The snowy white amaryllis on the piano has started to bloom. I wasn’t sure it would as the bulb had start to get soft and rot in the vase. This is the first success I’ve had with growing an amaryllis this way as they always tend to rot and die before blooming. Quite lovely reflecting the light on the snow from outside.
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2010 Total Lunar Eclipse
December 21st, 2010 
Tim The full Oak Moon has risen and the total eclipse has occurred! What a solstice eve this has been and with my new Canon G12, I had a blast taking pictures despite the frigid temperatures and high wind. The conversing of the Full Oak moon, the Winter Solstice and total lunar eclipse only occurs once every 300+ years so it was a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Graham Thomas Thinks It’s Summer
December 20th, 2010 Tim While hanging the flags for Christmas a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that Graham Thomas was trying to bloom! As we approach the Winter Solstice, he is getting confused and must be thinking it’s the Summer Solstice!
Where Have All the Catalogs Gone?
December 18th, 2010 Tim I’m reminded of an old Peter, Paul & Mary song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” in my dismay at the lack of seed catalogs in my mailbox. By this time I usually have a whole stack of all the best and wonderful seed and perennial catalogs for spring, but I only have three rather small and insignificant ones. Are they just late? Are they not coming?
Majestic Winter Maple
December 16th, 2010 Tim With a brand new Canon G12 camera in hand, I wanted to rush outside and snap a few pictures for my first entry in May Dreams Gardens’ Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day where garden bloggers band together and post what’s blooming in their gardens each month. Winter had other plans and decided to lay down an unexpected blanket of white snow in the morning, but that did not deter me.
The Leaning Towering Amaryllis
December 15th, 2010 Tim I’m not without blooms though! The Amaryllis on the computer table is in full bloom and perhaps is leaning in to spy on what’s happening in the blooming world online! A mottled-leaved poinsettia is tucked behind the monitor.
Thanksgiving Seven Course Dinner
December 3rd, 2010 Tim On Thanksgiving Day we decided to try an experiment with some different dishes and ended up with a seven course meal. We called it our informal formal seven course meal since we were all in jeans, sweats and t-shirts and we ended up using the green kitchen dishes because they were a better match for the centerpiece than the Royal Albert Old Country Roses.
