Comments on: things that are blooming today

By: jody

jody — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:25:16 +0000

I love Bob’s world. Too cute!

By: Jonna

Jonna — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:58:29 +0000

Teresa, I have a Panasonic FZ30, it’s a couple years old. It’s plenty for my skill level but it isn’t a DSLR. It has a 12x zoom which I could use more if I had a better tripod and it has the anti-jitter software that helps me use the zoom at all. I like that feature, I have it in a pair of binoculars as well and it really works. I sometimes play with the curves or levels a bit in photoshop, mostly with the fish in water pics.

The coleus wilts a bit every afternoon in the sun but it bounces back when the sun moves on. I think the sun is why it has such rusty colors, which I really like. It’s getting so large now that it keeps falling over, I’ve got it staked and hope it will stay until after my son’s visit this week. It sits outside the guest room and adds so much to the entry. After he leaves I think I’ll have to cut it back. It also is infested with white flies that I have to do something about.

Our dive friend had a down turn but they have now moved him to a private hospital and I think they are going to medivac him to the US later this week. He has a long road to recovery and a lot of life changes but he’s awake and alert and aware, what he does now is up to him. At least he is stable enough to be moved and taken back to the US near his family.

By: teresa freeburn

teresa freeburn — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:21:14 +0000

what kind of camera do you have? those flower pictures are awesome. i’m surprised the coleus can take so much sun. i have a similar one and the leaves curled when it was outside. i brought it in and it is doing better, the leaves look normal now.

hope your dive friend is doing better. it is a miracle he survived. if not for friends, he might not be around today.

teresa in lake stevens

By: Jonna

Jonna — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:36:15 +0000

Thanks for the compliments on the pics. I’m trying to take some pictures every week of what is blooming or looking nice. It will also help me to remember how things have grown and what season they look good.

Sharon, hi! Of course I do remember Susan and Ann, if you see them again tell them hello from Mimi and I. It is a small, small world really.

By: Sharon O'Day

Sharon O'Day — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:42:01 +0000

Jonna, haven’t been in touch since making an offer on a house on 57, but am in Santa Fe, NM, and met a woman who said she and her partner live wherever their RV is. I asked her about that, and mentioned you two. She said, “You mean Jonna?” Susan and Ann say ‘hi’ … seems you all met about 4 years ago in the Midwest and have the same RVs … small world, no? I’ll give her your blog address!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:36:42 +0000

Beautiful flowers and great photos!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:42:26 +0000

Jonna Love that you gave Bob your betta a mirror friend… too cool. Your flowers and plants are beautiful.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:46:04 +0000

Very pretty.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:22:01 +0000

Thanks for sharing a bit of your world. I live in a dusty, arid city in Honduras. I can’t wait to get out of this apartment and grow stuff. I love the post!

By: Jan Baines

Jan Baines — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:25:59 +0000

Spectacular photos! Thanks for sharing.