Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Flowers - butterflies - Hurricane Isaias -



Flowers do it. . . . . . 
brighten the room, cheer one up!


Stopped at the grocery for lettuce and a cuke, and bought two bunches of
 alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily) just $8.00. Added sprigs of rosemary, dill
 and ivy - a pretty combo.
We really went out to deliver figs and tomatoes, and to drive around the neighborhood,
looking at houses. Interested in seeing how they fit the new 'mansions' on small
 lots as that's what we will see next door in the coming months most likely.
 I guess the old proverb 'where's there a will there's a way' will allow this to happen.


A Red Admiral, the first I've seen this year. 
Apparently they enjoy eating fermenting fruit - plenty of figs in the higher 
tree branches where we can't reach to pick.
I'm also seeing bees up there. . . . .along with the ever present catbirds, 
mockingbirds and robins, and this morning the rabbit is back under the
tree munching non-stop.


 Sighing a breath of relief this beautiful morning as our area fared well as
 Hurricane Isaias churned past overnight dropping heavy rain.
 We prepared as always for these possible catastrophic events, moving
 our cars from under the big trees, storing anything which could become
 a flying object in strong winds from the porch and deck.  
Fingers were crossed that there would be no power outages, tornadoes
 and no trees down - fortunately around here just a few twigs are littering
 the ground.

The air is so much cooler and the sun is shining brightly this morning.
 Everywhere looks freshly washed, plants and shrubs standing tall, 
grass refreshed and perhaps a little greener.

Other places along the coast have a lot of damage and as the 
storm heads north it will impact many more. My thoughts are 
now with everyone in the path of Isaias.



Thankful and grateful today here.


11 comments:

  1. Your flowers are pretty. Glad you faired well from the storm. We had about 18 hours of rain and thunderstorms over the last day and night. The sun is trying to peek though the fog here. Living in the forest, everything stays damp for days after a rain and since it has rained here almost every day for weeks, I don't think we will dry out for a long time!

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  2. Oh Mary, I am so glad the hurricane missed you, and you had some welcome rain and cooler temperatures from it!
    Love the lilies, and of course the admiral on the figs. I spotted an admiral on a walk last weekend, but as usual, it was too fast for me to take a picture.

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  3. Love the bouquet. So good to know that you are safely past the storm and that you are breathing fresher, cooler air today. Don't work too hard picking up those twigs.

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  4. Love the flowers in the creamware jug, fragrant and beautiful too. Glad that Isaias passed by without causing havoc. We have had so many red admiral butterflies this year thanks to the large buddleia bush in our new homes courtyard garden, it's lovely to see them and the bees out there having a good time.

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  5. The flowers are gorgeous and I really just want to reach through the screen to pick myself a few of those figs! Have a great day :)

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  6. good news from your home. After rain...plants standing tall...this sentence touched me and I wish all to can do the same in these hard times.

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  7. I just bought a bunch of alstromeria today, too! At Trader Joe's. Is that where you got yours? I got the white ones. Glad you stayed safe from the hurricane and that it brought cooler air. We actually had weather that was TOO cool yesterday - only 61 degrees and damp and cloudy. Felt like October. Today the sun is out and it's still cool - only 70 - but it feels beautiful because of the sun. It's nice to have the windows open with the fresh breezes. Back to our regular hot weather this weekend.

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  8. You are tops in floral arranging! I love the Peruvian lily, they last so long.

    I'm happy to hear you didn't bear the brunt of the hurricane. I always worry about everyone along the East Coast when Hurricane season arrives. It seems earlier with each year.

    Sending love and all the best, my friend,

    Jane

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  9. What a great photo through the screen door, in the rain. Like an oil painting! Those Peruvian lilies are so lovely, and good value. A couple of years ago one of my brothers bought a retirement house on a large plot, in a pretty mountain area. With the property came about an acre of Peruvian lilies under cultivation. So after an engineering career, he decided to keep growing the lilies and sends them off to the florists! So glad you were missed by the hurricane. We did not even hear about it, although we usually do. Covid has taken over the news these days :( Lovely figs, and pretty butterfly - nice things to keep our minds in a good space. xxx

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  10. Dear Mary,
    At least some of your worries are behind you. Wish we could get some of your rain. Hasn't rained here in 4 months. Getting ready to pump water from the pond.

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  11. glad you escape the hurricane - take care.

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