I wonder how many pictures I've taken of this tree. I believe the accurate mathematical number would be a shit-ton.
It is one of my favorite trees in Lloyd. The road that it's almost touching is Main Street and if you look at this picture, you may be able to tell why.
The road dead-ends at what is now the post office but used to be the railway station which was built in 1858, one year before the house I live in was built. There is a very good article that I'd never read before HERE. For some reason, the pictures that accompany the article are not showing up on the page but if you click the little Pinterest "save" button, they will appear. At the end of the article there's a little slide show. I am sure you will recognize a lot of what you see there from my blog. I actually learned quite a bit from reading that article.
So yes, I did take a walk today. This one a little farther than the last. I walked down past Harvey's place which is in a sort of transition right now I would say. His sago palms are still in pots and lined up in two rows off to the side. His fence is in pieces and it looks like he's planning a new design with them or something. I did not see the man himself though. Lots of people who passed me in cars honked in a friendly way and I appreciated that and gave them a wave.
I started some laundry before I took my walk but had to pause it because Mr. Moon needed to repair a sprinkler valve in the garden that I discovered had broken when I took out the compost. It wasn't gushing water but still needed fixing. So he turned the water off at the road and told me it wouldn't take him long at all to fix and as these things do- it took far longer than he had thought it would due to needing supplies in town and so forth.
That laundry didn't get restarted for hours. Mostly I was washing the new mattress pad before I put it on the bed and I didn't get the bed remade until a little after five.
So yes, I did take a walk today. This one a little farther than the last. I walked down past Harvey's place which is in a sort of transition right now I would say. His sago palms are still in pots and lined up in two rows off to the side. His fence is in pieces and it looks like he's planning a new design with them or something. I did not see the man himself though. Lots of people who passed me in cars honked in a friendly way and I appreciated that and gave them a wave.
I started some laundry before I took my walk but had to pause it because Mr. Moon needed to repair a sprinkler valve in the garden that I discovered had broken when I took out the compost. It wasn't gushing water but still needed fixing. So he turned the water off at the road and told me it wouldn't take him long at all to fix and as these things do- it took far longer than he had thought it would due to needing supplies in town and so forth.
That laundry didn't get restarted for hours. Mostly I was washing the new mattress pad before I put it on the bed and I didn't get the bed remade until a little after five.
There it is, new cover and all. I do like the cover. It's a good weight.
Next time I start moaning and bitching, and bitching and moaning about how the cold is going to kill my camellia blossoms, remind me of this.
Remember her? My favorite of all the camellias in my yard. I'm still not absolutely confident about its name.
I did not pick that one because it has a tight bud behind the bloom.
I did not pick that one because it has a tight bud behind the bloom.
I want all of them to bloom. Each and every lovely lady of them all.
And here's a picture of Jack getting a drink from the little frog pond, almost hidden in between the camellia bushes.
Before he drank, he took his paw and gently cleared away some of the duckweed or whatever that stuff is floating on top so that he could get a more unadulturated sip.
He is doing well. I hope you are too.
Love...Ms. Moon
that tree is magnificent! As are your camellia's.....and dear Jack! And I love the new bedcover/ spread.....a lovely yellow.....not as buttery as I thought it would be but it is just perfect! We have clean sheets on the bed today.....and a simple dinner on tap.......and sun, after 3 1/2 days of rain. Doors and windows open to embrace the sun and air......ahh
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PS Could your (as of yet) unidentified camellia be a camellia sasanqua *pink butterfly*? Very close.........??????
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I do love being able to open up the house. I swear I can feel my house sigh with pleasure.
DeleteNo. It's not a camellia sasanque. It's a a Japonica. Look at the difference between the stamens. Also, it has the leaves of a Japonica and blooms later than the sasanque. But I can see the resemblance.
DeleteIs that an oak tree? It really is magnificent!
ReplyDeleteThe camillias are just so beautiful ... especially that white one and the pink perfection one!
The drugs are obviously helping Jack heal and he is doing so well!
