April 1, 2008
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Tuesday Shots
The first picture is fritillaria uva vulpis, a little spring wonder that comes from a small bulb. They have multiplied for me and I am glad because I think they are precious little flowers, though they go unnoticed by most visitors to my garden.
The second picture is an unusual creeping phlox. Phlox comes in colors from white to red to purple, but you don't see tri-colored ones too often.
The pictures below are vinca minor, also known by a few other names (Myrtle, Creeping Myrtle, Periwinkle, or Vinca ) It is a great ground cover and has these blue blooms in the spring. The lighter green foliage in the same picture is golden money wort.The last picture is some kind of daffodil -- I don't know the variety name. I've posted pictures of some wildly different looking flowers and have called them all daffodils, which has prompted some speculation as to whether they are really narcissus. If you have ever wondered, here is the straight of it. There is no difference between daffodils and narcissus. None. The two words are synonyms. Narcissus is the Latin or botanical name for all daffodils. Daffodil is the common name for all members of the genus Narcissus.
It was colder today and windy. I only worked outside about an hour, but did pull quite a few weeds. I also set up my ceramic bird bath again for the season, and arranged the pots on the patio. I think tomorrow is supposed to be even chillier. Come on Spring! I'm ready to be a gardener again.I watched the movie today "No Country for Old Men" I found it online (yesterday's "find of the day.") Didn't this movie win all kinds of awards? I'm not saying it wasn't good. It was riveting, though a little too much blood for my taste. The thing that got me was -- and quit reading right now if you don't want me to spoil it for you -- was that the ending was far from satisfying. It was well acted and I can sort of see why it got all the accolades, but we don't know what happens to the really bad guy except that he seems to have gotten away with murder upon murder. All of the people we come to care about (except one)-- and dozens of other innocent people and some guilty guys too -- are killed. The Tommy Lee Jones lawman character retires in the end after totally failing to catch or kill the bad guy or even protect any of the innocent from him.
Mind you, I don't need a happy ending with all the loose ends tied up neatly to like a movie, but this movie was just plain depressing. Even though I like the actors, I hate to see it get so much attention because now there might well be a rush to make more movies like it. Isn't that what usually happens when a movie gets top awards?
Find of the Day: kaleidoscope toy
Comments (12)
Beautiful photos - looks like the garden is really taking off! :love:
No Country for Old Men sounds like the sort of movie we would start watching and then I would wander off from when it got too violent. I think it's on my netflix list. We are going to watch Enchanted tomorrow, it was a birthday present for the wee one. Definitely more my cup of tea!
there are so many types of daffodils =) just looking at it,makes my day much brighter.thanks!
Hahahaha, I am so friggin' amazed by your Find of the Day!
You have my two favorite flowers today....as you know, I love ANYTHING yellow! But daffodils and yellow roses are my favorites....but vinca is awesome....hardy and can grow just about anywhere! Loves Florida soil.....will be planting in the back of my planter this year.
How did you find No Country for Old Men online? You find the coolest links!
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I found that your photos are really extremely fantastic!!
I love your flowers very much.
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Although you may not understand what I write around the drawings(since the words are in Chinese), I hope you can give a comment to me.:wave:
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I felt exactly the same way about that movie! There are several different theories about its meaning, but I'm still not sure what to make of it.
As far as common names go, usually the species of genus Narcissus with small white flowers are called narcissus, the small yellow flowers are jonquils, and the large yellow flowers are daffodils. Here's a site with the gory details: http://www.plantanswers.com/arcadia_pages/Narcissus%20jonquilla.htm
Not quite "springy" enough here for things to be blooming just yet. Hopefully it won't be much longer.
ryc: Thanks! :sunny:
"I'm ready to be a gardener again."
And I'm SO ready to be enjoying your garden (& all that hard work) again. Thanks!!
Great shots and flowers you have!
I have a request of the Lily Lady!
Please drop by my site and see if you can identify the Mystery Heirloom Lily I have posted today.
RYC: Yes, I'll be able to venture a better guess once they have bloomed as well! I value your opinion as you are one of the most knowlegable folks I know about gardening & flowers. Yes, the Iris have been in bloom here for nearly a month & that is much earlier than in Oklahoma! We have such mild winters here in Texas it is almost like a second spring!
Gee, I wish you had watched that movie BEFORE I ordered it on Amazon.com. It came last Saturday but I haven't watched it yet. . . maybe I won't now. You know how I love happy endings.
The kaleidoscope is fantastic. I loved it.
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