Comments on: Light Yellow http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:05:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Glad - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-93555 Glad - Asymptotia Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:41:51 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-93555 [...] Time for a shot from the garden. Focus could be better. This is from six weeks ago, I admit. I forgot to post this back then. After we had that little bit of rain, various bulbs began to sprout leaves, and in a short time, I had a few new flowers here and there. An unexpected treat. These are galdiolus carmineus, I think, given to me by my neighbour Carolyn, before she moved away. She gave me a whole set of lines of bulbs to carry on. I showed you the gladiolus tristis and the babiana during the Spring. [...] [...] Time for a shot from the garden. Focus could be better. This is from six weeks ago, I admit. I forgot to post this back then. After we had that little bit of rain, various bulbs began to sprout leaves, and in a short time, I had a few new flowers here and there. An unexpected treat. These are galdiolus carmineus, I think, given to me by my neighbour Carolyn, before she moved away. She gave me a whole set of lines of bulbs to carry on. I showed you the gladiolus tristis and the babiana during the Spring. [...]

]]> By: Happy Easter - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-37493 Happy Easter - Asymptotia Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:10:23 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-37493 [...] I picked the lovely Babiana because (besides loving the name …this led to an ichat conversation with my sister about whether or not I’d name somebody this, to which I replied (not fully seriously) that I happily name a daughter Babiana… only to withdraw that when my sister suggested that the name would be shortened to Babs… and I was immediately put in mind of Carry On movies - I mean no offense whatsoever to any Babs in the readership, of course)…. because these were planted, partly with mum’s help when she was last visiting here, and so she gets to see how they are doing. They are in the same batch as the gladiolus plants I mentioned about two or three weeks ago, and I still have yet to get to tell you the story about my getting these bulbs, which is sort of interesting, since it involves dinosaurs. [...] [...] I picked the lovely Babiana because (besides loving the name …this led to an ichat conversation with my sister about whether or not I’d name somebody this, to which I replied (not fully seriously) that I happily name a daughter Babiana… only to withdraw that when my sister suggested that the name would be shortened to Babs… and I was immediately put in mind of Carry On movies - I mean no offense whatsoever to any Babs in the readership, of course)…. because these were planted, partly with mum’s help when she was last visiting here, and so she gets to see how they are doing. They are in the same batch as the gladiolus plants I mentioned about two or three weeks ago, and I still have yet to get to tell you the story about my getting these bulbs, which is sort of interesting, since it involves dinosaurs. [...]

]]> By: Jasmine Tower - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34883 Jasmine Tower - Asymptotia Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:20:23 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34883 [...] The only downside to this wonderful scent is the fact that it is close to the group of gladiolus blooms I showed you earlier. They have a powerful scent too, but it is completely overwhelmed (as are a good deal of your senses) by the power of this jasmine display at its current height. [...] [...] The only downside to this wonderful scent is the fact that it is close to the group of gladiolus blooms I showed you earlier. They have a powerful scent too, but it is completely overwhelmed (as are a good deal of your senses) by the power of this jasmine display at its current height. [...]

]]> By: Mary Cole http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34146 Mary Cole Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:12:32 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34146 Clifford, You could try Magnolia Grandiflora ('Little Gem') or Magnolia Stellata ('Royal Star'). Clifford,
You could try Magnolia Grandiflora (’Little Gem’) or Magnolia Stellata (’Royal Star’).

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34080 Clifford Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:39:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34080 Hi TBB, Yes, the scents of the gladiolus flowers are wonderful, and I alse love the smell tht comes from a tomato plant... but you know what? It is all hugely dominated now by this enormous swath of jasmine that is blooming in a nearby part of the garden. Will do a post on that in a day or two. Hi Mary, It is wonderful that you have a magnolia. They are great. I have been wondering if there might be a dwarf variety I can put in my garden as I've not room for a big tree... Of course, I can just enjoy them as I see them around the city. Many of the city's trees are in bloom now.... Hi Stephen, Good luck with the snow. I can't think of any profound answer to your question as to what it is a sign of. Spring will be with you soon, and you'll be all the more glad for it after a cold spell. Best, -cvj Hi TBB,

Yes, the scents of the gladiolus flowers are wonderful, and I alse love the smell tht comes from a tomato plant… but you know what? It is all hugely dominated now by this enormous swath of jasmine that is blooming in a nearby part of the garden. Will do a post on that in a day or two.

