Trying to get on Susan's good side!

"Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He recopies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line. He's convinced that the last, the most stripped down, is the best, the purest, the definitive one; and in fact, most of the time, it was the first. In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt. ~ Pablo Picasso.

Well, this is probably going to be a short post. But I have to do it since Susan sent me a nasty e-mail because I haven't posted lately. As most of you know, she has been exhausted lately and has been napping instead of knitting and we all know how testy she gets when she can't knit! Actually, I did post on Sunday, but then when I tried to run spell check on it blogger ate my post. You'll just have to take my word for it, it was the most socially insightful, thoughtful and illuminating piece of liturature since James Joyce died. And probably made about as much sense too!

Anyway... Well, not much has really been happening. I have been busy but I'm not sure I could tell you what I did. Dang, I have a boring life. Seems like most of the stuff I've done is that stuff that takes up hours and hours to do and seconds and seconds to tell about. I guess I could explain all about the miniblinds I put up in the sitting room. Took me all Sunday afternoon and into the evening not including the time Kathy had to run back to Home Depot because I picked up 1 vanilla and 4 white. Well, I pulled the first one off the right stack. Really, I can tell you all about it. Riveting stuff, really.... No, really it is!

Ok, maybe not. I guess I better just talk about what I have in bloom. Sonner or later I'll have more color but for now this is what I've got.
This is my other clematis. It's a Lady somebody-or-other. I can hardly even remember hybrid names and Kathy hates having the labels around so I usually just love the plant and don't worry about getting another one. Actually, if I get multiples I tend not to have any other plants, it si a small lot after all. Almost everyone knows this one. The beautiful calla lily. According to all the books and labels and other gardeners, calla lilies won't grow in Oklahoma. Our winters are too severe. I've had these planted for about four years now and they come up every year, taller and thicker than ever. Just goes to prove that the plants don't read the plant books. This is a geranium, Yes it is! I have more problems with this one. It kind of just creeps along the ground and when it blooms it is covered with the small pinkish, red flowers and then everybody thinks that I don't know what I'm talking about because it is a geranium! The other plants that are called geraniums are pelargoniums. No relation I promise, yes I do know what I'm talking about! I do this for a living dadgummit! I've been to school for this stuff! It is too a geranium! Oh, never mind. Think what you want, I don't care. Bah Humbug! Ok, ok, I'm alright. Well, this is balloon flower. I'll be posting another picture of this one a little later. It kinda snuck up on me. They actually look cooler before they open but I missed this one as a ball. You'll see what I mean later on.
This is beardtongue. I love this plant, but I'm not sure why. The flower isn't big or flashy or exciting or long-lasting. The plant is just a plain green. Maybe it's because it always reminds me of the lilies of the field. God makes the bees and butterflies come to pollinate it and he brings it back year after year. And if He'll do that for this insignificant plant, what will he do for me?

Be good to yourself today. Remember that The Most Perfect God loves you, and who are you to say he made a mistake?

Wayne