Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Marigolds

When I head out onto the deck with my morning coffee I am greeted by the bright smiles of the Marigolds (and some Petunias) in our planter boxes.  These have been wildly successful, and are still giving us a regular haul of fresh veggies too.  Today we'll have Zucchini fritters made with our own Zucchini!  But the Marigolds take first prize!

I guess it's largely my own love of bright colours that appeals here, but the varied combinations of the Marigolds, from red through orange to yellow certainly help.

Red and mixed red with yellow.

Mostly in-between or orange.

Completely yellow.


Orange petals with a yellow centre.


No matter what combination, the Marigolds are a bright splash of colour on our deck, and they'll go on like this for months to come.

 They've even become the flower of choice for the four little vases on our kitchen island.  Yes, that's the breadmaker behind them; we haven't eaten store-bought bread for some months now.

Last night the power went off for 3 hours mysteriously.  We later heard it was a fire.  Now that we're so addicted to our ipads and Netflix, it really throws you when you're left bereft.  We went out on the deck and just enjoyed the quiet evening, the sun shining across the golf course throwing every hollow into shade.  

Luckily we're now all set up with the generator, so Mrs. F.G., with the help of a neighbour, was able to get it going, and with power restored I was able to get into bed.  Both the ceiling lift and the mattress depend on hydro.




19 comments:

  1. Such pretty splashes of color! I'm so glad you have that generator now, in case of things like this. Homemade bread sure sounds good to me. Lucky you! :-)

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  2. Bread on hand, those beautiful colour combinations and the shadows, Mrs F G, even a dab hand with the generator, being self sufficient is a huge bonus at times like that. We have one that is a pull start, too hard for me, the larger one a key start, and that would run most of everything in the house, maybe alternating the tall freezer with something else at one time.

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  3. I love the Marigolds too! I'm glad that you have a generator. I would love one but there is no space for one on our lot in the city.

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  4. The marigilds are so vibrant! I make bread from scratch too, but the oven heats up the kitchen in this weather. I am going to dig around in the attic for my breadmaker.

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  5. Hello,

    Your flowers are so colorful and pretty. Very cheerful! I am glad you have the generator..
    Take care, Enjoy your day!

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  6. WE are all lost without electricity. Marigolds are so varied these days and you have such lovely ones to bring inside. I 'might' make more bread if I could get my hands on yeast. It has been missing from the store shelves for months!

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  7. Such bright happy colors! Hope you are not having the warm spell that we are:(

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  8. Marigolds are so pretty and bloom a long time. Also most animals won't eat them!

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  9. I enjoyed your marigolds!
    It's always a shock when the power goes off!

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  10. Those are gorgeous shots of the marigolds.

    I totally agree...when we are without the internet for even a few minutes, nothing seems right!

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  11. Lots of great color in your world.

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  12. I actually enjoy when the power goes off. It gets SO QUIET here! We have a hard wired generator in our garage that feeds the core of our house. Our township went through a very rough period when we frequently lost power and we got so frustrated by the prolonged blackouts. My late husband was also dependent on having a consistent source of electricity for his special needs.

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  13. Böyle çiçeklerin dokularını seviyorum.

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  14. Marigolds are such show-offs! Glad you have a generator!

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  15. You have an impressive display of Marigolds ( that are of course one of my favourite flowers).

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  16. the flowers are so pretty!! with a little peak into your kitchen...it looks beautiful!!

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  17. I share your love of colors and they always catch my eye wherever I go. I like all those Marigolds you have and must make a mental note to myself to find me some of those.

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