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Category: Zuzu's Bloomin' Blog | Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:53 am

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Today's weather couldn't have been better,
the weatherman predicted perfection, and that's just what we got.
The temperature hovered around 80°F and the sky was like crystal,
so I couldn't resist spending the day out,
and for once, I remembered to take the camera along.



The Star Magnolias are blooming


and the Tulip Magnolias, too.




Everywhere I went, the landscape was splashed with color,
Forsythia and Quince




drifts of Daffodils and precious little grape Hyacinths


and, of course, my favorites, the Camellias,
are still blooming their ever-lovin' hearts out.


How can you not love a shrub that gives such a profusion of
lush, rose-like flowers so early in the season,
and continues for months on end?


I was fascinated by some of the older homes that I saw
while I was out today, too. Some of them were a bit ramshackle
but still quite charming, in their own way, I think.





This one has had a recent make-over.


There is so much new construction around this area,
it really warms my heart when someone rescues one of these old gals.

The fine weather isn't going to last,
a cold front is headed my way and it may get pretty stormy when it arrives,
but that's okay, I made the most of today,
and all those lovely flowers need the rain.

You should have stopped by earlier, we opened a really nice Beaujolais,
and enjoyed it out on the patio.








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glendann wrote on Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:12 am:

Those are just beautiful pictures Zuzu.I do love to see beautiful flowers like those and old home places.

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reggaefan wrote on Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:51 am:

Beautiful pics ZUZU I Love old houses they never lose their dignity even in disrepair. All of the joy tears and Live they have witnessed show through. Thanks for posting my friend.

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Netty wrote on Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:49 am:

Great pictures once again! I just can't get enough of those Camillias. Sounds like you had a perfect day Zuzu. I love it when an old house gets rescued. They don't make them like that anymore.

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Gardenstew wrote on Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:09 pm:

Sorry I missed the Beaujolais Zuzu but at least I got to enjoy your fantastic photos.

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eileen wrote on Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:26 pm:

My magnalias and camelias haven't flowered yet so I get to see yours now and look forward to mine!!!

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Desert Rat wrote on Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:02 pm:

Very nice pictures. I also like old houses and live in one. There seems to be a dignity to an old house that is somehow missed even in the most elaborate of the new mansions.

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