April 15, 2008
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Naming of the Flowers
First of all, Drew and Diana arrived safely, even though they went the wrong way on the loop around London and wound up getting here an hour or two after I expected they would. And,
They brought me Jax Cheese Twists!
They are wonderful people. (But I already knew that.)We kept them awake today by making them walk to the American Cemetery.
********I had an entry planned where I was going to ask for help in identifying some flowers. But, my dear friends found the pictures in my photo blog and told me what many of them were without my even asking. How’s that for wonderful?
These beauties are Japanese Quince. (Thanks, Mamaglop!)
And this upside-down, checkerboard tulip-like thing
And this upside-down lily-like thing
Are both fritillaria. (Thanks, aj1965!)
Can you believe this is where I live? How cool is that?
No trouble identifying these flowers…a present from my American-in-England friend, Lisa J!
Nor these freesias. They do smell divine.
But I still need some identification help. What is this pretty, yellow bush? The flowers are about 2 inches across. The bush is about five feet tall and grows like the quince bush, all sprawled out.
And what is growing all through fields (like a crop) near my house? They look like wild phlox and they do smell nice. It must be some sort of going-to-flower crop?
Comments (26)
So happy your friends are there to visit and they brought you CHEESE TWISTS! Beautiful flower pics, love the golden field!
And of course the pic of your dd with the purple flowers…LOVELY!
Duh… I have no idea what the flowers in the vase are,- you know, the ones we are all supposed to know? The yellow flower is (pretty sure) canola. Yep, like the oil.
The yellow flowers in the field. The other yellow flower, on the bush, has a leaf a little like a currant… but the flowers are nothing like.
@mamaglop -
You are kidding! They are carnations and narcissus (some sort of daffodil thing). Canola! WOW! They smell so pretty.
I didn’ t know you were in England
Say hi to Pastor Drew and Diana for us!
Yes, the yellow is canola. My dad works with farmers and they plant FIELDS of it around here.
Your house is AMAZING! Wow. It looks like a novel.
You are truly lucky, not only to live there, but to be surrounded by such beauty! The never land playground sounded like too much fun, while reading may have been my usual at the park activity, I’m afraid I would have had to explore that one in a bit more detail!!
Love all the pics…and you have friends there. How delightful! Hope you liked Dracula! It’s one of our favorites!
Oh wow…..what beautiful pictures! Are you living in the whole house? How fabulous!
No word on the backhoe. Donny (my husband) normally runs the crane and so he isn’t even slowed down by a missing backhoe. I am sure some where, someone saw something and will come forward.
The flowers are beautiful!
Those pictures are beauteous.
And now I have used my word of the day in a sentence.
INCREDIBLE flowers!!!!!!!!!! I want to have a garden with flowers like those. So lovely.
Tell the Fenstermachers the Kroekers say hi!!
Your home in England is just beautiful and it must be wonderful to see all the flowers that bloom in your new place. It must be like finding new presents each time you step outside!
These flowers are beautiful. The upside down checkerboard tulip thing, and the upside down lily thing are very unusual. Now, when you come back to the states, can you bring some bulbs and seeds back with you and possibly trade them with your xanga subs???
Thank you for consistantly sharing so many lovely pictures.
Glad D and D are there safely! Tell them Todd did a great job at the homeschool orchestra concert tonight and Scott took a video. Rosebudd came too and we had a nice talk.
Hope you all have a wonderful time together this week and I adore your house!!
The freesias are gorgeous. I am glad you got as many as you did!
Pretty!
Those are beautiful! I love them! Thank you so much for sharing with us. Your house looks gorgeous!
CHEEZY POOOFS!!!!!
That’s your house? Wow! A try English experience. Your flowers are so pretty. Our grass if finally greening up. No flowers as of yet.
ryc: You wouldn’t want the entire low-down on my life!
So, is English pizza as good as American pizza?
@BobsFanClub -
Having had Pizza Hut and Domino’s, I’d say, “Yup. Just about the same.”
(waiting for that doorbell. Domino’s delivers!)
Now,I want to see what the inside of the house looks like.
@PaBassWidow -
Didn’t I ever post pictures way back when? I’ll have to do that.
I think that I would die if I had a beautiful pasture of flowers like that next to me. You should put it in a book or something, describe everything etc. That is what I would do, Oh! And daydream. I am such a daydreamer….anywho, enough of that. silliness. haha.
I don’t know what those flowers are but are beautiful.
I love the house SO much.
Thank you for calling me beautiful!
Wow, your house it too cool! I recognized the Japanese flowers from Japanese art.