Architectural Breakthrough - No New Cost - Birds and Roses

 

Fragrant Cloud - Fragrance that fills up a room with a single rose.

I have been working on a mansion built just for the delight of animals, roses, and special plants. I was way underbudget, more than a million dollars, when I looked at the coffee table in front of the picture window in the living room.

Dottie's crew did a lot of mowing and she also pulled the drapes aside to let the sunshine really come in. That made Jimmy startle when he came in with bright sunlight for the living room and kitchen, so he identified a place where the convertible couch/bed could go to give another family.

I wanted a quiet place where the birds and other animals would use a variety of plants and other features. Eureka, I found it! I slid the coffee table away and moved the convertible bed, hardly ever used.

I parked the recliner chair near the picture window. The birds were very happy with some bird food I had scattered outside. The birds were almost completely oblivious to my presence. I even watched a rabbit calmly leave the garden and come back later, self-assured, maybe courting.

I am 20/20 without my glasses, and that is genuine relief for my eyes. It is quiet at the window and serene. I set up some bird viewing from the kitchen window, but the clatter and water noise sets them off.

Thursday, Muddy Thursday

Enchanted Peace came back very strong. Hint: do not rush into a floral shop on Saturday and ask if there are any flowers left. They are the leftovers - reserve early or grow your own. Christina said, "I want to smell roses when I open the front door." And she did. 

 

Most of us take our garbage barrels out Thursday because the truck pickup is unpredictable on Friday.

When we have long-term sod soakers, like this week, the backyards are a soupy clay that pulls the feet ankle deep. Our entire backyard is one pond now, with the excess draining along the sides and out into the street. 

IBM expects us to have rain the rest of the day, all night, and tomorrow. This has happened so many times on Thursday that I thought of a movie title for it - Thursday, Muddy Thursday.

 Queen Elizabeth is impossibly beautiful, developed by a Creation scientist, a PhD in his field. Riddle me that one, evolutionists.

My best chance to survive Muddy Thursday is pulling the garbage and recycling barrels through the kitchen and living room again, leaving a trail of rainwater and leaves. 

We are not likely to flood, because our yard is slanted toward the street, the street toward Scott, and Scott toward White Road, which also is downhill and away from us. 

Friday and Saturday will be sunny, so the roses should be blooming well for Mothers Day.

 Fragrant Cloud is beautifully formed and potent with fragrance. I saw this year that they are eager to grow.

Roses Arrive after the KJV 1611 Facsimile

 Fragrant Cloud is favored with an intense scent, great form, and and unusual color.

Last night some roses appeared, Queen Elizabeth and another favorite, Fragrant Cloud. I dropped them into a rain barrel and watered them up to their flowering section.

Roses can remain in water longer than any other plant I have soaked. Overnight is too much for Bee Balm. Bare root roses can last - and thrive - two weeks in water.

 Queen Elizabeth shared the vase with several others, including Big Purple, which is... you guessed it.

 Lammerts, a PhD in plant genetics, developed the Queen Elizabeth rose. He was a take-no-prisoners Six Day Creationist Lutheran. He also developed the Chrysler rose, which outlived its namesake.