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[mcminsen]

five short horn blasts...

RUMBLE... apartment vibrates

one long horn blast ( all clear signal )

-they're doing blasting at the construction excavation at the other end of the block... it just adds a soundtrack to the chaos...


oops... peace and quiet? what's that? no.. they aren't blasting right now but they were most of the afternoon..

the pretty flower in post #42333 looks like an Amaryllis...

[trucks12trucks]

oh gosh..i thought they were doing that now
how would they expect people to sleep with that noise

those flowers died, perhaps I should have put them in a pot inside.

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[mcminsen]

okay... here's what you do with an amaryllis if you have one again...

grow it and see it flower and then let the leaves live for a few months so they can make enough food (or whatever... you studied photosynthesis in biology, didn't you?) to grow and flower again... then cut the leaves off and let it dry out completely and put it in a paper bag and into a dark dry corner of a closet or cupboard and forget about it for another few months...

then.. bring it out and start watering it again and place it by the window and it might sprout again and produce another new whole set of flowers! I've had the same amaryllis bulb in the same old pot for about 12 years now and that's all I ever do... no repotting or fertilizing or anything... it's amazing because there's nothing in the pot except the flower bulb and some peat moss... and you can see by the pic I've posted that my amaryllis is very happy! sometimes it's so happy it produces two stems with 4 massive blooms on each!

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[mcminsen]

like this:



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[trucks12trucks]

its a lot happier than mine for sure

I think i will just print this page and stick it on the fridge for next time
perhaps I will gift myself this plant for the holidays.

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do you ever get the feeling someone is standing behind you? i just did...but there is a wall behind me..
ack
its creepy

[trucks12trucks]

its got 8 flowers! :O
mine had 4 i think

preetty

[trucks12trucks]

now what in the world is this?
i want more of these..only if i knew the name

[mcminsen]

^^^ that is... a pretty white flower... looks like it would be good for the top of a coffin or something at a funeral because white is the colour of sympathy... it's also the colour of Casper the ghost...

maybe it's a lily of some sort? do some research and do a report...

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[trucks12trucks]

i just searched through 50 pages of google images..perhaps i will take a photo to a flower shop

i like casper the ghost..hes like a talking marshmallow
(:

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[leeda08]

so many flowers!
What's going on here? lol

[mcminsen]

^^^ nice roses? I can smell them now...

have you ever smelled wild roses? they are the provincial flower of Alberta... there's nothing like coming around a corner of a trail and finding yourself surrounded by wild roses in full bloom in the hot sun... they're not much to look at but boy do they smell nice!

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[mcminsen]

so many flowers!
What's going on here? lol

flowers are an aspiring photographer's friend... they behave, they're photogenic, they're usually very coulourful and beautiful... you can't fail by getting a close up of a flower! who doesn't like flowers?

of course, it's also the dead of winter and it's kinda nice to see some flower pictures, especially when they're in the sun... sigh

llaasstt

[trucks12trucks]

so many flowers!
What's going on here? lol

we are making a flower salad..you are welcome to join

[trucks12trucks]

^^^ nice roses? I can smell them now...

have you ever smelled wild roses? they are the provincial flower of Alberta... there's nothing like coming around a corner of a trail and finding yourself surrounded by wild roses in full bloom in the hot sun... they're not much to look at but boy do they smell nice!

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well these arent wild..but they are european
and they smelled wonderful
i tried to catch the scent in a glass...yeah i was a bit dumb

[mcminsen]

ever eaten nasturtiums? they are edible and beautiful... a little peppery to taste
let's see.. there's a market around here that sells dandelion greens sometimes... you could make a dandelion and nasturtium salad! and put raspberry dressing on it... it's pink trucks!

las t