tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post3410004065948342995..comments2024-03-09T13:19:49.767-05:00Comments on House of Lime: Signs of Springlimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-44401124356671238972008-05-09T21:03:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:03:00.000-04:00Beautiful flowers! Lots of lovely flowers! Love th...Beautiful flowers! Lots of lovely flowers! Love them. Love the names of some of them too!<BR/><BR/>The fern is a fantastic shot. Really good. And Seventh Sister is right - the bluebells are the grape hyacinth bluebell. (So you are right too - they are still bluebells!)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-46178245282790802772008-05-08T12:14:00.000-04:002008-05-08T12:14:00.000-04:00How on EARTH did I miss this post? WOW, you have ...How on EARTH did I miss this post? WOW, you have a way with a camera! Love those beauties - I have lilacs in my yard and although they didn't have many, their blooms were sweet.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-89166007157446640812008-05-07T15:46:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:46:00.000-04:00The bluebells look like grape hythicents...lupines...The bluebells look like grape hythicents...lupines have white on top of the bloom. I'll be these are about 5-8 inches tall and have a sweet smell somewhat like the scent of violets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354299078292553141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-75966046839334373912008-05-07T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:43:00.000-04:00Just beautiful .. :-DarylJust beautiful .. <BR/><BR/>:-<A HREF="http://onthem104.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Daryl</A>Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-54267733588631869882008-05-07T06:14:00.000-04:002008-05-07T06:14:00.000-04:00They are beautiful & Spring is definitely in the a...They are beautiful & Spring is definitely in the air.<BR/>The hyacinths are Grape hyacinths & spread like fury. They are all so pretty. Great pictures.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-4765171718696415562008-05-06T23:41:00.000-04:002008-05-06T23:41:00.000-04:00Wow! You are way ahead of us here. My hydrageas a...Wow! You are way ahead of us here. My hydrageas are just starting to unfurl some leaves, nothing even near flowers yet. i love the fern picture too! Sweetness. Thanks for the little ray of spring.Moosekahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996677781862155900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-25618895432367659032008-05-06T22:36:00.000-04:002008-05-06T22:36:00.000-04:00Just had to look at those flowers again!Just had to look at those flowers again!jilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178696064979853189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-20023306330957439572008-05-06T20:02:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:02:00.000-04:00cooper, rock on, i knew i could count on you.solit...cooper, rock on, i knew i could count on you.<BR/><BR/>solitaire, you mean there is someone who knows LESS than ME about plants?<BR/><BR/>theresa, thank you. i'd love to see what you've got blooming in spain!<BR/><BR/>phain, highway beautification, thank you ladybird johnson!<BR/><BR/>sheri, no worries on the names, as you see i just make up names for the ones i don't know<BR/><BR/>rob, i'm suddenly feeling a bit mesmerized myself....<BR/><BR/>tim, thankee:)<BR/><BR/>fred, oooh, show me what you do with those ideas<BR/><BR/>david, can i make a collect fern call for more photography tips?<BR/><BR/>san, i woudl have thought spring had sprung long ago in your part of the world. glad to dazzle you though:)<BR/><BR/>btexpress, that's a sure sign!<BR/><BR/>m, yep, just in the past week the lilacs have come out<BR/><BR/>signgurl, thanks :)<BR/><BR/>intracerebral, you're not alone. i take pictures of even weirder things than this. bugs, doorknobs, rocks, treee bark...limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-65407754577312176392008-05-06T19:47:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:47:00.000-04:00Beautiful. I thought I was the only crazy person w...Beautiful. I thought I was the only crazy person walking around taking pictures of people's plants.Lorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280051930892497967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-27115976220012917512008-05-06T19:24:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:24:00.000-04:00Those are breathtaking pictures!Those are breathtaking pictures!SignGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637199338513235368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-33652845647226282152008-05-06T19:03:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:03:00.000-04:00great pictures! the lilacs are already blooming? m...great pictures! the lilacs are already blooming? my lilac bush is like the little engine that could! it has small purple sprouts but that is about it.(M)aryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753777348163655324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-78206689333188278542008-05-06T19:01:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:01:00.000-04:00I love the Spring. My lilacs are ready to bust ou...I love the Spring. My lilacs are ready to bust out any day.BTExpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804441027821927177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-52586672331210273752008-05-06T18:23:00.000-04:002008-05-06T18:23:00.000-04:00Limus Ignoramus Blanca. An apt name for a stunnin...Limus Ignoramus Blanca. An apt name for a stunning beauty!