Tag Archives: flower gardens

Moonlight

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I have recently found a blog I am constantly enchanted by. Its author is a bit of a recluse whose world has become his garden. I especially love two posts in which he talks about his tender care of struggling plants, goldfish found nearly dead under encasements of ice, and his favorite koi, Getsumei (which means Moonlight) newcomer to his pond, who had to be taught how to eat fish food.

Mr. Livingstone, the author of this blog, doesn’t have a reblog button, but he’s given assent to my posting links to a few of his blogs.

In this first link are photos of his garden, along with his story of the struggling little hosta, buried upside down:

https://philiplivingstone.org/2018/05/02/the-1st-of-may-in-the-garden/

And my favorites,  the photos and stories about the gorgeous ghost koi Moonlight, are here:

https://philiplivingstone.org/2018/05/07/%E3%81%92%E3%81%A4%E3%82%81%E3%81%84-getsumei/

https://philiplivingstone.org/2018/05/03/%E3%81%92%E3%81%A4%E3%82%81%E3%81%84-moonlight/

A Walk through a Winter Solstice Garden: Flower of the Day, Dec 21, 2017

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Went for a short walk through my back yard today.  This is what I saw: (On Facebook, click on URL to see all flowers. Click on first photo to enlarge all.)

 

 For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.

Bougainvillea and Friends: Flower of the Day, June 9, 2017

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For Cee’s Flower Prompt.

Subtropical Garden

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Subtropical Garden

Since I live below the tropic of Cancer, the varieties of plants that not only survive but thrive in my garden are manifold.  Here are a few of the things that you would find in my garden if you came to visit, as well as the reasons why I love living here:

(Please click on any photo to enlarge all photos.)

For Cee’s garden prompt.

Zeroing in: Flower of the Day, October 1, 2016

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I don’t know what these rather innocuous-looking flowers are, but they got more interesting as I cropped closer and closer.  I hadn’t even noticed the visitor taking a sip until my very last crop! You’ll need to click on the last photo to see him, probably.

 

https://ceenphotography.com/2016/10/01/flower-of-the-day-october-2-2016-raindrops-and-poppy/

Autumn Scene, too: Flower of the Day, Sept 26, 2016

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The flower garden around the house used as a backdrop in “American Gothic” by Grant Wood has definitely gone into its autumn mode. Click on photos to enlarge.

 

HERE is Cee’s autumn scene.