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Me: Meg,it is thundering now as I type this,the Kansas air smells heavenly and fresh,the trees which are numerous are in bloom,the flowers are in bloom,there is no smog,no driveby shootings,life is great here today in...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob,
Truly, the old village character of Irlam and Cadishead is disappearing from what was a about a Two mile narrow strip with very little either side of the main road.
I was thinking only the...... Born and Raised in NYC: Here's a little Montreal story: I remember very well as a little boy being with my family in Montreal at a flower expo located in the old Expo fair grounds ... I was standing with...... Montrealbunny: I had them in my backyard all last summer. Or more specifcally,in my birdfeeder. They cost me a small fortune in sunflower seeds and eventually ripped the feeder to shreds. But I...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton):
Cyril - Times have changed a bit since the 'tea-dance' days. Wasn't the protocol that the young ladies had to sit like wall-flowers and wait to be invited to dance? So if some...... mary graham: grew up in kensington, went to st. hughs parish elementary school, then attended little flower highschool for girls, enjoyed Wagners ballroom. graduated 1970, then moved away. i remember the magic of christmas in kensington, christmas...... Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril et al,
Yes now I remember and heck it was a short period as a flower shop :-)
I remember only too well Cyril Bagshaw SENIOR and his chippy, was it 6d [six pennurth] of...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Alan,
The old cobblers shop you knew was firstly taken over for a brief time by 'yours truly' for the sale of flowers as we already occupied the next door shop for the greengrocery....... copper flower: Graffiti is so much better than gigantic ads. It's free art by free people. No one wants to see more stupid art for money (ads).
I know a lot of people...... ndgcatlady: Been down that alley many times. Nice Italian neighborhood. Many well kept flower and vegetable gardens. Yes, and a brand new Community centre down there...St. Raymonds....and of...... mayette: hi! am looking for a white flowered cadena de amor. What is its scientific name btw?... Jason: I'm sorry to agree with Gentrification, The old Southeast Side used to be a mecca of beautiful homes with flowers and families enjoying life in the 1970's-early 80's. The area was majority Irish, Serbian...... Hutch Hater Too: I agree that Hutchinson is a hell hole. The writer who mentioned how those in charge are nothing but a bunch of snobs is right. Money grubbing, ignorant snobs at that. I'm...... jack: titles:
pic 1- stepping out of the darkness,
pic 2- finally some sun,
pic 3- a flower that looks like a human,
pic 4- no comment here, it's nice to think about when you were small and held your...... Qama Sibaca: 04 September 2007: I love the last picture, it is serene and peaceful it brings out a sense of purity and calmness. Spring is the most season I like because flowers blossom and every flower has its own...... Miss LALA LAND: Hutchinson has plenty of people that want to plant flowers and join church groups. That has nothing to do with the bad economy. That is the biggest problem this town has.
How about a christian...... Miss Positive.: Those who live in Hutch need to help change Hutch.
What can you do to make Hutchinson a better place? Can you volunteer to plant flowers on a street corner? Can you volunteer to arrange a...... serlingrod: lovely. the flowers and the view.... Márcio Barreto: Flowers!!!!!!... jack: the first one is an eye catcher, they're all good, bleak, stormy, desolate, waiting for summer and flowers.... jack: very nice pic's. you caught the accent of the squatting man and the busy working people on their way to their jobs, the guy who walks the line, pretty people, pretty flowers in a...... anne zemartis rose: I loved Kensington when I was growing up in the 50's and early 60's, 2100 block of Firth St. just off Trenton Ave. I was so surprised to see the train trestle gone on Trenton...... Island Flower: Fine, but im a gonna get me some roasted chicken!!...... ian: by the way island flower, dont smuggle in those mongeese!... Peter: the last photo in the last comment is great... that flowery {kuma} tag... score.... joey: with apologies;
when i was just a lad of ten, my grandfather said to me,
"come here and learn a lesson from the lovely lemon tree."
