Flowers for Friday – blueish purple hydrangea
Last Saturday, I headed off to the grocery. Hmmm… does this sound familiar? Well, it is because this is the same grocery trip before which I was all excited to see the frosted Lady’s Mantle, where I ran back inside to grab the camera etc. etc.
After my wee photo shoot, I drove to the grocery. As I was approaching the building I said to myself “You know, this being a 3-day weekend and with HB out of town, I really ought to buy myself some flowers.” So, I entered the store and bought all the food items to tide me over for the week. As I was approaching the checkout I did one of those “oops! almost forgot the flowers” things.
As I happily wheeled toward the flowers, I decided that I really ought to try to get a potted flowering plant, because the cut ones don’t last very long. It really saddens me when they wilt, and I never quite have the heart to throw them out at the first sign of wilting. So, then I end up with this depressing bouquet of dying flowers for a couple of days.
Yes, potted is better. Usually not as flamboyant, but well, they can be quite nice, don’t you think?
“Maybe they’ll have some Gebera daisies,” I start thinking.
As I approach the flowers I see a bunch of blooming sunrise cacti. Which leads me to think, “Oh crap. We have one of those at the lab, and I see it every day. Plus, it will just remind me of work. I hope they’ve got something else.”
And then I wheel around the bend and TAH-DAH it is like the ceiling opened up for a ray of sunlight to shine down and the choirs of angels sang Hallelujah! There, yes Right There, is one PERFECT blue and purple hydrangea! Just for ME. Ready and waiting to go home with me.
And you probably don’t know this but they are my absolute FAVORITE flower. And did I say that it was blue?! and purple!
Hooray!
Home you go.
How can you not love a flower that has such beautiful gradients? Such great shading?
So, I plopped it on the table where HB usually sits with his laptop on the weekend. And when I’d look up and expect to see him sitting over there, I’d smile, because well, there was my beautiful hydrangea. And even if he wasn’t home at the moment, he would be next weekend (which is tonight, of course) and I could always email him or call him. And it made my weekend a little brighter.
All pictures were taken with my usual Sony Cyber-shot outside, on our lawn of still hibernating grass.
LadyBug says:
Lovely flowers. Lovely story.
I really like your “Flowers for Friday” theme, and I especially like it when you have a story to go with the photo, like today’s.
Hope you and HB have a terrific weekend.
Amber says:
Oh, those are just soo gorgeous. I love the colors. Wow. Breathtaking. I didn’t know hydrangeas came in that color.
I, too, like Flower Friday,
Have a good weekend!
Closet Metro says:
as someone who’s entire appreciation of flowers can be summed up in a grunt and a word “mmm, pretty” I really, really enjoy your descriptive appreciation of them. You’re my sommelier for flowers.
HB says:
New haircut
shaved legs
painted toes
pretty flowers
mmmm
I’ll be home in about 4 hours… hehehe
Danielle says:
Ladybug, now see, I almost just posted the flowers without any story (cause I was tired) and then said to myself “Well, Ladybug really likes hearing the extra detail or a story to go with it,” because you commented on it once before (maybe the frosted lady’s mantle?). So see? Ask, and ye shall receive!
Amber, the color is dependent upon the acidity of the soil. So, they end up pink usually, unless the soil is really acidic (I think that is the way it works – I’m doing this from memory). So, you might not have seen that color because of the pH of the soil where they were growing.
Closet Metro – I love it! Sommelier for flowers, indeed. I wasn’t sure you stopped by anymore. I thought maybe my site had become too girlie for you.
HB – ummm… I shaved on Saturday…. ummm.. but I will again tomorrow! How about that?! (oops, mental note: from now on, need to shave the MORNING before HB flies home)
errrrrrrrrrrrr
;-*
Squirl says:
Lovely pictures. There was a hydrangea bush in our yard when I was growing up. Brought back nice memories. Thanks!!
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