tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post1765942594972269792..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Shutter Snapping, Spraying & ShoppingAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-79913231117751873652008-10-05T23:04:00.000-05:002008-10-05T23:04:00.000-05:00Thanks for the photo tour. I truly enjoyed it. I...Thanks for the photo tour. I truly enjoyed it. It reminded me that tonight my moonflower has three blossoms all together in a group on top of the pergola. Beautiful.<BR/><BR/>My favorite photo was the gecko. How adorable he is!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your camera. I sure enjoyed what you did with it.healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-78867593765466272162008-10-05T01:00:00.000-05:002008-10-05T01:00:00.000-05:00I have a 2-CD set of garden songs that my friend R...I have a 2-CD set of garden songs that my friend Ron made for me. I want to listen to yours, but can't tonight. I will be back. So cool that you write them. I have a lot of clematis but none of them have ever had that problem--the bumps are strangely regular!<BR/><BR/>Th garden looks great.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-82375751504368456642008-10-04T22:11:00.000-05:002008-10-04T22:11:00.000-05:00I hear you about the rain? How long has it been, ...I hear you about the rain? How long has it been, I don't even remember. Just looked and saw we have a chance of rain coming up in a week- but who knows if that forecast will hold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-27687021608589439322008-10-03T17:03:00.000-05:002008-10-03T17:03:00.000-05:00Ooh that night flash photo turned out impressive i...Ooh that night flash photo turned out impressive indeed!Rosemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286254322888159442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-71641100777973090382008-10-03T16:32:00.000-05:002008-10-03T16:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for stopping by my site, Annie. I like you...Thanks for stopping by my site, Annie. <BR/><BR/>I like your beautiful blog a lot, it looks like you've got many cool things going for you. I'd love to have a listen to your botanically-based songs some time. Don't be too quick to judge them as being too specific - you never know! The reason I'm writing a musical around my songs is they are pretty specific too. Can't fit them into Nashville so I'm fitting them into something that works best for me!<BR/><BR/>I'm jazzed about said musical, got some good ideas on the plot-line today. Parts of it are still nebulous but my ah-ha moment today was that it'll be set at an outdoor cafe. Yay!<BR/><BR/>Best to you.<BR/>JannieJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-74575214213439520022008-10-03T13:15:00.000-05:002008-10-03T13:15:00.000-05:00Annie, I have not grown clematis, sorry.I'm in Aus...Annie, I have not grown clematis, sorry.<BR/><BR/>I'm in Austin too, originally from Canada, and the Neal Sperry book was my bible when I began the Zone 8 quest.<BR/><BR/>Almost time to put in pansies, my favorite flowers!! Gotta love this zone.<BR/><BR/>Found your blog by the "songwriting" tag on Blogger, as I write songs too and how serendipitous you're in Austin.<BR/><BR/>JannieJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-57370983921851726872008-10-02T08:10:00.000-05:002008-10-02T08:10:00.000-05:00Annie, I think it depends on how many thrips there...Annie, I think it depends on how many thrips there are. On the daylilies, especially the light-colored ones and if there aren't too many thrips, you never even notice a problem once the flower is opened. The buds though, have those weird projections all over them.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-62259661205339991032008-10-01T14:30:00.000-05:002008-10-01T14:30:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, Some flowers are next to impossible to ...Hi Annie, Some flowers are next to impossible to photograph. Your idea of night flashing is a good one! Maybe I can capture the salvias that keep hiding their beauty in blurry faced photos... gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-60211679577678548172008-10-01T11:12:00.000-05:002008-10-01T11:12:00.000-05:00Annie: I will send you some rain...it has been rai...Annie: I will send you some rain...it has been raining here for about a week! Love those photos especially the yellow Salvia madrensis because it is so dramatic. My moonflowers are fading from the lowering light levels and the coolness but I did enjoy them this summer. So white!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-42141744977067766222008-10-01T10:17:00.000-05:002008-10-01T10:17:00.000-05:00MMD - now I see one or two bumps on other buds so ...<B>MMD</B> - now I see one or two bumps on other buds so the symmetry may have been coincidental. <BR/><BR/>I noticed that the Hoja santa flowers also resemble their houseplant cousins the Peperomias. <BR/><BR/>Thank you <B>Cindy from Katy</B>! I haven't seen runners on the Salvia but will watch out for them. Whether it survives winter here is another question! <BR/><BR/><B>Entangled</B>, wouldn't thrips shrivel the buds and stop them from opening? The flower was full-sized. <BR/>Thanks for the lime advice - hope I can get it to grow enough to snitch some leaves! <BR/><BR/>Thanks <B>Robin of Nesting Place</B> - the Moonflower photo surprised me! I have a terrible time taking white flowers in the daytime here, and the advice about overcast days is useless this year. I might try taking other white flowers with the night flash.