A photographer with a real camera, capturing the beautiful lotus blossoms. This area of the park is usually pretty deserted, but on this evening the photogs were swarming.
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August 18th, 2010
There’s an abundance of lotus flowers in the pond at Green Spring Gardens this summer…more than I’ve ever seen before, and we’ve been visiting there for the past 15 years. The park was one of Emma’s, and now Lucy’s, favorite rabbit and deer hunting grounds. This photo was taken as clouds passed over the setting sun, so it doesn’t have the golden glow cast upon the lotus flower here, which just happened to post on the morning my father passed away. Titled Silent Sunday: Padma, W, who had been maintaining the blog and was visiting his own family out-of-town, had set it to auto post well before learning about my dad. He categorized it as “nature,” which was obvious, but also as “seeking peace,” which also made sense considering padma’s meaning. When a commenter asked what padma meant, W answered, “Padma is Sanskrit and Tibetan for lotus. It’s one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhist teaching. I thought it was appropriate for a serene Silent Sunday post.” In light of my father’s passing, seeking peace is apt even more so, and I’m happy that the lotus blossom kinda symbolizes that day on the blog. Much ado about nothing, really, ‘cept weaving like threads into a tidy memory.
July 27th, 2010
Lucifer…not only a perennial, which attracts hummingbirds and makes for beautiful cut flowers, but also one of Lucy’s many nicknames. It’s reserved for those times when she gets a case of the meanies and insists on sneak attacks late at night, usually on our feet. Crazy dog.
July 23rd, 2010
It’s big, it’s purple, it’s fancy, and I’m pretty certain it’s clematis. Found not far from this pink clematis blossom in Green Spring Gardens, they could very well be related. They live just across the garden from each other. It is still very hot here and may be in the 100′s tomorrow, which may curb the urge to bike. We did a 12-mile utilitarian ride yesterday evening to pick up some fresh green beans from a family friend’s garden, and it wasn’t too bad. But today…holy cow. We almost expired. I’m ready to join those kids in the water parks. Hope everyone is staying cool, and if you happen to have decent weather, keep it to yourself…no bragging! :o)
June 1st, 2010
My grandmother, my dad’s mom, would’ve been 106 today. I wrote a little bit about her here, on this day, one year ago. She loved flowers and actually grew purple allium in her yard. After she passed away, my cousins, sister and I carefully dug up some of her irises, tiger lilies, gladiolas and allium and divided them amongst ourselves since we hadn’t yet learned the fate of her property. We wanted to make sure that they were kept in the family and were cared for as she had done for decades. This is a similar blossom from nearby Green Spring Gardens. I don’t think she’d mind me showing a stand-in flower instead of her own. My yard doesn’t provide the sun that they need. I do have a bed of her purple irises, but have yet to capture a nice photo of them…I’m either out of town when they bloom or my photographic skills fail me. I’ll keep trying, though. Happy Birthday, N.
May 18th, 2010
This post isn’t so much about the actions of an irreverent Facebooker as it is about thanking a Facebook friend for nipping an icky situation in the bud. Although I’m quite the pollyanna when it comes to netiquette, I do realize that there’s a lot of immature and meanie behavior out there. Being a peaceful sort, I usually shy away from confrontation and raisin’ a ruckus, so I’ve pretty much stayed under the online radar, which is why I was surprised recently by the unprovoked insolence of a Facebook friend’s friend. First, a little about my Facebook “friend”…I’ve never met this 20-something guy, but was, eons ago, close with his father. I imagine that, to the poor kid’s dismay, he was convinced to friend me so his dad could have a peephole into my life. That’s fine. If he happens to see anything of interest here, I do hope he shares! So, his kid, my virtual friend, recently posted an article on the BP spill…lots of conflicting data about the actual amount of oil being spilled into the ocean each day. It was a good article, so I used the “like” button. Then, one of his friends posted a comment directed at me, and what it lacked in humor, it made up for in meanness, and it was even kinda embarrassing…something to the effect that if I “liked” that then I was, in his words, “retarded,” and he hoped the spill’s repercussions would some day rise up, walk land and wreak havoc on my person…and that’s putting it delicately. This guy doesn’t know me at all, and his rant on me wasn’t even on point. So, thanks go out to my Facebook friend whom, remember, I don’t even know, but who deleted his friend’s wacked comment and let me know in so many words that I needn’t worry about it happening again. He may’ve done it out of respect for his dad or just because he’s that kinda guy, but no matter, I’m grateful to him for removing it. There’s enough ugliness out there. I understand wisecracking and being obnoxious with friends, as I’m definitely not above any of that stuff, but what’s the point of dissing a complete stranger? I really think he thought he was funny, but believe me, he was no comedian. Age doesn’t necessarily immunize folks from being rude, but here’s hoping that this guy grows out of it. 
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