tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3439197686880942456..comments2024-03-29T13:32:46.497+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: WatewingSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58615165819032004782019-07-21T07:24:39.536+01:002019-07-21T07:24:39.536+01:00YP: It's a good word, isn't it? Often used...YP: It's a good word, isn't it? Often used in the South, I believe.<br /><br />E: Well, at least you're getting those daily rains. That's how all the wild creatures survive a Florida summer!<br /><br />Mary: That IS funny -- our respective reverse migrations!<br /><br />Ms. Moon: The best part of living where we do is the garden, without a doubt.<br /><br />Bug: My brother didn't exist yet when I was that age, but he showed up about a year later!<br /><br />Red: I know! Between the overalls and the shoes I definitely looked the part, didn't I?<br /><br />Robin: It is funny how I paid attention to plants and their needs at such a young age. I don't know how I even knew to put water on them. My parents weren't really gardeners.<br /><br />Ellen: At least in Florida we were getting rain every day, which makes the heat bearable.<br /><br />Sharon: Yes! It was developed right around the time of the moon landing, wasn't it?<br /><br />Jennifer: Definitely not a joke! I hope you're all faring OK!<br /><br />Catalyst: It IS interesting. I honestly have no idea where it came from.<br /><br />Sabine: The jetlag is better! We're due to get that same heatwave (I think) in a few days.<br /><br />Jenny-O: Sorry you're getting caught by the heat -- I'd have thought you'd be far enough north to escape it!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85701324980403555302019-07-21T04:30:23.706+01:002019-07-21T04:30:23.706+01:00Ahh! The Cuteness! Your gardening roots go way bac...Ahh! The Cuteness! Your gardening roots go way back, it seems.<br /><br />We're getting the edge of the heatwave that's centered in the USA and it's like a sauna. I'm trying to keep my cognitively declining and persnickety mother both cool and happy, which is a tall order.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67579757439397652762019-07-20T22:51:16.283+01:002019-07-20T22:51:16.283+01:00There's the proof, you are a born gardener, at...There's the proof, you are a born gardener, at least when it comes to watering. I hope you have overcome most of the jetlag by now!<br /><br />Enjoy the cool(ish) summer in London, we are looking into the next heatwave here in the Rhine valley. 37°C by Tuesday. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-12572119808969102122019-07-20T18:48:15.600+01:002019-07-20T18:48:15.600+01:00I, too, envy your temperatures in the 60's. S...I, too, envy your temperatures in the 60's. See. I told you so. Interesting how you were so gardening-conscious as a young lad and carried it through to the present.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-35076349187781402452019-07-20T17:30:27.085+01:002019-07-20T17:30:27.085+01:00This heatwave in the southeast is no joke! I'm...This heatwave in the southeast is no joke! I'm glad for you that you're back to a more temperate climate. Your flowers are beautiful. <br /><br />Nice picture of baby Steve tending his plants! So cute!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-48946017811608881122019-07-20T15:36:48.556+01:002019-07-20T15:36:48.556+01:00What a great photo of you watering the plants. Yo...What a great photo of you watering the plants. You must have been born with that gardening gene. The date on the photo made me think that you were just a tiny lad when the astronauts walked on the moon that same year. I love that top photo too! You captured that bee beautifully. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-25293983469131567812019-07-20T15:18:11.322+01:002019-07-20T15:18:11.322+01:00how nice to come back to a lush blooming garden. i...how nice to come back to a lush blooming garden. it's so dry here that I spend a big chunk of my day watering.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65476242913088917422019-07-20T14:52:06.596+01:002019-07-20T14:52:06.596+01:00I love that photo of you when you were young. Alwa...I love that photo of you when you were young. Always the plant-loving gardener. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29909085018927269352019-07-20T14:41:21.285+01:002019-07-20T14:41:21.285+01:00Hey look at those bib overalls for your gardening...Hey look at those bib overalls for your gardening work!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13004448699830575172019-07-20T14:28:10.107+01:002019-07-20T14:28:10.107+01:00Well aren't you adorable! I probably spent my ...Well aren't you adorable! I probably spent my time at 2 1/2 trying to figure out how to get rid of my brother (he would have been an infant then).<br /><br />It's extra hot in NC too. I need to go get groceries & I should do it NOW before it gets too hot, but of course I'm reading blogs instead. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17466369576079372582019-07-20T14:08:24.421+01:002019-07-20T14:08:24.421+01:00Aw. I love the image of you watewing. And the pict...Aw. I love the image of you watewing. And the picture! I can just see you throwing a little hissy fit because you knew those plants in the median needed some care. I'm so glad you're in a place where you can indulge your need to grow things. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19354155415015999142019-07-20T13:48:07.085+01:002019-07-20T13:48:07.085+01:00Ah. University of Maryland--my alma mater. Still h...Ah. University of Maryland--my alma mater. Still here but farther south than College Park. Funny, my childhood was spent in UK--kind of the reverse of you starting out in the US and ending up in the UK. I do miss all the glorious flowers to be found in a British garden or along a hedgerow. Hope your jet-lag resolves quickly.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65342056795711691792019-07-20T09:56:31.135+01:002019-07-20T09:56:31.135+01:00I love the vibrant yellow color of that bloom and ...I love the vibrant yellow color of that bloom and your cute photo. I envy your cooler temps. We had quite the drenching here last night but by the time the sun comes up, so will the heat.Why would anyone want to live in the equivalent of an oven?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14745703148359204372019-07-20T09:52:13.228+01:002019-07-20T09:52:13.228+01:00I must admit that I have never encountered the wor...I must admit that I have never encountered the word "conniption" before. I had to look it up. As for that photograph of you at two and a half - it is simply wonderful.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com