Three degrees BUT

After taking pictures of the Lunar eclipse last evening at a mere 15 degrees…

My assistant, George and I took a BRIEF walk about! "Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" said the Rooster

"Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" said the Buddha

"My paws are getting cold," said George.

This morning was a RUDE awakening

This a.m. @ 8 when I took these pictures

Something to CROW about!

As for the Rooster… ~~~ Silly gift for my Sweetie, cause he lost all of his chickens. But NEVER fear we will get more… Again refering to an older post! ~~ Background info here…

On Cybister amaryllis Cybister Amaryllis ~ Another new class of amaryllis, these exotic, species-type varieties are most fanciful. Their slender, spidery flowers characterize them.

La Paz Cybister Amaryllis; I think mine is the LA PAZ

The slender, pointed upper petals are dark coral while the lower petals are greenish-white edged in dark coral. The star-shaped flower has darker midveins and a faint green throat. La Paz and Ruby Meyer Cybister Amaryllis

Treat your amaryllis like a houseplant until late spring. A sunny window is best, but a bright window is fine also. After all danger of frost is gone, the middle of May in our area, move the pot outside.

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You can let your bulb grow in its pot or plant the bulb in your garden/flower bed and fertilize with your other plants. Let it grow all summer. If the bulb is in full sun and heavily fertilized the leaves may develop a few reddish areas or may sunburn in the heat of the summer.

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Amaryllis bulbs are usually hardy in USDA Zones 8, 9, 10. If you don’t plan to force the bulb for Christmas, bring it in with your other tender houseplants before frost and continue treating it like a houseplant. Bright light and plant food should keep it happy during the winter. Bulbs treated this way will usually throw bloom spikes in January, February, or March If you want to try to force your bulb for Christmas blooms:

WOW the Amaryllis has COUSINS!

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Major's Neat INFO here on Water Lilies and Fish

Heyya did you notice the kitten sniffing out the flowers?

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I moved the Amaryllis closer to my Night Blooming Cereus…made the Queen of the Night feel happy. :0

Update

Beilein Says He's Taking Michigan job!

Low Impact Day

Our Monday was amazing, not only was the weather phenomenal, but they did a second cutting of hay. My Sweeties college roommate and his wife stopped in for an overnight visit. Haydn and Mary are really wonderful people. George was on his best behavior as well. Must be his age, Mellow Yellow! Which brings this song to mind…

Mellow Yellow

by Donovan released 1966

I'm just mad about Saffron

Saffron's mad about me

I'm just mad about Saffron

She's just mad about me Mellow Yellow…

Mary also arranges her spices in Alpha order and even wrote a cookbook, how kewl is that? I found out our couch and one chair is in, but the recliner and the credenza are not there yet. It is hard to wait until it is all ready to deliver, but we will.

Mid afternoon I took a walk in the woods. Do you know how long one has to sit still so the Chipmunks feel safe to come out? Next time I will not be sitting under a Hickory tree. As I began walking further down stream I could begin to distinguish the differences in the PLOPPS in the water of a walnut or a hickory.

Then I got Beaned! While many that know me will say I am hard headed, [and I am] getting a dent in my tête hurt. It was neat to gather some wild turkey feathers strewn under one of the nut trees. This morning came early as I sat out on the deck enjoying temperatures of 60 degrees. Listening to the crickets and woodland insects hum their mantra to welcome another glorious day. The occasional snort of a deer and the chucking of the turkeys 5:14 a.m. and the Rooster declares another dawn. Must be official now!