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for adding me back to your list! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Morning Glories in Round Rock</B> - the gecko was so high up and so tiny that I couldn't see his fingers until I downloaded the photo onto the computer - a fun surprise. <BR/>There aren't any antique malls in my past, but you're not the first person to think we've met before, although sometimes it turned out they lived in Texas and I was still in Illinois at the time! Guess I just have one of those 'mom' kinds of faces? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-6823037831955630642008-10-01T09:22:00.000-05:002008-10-01T09:22:00.000-05:00I loved the little camera-shy gecko! Your Clematis...I loved the little camera-shy gecko! Your Clematis is very dramatic in spite of the "bumps". I wonder if it is some kind of fungus? Your moonflower is heavenly. I have it on my ever-growing list of things to plant next year.<BR/><BR/>I have a personal question. Feel free to not answer, if you don't want to...Did you ever work at an antique mall? I could swear (I know, I know, I shouldn't)I know you and worked with you AGES ago.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-28307643398166598242008-09-30T21:09:00.000-05:002008-09-30T21:09:00.000-05:00Great job on your pictures, especially the moonflo...Great job on your pictures, especially the moonflower! White is difficult to photograph especially at night.<BR/><BR/>It has been a crazy, busy summer and I haven't been blogging or visiting as much as I'd like. I'm not sure how my blogroll got so messed up but somehow your blog was accidentally deleted as was several other favorites. I became dependent on Blotanical for blog updates and didn't notice until now that you had been deleted too. I have added you back now. Sorry about that.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-64137069536578419642008-09-30T08:18:00.000-05:002008-09-30T08:18:00.000-05:00Do thrips feed on Clematis? That looks a lot like...Do thrips feed on Clematis? That looks a lot like the bumps I see on daylily buds from thrips. Never that tidy and symmetrical though.<BR/><BR/>Kaffir limes are tough plants, or at least mine is. I leave it in the unheated garage all winter and it never complains. The flavor of the leaves is intriguing - we use them on chicken wings and on top of some Thai curries.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-45036740182948902822008-09-29T18:19:00.000-05:002008-09-29T18:19:00.000-05:00Annie, those are absolutely smashing night shots! ...Annie, those are absolutely smashing night shots! Wow, wow, wow. I have Salvia madrensis in several places but I have yet to find a spot where it seems really happy. Or maybe it's that I have yet to find a spot where I'm happy with IT! Mine send out runners which turn into baby plants. Lancashire Rose/Jenny, I'd be happy to bring you some on my next trip to Austin.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-21524801624608882602008-09-29T14:31:00.000-05:002008-09-29T14:31:00.000-05:00MMD, about an hour ago I cut the bumps apart on a ...<B>MMD</B>, about an hour ago I cut the bumps apart on a few petals and found nothing inside. Maybe it's like an allergic human getting hives? <BR/><BR/><B>Kathy at Cold Climate</B> - clicking your took me directly to your page. Hope you can help Dee! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-13832522887486417702008-09-29T13:14:00.000-05:002008-09-29T13:14:00.000-05:00Hi, Annie. This is a test. I'm trying to help Dee....Hi, Annie. This is a test. I'm trying to help Dee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-80586143014984287142008-09-29T12:59:00.000-05:002008-09-29T12:59:00.000-05:00If it isn't Earwig damage, it's weird bumps on the...If it isn't Earwig damage, it's weird bumps on the Clematis bloom. Because the marks are so symmetrical, I suspect some sort of mechanical damage during bud formation, possibly caused by an insect, but it sure is a mystery.<BR/>That is one funky flower on the Hoja. It almost reminds me of an Arum. Your photos are so wonderful, but I especially like the peeping Gecko. It's so cute.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-86423224495807094522008-09-29T10:05:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:05:00.000-05:00Hello NancyBond-it's a relief when that clematis h...Hello <B>NancyBond</B>-it's a relief when that clematis has revived each fall - they don't like our summers!<BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Red Dirt Dee</B> - thank you. I didn't think about okra but it does have that shape. <BR/><BR/>Thank you <B>GardenGirl</B>. When I download the photos there are always surprises that I can't see with my own eyes. <BR/><BR/>Until we moved to Texas nine years ago, Mockingbirds were just something I'd seen in bird books, <B>Tina</B>. It was fun to catch a photo of one. