Comments on: “Wind in our Sails”

By: ESP

ESP — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:15:38 +0000

Hi Germi.

I believe you!…and how funny that our photographs were so similar. Sadly I said goodbye to my Tagetes, our freeze finished mine off for the year, but it had put on a good show for a few weeks. The poor canna, I have a few good hours of clean-up to be done in the patch, lots of good composting material to be had.

The Hoja santa hat really looked like it was from a movie set, it was perfect…the lines, the aged look, the little peak off to the top! She didn’t care too much for the pungent aniseed aroma emanating from it though, hence the face.

I actually don’t mind the transition into the more sparse, cut-back winter garden, it gives me a chance to see the “backbone” of the Patch. It also makes the garden seem a lot bigger for a few months. My favorite is when I have got all the leaves up, cut everything back, and then there is a full moon…AArrroooooo!

Thanks Germi.
I am doing my best. I have an “old person” blanket over my legs as type this, and my fingers are freezing!
ESP.

By: Germi

Germi — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:37:49 +0000

ESP! WAIT A MINUTE!
I SWEAR I hadn’t seen this post before I posted my Tagetes post! I was inspired by the last time you had a photo of it up – I was SHOCKED at how identical our pics are! HAhahaha! You must have thought I was a full on image thief! The shot of it frozen – inspired!
But on to the praise of the total beauty of your frozen garden! Oh, the CANNAS! Even though they are limp – I’m still jealous! The amaranth are so expressive in their post-freeze swan necked poses. And again I must comment on the Hobbit Girl’s sartorial choices – a Hoja santa hat! Brilliant …
I have to say I admire your ease – you who deal with freezes are so good at letting things go! The last time it froze here I was a sniveling mess. I cried and vowed I would never let nature hurt me again! But eventually it WILL happen; I hope I have the kind of grace you show!
The Patch is as lovely frozen as it is in its peak!
Stay warm!

By: ESP

ESP — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:17:54 +0000

Ho Cheryl.

Thank you, and I agree with you, she would make a fine addition to that corner of the house. It would be great to actually paint this corner of the house like the front of a galleon ship with windows and waves at the bottom, etc. Okay, perhaps a little OTT! But I may have to photoshop this!

The amaranth looks really different this year with the foliage all wilted, I like it. I will post some more shots when the seed-heads are full grown.

Would love to join you and Bob for a Margarita and a stagger round a nursery.

ESP.

By: ESP

ESP — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:06:48 +0000

Hi Pam.

You Geek you…(like I am one to talk)!!! Remember my lichen post? That one still makes me laugh in terms of the nerd depths I am capable of reaching. Anyway you painted a funny picture. There is nothing more annoying than someone enjoying themselves when you have to work! I bet the Patch was popular!
I will always be able to look back on this tale of the high seas and remember the bellowing walls, the wind lashing at our faces as we try to watch a movie, the fake and badly executed pirate accents…Arrr, and remember the good times we all had as we rode the winter squall.

Yo Ho Hope to never see you again, indeed.

ESP.