There are definite signs that the cycle is turning and new signs of life are popping up all over the garden.
This hydrangea sums up the cycle extremely well. Last years growth has turned brown and brittle and is just about to fall off, at the same time as the new shoots are preparing to have their moment of glory.
If this represents my life, I’m standing on the left and all the spotty herberts and beautiful young goddesses are standing to the right. If I’m lucky, I might hang on to see them reach maturity. If not, they’ll do their thing anyway.
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(’Brown and brittle’ – a slight exaggeration there, and certainly not brown Peabrain, more sort of pasty. I think you’ll manage to stagger on for a bit – besides, the shower room needs finishing. Lo,TG Ed)
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Quite right, LoTG ed, (DP is probably still looking for those ‘hidden’ bricks, (do you really want them in a shower room ?) Ooops, now i’ve dobbed him in.
That’s given me an idea – I could turn the shower room into a sauna!! – thanks Wizardy One
Btw, if you are decorating, have a look at http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed/%2Fhttp%3A%2Fwww.tetherdcow.
Apparently the link isn’t working ……. a bit like me really ……
just google ‘tetherd cow’ , that’ll get you to the finest colour palette this/that side of Dulux.
Okey dokey …………. whoooooosh
actually, GOOGLE will probably ask you if you meant ‘Tethered cow ahead’, and, of course, you DID meant.
I love hydrangeas – are yours pink or blue?
White – but actually not long for this world as we don’t like them very much. The ‘Lacewing’ variety are nice – these are rather clunky ……
Hello Nursie. Actually they’re pink, or will be, and I think dear Peabrain means ‘Lacecap’ – unless he’s been carrying out some sort of weird cross pollination programme with small flying things. Which is entirely possible.
I’ve had a hard life ……..
You know… I was going to be a fracarse and post something wise (in that sour cream kind of way…) but these five little words actually brought a tear to my eye.
(Or maybe it was the ‘wind’?)
Either way… I need a tissue now.
Hello Watermelon Head – are you feeling a bit better?
Not much. I’ve been told most who had this were ‘orribly sick for 2 weeks. I’ll spare everyone the details though…
Thank you for that at least – tee hee. You’ll fight it off quicker than that I’m sure ……
Hello Lo,TG,
This post is so educational. According to http://www.bumblebee.org , Lacewing have ultrasound sensors in their wings. Also, some of their larvae “have a rather grisly way of camouflaging themselves, they cover their bodies with the dried out husks of the aphids and other insects that they have sucked dry”. Think I noticed similar activity at the last Stonehenge festival I attended.
Winged ‘Crusties’!!!!! …….. oh dear
Hi Nurse, just a quick GQT comment here. How well do hydrangeas grow in the Antipodies ?
Is there any other kind of circle?
Ask Möbius ……. there’s always a new twist ……
A very popular search engine tells me there are only 540,000 results for MOBIUS, tried searching, but just ended up even more twisted.
Learning is a never ending mission …… I gave up years ago ……
Have you tried it with an ‘e’ and added the word ’strip’? It would seem this way, even math is suitable for the fraccy blog.
(I had a (math genius) friend stay with us once. She made one to impress the fraccy kids. Such a twisted gal she was…)
A Möbius stripe!!!!!! – tee hee
What I love about them is if you cut them up the middle you just get one big circle ….. very clever ……..
BTW – The Möbius strip or Möbius band (pronounced /ˈmiːbiəs/ or /ˈmoʊbiəs/ in English, IPA: [ˈmøːbiʊs] in German) (alternatively written Mobius or Moebius in English) is a surface with only one side and only one boundary component.
And if all this edumacational stuff doesn’t stop, I’ll stuff you into a Klein Bottle!
A mathematician named Klein
Thought the Möbius band was divine.
Said he: “If you glue
The edges of two,
You’ll get a weird bottle like mine.”
How do you pronounce that in Polish, so I can discuss this topic with my friend Marzena ? And Archie, now you’ve opened a new educational thread, i’ve heard of a Klein Bottle, but can you update me on that, (what would I put in a Klein Bottle )? I’ll try that well known search engine again.
I blame myself. I’ve been shirking in the paper-retrieving business lately… it seems to be causing this dreadful trend towards thinking…
Next week – particle physics, cuticle restoration and ‘Why is water wet?” ……. oh, and why Calvin Klein took to the bottle ……..
Shirking ? Retrieving ? Thinking ? Do peabrains know anythhing about these ? Well, shirking obviously.
Love Spring…..
[TG love your style lol]
She gets her priorities right ……. and mine ……
lovely tribute to spring DP…I am off to hunt more images in the wild…xx
I had a feeling you might – have a lovely anniversary! 12 years with Kevin – you deserve a medal ……
That’s actually quite a moving and thoughtful post.
Is he alright, TG?
Sorry – didn’t mean to frighten you ….. it won’t happen again …….
I agree – has me feeling all warm & fuzzy…..
xoxo
Lucky ‘all warm & fuzzy’, not sure i’ve met her.
That’s a bear for you ……. silly things ……
My hydrangea just looks as dead as it did – maybe I killed it off for good…. The daffy’s are shooting tho so spring is springing here too!
I like a hydrangea, lot’s of blue ones near where I live, and daffs always cheer me up when they appear.
mine was blue once – then last year there were no flowers – this year there maybe no plant. I hope not ‘cos I really like them too – but daffy’s now they are my real favourite!!
I like narcissus as well – I wonder why!!!! – tee hee
I’m keen on a self-centered croci.