000-04:002008-06-27T10:27:00.000-04:00gorgeous! I have a warm fuzzy place in my heart f...gorgeous! I have a warm fuzzy place in my heart for shasta daisies. I like the sunflower a bunch. :)Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-60502730145770534122008-06-27T10:09:00.000-04:002008-06-27T10:09:00.000-04:00I had to stop mid-post to find out who was singing...I had to stop mid-post to find out who was singing "Flowers Are Red." Great song! Harry's brother Tom sings songs like this for children, and they don't make you want to throw up the umpteenth time you've heard them. This is very important on trips. (I kinda miss those songs. Beats death metal.)Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.com