tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post6491553517478815645..comments2024-03-28T21:10:52.795+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Garden GloryElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-89590463784674180072012-01-10T19:49:15.970+11:002012-01-10T19:49:15.970+11:00barbfroman: They do indeed smell amazing. And th...barbfroman: They do indeed smell amazing. And there are more coming out each day. Joy and bliss.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-88109663246305498642012-01-10T19:26:58.594+11:002012-01-10T19:26:58.594+11:00EEEEEE. I can't believe I missed this beauty....EEEEEE. I can't believe I missed this beauty. I didn't plant any Christmas amaryllis, so I starved for some floral beauty. Thank you. If i close my eyes I can smell them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-42351144754583963022012-01-08T09:42:24.293+11:002012-01-08T09:42:24.293+11:00Diane: Glad you liked them. I am envious of your...Diane: Glad you liked them. I am envious of your ice and snow so perhaps we are even.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37192052967698525952012-01-08T09:29:22.729+11:002012-01-08T09:29:22.729+11:00Soo Beautiful! And I'm SOOOO envious!Soo Beautiful! And I'm SOOOO envious!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-65300994308891974172012-01-08T06:51:01.474+11:002012-01-08T06:51:01.474+11:00Lydia La La: I would like this area to be colder ...Lydia La La: I would like this area to be colder yet. I would also like to be able to grow mangos. Mmmmm mangos.<br /><br />Friko: Perhaps you could view it as a reminder that your summer (and our winter) WILL come back.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-13327666270986720092012-01-07T23:05:39.365+11:002012-01-07T23:05:39.365+11:00How dare you show me these when I'm in the dep...How dare you show me these when I'm in the depths of muddy, grey and dismal winter?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-3892624168789032982012-01-07T22:11:20.711+11:002012-01-07T22:11:20.711+11:00Amazing! too hot up here for most of the flowers ...Amazing! too hot up here for most of the flowers you grow so beautifully. I do like a cold climate. Nicer, bigger flowers and all those fruit varieties.Lydia La Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175566681652761270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-21990510655623411212012-01-07T15:37:46.218+11:002012-01-07T15:37:46.218+11:00Cloudia: Given the joy you spread world wide I am...Cloudia: Given the joy you spread world wide I am so pleased that you find some here.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-33933727861539145422012-01-07T15:20:26.419+11:002012-01-07T15:20:26.419+11:00joyous!joyous!Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-30339474033083226892012-01-07T08:06:12.317+11:002012-01-07T08:06:12.317+11:00Anne: Welcome back, and thank you.
Raajii: Welc...Anne: Welcome back, and thank you.<br /><br />Raajii: Welcome. I am not a summer fan, but I do enjoy the garden.<br /><br />Denise: Thanks a lot.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-61554931031641232062012-01-07T05:00:29.862+11:002012-01-07T05:00:29.862+11:00Oh wow, you do have the most gorgeous garden. Lov...Oh wow, you do have the most gorgeous garden. Love these photos.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-1623206759037953192012-01-07T04:51:50.956+11:002012-01-07T04:51:50.956+11:00These are gorgeous shots :-). Make me miss summer....These are gorgeous shots :-). Make me miss summer.WritingsForLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222395399977749183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-59139511537854802522012-01-07T02:44:26.727+11:002012-01-07T02:44:26.727+11:00What wonderful flowers. It's mid winter here, ...What wonderful flowers. It's mid winter here, but they remind me of summer's promise.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979547096244105508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-84191558084300077742012-01-06T16:10:03.575+11:002012-01-06T16:10:03.575+11:00Susan Kane: Thank you.Susan Kane: Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-9873617130470910072012-01-06T16:04:39.057+11:002012-01-06T16:04:39.057+11:00If you lived closer, I'd move in and camp in y...If you lived closer, I'd move in and camp in your back yard. Such amazing flowers.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-85493509776909463442012-01-06T10:27:01.169+11:002012-01-06T10:27:01.169+11:00Kim @ Stuff: The pink one against the tree is one...Kim @ Stuff: The pink one against the tree is one of this year's smaller ones - probably only five foot. Enchanting though. And I am doing my best to stay cool. Heat makes the MS thrive for me.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-90108858201421986632012-01-06T09:50:37.540+11:002012-01-06T09:50:37.540+11:00I like all the beautiful flowers but I love the ph...I like all the beautiful flowers but I love the photo of the 7ft tall against tree bark<br />ps. I hope you can stay coolKim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-44527356546814788942012-01-06T07:10:52.939+11:002012-01-06T07:10:52.939+11:00Lynn: Thank you so much. We have flowers inside ...Lynn: Thank you so much. We have flowers inside all year, and I love it when we can bring our own inside.<br /><br />ladyfi: Thank you. Given your own glorious photos that is high praise.<br /><br />Modesty Press: I am so glad that whilst at Spectra's place I asked you to tell this story. It is truly lovely, and so nice to hear of people who success has not made arrogant and rude. Thank you. Lots. (And you were perfectly coherent.) <br /><br />Ken.G: I really like your visits and am happy to have given you pleasure.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-65760184534091851392012-01-06T06:32:31.697+11:002012-01-06T06:32:31.697+11:00I am getting old and also I am a little dyslexic, ...I am getting old and also I am a little dyslexic, so please correct in your mind where my writing is a little less than perfectly correct in grammar and coherence. Thank you.Modesty Presshttps://collapseofcivilization.