tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post3742013830565619070..comments2024-03-14T04:10:27.284-05:00Comments on Mr. Micawber's Recipe for Happiness: A Wildflower AlphabetMrs. Micawberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-24429054042660256682013-07-23T20:58:53.246-05:002013-07-23T20:58:53.246-05:00Your housing development had the right idea - my f...Your housing development had the right idea - my friend Snowcatcher and her husband (who live in Colorado) had to fight their homeowner's association for YEARS to get permission to pull their "lawn" (which wasn't even green) and put in native plants instead. Go figure!<br /><br />Columbines are lovely - we have the red kind here in Wisconsin, but I love the Colorado blue ones. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-82382387157690372352013-07-23T20:56:35.819-05:002013-07-23T20:56:35.819-05:00Thanks Mary Lou! Hope you saw lots of flowers. :)Thanks Mary Lou! Hope you saw lots of flowers. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-42232269152119818032013-07-23T20:55:41.358-05:002013-07-23T20:55:41.358-05:00Thanks Michelle! I really liked the thistle too. (...Thanks Michelle! I really liked the thistle too. (And I did have to look up several of the flowers - am slowly building up my flower knowledge base.) :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-61407054005841377502013-07-22T12:26:49.778-05:002013-07-22T12:26:49.778-05:00Thanks sooooo much for posting, Sue. Did I tell y...Thanks sooooo much for posting, Sue. Did I tell you that when we lived in CO we lived in a housing development in Nederland, in the mountains west of Boulder and we were not allowed to plant grass, but just had to have the native grass, and wildflowers? I was so excited one day when I came upon the state wildflower, a Columbine! Here in OR we have some foxgloves that are still in bloom and some little daisies, too :)<br />Gracie xxGracie Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499163425742659172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-66995766959948961712013-07-19T19:59:43.508-05:002013-07-19T19:59:43.508-05:00Fantastic! This will help me on my ride tomorrow.Fantastic! This will help me on my ride tomorrow.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-14876286173053392872013-07-19T10:36:28.102-05:002013-07-19T10:36:28.102-05:00Thanks so much, Marigold - you are right about the...Thanks so much, Marigold - you are right about the Euphorbia, which was identified for me by a Facebook friend. And Haresfoot Clover is so obviously the perfect name for those fuzzy little blooms. Thanks again.<br /><br />It was a good hot day, perfect for shadow shots. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-39154821478416295072013-07-19T10:33:38.411-05:002013-07-19T10:33:38.411-05:00Ah, but I'll bet you could trump me and many o...Ah, but I'll bet you could trump me and many others if it came to fabric identification.... :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-24491132454819825352013-07-19T10:33:02.903-05:002013-07-19T10:33:02.903-05:00Thanks Astri - a few letters a day would have been...Thanks Astri - a few letters a day would have been less impressive, don't you think? Better to do it all in one huge bandwidth-clogging post.<br /><br />;)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-68482048404737566242013-07-19T10:31:53.379-05:002013-07-19T10:31:53.379-05:00A few years ago neither would I - and several of t...A few years ago neither would I - and several of these I had to look up. Bit by bit I am learning them though! :)<br /><br />Thanks Linda.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-68449407109204547872013-07-19T10:31:06.779-05:002013-07-19T10:31:06.779-05:00It's a good summer for flowers, isn't it? ...It's a good summer for flowers, isn't it? The ones in my little planters are flourishing happily.<br /><br />Thanks kathy! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-35927443189079286632013-07-19T10:30:23.332-05:002013-07-19T10:30:23.332-05:00Thanks e - I confess it did get a little tedious w...Thanks e - I confess it did get a little tedious when I kept having to stop the bike what seemed like every few yards. But it was all worth it to have a photo record. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-44821577643150972402013-07-19T10:29:26.481-05:002013-07-19T10:29:26.481-05:00Thanks Deb - I'd rather collect wildflowers th...Thanks Deb - I'd rather collect wildflowers than miles any day. Although it would be better done on foot....