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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Container flowers and Vegetables, August 22, 2015

Welcome to my blog, today I am seeing a smoky haze in the air, but the nearest Washington fire I can find on fire alerts is perhaps 68 miles away.   The Northwest is in trouble, perhaps it was our turn for a disaster.  But though this world has tribulation, I have a safe harbor, because my feet are on the Rock of Ages.

Today I am linking with-

Orange You Glad It's Friday hosted by Maria

Saturday's Critters hosted by Eileen

Today's Flowers hosted by Denise

From the Farm Hop hosted by Stoney Acres

Macro Monday 2 hosted by Gemma and Mystical Magical Teacher

I Heart Macro hosted by Laura

Some of my container flowers are blooming.  The tropical Milkweed I overwintered in the house continues to bloom, with Browallia americana-

Another plant with Polygonum capitata-


The Coreopsis tinctoria 'Dwarf Red' trails nicely in a pot-

But one of the plants turned out to be the very tall Coreopsis tinctoria with the red center-

Fortunately, Browallia americana has gotten very tall also-


A second Browallia speciosa with larger flowers has started to bloom, but they are not as enchantingly pleated-


A visitor found sleeping in a flower-


Fuchsia magellanica 'David' has proven to be tougher than most-

What has been fruiting in my yard this week?  It is the tail end of the blueberry harvest, a wonderfully productive evergreen blueberry, I'm not sure which, either Legacy, Sunshine Blue, or Misty.

A delightful zucchini, Cocozelle, makes enormous 4.5 lb / 2kg, I like them big, but they can be slightly seedy or have a slightly tougher skin-

Tomatoes are finally getting ripe, soon there will be a deluge, I started some seeds I hadn't grown for quite a few years so I wouldn't lose them, clockwise from the top, Saucy, Dix Doights, Ropreco-

Today is the birthday of my next younger sister, when I was 5 years old I performed my first haircut on her.  I'm reminded of this because my 5 year old grandson cut his own hair.  Here we had to close our eyes to get a treat.

Hannah 

or cameras are macro


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32 comments:

  1. the fuchsia is especially lovely. i sure hope the nw gets a break from the fires, both with rain and less wind.

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  2. Thanks, Theresa, it was supposed to rain last week but didn't, I hope the rain predicted for this next week actually arrives. I was glad to see the fuchsia, I thought most had disappeared altogether. I used to have several rather large plants of David.

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  3. Nice to see you again. I always enjoy seeing your garden. Funny. I envy your garden and you kind a wish quilting was your hobby. But, I have to say sweetie. You can do it. I've taught for many years. Children, teens, adults and Seniors. I've made believers out of many. For many years I pieced tops and waited to layer them into quilts because I couldn't afford to pay someone do the quilting. I've finally takin' the plunge and stared doing my own quilting. Blogs and other quilters have inspired and encouraged me. Sweetie. I'd love you to take the plunge and try. I'd love to help anyway I could. I'll share my secrets. Thanks so much for coming by and leaving me such a sweet comment. Thanks for sharing your lovely gardens.
    XXOO.

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  4. Thanks, I can share gardening secrets with you also. A few I could mention- starting seeds inside under lights, using tunnels outside to extend the seasons, using heirloom seeds, in a dry place like here, planting in a trench shaped bed instead of raised to retain more water plus using soaker hoses and mulch to conserve water. The part of quilting I find intimidating is getting a thick roll of quilt through the sidearm of my machine for the final stitching through the layers to hold the batting in place. I suppose hand stirching could be used but not simething I enjoy.

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  5. Hello Hannah, I do hope you and your area remain safe from the wildfires. The whole area needs some rain! I love your gorgeous flowers, especially the fuchsia. Great cpature of the grasshopper! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy day!

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    1. Thanks, Eileen, the next rain in the forecast, which may not appear, is next Saturday. I'm moved to hear of the people volunteering to help fight the fires. When we first moved here there were grasshoppers everywhere, and I hunted them relentlessly to feed to my chickens, then haven't seen any for years until now. I'm waiting to see what happens now.

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  6. Love the picture of you and siblings. Stay safe. It's so sad, all those wildfires in the west. Perhaps soon rain will come and you will get relief.

