tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2231411825055937563..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Blue periodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87607648041541046542014-06-19T13:24:27.139-07:002014-06-19T13:24:27.139-07:00Sure looks like a Ceanothus to me. Here in Califo...Sure looks like a Ceanothus to me. Here in California we call them Wild Lilacs and they grow into quite large bushes in the coastal areas. Usually bloom in early spring although not as vibrant a blue as yours.<br />Speaking of seasons, ours may not be as extreme as elsewhere, but we do have four of them and each is appreciated for its unique valuessbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272573572306955089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31430591067915243732014-05-28T11:38:03.037-07:002014-05-28T11:38:03.037-07:00Ah, I see. It's in flower, but we depend on a ...Ah, I see. It's in flower, but we depend on a warm, East wind to get the benefit from the scent. That's a rare thing in these parts.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63228102225633458542014-05-27T16:45:16.480-07:002014-05-27T16:45:16.480-07:00I think that Iris means the night stock that you p...I think that Iris means the night stock that you plant in your window box every year. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20720685725424104222014-05-27T16:00:11.557-07:002014-05-27T16:00:11.557-07:00What nightshade, and what back garden? Am I becom...What nightshade, and what back garden? Am I becoming forgetful?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84167428270087856412014-05-26T08:50:17.675-07:002014-05-26T08:50:17.675-07:00Hehe, I am from Stuttgart, and I fully understand ...Hehe, I am from Stuttgart, and I fully understand Brigitta's comment. She is a wordly woman!<br /><br />But, speaking of plants, how is the world famous nightshade coming along in your 'back garden'?Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57016642635630823752014-05-25T14:13:13.686-07:002014-05-25T14:13:13.686-07:00I won't ask why.I won't ask why.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73341923711897666382014-05-25T14:12:36.384-07:002014-05-25T14:12:36.384-07:00Good - thanks.Good - thanks.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-92032410646571531872014-05-25T13:24:46.972-07:002014-05-25T13:24:46.972-07:00Dear Tom,
it is definitely a ceanothus - the spec...Dear Tom, <br />it is definitely a ceanothus - the species has up to 50 - 60 sorts of varieties. I saw it first in Edinburgh - in front of mellow-yellow sandstone, and asked around what it is. In Germany it is called Säckelblume, (though it is a big shrub or sometimes a tree) - but you should never call a person a "Säckel" around Stuttgart, never. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1441035990395614822014-05-25T12:56:55.983-07:002014-05-25T12:56:55.983-07:00I only just read this. I saw the "here we go...I only just read this. I saw the "here we go" and thought of a million things to say to you and didn't say any of them. I had to decline the Latin verb fuckto fucktus fucktum in a class of giggling 14 year olds. It has never left me. It seemed to me that Jacqueline could have plucked a name out of the air so that's what I did.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80440339630810995652014-05-25T11:59:27.992-07:002014-05-25T11:59:27.992-07:00Yes…definitely a ceanothus..we had one for many ye...Yes…definitely a ceanothus..we had one for many years and then it breathed its last one winter many years ago…(they do suddenly die) they are flowering particularly well this year..must be the warm winter that we enjoyed.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80352434748005152582014-05-25T09:27:37.628-07:002014-05-25T09:27:37.628-07:00Reminds of the Monty Python Roman name - Bigus Dic...Reminds of the Monty Python Roman name - Bigus Dickus.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22102022455295516742014-05-25T09:26:24.488-07:002014-05-25T09:26:24.488-07:00I've just read your last bit of Latin, and now...I've just read your last bit of Latin, and now I understand. I tend to glaze over with Latin.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-85037999902950167852014-05-25T07:48:52.477-07:002014-05-25T07:48:52.477-07:00Come over and steal it.Come over and steal it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37210379438242371932014-05-25T07:47:51.799-07:002014-05-25T07:47:51.799-07:00Here we go.Here we go.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90846349210931519352014-05-25T07:47:14.922-07:002014-05-25T07:47:14.922-07:00Are they? Thank you Elaine. Is that Daisy the Devi...Are they? Thank you Elaine. Is that Daisy the Deviant Artist?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63465526610735965962014-05-25T07:45:07.600-07:002014-05-25T07:45:07.600-07:00How fortunate I don't need to call it an hydra...How fortunate I don't need to call it an hydrangea, the only blue flowering bush I know. I do like the bicycle parked under it.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34388351459752346652014-05-25T06:58:48.846-07:002014-05-25T06:58:48.846-07:00Don't over exert yourself.Don't over exert yourself.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83034812786522035692014-05-25T06:56:08.483-07:002014-05-25T06:56:08.483-07:00I believe the Hattatts are in Rotterdam visiting M...I believe the Hattatts are in Rotterdam visiting Madeliefe.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86362834817726233502014-05-25T06:35:28.298-07:002014-05-25T06:35:28.298-07:00Shouldn't that be 'brown' fingers? I ...Shouldn't that be 'brown' fingers? I suppose red might be the opposite of green though.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5852767254220614682014-05-25T06:34:14.095-07:002014-05-25T06:34:14.095-07:00Yes, that was at the back of my mind when I wrote ...Yes, that was at the back of my mind when I wrote the above. I was thinking back to my mythical childhood.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59029882269921012582014-05-25T06:33:00.691-07:002014-05-25T06:33:00.691-07:00Ah - on both counts.Ah - on both counts.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37429365019867985432014-05-25T06:03:17.503-07:002014-05-25T06:03:17.503-07:00We have one that doesn't flower (or grow). I t...We have one that doesn't flower (or grow). I think the Mem-Sahib planted it in the wrong place; she has notoriously 'black fingers'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65237594526251529022014-05-25T05:59:14.023-07:002014-05-25T05:59:14.023-07:00He He.
Since all our seasons seem to be merging ...He He. <br /><br />Since all our seasons seem to be merging into one wet chilly number anyway I'd rather it was perpetual summer.<br /> rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41727503672873652422014-05-25T05:59:12.904-07:002014-05-25T05:59:12.904-07:00I removed one because it came out twice, nothing m...I removed one because it came out twice, nothing more than that.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89101175519569614202014-05-25T05:46:54.781-07:002014-05-25T05:46:54.781-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com