Collage of My Hummybirds

Empty Nest

...my little baby hummingbirds have fledged...it's been awhile now but I miss seeing them--as eggs, as hatchlings, going from tiny little fuzz balls to spiky darlings that barely fit together in the nest...

and I miss the little momma the most...

...but I hear the sound of her--zipping and zooming about, and it makes me stop and wonder...

where she is...what she is doing...how her little babies are making it out there in the big wide world...

and mostly importantly--I wonder, when will she be back?

linking

soooo...I think I am in the process of linking my facebook with this blog...

I said in my description that I would have a lot more in the blog than just my daily quote....hmmm...seems like I just gave myself a challenge

...alrriiiight then...let's see how it goes

Quote & Note

"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies." ~Gertrude Jekyll

*no quote or blog writing tomorrow...tomorrow is my birthday and I'll be busy relaxing/celebrating/enjoying the day and hopefully winning at bingo.....

HaHaHaHaHa

Quote of the Day:

"Earth laughs in flower." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

strawbs!

The best way to eat a strawberry? (and I mean the best)...

...dip it in sour cream and brown sugar...

Holy crap--delish!

...I can't wait for these to grow...

Romeo Romeo

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." ~William Shakespeare

Daily Quote...

...for all of us that live in this day and age of buildings, smog, and too much technology....:

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." ~Greek proverb

Let's plant some trees people!

...by the way...did you know that every major city in the U.S. has a large park of some sort...(Central, Golden Gate, Balboa, etc...)...a breath of fresh air if you ask me...

What others can you name??

Daily Quote and *Bonus* Fact

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." ~Abraham Lincoln

I happen to really like this quote.

Here's a fun fact for ya....ol' Abe's wife--Mary Todd Lincoln--happened to be a bit of a 'husband beater'....

...somewhat interesting don't you think....?

QUOTE

"Just because you've only got houseplants doesn't mean you don't have the gardening spirit - I look upon myself as an indoor gardener." ~Sara Moss-Wolfe

side note...everything green I've tried growing in my house has died....all except for one little succulent....it keeps growing like cray-zay....yeah buddy

Dear Kipling,

...oh how I love the way you write...

"Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing: -"Oh, how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade." ~Rudyard Kipling, "The Glory of the Garden"

Happy Friday everyone!

Tom-ay-to...Tom-ah-to

before and after

Quo-quo-quote!

"In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death."
~Sam Llewelyn

(Special shout-out to The Quote Garden...the site that provides me with most of my gardening themed quotes....thanks bunches!)

Your Daily Dose of Quote

"You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt."
~Author Unknown

..the thought comes to me that many a trouble can be buried when outdoors, in the sunshine (with SPF 30 of course), breathing in the crisp cool breeze....aaaahhhh...I can feel it now...

thank you Southern California--for making it more than 60 degrees on the 3rd day of February....!

Quote of the Day

"There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling."
~Mirabel Osler

I especially find this quote refreshing in this day and age of hussle and bussle and technology and so many people annoyed with so many things.
I think it really is time to "stop and smell the roses"....or whatever might be blooming in your yard, your neighbor's yard, wherever.

Quote of the Day:

(sunnyflowers just starting to grow)

(...my fave by the way *hint*)

"Why try to explain miracles to your kids

when you can just have them plant a garden."

~Robert Brault

Quote of the Day

"When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant." ~Author Unknown


(...maybe I will try this tactic when I "weed" out my closet this week...)

Quote of the Day

"It pleases me to take amateur photographs of my garden, and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look professional". ~Robert Brault

as a fellow photog this quote is....aaaahhh...so very true

Quote of the Day

"The garden is the poor man's apothecary." ~German Proverb

Your New Plans For This Weekend

So...I just learned that January is "National Mail Order Gardening" month.

You know what that means people----January is almost over so you better hurry and order something "gardening" soon (perhaps this weekend...?). May I suggest something in the container gardening realm....like maybe a Perfect Patio Planter. Visit www.monkeypots.com today! Go now. Quick. Good job. I'm proud of you.

Lettuce Be Friends

Quote of the Day: "It's pronounced 'Romaine', like the lettuce." ~Rebecca Romijn Stamos

Updates

Have been doing a lot of work in the networking department...also some announcements to make---check out the website ( http://monkeypots.com )....we are running a pre-spring special on the Perfect Patio Planter

Quote of the Day:

"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly." ~Anonymous

Endless Possibilites

The 3-in-1 Perfect Patio Planter is extremely versatile. I can't say it enough that the planter is ideal for all kinds foliage--from the edible to the downright pretty. Here are some more photos of it in action.....any questions? Email me at.... amanda@monkeypots.com

I'm A Pepper, You're A Pepper...

I'm Back

Well, I didn't think I would see the day that I would return to the land o'blog....but alas...the day is here. HOWever....I returned for a good reason...to help promote an awesome container gardening product....I promise all the 411 in the near future. Also....stay tuned for all kinds of fun

hodge-podge....

*muah*