looking back a year is
a bit like remembering people you went to school with.
Some have slipped away, and vanished without a trace.
We miss you, and hope you are busy with good things.
The Enchanted Earth - ??? Edith Hope – writing a book … ??? Hazel tree … ???
10 for 2011
1 And now for something completely different – 'Mrs Flowers'
of The Wind and the Wellies on a peedie rocks-in-your-pockets
windy Orcadian island. Gardening against the elements.
2 Gail at Clay and Limestone for Wildflower Wednesdays.
Hands across the sea, the Atlantic Ocean, gardening for wildlife.
Woulda-coulda-shoulda in the garden
3 Stacy at Microcosm in the Q where we share a similar climate,
delighting in rain in New Mexico and petrichor.
Hoodoos-and-goblins. Revelling in words that grow in our garden.
3 Stacy at Microcosm in the Q where we share a similar climate,
delighting in rain in New Mexico and petrichor.
Hoodoos-and-goblins. Revelling in words that grow in our garden.
4 Pencil and Leaf has moved from the US back to England.
But we still revel in bees painted in their own particular home,
the right plant, the appropriate behaviour.
the right plant, the appropriate behaviour.
Snail-shell-bees-background here we have Needles.
5 Laura Patiopatch in London has lost her garden gone-gardening,
but gained opportunities. Vigorous, window on the world, writing.
6 MuddyBootDreams Jen’s dream has come true.
She, Gar and Bootsie the cat have moved north to snowy Okanagan.
7 Gina Ferrari at Fan My Flame – had an especially busy year
Then embroidered into a spellbinding story, with a twist in the tale,
but the 'battle' has been won.
8 Being Me – by Fran the English teacher.
5 Laura Patiopatch in London has lost her garden gone-gardening,
but gained opportunities. Vigorous, window on the world, writing.
6 MuddyBootDreams Jen’s dream has come true.
She, Gar and Bootsie the cat have moved north to snowy Okanagan.
7 Gina Ferrari at Fan My Flame – had an especially busy year
Then embroidered into a spellbinding story, with a twist in the tale,
but the 'battle' has been won.
8 Being Me – by Fran the English teacher.
Cake iced with chips and a fried egg still makes me queasy.
9 Julian Hoffman at Near and Far – traveller found at Google Plus
9 Julian Hoffman at Near and Far – traveller found at Google Plus
10 Barbie and Christine at The Gardening Blog
–
amongst the exotic
gardens around the world are this pair, close
to my home.
Christine has learnt to cherish our indigenous bulbs as NOT seen all over the web.
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Just in case this
is new to you – the 12
Days OF Christmas. Sung
here by the Muppets. Or
Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters.
I invite you to join me. My theme is simply to play with the
numbers from one to twelve. Just one day or as many as you like. You are
welcome to (write a new post or) trawl your archives for that post YOU love,
that never got the exposure it deserved. A photo, WITH title/caption/words. Or
only words for a change? You are also welcome to come back some time in the
future and join in.
If I asked you for the ten blogs
you read, enjoyed, looked out for in 2011? Some old, familiar and comfortable. Some
new, fresh and different. Not just a comment, but a link to a post …
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In London, Laura has storms, giving a fresh interpretation to Lords-a-leaping.
From BushBernie who is in Australia's dry tropics, so her garden birds are, lorikeets!
Pictures from the blogs, words by Diana of Elephant's Eye
- wildlife gardening in Porterville, near Cape Town in South Africa
(If you mouse over brown text, it turns shriek pink. Those are my links.)
I'd have a difficult time choosing just 10 posts with over a hundred blogs on my list. I can't even keep up reading every post that gets published. I think I will content myself with your 12 days of Christmas for now.
ReplyDeleteBom - 225 in my Reader!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Born, too much to choose from! It is refreshing to read posts from all over the world and to get other gardeners' perspectives, to read of their hopes, triumphs, and disappointments, and to see their beautiful gardens! Like you, I really miss them when my favorites drift away.
ReplyDeleteHi Diana - Wow!! What can I say but I am so excited and feel VERY honoured to have made it onto your list and with my personal favourite post of the year! How did you know? I'm so in love with the Ixias I'm already planning my spring garden for 2012 around them - and I "infected" Barbie too - she also eventually planted and loved her Ixias! But all credit to you - you influenced me to plant more natives, and I'm loving it. Thank you Diana!
ReplyDeleteWonderful blogs and posts Diana!!
ReplyDeleteHow nice of you! Some of these I have not read, so I look forward to exploring some new blogs.
ReplyDeleteLots of fabulous blogs listed there. I follow quite a few of them, but you've also introduced some new ones for me to check out.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to my Tenth Day post, featuring two beautiful Lorikeets that visit my place regularly:
http://bushbernie.blogspot.com/2011/12/twelve-days-of-christmas-tenth-day.html
Dear Diana, Love this post which takes me all over the blogasphere to some of my favorites and some new. I think I would have to include Bridget in Ireland and Bertie at Hidcote and .... oh, dear, so many! P. x
ReplyDeleteDiana, I'm more delighted than I can say that you would include Microcosm in your list--thank you. Thanks also for the other new discoveries--I'm looking forward to exploring their blogs.
ReplyDeletethank you for watering my blog and for the gift of those links.
ReplyDelete225??!?!!! I can only get in 10 a day max, usually just before bedtime.
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