Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.
Linda Schaub
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Linda Schaub
- Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal (and a pal) partake of peanuts at the Park. #Wordless Wednesday #A favorite vintage ornament.
- Lean, mean and green.
- Which way is Santa Claus? #Wordless Wednesday #Remember those days?
- When there’s wicked wind, wildflowers and …
- Before and after a cup of Joe. #Wordless Wednesday #Sadly, we don’t ALL rise and shine!
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FIFTY FAVORITE PARK PHOTOS
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- Parker noshin’ nuts
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- Fox Squirrel
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- Black Squirrel
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- Parker, my Park cutie!
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- Pekin Duck
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- Mallard Hybrid Duck
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- Midnight munchin’ nuts
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- Mute Swan
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- Goslings
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- Mama Robin
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- Seagulls on ice floe
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- Great Blue Heron
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- Parker chowin’ down
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- Mallard Duck
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- Northern Cardinal
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- Great Blue Heron (“Harry”) fishing for shad
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- Parker: shameless begging
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- Viceroy Butterfly
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- Great Blue Heron
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- American Goldfinch
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- Seagull
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- Robin baby (not fledged yet)
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- Mallard Ducks
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- Robins almost ready to fledge
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- Parker angling for peanuts
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- Robin fledgling
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- Parker making a point that he wants peanuts
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- Parker smells peanuts
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- Parker with a peanut
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- Red-Winged Blackbird
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- Seagull
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- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
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- Pekin Duck
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- Starling
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- Canada Geese family
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- Canada Goose and goslings
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- Red-Winged Blackbird
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- Parker says candy is dandy.
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- Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
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- American Goldfinch
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- Hunny Bunny
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- Parker looking for peanuts
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- The pier just past sunrise
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- Mute Swan
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- Parker in the snow
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- Parker and a treat
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- Great Blue Heron
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- Me and my shadow (a/k/a Parker)
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- Fox Squirrel
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- Seagull
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- Canada Goose
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- Mallard Ducks
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- Mute Swan
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- Fox Squirrel – Parker
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- Northern Cardinal
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BADGES
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- 02-02-2018
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- 03-13-2018
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- 03-25-2018
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- 03-26-2018
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- Year #6!! 02/2019
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- 04-13-2019
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- 11-21-19
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WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
Beautiful
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Thank you Vermavkv!
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Stunning!
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Thank you Anne!
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A clematis may have been my favorite lawn plant. I planted one at the base of my mailbox pole and then put a small trellis behind the mailbox for the clematis to climb. Beautiful flowers and zero maintenance. It was my kind of plant until the mailbox pole had to be replaced.
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Yes, I agree with you JP – clematises may look like they’d be finicky or hard-to-grow plants, but not at all, especially the dark purple, Jackmanii Clematis, which grows and trails on a cyclone fence beautifully. That’s too bad you had to replace the mailbox pole, so it destroyed the roots removing, then putting in the new pole. I lost my three clematis plants in the same Polar Vortex the Winter of 2013-2014 which destroyed most of my backyard garden.
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Wow, what a stunning. So pretty flowers. I like. Nice colour your garden flowers. R.
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Thank you Raj – it was very pretty, but the blooms unfortunately only lasted about three weeks in May, then that was it for the Summer.
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Very nice, that blooms unfortunately last in May. But flower is very pretty 💖, I much like. Colour is good combination.
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Yes, it is a lovely color combination – I agree!
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Thanks,Linda!
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A pretty flower
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Thank you Brian. They added color to the yard, but unfortunately only bloom for about three weeks in May, then done for the Summer.
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Very beautiful. I’ve never successfully grown those.
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Thank you Dawn. If you try the dark purple Jackmanii Clematis, you will have success. It is a fast-grower and has prolific blooms. I had mine growing up and along the fence. Their blooms last longer than this type, which only lasted about three weeks in May, then poof – gone for the rest of the growing season. Unfortunately, I lost all my Clematis plants from the Polar Vortex the Winter of 2013-2014.
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OK. I will see if I can find one at Bordines, our garden place here in town. I had two but I don’t think I have any any more…and neither of the two lasted long and always looked sort of sick.
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You’ll do fine, especially getting them at Bordines. Good luck!
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I had blue clematis at my last house. I don’t have a good place to put up a trellis here. I miss them. (BTW spellcheck wanted to change clematis to cellmate. 🙂 )
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The blue clematis are beautiful too. I had three clematis plants, all wiped out by the Polar Vortex the Winter of 2013-2014. I have seen people put a trellis on the side of their house, especially for the dark purple Jackmanii Clematis which grows fast and produces flowers for much longer than this one. Your computer is yielding some unusual items these days. 🙂
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Wow! Those are huge flowers, a big burst of lovely pink and white! Something quite dazzling for your garden.