<br /><br />:)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-86702245074497785232013-07-19T10:28:31.628-05:002013-07-19T10:28:31.628-05:00It's a good year for roses, at least here in W...It's a good year for roses, at least here in Wi - lots of rain and sun. We are having that 90º week now and could use a bit of rain.<br /><br />Thanks Vicki! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-29410462522007380782013-07-19T10:27:27.432-05:002013-07-19T10:27:27.432-05:00Thanks Claire - the salsify photo is probably my f...Thanks Claire - the salsify photo is probably my favourite of this post. I wish you could see the Turk's Cap lilies - they seem so exotic to me, but they'd fit right in where you live. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-23534487784918408472013-07-19T10:26:31.790-05:002013-07-19T10:26:31.790-05:00Wow, thank you, Barbara! I truly love wildflowers ...Wow, thank you, Barbara! I truly love wildflowers - maybe that helps. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-66563051100278790852013-07-19T10:25:54.036-05:002013-07-19T10:25:54.036-05:00Please do! I love to see what blooms in other area...Please do! I love to see what blooms in other areas.<br /><br />Thanks Linda. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-55395136151569669092013-07-19T10:25:25.528-05:002013-07-19T10:25:25.528-05:00Thanks Beth - I spent a lot of time in Colorado lo...Thanks Beth - I spent a lot of time in Colorado looking at distant mountains, so it was time to balance it out by spending some serious close-up flower time here. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-89667303876126154072013-07-19T10:24:38.478-05:002013-07-19T10:24:38.478-05:00Thanks Anna - I hope they didn't make you home...Thanks Anna - I hope they didn't make you homesick. It's interesting that our wildflowers are similar to those of your native country - perhaps we are at the same latitude. Enjoy your summer!Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-10918208512811155142013-07-19T10:23:34.804-05:002013-07-19T10:23:34.804-05:00Thanks so much, Tammy! I had to look up several of...Thanks so much, Tammy! I had to look up several of them - I am slowly building up my wildflower recognition skills and each year I learn a few more. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-73932149338370334552013-07-17T22:49:50.245-05:002013-07-17T22:49:50.245-05:00Hey, ho! Next to the last I think is Haresfoot cl...Hey, ho! Next to the last I think is Haresfoot clover (Trifolium_arvense) and the one with the little white flowers I believe is Flowery Spurge (Euphorbia corollata). :) A stellar shadow shot, by the way. Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109785080000770963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-3705292418021003352013-07-17T01:32:04.695-05:002013-07-17T01:32:04.695-05:00Love the pictures of your wild flowers! Impressed ...Love the pictures of your wild flowers! Impressed that you know all the names too. Wish we had such a variety. Your thistle is lovely:) xlovetartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285840526975062840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-60349842189757775652013-07-16T22:28:07.749-05:002013-07-16T22:28:07.749-05:00What gorgeous pictures! I know the names of dande...What gorgeous pictures! I know the names of dandelions and daisies and that's pretty much it. My alphabet would be very short.The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-58595337476955315932013-07-15T22:01:38.482-05:002013-07-15T22:01:38.482-05:00Awesome! At first I thought you were only going to...Awesome! At first I thought you were only going to post about a few letters a day and I was so delighted when there were so many. Lovely lovely!Astrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067856134006344495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-87078987994290678072013-07-15T16:48:01.746-05:002013-07-15T16:48:01.746-05:00Beautiful photo's Sue, I'm very impressed ...Beautiful photo's Sue, I'm very impressed with your knowledge of all those lovely wild flowers I wouldn't have been able to name them all. :)lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-80487494054993579302013-07-15T13:32:04.908-05:002013-07-15T13:32:04.908-05:00aw the Cycling Flower was the loveliest!!!
Your i...aw the Cycling Flower was the loveliest!!!<br /><br />Your images and identifications are great and help me out a bit!<br /><br />We have Trumpet Vine blooming, hosta flowering, Indian paintbrush, and daisies. Oh and red and white petunias....2 zinnia have bloomed just today! the first of the yearkathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.com