A Better Day! Well, Kinda…
What could be more challenging than another day of our ugly weather? Well, how about waking up with a miserable headache? Unfortunately, that was the order of the day. I suffered through a tension-type headache (in the back of my head and down my neck) until it finally subsided at about 4 this afternoon. I hate headaches like that! And especially since I didn’t feel overly-stressed at all!
We had a few breaks today when the sun poked through the clouds and the brisk winds of yesterday were only a (bad) memory. When the sun came out for a little, I took the Nikon outside and looked around to see what I might see. Unfortunately, those beautiful songbirds that come to the feeder make themselves invisible when I come around with a camera. I can hear them in the trees above my head, but to actually see them is another story!
So, I settled for a honeybee on a dandelion. Interesting….this afternoon, as I was looking at the weather, there was a blurb about honeybees featured. It said that one of the reasons they seem to be diminishing is because they don’t have as acute sense of smell as they did previously. The culprit is smog.
I have several color combinations of Columbines growing in my garden, but this purple one is by far my favorite! It also happens to be the first variety to bloom!
I thought it was so perfect the way these wood violets planted themselves at the base of a tree….neatly nestled against the bark.
Since I felt so miserable for the better part of the day, when Michelle mentioned getting a pizza for dinner, I jumped at the chance! We drove down to Naples to pick it up, and I drove on down a little south of the village to take a couple of photos……
The first is looking northward towards the village….I was too lazy to pop out of the truck, but when I saw the road reflected in the rear view mirror, I really liked the way this came out……
I asked Michelle to take a photo of the powerful-looking sky and she really got a few nice shots. This was my favorite.
We stopped at the little produce market and I got a wonderful Fuchsia plant. It is so big and beautiful. Tomorrow I will photograph it and put it up. For now, it is getting late and I am so exhausted from my busy (not!) day!
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Yesterday was so cold here. I worked in our other warehouse and the wind just ripped through the place. I woke up this morning still cold. So glad today was a bit warmer in and out of that building.
All of the road here in the trailer park (Floral Trailer Park) are named after flowers and I think I’m the only one who planted any of them.
I’d never seen a Columbine before. They’re pretty. I just spotted my Lupines tonight with huge flower stalks already! (must have Lupines when you live on Lupine drive don’t ya know
That mirror shot is very neat and I like the Columbines.
I some times wonder about flowers that nestle against trees – they certainly get shelter, but I’d have thought that in dry spells the trees would take all the water.
BTW have you tried a heat pad at the back of the neck for this type of headache?
Terri, if you ever are around my way, let me know and I will gladly give ypu some Columbines….they grow like weeds for me! (I could fix you up with some MONSTER Bleeding Heart, as well!!!!!) Lupines are so pretty! Funny how some people spend so much time and energy on flowers and others don’t seem to care if they even have them at all….My gardens are all perennials, as I don’t have a lot of garden time and cannot stand the heat of summer! But, I do buy hanging pots for the porch….gotta have some color there, too! I love the pretty flowers you have shown around your home….they are gorgeous!
Bill, I instinctively “kind” of did what you said….I put on a loose turtleneck and warm sweater! A heating pad probably would have been the ticket, though! I wanted to go in the hot tub, but just felt so drained!
I am trying to think about the flowers at the bases of trees…I think the tree roots are actually so much deeper that the flowers aren’t deprived. Most of the wildflowers here can take quite a beating as we seem to nearly chronically have at least a few weeks without rain.
Hi Katya, our cottage is on Henderson Harbor – towards the Thousand Islands. I should have mentioned that the lake in the photo was Lake Ontario! Love the photo you took out the window! I haven’t been to the little produce market in Naples for years, but I used to love their flowers and produce and grape pies!! Oh, and the sky picture turned out very cool! Take care and have a great holiday weekend!!
Jeanne