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This plant was beautiful Barbara and I planted three of them for my mom because whenever we went to The Olive Garden restaurant in the Summertime, they had cement pillars with Clematis winding around each of the pillars and she always liked how they looked, so I planted them for her. The flowers are very wide for this species, but unfortunately only bloom for about three weeks in May, then are done for the growing season.
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Beautiful clematis! You have such a green thumb, Linda.
I can’t wait to see mine bloom. It’s pretty, but not as lush as yours.
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Thank you Laurie! Back in the day, I really enjoyed planting different plants and had success with them. These were fairly easy to grow and I had them for years until the nasty Polar Vortex in Winter 2013-2014 destroyed them. These bloomed in May, but yours likely will bloom earlier due to your warmer temps.
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Beautiful. I’ve never had any success growing clematis.
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Thank you Ally. I had a good spot for them on the trellis and the bird feeder pole and they got some sun there. If you try the dark purple Jackmanii Clematis, they bloom longer and are pretty hardy, unless your deer like clematis – unfortunately it would be handy to nibble near the ground or on the trellis.
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Deer find them tasty… of course.
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Yes, of course … nothing nice escapes them. Last week Kate Crimmons commented on my roses post that deer ate her roses. That takes some nimble lips to enjoy the blooms without getting thorns embedded in your mouth!
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So pretty! Love the the little bird house as well. 😀
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They were very colorful in the yard Debbie – unfortunately they bloomed in May, then were done for the season. The bird house was made by a neighbor of mine, long gone, not only from the house, but he also passed away Christmas Day 2012. After my father left, Jim and his family moved in about six months later and he helped us with a lot of little things and was like a father to me – in fact he called himself my “Step-Papa”. I should write about him sometime as he was special. Woodworking was his hobby, so he built the log cabin bird house and mounted it on the pole for me for my garden.
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Truly stunning, Linda! ❤️💐
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Thank you Terri – they really put some Spring color into my backyard!
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So pretty!
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Glad you liked them Janis – this Clematis was my favorite, but it only lasted about three weeks, then that was it for the growing season.
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So pretty! We have white clematis and some burgundy. I like the stripes.
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Glad you like it Linda. I’ve never seen the white or burgundy clematis before around here. Most people have the dark purple Jackmanii Clematis around here as it’s easy to grow and really takes off after the first growing season. I had one trailing up and along the fence back in the day – the Clematis plants also got zapped by the same Polar Vortex as the rest of the garden.
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Beautiful ! I love clematis and I love how it twines around the birdfeeder pole. I have two on my front porch that climb around the posts. They are such a pretty flower and don’t take a lot of work
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Glad you like it Susan! Yes, they are so easy to grow and they look like they might be fragile or difficult to take care of, but they were not. I planted three of them as my mom would always admire the clematis plants that twined around the pillars at our local Olive Garden restaurant. So I was happy to have luck with them. This clematis had a good spot with the trellis on the birdfeeder pole and full sun right there.
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Miss Linda……………………………It’s refreshing to see so beautiful flowers in our early Springtime ………………………………
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Yes, we could use a little color around here Ann Marie. Today on my walk I saw a few Hyacinths and the Forsythia bushes are out, but that is it for me – probably the same for you on your walks. This Friday when we get the warm temps might bring out some more flowers for us.
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It’s a lovely flowers, Linda.
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Thank you Hazel – I’m glad you liked them.
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Yes, they made the surroundings more vibrant. Enjoy your beautiful flower garden.
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Thank you Hazel!
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You’re always welcome, Linda. Happy Easter!
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Same to you Hazel!
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And you’re most welcome, linda.
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Appreciated
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Thank you for saying this.
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Are these the same as what people call Easter Lilies? Pretty but I think they might make me sneeze just looking at them. 🤧
Hoping the Easter Bunny will bring you something sweet. I bought chocolate rolos that I have not had in years. A bag was 25% off without a tariff, so I snagged a bag. I have seen the Easter Bunny twice this week and my neighbor 2 doors north has seen him too. So far it has not nibbled up his vegetable garden!
Hopefully you will have a good Good Friday and the Happiest Easter Sunday!
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Hi TD – no these are Clematis and there are many types of them, usually all look the same only different colors – the flowers are quite large and bloom profusely. I had three types of Clematis, this is the “Nelly Moser” and it was beautiful but bloomed in May for about three weeks, then it was done for the growing season.