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-10596048375967739082012-01-06T06:32:04.467+11:002012-01-06T06:32:04.467+11:00I looked at those pictures with undisguised pleasu...I looked at those pictures with undisguised pleasure :)))Ken.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566237552372053323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-62001328137882615892012-01-06T06:28:11.935+11:002012-01-06T06:28:11.935+11:00It is too complicated to explain why I am posting ...It is too complicated to explain why I am posting a story about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (which I think is true, though it is second-hand and told to my wife and me about 45 years in Los Angeles, California, when I was a college student) as a comment in this blog. Suffice it to say that I am posting this story here at Elephant Child's Request. If a tale about that fabulous couple intrigues you, read on. If not, skip on.<br /><br />When I was in college, I had a friend who was an attractive (though not stunning) woman and a bit older than I was. I was married and a parent already, and she told this story when my wife and I had her over for dinner, so it's not a story about my being involved with naughtiness.<br /><br />When she had been younger, my friend lived in New York City. One day, sitting at a table by herself in a bar, she noticed Richard Burton (at that time married to Elizabeth Taylor and appearing in a stage performance of <i>Hamlet</i> on Broadway) sitting at another table and also having a drink. My friend decided she wanted an autograph. Feeling a little shy, she asked the waiter to pass Richard a note asking for his autograph. The waiter (quite appropriately) said, “Mr. Burton just wants to have a quiet drink. He would like to be left alone.”<br /><br />Nevertheless, my friend, thinking, “This is the only chance I will ever have in my life to meet RICHARD BURTON, mustered up her courage and without the waiter's permission, approached Richard's table. With shaking voice, she said, “I really admire your acting, and I would really like to have your autograph.” Instead of telling her to go away, he turned on his (astonishing and magnetic charm) and invited her to sit at the table with him and bought her a drink, besides providing her with an autograph. As I said, my friend was an attractive woman, but certainly not in the Elizabeth Taylor class, so I suspect Richard exercising his predatory charm was something like a lion who had just bagged a gazelle snatching up a mouse or bunny for no other reason than he was a lion, and could.<br /><br />Anyway, Richard said to my friend, “Have you seen me performance in <i>Hamlet</i> yet?”<br /><br />“No,” my friend admitted. <br /><br />“I really think you should. We have a matinée tomorrow. Please come to the ticket office; they will be holding a ticket for you. [He took her name.] After the show, come back stage to my dressing room. I will introduce you to Elizabeth.” My friend was flabbergasted.<br /><br />The next day, feeling like a fool, she presented herself at the ticket office to the Broadway theater. She was sure they would laugh and tell her to go away. However, there was indeed a ticket being held for her. The seat was a few rows back from the stage in the center of the house; one of the best seats in the theater. After the show was over, still trembling with anxiety, but emboldened by the first promise being fulfilled, she made her way toward the back of the stage, telling a stage hand that Richard Burton had invited her to his dressing room. The stage hand tried to chase her away, but at least agreed to see if Richard would let her into his dressing room. He returned, and with some surprise, said, “Mr. Burton said he is expecting you. Please follow me.”<br /><br />Admitted into the small room, she found Richard Burton, Roddy McDowell (also appearing n that production), and Elizabeth Taylor. They all greeted her in a friendly fashion, and chatted with her in amiable manner that put her at ease. <br /><br />The last thing my friend told us (as she was recounting the tale to us) was, “When I met Elizabeth Taylor up close, I was astonished by how beautiful she was. I am not a woman who is attracted to women, but when I looked into those astonishing eyes, I almost felt myself falling in love with her.”Modesty Presshttps://collapseofcivilization.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-2453404251471853952012-01-06T02:21:59.406+11:002012-01-06T02:21:59.406+11:00Amazing flower shots! That rose is spectacular.Amazing flower shots! That rose is spectacular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-20988417627211205602012-01-05T22:09:23.496+11:002012-01-05T22:09:23.496+11:00So beautiful. And it's hard to imagine being h...So beautiful. And it's hard to imagine being hot outside right now - we are below 30 degrees this week in the early morning.<br /><br />I especially love seeing the roses arranged inside.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-41873035946930914592012-01-05T19:11:43.505+11:002012-01-05T19:11:43.505+11:00Christine: Yup. Much digging and much adding of ...Christine: Yup. Much digging and much adding of organic matter. I have a succulent groundcover which attempted to take over one bed. When I got the energy to rip lots of it out I discovered that the roots had broken up the clay soil and decaying matter had added lots of humus. Which the worms loved. So I left some of the succulent there and will cut it back again at the end of this season.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-80875519269691369992012-01-05T18:37:36.873+11:002012-01-05T18:37:36.873+11:00There is hope yet for my clay and rubble filled ga...There is hope yet for my clay and rubble filled garden, then!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641794618204577036noreply@blogger.com