<BR/><BR/>All of these images dazzle. Love the bluebells. Love the forsythia. Love the dogwood. Spring is late getting here and you're making me salivate for it.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-27998847899588359502008-05-06T18:07:00.000-04:002008-05-06T18:07:00.000-04:00Love the bleeding heart picture. And the fern too ...Love the bleeding heart picture. And the fern too - ET fern home, indeed!david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-26484283379640039982008-05-06T17:51:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:51:00.000-04:00I like obedient shrubs. I'm also an obsessive wee...I like obedient shrubs. I'm also an obsessive weed picker, too.<BR/><BR/>Loved all the shots...you gave me a few good gardening ideas!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-86225853376861958242008-05-06T17:23:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:23:00.000-04:00Great shots!Great shots!~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-47304788612667489802008-05-06T15:57:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:57:00.000-04:00I am mesmerized by the delicate, soft, pink, petal...I am mesmerized by the delicate, soft, pink, petals opening to my intent gaze, their dewy folds beckoning me, their intoxicating fragrance teasing my senses, making me want to taste the sweet nectar...<BR/><BR/>And, as for "bushy versus neatly trimmed", while there is something primal and untamed about anything growing wild and unkempt, I rather prefer the neatly trimmed look...<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait a second! This isn't <I>that</I> kind of blog, is it??! Never mind... ;-)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074914356054232049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-80340895097217782992008-05-06T15:24:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:24:00.000-04:00*clapping hands rapidly togetherPretty! Pretty! Pr...*clapping hands rapidly together<BR/><BR/>Pretty! Pretty! Pretty!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing the aweseom pictures. I wish I could help you out with the names you didn't know.Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543916613150464407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-86480569355778267572008-05-06T14:58:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:58:00.000-04:00i've been driving along i-75 in the south and even...i've been driving along i-75 in the south and even though i know they are just weeds, there have been the prettiest ?flowers? all along the shoulders of the highway. the brightest pink and the goldest yellow i've seen in a long time. made that long boring drive a bit more cheerful.Phainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205655828846129039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-68233436280490701892008-05-06T14:38:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:38:00.000-04:00I love Spring, and those pics are fabulous. What ...I love Spring, and those pics are fabulous. What variety you have over there, and quite a talent for getting great shots. :)Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-53314738670420717502008-05-06T14:26:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:26:00.000-04:00pretty flowers!!! you know more names and types th...pretty flowers!!! you know more names and types than I do... oh and anything wild is my vote!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-54212166516859893552008-05-06T13:58:00.000-04:002008-05-06T13:58:00.000-04:00Wild and free...always...especially forsythias and...Wild and free...always...especially forsythias and azaleas...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-53150491750200347252008-05-06T13:51:00.000-04:002008-05-06T13:51:00.000-04:00beach bum, now that is a real pity that you have b...beach bum, now that is a real pity that you have been so busy<BR/><BR/>craver, very diplomatic and reasonable answer which strikes a nice balance. crab grass pre-emergent? crabgrass would be welcome, we live in the woods so pretty much all we have for a "lawn" is moss and weeds. as for the genus and species, that is the correct name for the plant within the lime botanical taxonomy.<BR/><BR/>mike, they are lovely. so nice to see you again!<BR/><BR/>embee, thanks:) i kinda figured you'd be a wild forsythia gal liek me ;)<BR/><BR/>lecram, you have my full sympathies, as a child my allergies were so horrendous i could barely tolerate being outside at all in spring.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-22195140296533582302008-05-06T13:17:00.000-04:002008-05-06T13:17:00.000-04:00As much as I like things that bloom... in these he...As much as I like things that bloom... in these here parts the volume does act up my allergies. I guess there is a price to pay for beauty, huh? <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17765202.post-6635864298962409662008-05-06T13:08:00.000-04:002008-05-06T13:08:00.000-04:00Bee-You-Tee-Full shots Lime!Who cares what they're...Bee-You-Tee-Full shots Lime!<BR/>Who cares what they're called, they're just so pretty to look at... I too am of the school that Forsythia's should be allowed to extend their branches wildly in a profusion of golden-yellow glory.EmBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724526923343865256noreply@blogger.com