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Blooms, buds & bugs April 13, 2008
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WTxDaddy
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Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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Location: West Texas (Map)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:03 am Post subject: Blooms, buds & bugs April 13, 2008 |
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I've got purple iris everywhere, it seems!
Here's a nice yellow iris - it was grown originally by my wife's maternal grandmother. We took some rhyzomes when my mother-in-law died & it has multiplied many times over & I have several spots of it now. This is the first bloom of the season.
My lilac bushes have budded & started to bloom too!
Here's a nice mess of pansies.
My dianthus is taking off too!
Anticipation - the peonies are about to burst forth!! I have not had good luck with peonies - the thrips always get them & I didn't know what was happening. This year, I sprayed them with a systemic insecticide, so I'm hoping for some nice blooms this time.
While digging in the garden, I came across this tiny little snail. I called my daughter over, who was fascinated by it. She now has it in her bug-looker and named it "Shelly" and claims, it's her new pet. Now, even I have to admit, this tiny little thing does appear cute to me. I've been bumping its relatives off, though.
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Droopy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Those iris are lovely. Our lilacs are just thinking about starting to bud, and the peonies are red shots out there. Congratulations on your daughter's new pet. Shelly looks like a sweet, little snail.
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eileen
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Oh I wish I could smell those lilacs as it'll be a month or more before my flower. I do soooo love their scent. 
Your garden is certainly full of colour WT and I love seeing your photographs.
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Netty
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Location: Southern Ontario zone 5
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Your Iris are lovely! I really like the yellow one as I only have purple ones.
Oh I just can't wait for my Lilac's to bloom and Peony is my absolute favorite!
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kaseylib
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Location: Wisconsin
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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Love your pics! Purple is my favorite color, and I too have a lot of purple irises in my garden (mostly Siberian). Ahhhh, the lilacs...it will be a month and a half before they're blooming here, they're one of my favorites!
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kuntrygal
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Location: Lufkin, TX Zone 8
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Love the purple Iris especially but all the plants are very pretty. The little 'flower' holding the snail is a beauty also! 
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Sherry8
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Location: Wisconsin...zone 4 (Map)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice pictures. Our grandkids always looked for bugs and toads at our last home..I think they really miss our last home when they come to visit..thank you for sharing..
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woodlandfey
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Location: Illinois
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Wish I could see the pics. I never get to see any that are posted. ????? But it sounds lovely. Mine are quite a ways away yet. Another month probably. Bummer for me.
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glendann
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Location: Texas (Map)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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WTxDaddy your pictures are so pretty.I have lots of pets to send your little one if she would like to have them 
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WTxDaddy
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Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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Location: West Texas (Map)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: snails |
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No thanks on the snails. I have plenty. trouble is, I cannot squash them when my daughter is around. She objected last year, when I sprinkled snail bait out to kill them.
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Sjoerd
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lexxivexx
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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*Salivates*  Wonderful lilacs.
The nice thing about buggies for pets is you'll probably never have to clean up after it. Probably why my parents let me do the same at her age! However, by 7 I was already a seasoned eulogist. Lol
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WTxDaddy
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Location: West Texas (Map)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: Huh? |
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What is a eulogist?
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eileen
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: |
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WT a eulogist ia a person writing in praise of a person or thing. 
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stratsmom
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Location: Southern Oregon (Map)
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What beautiful flowers! I am jealous  We have had snow flurries off and on all day! 
Shelley is kind of cute
Deanna
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