Tuesday, May 17, 2016

First Rose


Our roses are awakening after their winter pruning and subsequent spring growth spurt. They have lots of greenery but until this week none of them had bloomed. Finally, one gave us some flowers, and there are buds on several more.


Our neighbors, meanwhile, have an extremely unusual azalea in their front garden.  Have you ever seen one this color? I'm not sure I have. It's really nice.

Hey -- I sold a picture! Someone contacted me via Flickr to buy this image for use in a real estate brochure. I negotiated with them but took it all with a grain of salt, until yesterday when they deposited £50 in our bank account. "Wow!" I thought. "This is real!"
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10 comments:

  1. alphabet soupMay 17, 2016 at 6:44 AM

    The azalea bush is lovely - so now you have another string to your working bow. Professional photographer.

    Ms Soup

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  2. eMay 17, 2016 at 10:22 AM

    Great color on that last bush---of course it's real...

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  3. Yorkshire PuddingMay 17, 2016 at 10:42 AM

    Congratulations on selling that picture Steve. It's nice when stuff like that happens without even trying. Maybe you should use the money to by a meal out when Dave is feeling up to it.

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  4. Ms. MoonMay 17, 2016 at 1:43 PM

    I've never seen an orange azalea except for the native ones. That's amazing!
    Hurray for the sale!

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  5. JenniferMay 17, 2016 at 2:02 PM

    Congratulations on the sale! That's awesome. And what a pretty azalea. I think I may have seen one like it in a gardening magazine before, but not in real life.

    YP's suggestion about taking Dave out is a good one!

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  6. RedMay 17, 2016 at 3:09 PM

    Congratulations on selling a photo! that will just give you more energy to produce more.

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  7. ellen abbottMay 17, 2016 at 3:19 PM

    well, congrats on the sale! and no I have never seen an azalea that color. very unusual.

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  8. SharonMay 17, 2016 at 5:52 PM

    Congratulations on the sale of that photo! It's a great shot too! I love the rose and it looks like more to come.

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  9. The BugMay 17, 2016 at 8:13 PM

    Gorgeous azalea! I wonder if it was created by a Tennessee fan :) And way to go on the picture!

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  10. jenny_oMay 18, 2016 at 5:00 PM

    Selling a photo with hardly any effort after the actual shot - wonderful! Hope there are more to come. Love the garden pictures. My interest in all growing things has had a chance to come to the forefront now that I have more time to look and enjoy them.

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