My mother was a farm wife and a prodigious canner. She canned fruit and vegetables from the garden, even occasionally meat. But the best thing that she canned, in my opinion, was blackberry jam. Even as I type those words my mouth waters! Of course, before she could make that jam, somebody had to pick the blackberries. And that somebody was quite often named Dorothy. I think Seamus Heaney might have spent some time among the briars plucking those delicious black fruits as well, so he would have known that "Once off the bush the fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour." They don't keep; you have to get that jam made in a hurry! Blackberry-Picking by Seamus Heaney Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green, hard as a knot. You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet Like thickened wine: summer's blood was in it Leaving stains upon the tongue and lust ...
Love your amaryllis and roses. Specially 'Peggy Martin' is marvellous and it appears to be a grandiflora if i am correct. Beautiful blog you got.
ReplyDelete'Peggy Martin' is a special rose. It is famous for having survived Hurricane Katrina in 2008 in a garden in New Orleans where it was totally submerged in salt water for several days. The plant not only survived but actually bloomed a few months later. Cuttings of that rose were sold as a fundraiser to help victims of Katrina. My plant is one of those.
DeleteOh i love your hippeastrum specially that first one. I posted one hybrid prior to this post, but i don't have its ID. I only have 5 kinds with me, but buying online is difficult for us here, although i got 3 of them from exchange. Happy bloomday!...Andrea
ReplyDeleteI get amaryllises for Christmas every year and I plant them in my garden after they are finished blooming. They do very well here and continue to bloom for years. Unfortunately, I don't have the variety names of many of my amaryllises but I love the nameless things anyway!
DeleteBeautiful blooms! I especially love the roses!
ReplyDeleteHappy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Lea
Roses are always among our favorites, aren't they, Lea? Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteOh my gosh, that little frog is the cutest thing, all cuddled up! You have beautiful amaryllises.
ReplyDeleteI do love my amphibians!
DeleteYour April blooms are lovely, especially the roses and yellow cestrum. You have so much color going on in your garden! I enjoyed the visit!
ReplyDeleteThat yellow cestrum is a real winner. It is in almost continuous bloom right up until our first frost, usually in early December and it is very attractive to butterflies and pollinators.
DeleteI didn't have a favorite. Each was a favorite in a way. Loved the treefrog. Loved the roses. Loved the bluebonnets. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Alana.
DeleteBeautiful, wonderful flowers! Your "pinkbonnet" is lovely. Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed sifting through your blooms. :)
ReplyDeleteI rather like the pink bonnet, too. There are always a few among my bluebonnets each year.
DeleteI'm amazed at your Amaryllises grown in the ground! I have one in a pot but it is not cooperating this year. All your flowers are lovely, I've always wanted a Molineux but haven't connected with one yet, such a lovely full yellow. I really miss the bluebonnets and other spring Texas wildflowers.
ReplyDeleteTexas wildflowers have really put on a show this year, Hannah. Bluebonnets, Indian paint brush, coreopsis, primrose, fleabane - everything has just really outdone itself. It has been a sight to behold.
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