Monday, August 17, 2009

...4'o-clock & Human velcro!

You KNOW it's going to be one of 'those' days, when it's Monday morning, on your way to work, and the weather person on the radio declares a 'Human Velcro Warning' for the day! Yes. Us Northerners are heat-wimps. I personally LOVE the heat, but when heading to work in a no-A.C. building, I tend to just wilt.

While surfing the blogs today, I had another "WOW! I've got/collect ___" moment. The item of the day was 'Four O'clock' flowers. PROTECTOR OF VINTAGE was trying to grow them with no luck in the flowering department. Since I lack for ANY motivation in this heat.... I thought I would show photos of our Four O'clocks...

...more Fours...



...and Rose of Sharon...


...and Roses...



...and Phlox...


...and ?...
AND, guess what I found peaking out amongst the green...

Despite the heat, Fall can't be far off if the Japanese Lanterns are turning orange!!

5 comments:

icandy... said...

Human velcro~ That's hilarious!!! Those flowers are stunning, also because of the talent behind the camera! Have a great day!
Hugs!

Shara said...

That's it - I'm coming up there to see that gorgeous yard of yours!

Protector of Vintage said...

Love your blog! I am especially happy to have found a fellow collector of sweater guards/clips, although I only have three!! Can't find them around here. My four o'clocks finally opened-up this week. This is the first year we have grown them and we are enjoying their beautiful colors. Have a nice day!

svelteSTUFF said...

P.of V. - THANKS for stopping by so that I could properly credit the Four O'clock reference!!

Lisa & Gerald said...

Hi there..I found your blog from Danny Seo..What a great guy he is...Love your blog too..Great flowers lots of colour too..Im from St.Thomas, Ont.Canada....Oh please send some warth our way..We had a lot of rain the whole summer..It's driving me crazy..We had a few warm days this month..
and falls in he air..Oh dear..I love all the seasons ..But it's going to be colder sooner then we know it...Well hope you have a great day..Stop by my blog and say Hi....