 | Dirty Hands and Distractions | for Julie's contacts |
This
became a difficult week for me when life suddenly took a frightening
turn on Tuesday evening. I won't go into all the details, but suffice it
to say a Drs. appointment was immediately made and tests at the
hospital began today. My Dr. should have some idea of what's going on
tomorrow but until then I am trying desperately to keep my nerves in
check - unsuccessfully I might add. Being desperate for a distraction on Sunday, I decided to get my hands dirty and began re-potting some of my flowers and adding some more that I had picked up the day before. I spent money I shouldn't have - especially now - but I needed some form of therapy. I'm sharing some shots of the flowers with you, but please forgive the blurry ones - I am a very novice photographer and this week I've been unable to stop shaking.
I always try to buy some pansies because they were my mother's favorite and seeing them always makes her feel near somehow. Right now I wish I had her reassuring voice calming my fears and her hug to let me know she'd be by my side through whatever may be ahead.
Gerbera
Daises; favorites of both my daughters. We have bright pink ones too
but the blossoms have died and I'm hoping for new color.
Columbine! These were here when we bought the house. Hubby has mowed them down a time or two, so I put them in a large pot with some pansies and hope they multiply. Being from CO, having the state flower already growing in my new yard was like someone was trying to tell me "welcome home".
Meet the Black Prince Rose. He is a gift from my mother-in-law handed down several generations now! Hubby said he remembers seeing it bloom once in his lifetime! We transplanted it from her yard last summer and feared we had killed it, but it appears to be making a come back. I would love to see it bloom! Hubby gave him some rose food this weekend and now we're hoping for the best.
These are our new blueberries that we transplanted. No berries yet, but we are hopeful!
And
here we have the bird feeder station offering the very best in song
bird seed for the discriminating pallet of our feathered friends and
even luscious red syrup to satisfy those with a sweet tooth.
Suki, my constant little companion enjoyed the day in the yard as well
but was being a bit of a drama queen about getting her picture taken.
Normally she poses right away, but not that day LOL! 
Finally looking at the camera!
The braided hibiscus is still doing well this year even though it has blown over three times! I did find another pot for it that will hopefully be more stable; the old one was given to the Columbine.
We are expecting thunderstorms tonight - so far we've only had a few sprinkles but since I didn't get to them today I'm hoping God will water my flowers tonight. And as if on cue, there goes the thunder! I might need to shut down my computer.
