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Whew! What a difficult challege! I thought I’d start at the first of the year and go though each month to represent the whole year. Well, that didn’t work…I only got to June. But at least I am able to get one picture of my gorgeous irises!
1st picture, taken in January. Even the birds take a bath in winter. :) ( I felt this pic was appropriate bc you have to admit, we certainly HAD winter last year)
2nd picture, taken in Feb. while I was in Florida. I met Harold and Pam, GardenTenders, and had a wonderful visit at their home with Pam’s flowers all around us and seed catalogs for her love…tomatoes!
3rd picture, taken in May, one of the fox kits that lived under an outhouse at my friend’s property.
4th picture, finally some flowers! LOL My magnolia tree bloomed outstandingly. Having the oriole feeding on grape jelly also in the picture is a bonus.
5th picture, a fledgling robin sitting amongst my coleus and spider plant.
6th picture, finally some of my many irises riotly blooming.
I hope you enjoyed the pics! :D
-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'
10 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 427 days ago
well done!!!
Great selections and great memories.
I enjoyed “reminiscing” :D
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
justjoel
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posted 427 days ago
I love that most of your pictures, other than your name-sake flowers, include critters – especially those tall ones! (Your friend doesn’t live next to an old coot with a hound dog and then named the fox, “Copper,” did she/he? – sorry, too much Disney in my life.)
Great photos, all.
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jroot
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posted 427 days ago
Beautiful shots, Iris43. I’d love to see your garden in person some day.
-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown
Harold and Pam
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posted 427 days ago
Well thank you so much for including us in your memories! We sure enjoyed your visits. And as others have said – your photos are beautiful.
-- Pam grows 'em - I cook 'em...... Melbourne, Fl
sharad
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posted 427 days ago
So sweet memories of 2011. I distinctly remember all these beautiful pictures.
Sharad
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Iris43
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posted 427 days ago
Thank you, everyone. Picking just 6 pictures out of my garden albums was so-o hard. I’m glad you liked my choices. I’m looking forward to MsDeb’s slideshow of ALL our pics.
JustJoel, I had to leave out the pictures with the hummers, the butterflies, the frogs, the peonies, the pictures with Bobby (my cat) laying amongst the flowers, the rufus-sided towhee….....so many wonderful happening in my gardens. Oh well maybe next time…...and maybe a good reminder to keep our blogs re. daily happening in the gardens, up to date.
-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'
Bon
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posted 426 days ago
Very nice choices Iris.Loved them all.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
Radicalfarmergal
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posted 424 days ago
You chose six wonderful photos, Iris. Each one of them makes me think of you and the stories you have shared with us.
-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi
MsDebbieP
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posted 422 days ago
(can you edit the tag for me, please … challenge-11 )
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
Iris43
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posted 421 days ago
Oops! :}
-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'