SkyWatch Friday, Fertilizer Friday, Seven Days - Seven Answers

SKYWATCH FRIDAY:

Oh how I love this picture!  When I looked up and saw that, my mind just went ballistic thinking of all the things it looked like, or brought to mind, or could be.  Where does it take you?

FERTILIZER FRIDAY:
Oh thank God it's Spring!  After making it through our uncharacteristic long cold spells, we found some of our flora still living, and some actually thriving.  The peach tree especially seemed to enjoy the cold.

The white Bird of Paradise plants just keeping popping out blooms.  What is really the most eye-catching feature of them is the blue on one of the petals of each bloom, but it's a powder blue sort of and you can't really see it from the distance and these are TALL plants!  You are probably used to seeing the colorful Bird of Paradise plants, the ones that look like showy parrots.  The whites are quite different.  Did you know that when they are young, it is almost impossible to tell a white Bird of Paradise from a Traveller's Palm?  Also, there is what looks like a miniature regular (not white) Bird of Paradise plant, that is called heliconia - more common and easy to come by.

The nectarine tree is lagging behind the peach, but doing quite well.  This shot is particularly intense if you enlarge it.

I planted some patio tomatoes and some peppers in pots this year, so I can more easily control the heat/drought/sun and they're coming along well too

There are many more things to see, but I'll show you more next time.  Happy gardening.

SEVEN DAYS - SEVEN ANSWERS:
Friday, March 19, 2010

Bedrest
So I Have This Friend: Give your best advice to this friend.
So I have this friend... She is stuck basically on bedrest for most days. She is absolutely through with television. What book, DVD, or other creative idea would you suggest to her to help pass the time and keep from going crazier than she already is?


I cannot imagine being stuck on bedrest, but if I were, the first thing I would turn to would be audio books, unabridged audio books.  If my friend had the same taste I do, I would suggest the Mitford Series by Jan Karon, all of them, in order, and only the unabridged ones.  Then, The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, which is the most amazing book I have ever read. And then on to the crime stories I love so much - too many to suggest here.  Throw in some Stephen King and some Maeve Binchy - yes, I have conflicting tastes : )  Since I am usually a multi-tasker, I would also suggest knitting, crocheting, making cards, scrapbooking, taking courses on line, teaching myself some software so I could become an expert and teach it on line, learning and using photo manipulation software.  Many of the crafts that can be done on bedrest (like the knitting/crocheting) can be donated to very worthy causes when they start to pile up : )  Some light exercise while in bed would be a good use of time too, if it's possible.

That's it for me today.  If you would care to join in on the fun on any of these great memes, please check over on the sidebar for the appropriate button and click on over there.  Peace.  B : )



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