Blooms from yesterday....

9 years ago

Well, got these pics yesterday evening. I was excited to see so many roses beginning to bloom already. Then today, it started raining again. Just had some torrential downpours an hour ago. My son came out from his room by the back of the garage and said the metal roof over the back patio sounded like it was being ripped up it was so loud! We're supposedly expected to get some possible snow tomorrow. Geeezzz.... I want SPRING!!

At least these blooms give me hope for it to come...

ABOUT FACE

ANNA

CONFETTI

EUREKA

HARLEKIN CL

ICED GINGER

LA JOLLA

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

PHAB GOLD

PURPLE BEAUTY

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rosecanadian

9 years ago

Beth - I'm glad you have pet therapy via your chickens. :) I think having chickens would be awesome!! I love looking at your chickens! How many times can I write the word "chicken" in one short response - LOL

Carol

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bethnorcal9
Original Author
9 years ago

RUSTY

SHOWTIME - thought this was a trippy-looking bloom...

This is a batch of my GELATO cuttings hopefully rooting. A few of them don't look so good, but I think I got a few that look promising!

Here's one of the Anna's Hummies that stay here all yr. He had just swooped past my head as I was walking out the gate to the driveway. Little stinker...

And here's the chickie pen. If you look closely, you can kinda see some of the girls.

I cannot wait for spring to get here!!!!!!
User
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I love 'Eureka' and 'Anna'. Our rain wasn't as heavy but thankfully it was continual. Now we're 80 F. in the day. I'm ready to try cuttings again. Success to you on yours!
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8
9 years ago
Love Iced Ginger and that hummers head is such a vibrant color. Love.
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rosecanadian
9 years ago
I've never seen such a beautiful hummingbird! A fushcia head! Remarkablel!

And you have roses!!! How wonderful!! I won't have any for 3 months at least. I especially love your Rusty and Purple Beauty!!

Carol
modestgoddess z6 OH
9 years ago
Eureka is my favorite
Sarah z8
9 years ago
Love your Hummer! I always laugh when I get buzzed by one. Sorry about the heavy rain, but at least you have blooms! I didn't know you have chickens, awesome!
bethnorcal9
Original Author
9 years ago
Yeah, and here we are almost two weeks later, and still experiencing RAIN! Auuggghhh!! Actually we're in a lull today. Had tons of rain the last several days. Never thought I'd be saying I'm sick of it again after yrs of drought. But I am sick of rain!! LOL

That hummie is an Anna's. The color is actually more red than it shows, altho at certain angles it is definitely fuschia. It can even look flame-orange at times. They are the cutest lil' guys. They stay here all winter. The others, the Rufous and whatever the other varieties are, they leave around late Sept to mid Oct and are due to come back any time now. It'll be Hummie Heaven then! They zip and zoom past me sometimes to the point I think they might skewer me!! LOL

Sarah, yes I have chickens. I LOVE them to pieces!! They're so much fun to watch. They've been my "therapy" this last yr after losing my real job and then my mom dying. I can go out and sit with them and just forget about everything. Just watching them interact and listening to their sounds is so joyful. They're so entertaining! Picking up the poop isn't exactly fun, but I do it willingly. I've got a sort-of chicken poop compost pile going for future fertilizer... LOL And the eggs... yummy!!