Hi Mary,

It is wonderful that you have a magnolia. They are great. I have been wondering if there might be a dwarf variety I can put in my garden as I’ve not room for a big tree… Of course, I can just enjoy them as I see them around the city. Many of the city’s trees are in bloom now….

Hi Stephen,

Good luck with the snow. I can’t think of any profound answer to your question as to what it is a sign of. Spring will be with you soon, and you’ll be all the more glad for it after a cold spell.

Best,

-cvj

]]> By: TBB http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34079 TBB Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:29:00 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34079 If sunsets are nature's "art" of the sky, then certainly flowers are the art of the ground. But even better - <a href="http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/d%20-%20g/gladiolus_tristis.htm" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">these have fragrance!</a> What do these smell like to you? I gather your garden must be an interesting mix of fragrances, including the wonderful smell of tomato vines, which I love. (In fact, there are candles made with that fragrance.) So, yes a lovely flower in two ways. Mary Cole, magnolia blossoms, at least white magnolias, are one of my favorites - large, robust, with a wonderful fragrance (and their trees grow to be quite large). Lucky you! If sunsets are nature’s “art” of the sky, then certainly flowers are the art of the ground. But even better - these have fragrance! What do these smell like to you? I gather your garden must be an interesting mix of fragrances, including the wonderful smell of tomato vines, which I love. (In fact, there are candles made with that fragrance.) So, yes a lovely flower in two ways.

Mary Cole, magnolia blossoms, at least white magnolias, are one of my favorites - large, robust, with a wonderful fragrance (and their trees grow to be quite large). Lucky you!

]]> By: Stephen Uitti http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34015 Stephen Uitti Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:41:31 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-34015 A great sign of spring. Why just today, here near Detroit, it's snowing. Which is a sign of... what? I'm afraid i'm not a fan of cut flowers - roses or otherwise. "Bring em home and watch em die." A great sign of spring. Why just today, here near Detroit, it’s snowing. Which is a sign of… what?

I’m afraid i’m not a fan of cut flowers - roses or otherwise. “Bring em home and watch em die.”

]]> By: Mary Cole http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-33941 Mary Cole Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:05:58 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-33941 What beautiful, delicate flowers! I've had a wonderful surprise in my garden in the last couple of weeks. When we moved in last September, I couldn't identify a particular tree. It is in fact a magnolia and has just started flowering with the most glorious deep pink blossoms. I'm slightly apprehensive though as snow is forecast this week! What beautiful, delicate flowers! I’ve had a wonderful surprise in my garden in the last couple of weeks. When we moved in last September, I couldn’t identify a particular tree. It is in fact a magnolia and has just started flowering with the most glorious deep pink blossoms. I’m slightly apprehensive though as snow is forecast this week!

]]> By: Carl Brannen http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-33923 Carl Brannen Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:18:13 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/17/light-yellow/#comment-33923 One of the amazing "facts" I've read recently is that long stemmed roses cost the same dollar figure in the 1920s as they do today, about $10 or $20 per stem. This meant that a dozen roses was an unimaginably expensive gift back then. I don't know whether to believe this or not. Meanwhile, the latest junk science update on the Koide formula: <em>[snip... of a large amount of really quite irrelevant material. Sorry. -cvj]</em> One of the amazing “facts” I’ve read recently is that long stemmed roses cost the same dollar figure in the 1920s as they do today, about $10 or $20 per stem. This meant that a dozen roses was an unimaginably expensive gift back then. I don’t know whether to believe this or not.

Meanwhile, the latest junk science update on the Koide formula:

[snip... of a large amount of really quite irrelevant material. Sorry. -cvj]

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