A boring Tuesday
June 5th, 2007I almost feel hungover today, though I'm not sure why. I would be inclined to blame it on how hard I slept last night, but the cloudiness in my head started way before bedtime. Before bed, I sat down with my volumes of Barbara G. Walker's books, scanning through the pages, hoping to be inspired (and I was - slightly) by something to put together for my Sockapalooza Four socks. I quickly worked out a chart, changed it up a bit to incorporate ribbing, dug in my stash for some appropriate yarn for a test run and set out to cast on. Bleh. But sometimes that just happens with the the connection between the brain and the hands stuff.
I briefly thought about pulling Spring Things out of my ottoman but with the brain and hands stuff going on, I knew it wouldn't end well. SO, instead I pulled out the lace chart I had been working on weeks ago (you know where this is going, right?) Not even knitting, just tweaking the chart a bit, but the concentration just wasn't there.
Now to borrow phrases from Stephanie at Unwind, "For the horticulturally brilliant among you.. ", and my sweet, now talking, three year old Connor, "it is it?" Chances are its some sort of weed, but its the only one like it that I can find on our property..
The top picture, shows what appears to be something flowering? And I couldn't resist a shot, albeit a blurry one, of the little visitor resting on the plant. So, any ideas?
Around a year ago on this day..
- Thank you activist judges - 2006
June 5th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
That’s a peony you have there - not a weed ;o)
It’s possible that it isn’t flowering because it isn’t getting enough sun OR it might be too young…
June 6th, 2007 at 9:16 am
It’s a peony! I found one in my yard this year — nevermind that I’ve owned my house for 3 springs now — and until it flowered I had no idea! It may not be flowering due to not enough sun or if there are leaves caught under the plant. They are pretty resilient though — give it some TLC this year and next year you will end up with gorgeous HUGE flowers!
June 6th, 2007 at 9:33 am
I agree. It’s a peony! They are beautiful flowers!
June 6th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
No fair - I knew that one!
We discovered peonies along our border only when they flowered. Wow! Huge white and pink snowball-like blooms. Our are just starting to fade, so yours may still be pending. Watch out for ants before you bring them in the house, though (harmless but abundant deep in the petals).