Category: #FOTD

BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

Fandango’s Provocative Question #156 How do you feel about state and local school boards and other jurisdictions banning of classic books such as those I’ve listed? Under what circumstances, if any, do you feel that banning of such books is appropriate and justifiable? Just the other day, I posted this clip from "Inherit The Wind." https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_DQUAuNUvw … Continue reading BANNING BOOKS IS NEVER OKAY

ANTHURIUM OR FLAMINGO LILY

FOTD – February – Anthurium or Flamingo Lily This flower came in a pot that includes an orchid, ivy, philodendron, and anthurium. The Anthurium has been in bloom for four years. It started blooming right after the orchid stopped blooming and before it bloomed again. Since then, this lovely plant has never had fewer than … Continue reading ANTHURIUM OR FLAMINGO LILY

VALENTINE FLOWERS

FOTD – February 14 – Valentine’s Flowers We don't celebrate Valentine's Day. Actually, I don't celebrate it. I'm sure Garry would if he thought I'd enjoy it because he just likes holidays. I think it's a fake holiday invented by greeting card and chocolate companies. The whole point of the holiday is to get people … Continue reading VALENTINE FLOWERS

THE JADE TREE

FOTD – February – The Jade Tree I have two Christmas Cactuses and this huge jade tree. The jade tree isn't a cactus because it doesn't have spines or thorns -- or even pointed leaves -- which seem to make plants more cactus and less succulent. Whatever you want to call it, this jade tree … Continue reading THE JADE TREE

RHODODENDRON – FLOWERS AND BUDS

FOTD – February – RHODODENDRONS, GARDEN CELEBRITIES The Rhododendron was growing in the garden when we moved here. For years, it didn't seem to grow and never bloomed. One year, we chopped down our gangster rose hedges, and suddenly, it bloomed. It started blooming in May and didn't stop until late August. I hope it comes … Continue reading RHODODENDRON – FLOWERS AND BUDS

TULIPS

FOTD – February 4 – Tulip I have some of them! I even grew some of them. A little hint of spring before it's here. These tulips were originally posted in February 2022.

SO BLOOMS THE INDOOR GARDEN

FOTD – SO BLOOMS THE GARDEN AT HOME One branch of one Christmas Cactus is about to bloom, four orchids are sending up shoots, and two of those shoots have buds. The new Anthurium bud is very slowly opening. And that's the gardening news for the day.

THE INDOOR GARDEN

FOTD – January 30 – The Indoor Garden Only the Anthurium and the Green Orchid are in bloom right now, but there are buds on two other orchids. They are not close to blooming yet. They need a few weeks yet, but the shoots they are sending up are long, and I hope these will be … Continue reading THE INDOOR GARDEN

MORE YELLOW-GREEN ORCHIDS

FOTD – January 29 – Yellow-Green Orchids I should have been taking pictures of our little snow, but I was, instead, pulling veins from the middle of supposedly cleaned and deveined shrimp. But I did get some pretty pictures of the orchids. And I got to use my new camera, too. We had snow overnight and … Continue reading MORE YELLOW-GREEN ORCHIDS

A NEW CAMERA, A MACRO LENS, AND A YELLOW-GREEN ORCHID

FOTD – January 28 – A new camera and a yellow-green Orchid Somewhere in the middle of the madly medical week, the camera I've been waiting for showed up. I'm sometimes astonished at Amazon's packing. They send me a bag of spices packed so well you could shoot it into space. Then, they send me … Continue reading A NEW CAMERA, A MACRO LENS, AND A YELLOW-GREEN ORCHID