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Mixed Bouquet: Flower of the Day, Dec. 14, 2017

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See Cee’s gorgeous orange roses and berries HERE

Hurricanes and Volcanos: Videos of a Subtropical Garden

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The combined effect of living above an inland lake surrounded by mountains and being 40 miles from Colima Volcano—one of the most active volcanoes in North America—makes for interesting weather during hurricane season. No wind, but our usually sunny mornings turn overcast and misty.  The air is a bit cooler than usual, and when the volcanically-heated mineral springs empty into my pool and hot tub, it makes for some very atmospheric scenes.  Pasiano was in the process of clipping and cleaning up, getting ready for the lush growth of the rainy season.  Morrie, as usual, made his mark on the occasion. Who could have staged that?  Who would want to?  Hope you enjoy these scenes of my terrace, pool and garden.

 

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

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For Cee’s Flower Prompt.

Nature’s Collage: Flower of the Day, May 31, 2017

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This wild garden tangle has a certain beauty for me.  Not so for my gardener, who later trimmed it all away. 

For Cee’s Flower of the Day 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/

Out-joked

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Out-joked

Everyone must know a joker––
plotter, trickster, laugh-provoker
who doesn’t know quite when to stop.
Who needs, in fact, a humor cop
to tell him when he’s done enough––
pulled his ultimate ruse or bluff.

The dribble glass, the rubber poop
placed upon your house’s stoop?
Definitely adolescent
if not actually prepubescent.
Yet still this buffoon thinks he’s funny.
With lists of jokes, he’s over-punny.

Every occasion, every rumor
is met by him with off-base humor.
It’s his role to create sensation
in the most serious conversation.
Exploding cigars, salty gum,
whoopee cushions ‘neath your bum.

No matter how you beg this friend
to bring these antics to their end,
he never seems to listen to
what he’s requested to “not” do.
so when he streaked my garden party,
elegant, refined and arty,

he finally found himself undone
when he’d half-completed his naked run.
Dear friend, when you chose where you stepped,
you should have veered or should have leapt.
When he replaced your rubber poo,
my dog just pulled a joke on you!

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The prompt today is “Joke.”

Mexican Mix: Flower of the Day, June 15, 2016

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Plumeria, tabachine and calla lilies are the main stars of the front of the lower garden. The path leads to my art studio.

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Next to the studio, bougainvillea and tabachine compete for attention.

 

https://ceenphotography.com/2016/06/14/flower-of-the-day-june-15-2016-rhodie/

kStan(ly)’s fantasy garden and blog

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Just have to share kStan(ly)’s garden with you.  It’s zany and fun and recycling a lot of stuff that otherwise might go into a landfill or out into the ocean!!! The rest of her blog is pretty cool, too.  Hit the below URL to be transported into her world:
 https://kstanlyksays.wordpress.com/crazy-quilt-silly-space-sculpture-garden/

Easter at Audrey’s

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Audrey’s Easter bash included confetti Easter eggs (to be broken over the head of whomever was closest when you found it) hidden in her lush garden in addition to a personal egg for each attendee with his/her name written on it and five special eggs that earned prizes, music, a ham and scalloped potato buffet, birthday cake and plenty of wine in addition to  surprise Mariachis who serenaded us for 15 minutes before we started questioning each other regarding who had arranged for them and determined that no one had and that they were at the wrong party.  (In fact, when I call the number they gave for the “right” party it turns out it had been cancelled and that they just hadn’t received the message.)  No problem. We passed the hat and they were happy, as were we.  The birthday girl was as ecstatic over their rendition of the Mexican birthday song, “Las Mananitas” as she was over the birthday cake. All in all, a great party, great company, great music.  There are lots of pictures below, so please click on the first one and it will enlarge them all.  Click each arrow at the right of the screen to proceed through the photos.  To return to this page, click on the X on the upper left of the screen.

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