Marcia in Colorado
Yes. It's a Live Oak. We have many of those here.
DeleteBefore we took Jack to the vet I thought to myself that I sure would be happy if they could just give him a shot instead of us having to give him pills. And that's what they did!
Inside the cars of the friendly people who honked you, they were probably saying, "What the hell does that woman think she is doing? This is America! Nobody walks anywhere!"
ReplyDeleteNah, they were probably thinking, "Hey look! The fat old woman is out walking again! I guess she didn't die."
DeleteSo typically cat! Drinking from around the algae when no doubt there's lovely clean water in a bowl. Maybe this has better flavor.
ReplyDeleteI would imagine it might be similar to humans wanting a fruit flavored water as a change from plain water. Variety, you know.
DeleteThat article is fascinating. I hope you are saving it somewhere in the cloud. It reminds me of articles about Peninsula, population six hundred odd. All the old stories I found and captured, for others to search and find.
ReplyDeleteLove the new spread. It has great visual texture.
I thought that the reporter did an excellent job of getting the history right. Really good article. And good idea about saving it for others.
DeleteI like the way the coverlet is stitched. It does give it a nice visual texture. Very simple but nice.
Your bed is three pillows wide? Wow! Mine is half that and I am thankful that in our current summer heat Lola decides to sleep in the back porch instead of with me. I LOVE all of your camellias and the fish pond too.
ReplyDeleteWe have to have a bed long enough to accommodate Mr. Moon's length which meals we have to get a King size which is yes, that wide. Plenty of room for the two of us and a cat.
DeleteThe new yellow spread is very lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I like the simplicity of it.
DeleteThe tree is incredible. Oh those camelias. And your bedroom looks so inviting… um… you know what I mean!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous old tree, isn't it? Hundreds of years old, I am sure. And it's hard to beat camellias for loveliness.
DeleteMy bedroom IS inviting to me, at least! It's cozy.
I totally forgot that you even HAVE a frog pond. Do you see frogs? I can't remember, though I'm sure you've mentioned them!
ReplyDeleteYour linens look much nicer than ours. We seriously need some new bedding.
Camellias are tough old things!
That little bit of nasty water is not exactly what you'd call a serious frog pond although frogs do hang out in it. There are some years when there are frogs all over this yard. But Glen was going to make me a water-feature for that camellia bed and then the project got stalled. About ten years ago.
DeleteSigh.
Remember when my two ducks used to get in it? And then they'd have sex with each other, both of them females. A different sort of conversion therapy situation?
Love your flowers and that pretty bed spread! An interesting article about your Lloyd. Do you have a sign on your house telling about the original owners?
ReplyDeleteOh wait! I see the sign on your picture at the top of the blog! Cool!
DeleteYes! Our house is the Walter Lloyd Bond house. He was mentioned in the article.
Deletelots of huge live oaks around here, five or six on my street though none in my yard. Cat likes to drink out of a small pond that has a little water plant in it. no frogs though. haven't seen any in almost a year. I wonder if they all died with that extreme heat and drought last summer.
ReplyDeleteI know that Texas has as many live oaks as Florida.
DeleteClimate change has been hell on frogs.
What a beautiful tree. My auntie used to own a small farm in Sussex, England. Paul McCartney was her neighbor, and friend, and he bought up their land when she sold it. He bought the land so he could plant oak trees, a tribute to his late wife, Linda. Some of my mum's ashes are scattered on that land.
ReplyDeleteWe don't get big, old trees like that. Drought is part of the problem, I imagine the cold too, winter is essentially a drought season. I love the aspen, poplar and birch trees that we do have. Lots of scrub brush too, a lot of dogwood and saskatoons.
It's only -2C now, so I'm off to walk the dogs, the sun is almost up.
That's crazy! Wow. I can see Paul doing something like that. A sweet tribute indeed.
DeleteWell, you have plenty of beautiful trees, just different ones from ours.
Your have to be hardy, like the people who live there.