tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3844299265278494694..comments2024-03-29T14:20:24.282+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: More Flowers, and a Furry VisitorSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87559990692335865572019-06-15T19:34:52.379+01:002019-06-15T19:34:52.379+01:00Beautiful photos and fun story nothing better, I h...Beautiful photos and fun story nothing better, I have been absent quite a bit entertaining out of town visitors.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43374498891423534682019-06-11T06:12:54.679+01:002019-06-11T06:12:54.679+01:00That is a WILD story. I would have freaked out, I ...That is a WILD story. I would have freaked out, I think, and I so admire your calmness and quick reaction. My Carl has been rising at the crack of dawn to make his way to a nearby park to photograph foxes and their kits that are especially active this time of year. I can't wait to send him here to read about your experience! I haven't watched Chernobyl but intend to -- have you seen Fleabag? It might be my most favorite series EVER. Honestly.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42795035517954148332019-06-11T05:55:26.538+01:002019-06-11T05:55:26.538+01:00The fox has been my favorite part of the day! I am...The fox has been my favorite part of the day! I am glad that Olga snoozed through the visitor's scrambling on the bare floor. That would make a great animation. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87801635630059356492019-06-11T01:59:35.549+01:002019-06-11T01:59:35.549+01:00That peony is just spectacular!That peony is just spectacular!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10683330718255892182019-06-10T18:43:53.550+01:002019-06-10T18:43:53.550+01:00Reading your post, I could see that fox spinning i...Reading your post, I could see that fox spinning it's wheels on your floor before "getting purchase" and zooming out the door. BTW, my wife says that phrase about "finding purchase" or "getting purchase" is an archaic expression which her parents used but which has lost meaning in the modern world. I was glad to see it in your post.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23914673617450161872019-06-10T18:28:03.628+01:002019-06-10T18:28:03.628+01:00That was a close call for the fox even though he d...That was a close call for the fox even though he didn't necessarily know it. Wow! Good thing he was easily scared off. Very cool event, and all's well that ends well.<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23668011127243065272019-06-10T18:02:34.626+01:002019-06-10T18:02:34.626+01:00beautiful flowers. we have the scarlet pimpernel t...beautiful flowers. we have the scarlet pimpernel that grows wild along the road but a couple of years ago I saw a blue version growing as well. same plants/leaves/size, just that deep blue.<br /><br />I've had a squirrel come in when the door was open and a juvenile possum once. and wrens.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-1411427568388081152019-06-10T17:50:29.563+01:002019-06-10T17:50:29.563+01:00I love the fox story - Dr. M & I would have be...I love the fox story - Dr. M & I would have been on cloud 9. I wonder if we would have managed to get a picture, or if we would have been too stunned too?<br /><br />I think I need to have that Bowl of Beauty in my life. So lovely!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90744825824290578352019-06-10T17:48:25.977+01:002019-06-10T17:48:25.977+01:00Absolutely Gorgeous Photographs!! Well Done & ...Absolutely Gorgeous Photographs!! Well Done & Very Dimensionally Captured.<br /><br />Cheers The Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488266642564760406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19647308834038938852019-06-10T16:17:34.353+01:002019-06-10T16:17:34.353+01:00An encounter with a fox in your living room will g...An encounter with a fox in your living room will get the old heart pumping. You are so lucky it scooted out before Olga knew what was going on. I guess those urban foxes are a bold lot. The flowers are gorgeous. That poppy is perfect and the "shredded coleslaw" is a perfect description for the center of that flower. Nature's designs are so amazing.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-46659213181242787812019-06-10T16:02:49.965+01:002019-06-10T16:02:49.965+01:00A fox in your house! That's something I would ...A fox in your house! That's something I would never have expected. Wow! Sounds like a wild moment. Glad Olga slept through it. Your flowers are so beautiful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-46019102132719091532019-06-10T15:01:49.859+01:002019-06-10T15:01:49.859+01:00A fox trying to read your book with you would give...A fox trying to read your book with you would give you a jolt. Urban wildlife can do some very different things like try and visit other residents.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39567909620288713502019-06-10T14:55:12.185+01:002019-06-10T14:55:12.185+01:00A fox inside! Wow. I would have freaked out. Total...A fox inside! Wow. I would have freaked out. Totally. <br />Chernobyl was so so scary. We had conflicting information and for strange reasons the radioactive rain miraculously stopped at the Irish borders meaning that Irish dairy and vegetables and meat was "not" contaminated. This of course only increased the panic.<br />On the positive side it set the pace for several good initiatives incl. one that brought children from Ukraine and Belarus on regular holidays to Ireland which improved their health quite dramatically.<br />Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-18978990346758801982019-06-10T14:33:52.369+01:002019-06-10T14:33:52.369+01:00A fox in the house! You really are in have a natur...A fox in the house! You really are in have a nature boy experience there in the middle of london. yes, better that olga was none the wiser. and that pink peonie is a beautiful thing. It's stamens look like a Chihuly sculpture!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-27936132977058855082019-06-10T13:57:56.964+01:002019-06-10T13:57:56.964+01:00Well, hello, Fox! Yes, I'm sure he or she want...Well, hello, Fox! Yes, I'm sure he or she wanted some cookies. I am SO glad that Olga slept through the whole visit.<br />Oh, Steve! Who would have thought that you'd become such a gardener? I love it! Your flowers are such objects of beauty, planted and nurtured and sustained by your work and love. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65702933836493600772019-06-10T11:54:27.066+01:002019-06-10T11:54:27.066+01:00That poor fox...I'm glad nothing bad happened ...That poor fox...I'm glad nothing bad happened and your cookies were spared. Lovely garden shots and yes, I remember the newsroom buzz about Chernobyl although I do not think any of us realized the possible consequences at the time.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49301142053176410282019-06-10T10:00:30.470+01:002019-06-10T10:00:30.470+01:00I laughed about the fox incident. It would have be...I laughed about the fox incident. It would have been great to see the expression on your face at that moment. As you may remember, we regularly had a fox in our garden but Fred never came near our kitchen door. There was a story last year about a fox mauling a baby after entering a house in Plymouth so I guess you were lucky! Good job you were awake.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10370644043805946932019-06-10T09:46:11.499+01:002019-06-10T09:46:11.499+01:00an interesting...and interested...visitor!
Your g...an interesting...and interested...visitor! <br />Your garden is doing well.<br /><br />I'm pleasantly surprised as to what turns upon American PBS (91 on Freeview here I think)..much historical and factual...including an in depth look at Vietnam and the troubles there. And no ad breaks....gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com