take me to your nectar

you have a leader.  that is nice.  take me to your nectar.  focus ?  camera ?  smile ?  nope no time for any of that.  just need nectar.

14-115 10-045 Talon x Give Me Eight) x Skinwalker

14-115 10-045 Talon x Give Me Eight) x Skinwalker

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one more and a lullaby

one last seedling and an Irish Lullaby.  that would be the common parent for the last several days.   there is a very pastel touch of color in Irish Lullaby and perhaps a touch more in the seedling.  three images.  first the seedling and last the parent.

 

 

is pink stronger than red ?

another seedling that has been making its way around the garden.  this seedling is from Irish Lullaby.  as you can see the petals are not skinny… yet.  the parent is a mid season plant.  it starts blooming as the early season plants finish.  and it has a tall well branched scape.  with a little luck it will pass that on to its children.  two images

7/24

now in red

can i have that one in red ?  some days the answer is yes.  a different flower or a different day and the answer could be a firm maybe or a definite no.  not every plant wants to cooperate.  this is the red sibling to last night’s flower up the row.  that might even be the plant at the end of the row.  like it was said last night – some plants are put to work and there are lots of seedlings around the garden from those plants.  two images…

7/23

a little more

just a bit more exploration.  this is a new seedling.  a seedling from a parent that has not been neglected and overlooked.  this particular cross is Smoke Scream x Black Plush) x Fol de Rol.   a bit of searching will turn up other Fol de Rol seedlings.  however this one requires no search.  two images..

7/23

wordengitis

not can’t say.  more won’t type.  three images

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combinations

gardening can be a what if experience.  what if these two flowers are brought together ?  i wonder if that question is part of the dance those bees do before they leave the hive or fly to the next flower ?   three images.  the parents Black Plush crossed with Bark at Me.  and the results a flower know as Dark Counterpoint.

7/22

somethings remembered

or parts of somethings are remembered.  the cross is known – Bark at Me x Autumn Minaret.   it is much shorter than either of its parents, less than half as tall.  it has the yellow and red color of Autumn Minaret and the longer petals of Bark at Me.  And unlike Autumn Minaret the bloom is not so much of a trumpet shape.  now if i could just remember to put it in a spot where it is not so crowded and remember to cross it back to its taller sibling.  two images…

7/22

did i say that ?

funny how very often what I say one day and the next several choices of pictures seem to be at odds.  like variety in color.   or time between repeating a flower.    one more purple ?  or do we jump around a bit and find something suitable for the next ?   perhaps something red ?  two images…

7/22

 

what to count

we do not count the days to spring.  at least not this year.  though we are waiting for it.  we do not count the visitors.  or the likes.  though they can be encouraging.

we do count – or try to count that it has been more than a few days, even months since an individual flower was last seen.   we do count that the color does not stay the same too long, that there is some variety.

mostly we count that there is a flower to share each day.  and if it can brighten someone else’s day we then that is something to count.   let’s go with purple on purple today.  and some ruffles.  two images from Cup of Cold Water…

7/22