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| Crocosmia Flowers |
A sunny day, today, with an afternoon high 73F. I strolled around in the garden (not a good day for brisk walking; the air quality was moderate, but, not good for those with asthma, etc., it said) and dug a hole to plant something, brought the trash cans in, practiced the piano, had my piano lesson (received 2 new songs to learn, but, didn't play the old songs that well, so have to practice them a little more, too), cleaned one of the kitchen drawers, crocheted, watered the indoor plants, cooked another chicken curry, and made coconut flat bread/roti for dinner.
A member of the prayer group I participate in had put out a request for prayers for a friend's son, so I responded to that. We haven't met for our monthly prayers since early last year, but, we do keep in touch. Called friend R in the evening and chatted with her for a bit, too.
Today I am grateful for:
- A sunny warm day
- Piano lessons
- The garden in which to stroll
- Frozen grated coconut
- My daughter's yarn stash (had to take another skein of yarn from her!)
My joyful activity today was having my piano lesson.
Sounds like a nice balanced Tuesday and a good day! I'm keeping daily notes on what I'm working on this week, I will probably post about it towards the end of the week. Have a great Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteIt was a good day; I would have liked to have got a little more done, but, I got tired sooner than I thought. I'll look forward to your post about what you accomplished this week! Hope you are having a great Wednesday, yourself, Martha. :)
DeleteI looked up crocosmia because I was not familiar with it. It seems to be an invasive plant. Have you had problems with it that way? Crocosmia appears to like warmer climate, but we might be able to grow it here.
ReplyDeleteIt spreads, mostly by producing more bulbs, but, occasionally by seed, too, but, it hasn't been very invasive in my garden (I have tried scattering their seeds to help them spread and it hasn't done anything!). The plants were here when I bought the house, growing in one specific area. They are, for the most part, still growing in that one specific area (I've been in this house for 29 years). At one time, my mother had them all dug up, because she didn't like how the leaves would flop over after some time; but, one or two small bulbs escaped from being dug up and they returned and have, once again, filled in that space! I find them easy to care for. Basically, I ignore them, except for watering them in the summer, and have M cut down the plants at the end of fall; then they come up again in the winter and flower in the spring for me. They might flower in the summer in cooler areas. You might be able to grow them in containers if you think they might be invasive in your area.
DeleteThe crocosmia are beautiful. I have some in my garden but they are entangled with another shrub so I don't get to enjoy them. Now that I've seen yours I think I might try and transplant them to another area. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. Yes, maybe transplant them to where you can enjoy them. :)
DeleteIt must be hard to have to take the air quality into account when planning to walk outside! Here right now it is more a question of the temperature, but the air is good, unless someone decides to drive a skidoo down the road, then the fumes are unbearable.
ReplyDeleteWednesday is the one day when we are almost guaranteed to find mail in our mailbox because the local paper, which we subscribe to, is delivered.
Yes, and it wasn't until one of my friends mentioned checking the pollen count that I even gave that a thought! I used to have hay fever, but, now, I just get asthma flare ups! I ended up turning on the air purifier, last night, and found that to be helpful, too. Have it going right now, too, more as a preventive measure than anything else. Enjoy reading your local paper. I don't subscribe to a newspaper, but, get grocery ads delivered on Tuesdays!
DeleteHow heartening to see crocosmia out! Not long now... I am seeing snowdrops and hellebores everywhere, and daffs and tulips are poking through the earth. Today I spotted a new clump of snowdrops in the garden and remembered they were from a box of bulbs my sister had given me in 2019. I missed the planting season so put them in last autumn, fearing the worst. Now I just need the mini irises (also old stock) to come up too!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that the snowdrops your sister gave you are coming up. Daffodils and tulips are annuals for me - I grew them one year, but, didn't dig them up to overwinter in a cool place, and they never returned! The paperwhites, however, seem to return year after year, as do the crocosmia. Some Dutch irises I planted also returned for a couple of years, but, then, they died out. I now have some bearded irises that my gardener M planted in the planting circle that can be seen behind the crocosmia flower stalk...hoping they'll do well (we planted them in the front, last year, and they barely sprouted; too hot in the front!)
DeleteYou inspire me with all of your cleaning of your drawers and cupboards. That's what I should be doing. Right now I have red henna on my hair. It needs to sit this way for four hours. Got the grocery shopping done this morning.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephenie! I'm just doing one drawer, one shelf, etc., at a time but that's OK with me. Just trying to keep up with things so that thinks are maintained. Your hair will look gorgeous once you are done with the henna. Glad you were able to do the grocery shopping in the morning. :)
DeleteI love crocosmia and had a lot of them in my garden though most were removed last year to make room for other things. I'm waiting to see if any grow back this year and will buy some more if they don't. I like the red ones best.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing the red ones in your garden photos, Eileen. I hope that they will grow back. :)
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