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Diana</B> - thank you! The seller told me the Lime should stay in a container and come inside...your experience confirms that advice, and that soup sounds wonderful. <BR/><BR/>The gecko may have felt safe since he was about 10-feet up, <B>Lisa at Greenbow</B>. The geckos at eye level ran before I could focus. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for liking my photos,<B>Pam at Digging</B> - we all love yours! I'm having fun with that moonflower. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Tabor</B>. I didn't want that old EasyShare to break, but must admit the new one is fun. Good luck with moonflowers next year. <BR/><BR/>Welcome <B>Anonymous</B>. I'm sorry the S madrensis didn't live through your winter. What zone are you in? The websites suggest this Salvia can survive zone 8 and I'm in 8B so have fingers crossed.<BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Prairie Rose</B>! Salvia madrensis is from the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico and it's an annual in the north. I think people take cuttings to root and overwinter. <BR/>The Kaffir Lime will also come inside. My zone 8B garden is on the edge of the safe zone for the Hoja Santa so you're out of luck on that one, too. <BR/>The gecko didn't speak in an Australian accent!<BR/><BR/>Scale I would recognize. The bumps don't appear to be anything extraneous, <B>Vertie</B>, but structural. More like the stretch marks made if you pressed a pencil point into a thin plastic film without actually puncturing it. Maybe something lived inside and emerged when the bud opened? <BR/>Sorry about the hoja santa - was it in the ground? If it had time to make runners you might be surprised to see shoots far away from the original plant! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments, <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-61939810488776279562008-09-29T08:38:00.000-05:002008-09-29T08:38:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, I think that might be scale but it's awf...Hi Annie, I think that might be scale but it's awfully hard for me to tell without a specimen. You knew that was coming, right? Were you able to pick one of the spots off? Was it a scaly (no pun intended) covering? Could you pull it open?<BR/><BR/>However, like Carol said, that is an awfully symmetical alignment.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3f9u3d<BR/><BR/>My Hoja Santa bit the dust this summer. Yours look great, and I'm sure it smells wonderful.vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-20151833883453262552008-09-29T07:31:00.000-05:002008-09-29T07:31:00.000-05:00Your night photos certainly are dramatic. I've ne...Your night photos certainly are dramatic. I've never seen a salvia that would grow that tall! It's always interesting to see some of the unusual--to me--things growing in your Austin garden, Annie. The Hoja Santa as well as the Kaffir lime sound very exotic; I don't think they would grow in my Illinois garden. And the only geckos we see are in TV commercials:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-89562824621632887132008-09-29T06:41:00.000-05:002008-09-29T06:41:00.000-05:00My salvia madrensis was killed the first winter it...My salvia madrensis was killed the first winter it saw and that was not a very cold one either. Pretty yes, but I think it would be better in a pot if you want to keep it.<BR/>Wish I could manage a camera like that regardless of the brand of camera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-7525225173032882872008-09-29T04:32:00.000-05:002008-09-29T04:32:00.000-05:00You got some great pictures. I am glad you are en...You got some great pictures. I am glad you are enjoying digital photography. I tried to get moonflowers this year but plants and seeds were all gone by the time I shopped...maybe next year.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-67132373827690398042008-09-29T01:43:00.000-05:002008-09-29T01:43:00.000-05:00You've definitely got the knack for the night phot...You've definitely got the knack for the night photos, Annie. And your day ones are mighty nice too. I'm still wowed by the moonflower vine. I took a few pics of mine this evening, but I haven't uploaded them yet to see whether they turned out. Thanks for the link, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-50313532771406942142008-09-28T20:29:00.000-05:002008-09-28T20:29:00.000-05:00Your night photos are great Annie. That gecko seem...Your night photos are great Annie. That gecko seems to be playing peek-a-boo with you. It is a great idea to picture light colored blooms during the night. The dark background makes them pop.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-67533748383739271162008-09-28T20:06:00.000-05:002008-09-28T20:06:00.000-05:00Annie - Let me say first that your photos with the...Annie - Let me say first that your photos with the new camera are great. I love the night photo of the Forsythia Sage - wow - that's impressive. You did get a good deal on the Kafir Lime tree - I used to have one in the ground but lost it last winter - love to put the leaves in Thai soup with noodles and peppers and cilantro and shrimp!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.com