Vegetables

Ed's veggie garden has really been paying off. In addition to all the lettuce we need for salads whenever we want and for sandwiches, he's had green beans by the bags full. Today before the rain started he went to the garden and picked a bag full:

The Camera software

Okay, I got it. But I don't like it! I learned how to copy the pictures then save them to my files on my computer where I can view them and use them in my blog. It's a lota hassle! I guess I'll get along with it.




Here are a few pics taken with the new camera. Lots better detail.

Check the difference in the picture of the Bromeliad in this post compared to the same one
in the last post.

New Camera

Ed did it! He bought that new camera for me. He wanted me to have it now while the flowers are blooming, instead of waiting for Christmastime.

I got a Kodak EasyShare Z1015. The number represents 10 megapixals 15x Optical Zoom. I took the first pictures today and they are awesome. You can see the little mites on Gardenias and the pollen dust on the daylily bloom.

The only problem and one that spoiled my excitement was that the software to look at and use the pictures is not working, or I simply cannot figure it out. I think Kodak screwed this one up. I never had any trouble with my old Samsung. It should be simple!!!!

It may be a while before you see my new pictures on the net! :(


Yesterday

Yesterday was Garden Club Meeting

Our speaker was Tom Darty a botanist from the Ala. Extension Agency.
He is a fantastic speaker! It was like he got on a roll and we didn't want to stop him. You should try to hear him speak if you are in this area.

The Garden Club recently had a "Tomato Walk" and gave T-shirts with a big tomato to those who registered. There were about 29 walkers. Plans are to have it again in the Fall.

Bromeliad

I had a nice surprise when I went into the greenhouse today. I hadn't noticed the past few days because I sit low in the wheelchair and this plant was sitting on a stand by the back window. It had started to bloom.



What a gorgeous thing it is!

Bromeliads live best in trees-- that is where they grow naturally, in jungles of S. America. Of course, we've put them in pots! They need a little water in the flower cup to keep them happy and with the right amount of light and after a prolonged growth on some like this one, you will have a beautiful bloom.
Ed told me last night that he's been thinking and decided he should buy me a better camera now and not wait 'til Christmas, so that I can get better pictures of my flowers. Yeaaaa!

Hydrangeas

Nile Lilies (Agapanthus)

Here's an odd one: My husband brought it to me from California. He calls it a Gopher Plant. It's supposed to repel gophers and moles.

a close up

I know! I just recently posted some hydrangeas, but here they are again.
Also, tips on rooting hydrangea. Sorry it's a bit blurry, but I think you can read it.

Everyone loves the Hydrangeas. I'm sure most of you who read the local news saw Bill Finch's article recently. He tells that the plant will bloom the color it was hybridized to bloom. I guess so. I have Hydrangeas all over this yard and they are all different colors, although the soil is pretty much the same.

Bluebird

Just Daylilies & a few others

It has been hard to get pictures between rain storms, so I've picked a few that have been in my computer a few days. Enjoy the daylilies.

Happy Memorial Day to All Who Served

Thank you to all who've served this great nation! May we forever be a great nation and never have reason to apologize to any other.

A Foral Flag created with Larkspur

The Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; each Stripe is 30 feet wide. This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants, with 4-5 flower stems each, for a total of more than 2 million flowers. Grown near Vandenberg, AFB.