Friday, July 5, 2013

nature in my nest ...red









 
this week was a tough one as far as finding red goes....I searched high and low...nothing. Which was a bugger cause I really wanted to join in this week as ive managed to miss a few.
where oh where is some red when you need it.
two pathetically sad gerberas were found but no amount of tinkering could bring those babes to life.
the days were ticking by and I was checking the mailbox....you know like you do a million times when bam!....right in the kisser are these little pom poms of pure redish delight.
now I wish I could rattle on about them...but I cant. I don't know what they are called nor can I sing their praises or admonish their frailties ( its a big word day obviously!!)
they are just the plant by the mailbox that allowed me to join in with the lovely gang over at
 lous nature in the home series is truly lovely.

so thank you red pom pom bush (I think its a type of bottle brush...im prob waaay off the mark here!)
and thank you sweet (but smelly) green and red geranium leaves...(which interestingly enough produces a pink flower!!)

you have made my week.

Al xx

ps...hows that for a bright white wellie!!...yep its glass...no glass slippers for me. x

17 comments:

  1. Love the pom poms. They look similar to the blooms on mimosa trees. Curiously, I love the smell of geraniums. I may be the only person on earth who does.

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  2. My hubs is a horticulturist ...so I hassled him .....and he says it is a Mimosa...Dana is right

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  3. They're pretty! But they remind me of the time when I was a kid picking flowers off mum's bottle brush tree and got stung big time by a bee. Can't look at a bottle brush now, too many memories. But your pix are lovely and that boot is fantastic! xx

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  4. I suppose it is a mimosa but I've only ever seen them in pink and yellow. Love the red!! And the wellie offcourse. Who needs a glass slipper when you've got a glass wellie, right?! Xo

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  5. I love your arrangement - it's so tropical looking to me. The colours are so vibrant and sunny. Love that boot they are in too! x

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  6. Wonderful flowers but I just LOVE the willies! :) x

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  7. Great pics to brighten my grey Winter's day. Love the white welly!

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  8. Love your pom pom flowers ... but lets face it ... the vase really is the star of the show :0)
    xx

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  9. OH WOW YOU HAVE FLOWERS THE LIKES OF WHICH WE NEVER SEE HERE! WHITE WELLIES MUCH MORE INTERESTING AT THE BALL!! XXXX

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  10. Al, got all confused re: Compass (since when has it been on at 6.30pm??) so had to iview it and haven't stopped crying. Poor Archie, can hardly bear him being taken away at three. God love him, he looks like he's doing it tough. But that voice! xx

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  11. Love the red pom pom flowers! I've not seen round bottle brush flowers before.

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  12. Gorgeous vignette! Just loving your vase and gorgeous winter colour.
    Sophie x

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