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    1. Thanks, Latane, that picture was taken when we were leaving my grandparents' house in South Carolina and moving to Houston, Texas. It's still smoky this morning, I hope the fire fighting in succeeding.

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  7. Thank you for the lovely photos of the flowers and vegetables/fruits, with their proper lineage &/or botanical names. I enjoyed looking at the tomatoes - when vegetables aren't very homogenous I am happy. Not too much Science going into that food, if you know what I mean :)
    Have a Beautiful Day!
    Peace :)

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    1. I think science is sometimes falsely so called, true science promotes health. At one time I did considerable trading of tomato seeds and have a lot of gene pool sitting there aging at my disposal, if I don't grow them out I will lose them eventually, it's just hard to figure out what to grow. Good taste doesn't always go with good productivity.

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  8. Wonderful looking flowers and produce Hannah :) Your garden must be lovely.

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    1. Parts. Parts are not so lovely, like gardens where it's hard to drag a hose, which are a little crispy. I try to do a good job watering the vegetables, at least.

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  9. The haze created by the wildfires reminds me of the old days, when the grass seed growers burned their fields every fall. It's kinda beautiful, but I feel guilty saying that.

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    1. The smell of the smoke reminds me of my inlaws' Hazel Dell street a few years in the past when lots of people had fires in their chimneys. The sunsets should be beautiful, I'll have to try to look tonight.

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  10. How gorgeous is that photo of you guys waiting for a treat!? Your blueberries look delicious. I planted blackberries but wasn't very successful. I think the bunch that were edible ended up with some sort of worm inside them, yuck.

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  11. My brother was quite smug that he already got his. Blueberries don't do well everywhere, for sure. You must be able to grow some exotic fruit in Australia, guavas? Goji berries?

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  12. Lovely flowers! I hope you'll stay safe from the fires. Enjoy your week!

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    1. Thanks, Gunilla. The wind is coming from the ocean now so things are cooler and the haze is gone. Hopefully some rain will actually come later this week.

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  13. Hi! Happy birthday to your sister. I envy you that you have various kind of flowers and fruits.The Coreopsis tinctoria is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks, Minoru, my sister is out in New York so I don't get to see her much. I have a lot of flowers and fruits but it is increasingly hard to take care of 2 acres and lots of hard work. But I'm really enjoying the pole beans, my favorite crop.

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  14. I really like the colour of the tropical milkweed! Gorgeous!

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    1. Thanks, Tina, that's Asclepias curassavica, it's supposed to be an annual here but has too long of a growing season so I had to bring it in over winter last year, but now it is rewarding me with flowers so I will bring it in again this winter.

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  15. Beautiful flowers ! Fortunately you didn't have fire in your area !

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    1. Yes, we are fortunate, it's so sad to see what is happening to our state, though, and sad about those firefighters who were lost. I'm hoping it is all over soon. I appreciate the flowers, they are cheery.

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  16. Mmmm. Tomatoes, zucchini and blueberries. Wonderful ingredients for a great meal or eat on their own. Deep fried lightly battered zucchini is on the cards soon in Greece.

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    1. Deep fried zucchini does sound delicious! I love this time of the year, all the veggies producing, as well as the fruit which is hard to keep up with.

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    1. Thanks, Angela, I was so happy to see it blooming. I hope it becomes a big bush again.

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  18. Happy Birthday to your sister Hanna, smiling here over the haircut. Beautiful flowers and delicious looking veggies. Your macro of the cricket is outstanding. Thanks so much for linking with Today's Flowers and have a great week.

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  19. I'm glad she can't remember it, but it is a favorite photo of mine. The move away from my grandparents and their wonderful garden was rather sad for me, at 5. I'm so much enjoying the summer vegetables, and what's left of this season's flowers.

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  20. The blooms are beautiful, and I love seeing your veggies and especially those blueberries. What a wonderful hymn, beautifully sung and the video photographs were so beautiful. Really lifted me up this morning!

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  21. Hannah your garden continues to impress with blooms and veggies. I grow the same zukes, but we keep them smaller and less seed. i think they are the most delicious of the zukes.

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