I remember seeing those Rolos chocolates – that is a nice Easter treat for you. I did not see any Easter Bunny this year, furry or otherwise, though we did have an event in our City where young kids could scramble for Easter treats and get their picture taken with the Easter Bunny himself.
Same to you TD – have a good Easter holiday.
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Clematis is always such a beautiful flower! I assume this is from when you had a backyard garden?
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I agree Wayne – they are so delicate looking, yet they are pretty hardy if you have a lot of sun so they can thrive. Yes, these are the last photos of my backyard garden. I had more photos (there are 100 photos in the slideshow), but they were all annuals. Jim, my former neighbor from the 1980s built me the log cabin birdhouse – he loved woodworking.
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You had such a beautiful garden!
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I’m glad you like it Wayne … that’s why I spent so much time trying to decide whether to begin another one. There was a lot of work involved, not to mention money to keep it looking good.
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What beautiful flowers!! This is my first time seeing these. At first, I thought they were silk flowers.
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You know, they could pass for silk flowers. I had three Clematis plants, which unfortunately all bit the dust after that Polar Vortex event in the Winter of 2013-2014 and they were all long-established plants which had already lasted through several Winters. This is why I am so leery to plant again, especially after five different bouts of brutally cold weather, including one Polar Vortex – too much work and money to plant and lose them.
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Just the name “Polar Vortex” sounds excruciatingly cold! Yea, so much time and money to be spent.
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I really don’t go in the backyard and, to be truthful, I spent so much time working in my garden back in the day, that I really didn’t sit out there and admire it. I took pictures of butterflies occasionally, but only went back there, when I was cleaned up and not working, to look at the butterflies and I fed and gave water to the birds.
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So very beautiful! A treat to the eyes!!! 😊
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Thank you Tom – that Nellie Moser Clematis was beautiful. My garden was my pride and joy back in the day. I was devastated when the Polar Vortex in the Winter of 2013-2014 obliterated most of the garden.
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I am so jealous Linda! I have always wanted one , yours is so beautiful and healthy!
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Thank you Diane! I had three Clematis plants, this one, a lavender one and dark purple (Jackmanii) and did well with them. I am jealous of your Wisteria!!
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Beautiful! My Grandad always used to have a Clematis plant in his back garden.
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Thank you notesoflifeuk! They are beautiful plants and relatively easy to grow if you have a sunny area. Unfortunately, they bloomed in early May and lasted only three weeks, then that was it until the next growing season, but beautiful while they lasted.
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great title for this great clematis
I once had a purple variety that covered my mailbox…
,maybe I will get another one going this year
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Thanks Yvette! Trying to be creative for those that remember the expression. The dark purple Jackmanii Clematis are the easiest to grow. I had one trailing along my fence and it required very little maintenance.
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yes, that sounds like the one I had – dark purple and easy – but I really like the one featured here in tis post too
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They look so tropical, but are easy to grow. I hope you can find a Nellie Moser Clematis and get it going this Spring and have it climbing in no time!
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I will keep you posted if I do! I just started a Camellia and a snowball bush – hmmmm
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Yes, please do Yvette – maybe do a post for Cee’s site, which I understand that Chris may taking over.
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Yes, I will see what unfolds – and if Chris does take over the blog for Cee, she will have to do things here way and maybe just allow pings for posts etc – because Cee had more time and a flow that not many people have
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I never posted at Cee’s blog and from I am reading about Cee, in your tribute and Esther’s as well, I wish I had. Hopefully Chris just eases into it and isn’t overwhelmed – the pings make sense as she sorts out everything. It is admirable she is taking over for Cee.
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Well I did not join in with her challenges very much at all, but I did appreciate her and all that she brought to the blog world. And a few years ago I even told her that i felt her daily flower challenge #FOTD) brought so much beauty to the blogosphere – and that was special.
I hope you are having a nice week so far
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I am sure your comment made her feel very special Yvette. I am having a nice week so far – we were supposed to have severe weather and it never made it to Southeast Michigan thankfully. There was some bad weather in the Midwest and we were to be on the tail end of the tornadoes, hail, 60 mph wind and rain – whew.
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I am glad the bad weather missed your area this time
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Me too Yvette – they start warning us about the bad weather a few days ahead, so the worry sets in prematurely. I was never such a weather worrier in my life as I am with this erratic weather.
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Lovely.
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Thank you Barbara. I planted three Clematises for my mom who liked them. The other ones were solid lavender and dark purple, but this was my favorite.
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