"don't put your faith in love, my boy", my grandfather said to...... jack: even the flower wept.... Peter: i got out of bed this morning and saw snow! id rather see beaches and flowers, for sure...... Halley: did I mention I love flowers to. you truely are surrounded by some of the most beautiful, unique, and colorful ones. I would love to see more, and perhaps share some of Canada's with you..........please... Halley: It's a though he is smelling the orchid. lol, dead or alive flowers are a good thing.... Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a...... Brad: I also never knew the old rail yard site was full of flowers/weeds...... Larry: I came to Chicago last year and one of the first places I wanted to see was Cabrini Green. I am from South East DC and I know what the projects are like. ...... elaine: seems to me that snacks are wasted on the dead, but what do i know? if i was dead and could eat snacks i would be chuffed to bits that someone brought me sweets instead...... alyssa: i love the flowers!!!(soooo pretty)
... groovehouse: I did not mean for this to be 'untitled'
Should've been titled, Wallflower
... Michele: Ok....here's my story
My dog Milo passed away on May 2, 2006. I was and still am grieving from losing him. Anyhow on the day Milo died I noticed this raccoon which I have never seen...... Robin Majumdar: Great write-up and nice to include the photos as part of the story. I went to Dawson on Saturday with my 3 and 5 year old boys, who placed a small African Violet flowerpot at...... susannah: They need laundry, red flowers,and chairs on the right (your left).... Ah thats better. Oops - lose the astroturf, now we're talkin'... aclantongang@aol.com: first she got married to a preacher man i got lost i serched and serched for her everywere as my memory faded farther and farther away i lost her but love will never die if...... aer suzuki: shame about the house. i like the slight soft-focus blur of the unicycle shots, reminds me of b-movies from the late 60's/early 70's when they show the foxy lady, the focus is always softer. and...... zagg: Thanks Susannah, I was slightly afraid that bee (can be seen on the last photograph, on the right flower) would hunt me down and sting me after using my flash. Thankfully I remained intact.... Susannah : Great collection - I especially love the sunflowers.... Catherine Penfold-Waxman:
I used to live at the end of a hall in a big apartment building on the upper west side of Manhattan. Our position afforded us a great view of the whole corridor. Toward the...... ksedge: i'd rather pull flowers than a human...... Garth Amey: Has anyone else seen a ghost at the Portsmouth Tavern, woman in yellow dress with blue flowers, blonde and 20ish?... tricia: raccoons like to hang in my yard at night and trash stuff. last night they kept revisiting, mamma and babies, they slashed big holes into a chair, dug up my cactus, and in my...... anon (cache-rtc-ad06.proxy.aol.com): Meye:
OMG! I was out last night pulling weeds in my flower garden when I spotted something walking up on me the right side from behind. At first I thought it was a big...... justinp: Nice pictures of flowers MatE! I thought I was the ummm...weird, one!... elaine: the bird feeding has finally come to an end. the greenfinches continued to feed their little faces long after the insectivores had gone elsewhere for their dinner. however, recently the pigeons have discovered me, and...... TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war."
"...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood."
Dave, did you...... Island Flower: ... yassir... gotta smuggle me in some mongeese one of these balmy, tropical nights...... Island Flower: I've never seen that bathroom sign before, but I would like to. The other pics are definitely of the Honolulu airport on Oahu. Kauai's airport doesn't have any gardens or different levels.... Island Flower: You probably wouldn't think they were so beautiful if they were outside YOUR window at 3a sounding off...... Mat-E: Thanks folks. For karma purposes, I should make sure to point out that while that is my house, I am only renting two floors of it...the neighbour upstairs is an arborist (tree scientist, essentially)...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: the last picture is wonderful. At any moment the flowers may all fly away. ... I hate raccoons: How would you like to be a hostage in your own house, unable to use your own backyard due to it have been taken over by 6, count em, 6 raccoons, who roam freely at...... ian: Amazing that I actually know who "King of Carrot Flowers, pt II" is by.... sally: wtf is today jesus day and no one remembered to tell me?
i was walking through atlantic station today, listening to 'king of carrot flowers, pt II' when suddenly i found myself surrounded by 40 young...... elaine: amazingly they barely shit there. i told the universe, the day a pigeon turns up the whole deal is off, because once they turn up somewhere they stand around all the time pooing on their...... I.T.U.C: Always nice to see rhubarb in flower, but your stems will go woody and inedible. Cut the flower now to preserve the stems, for harvesting. Or just enjoy a rare experience. If you're planning to...... Gaia: This article has been viewed 666 times in the last 5 months
how ironic for such a beautiful picture. those are really incredible irises. I wish i lived up north, down south there are no pretty...... elaine: blackbirds like a bit of a sing. they go really high up to do it, i saw one the other day tweeting away like nobody's business. i have a pair that come to my windowledge...... Michelle: Elicar: nice flowers! The gardening in my backyard is done by my parents. They even built the arbor themselves!... Elicar: Awww...Thank you everyone, you are all great!
True Elaine. Although my better camera is not an SLR (I was tempted, but I also know how dense I am in following technical instructions), It is still...... Biff: I want a horse with flowers in her mane...... Biff: You are so right! The outdoor bar patios are open, at least on Church Street. But it is not Paris yet, until
the chestnuts blossom in April...
(these miniature flowers are actually being called daffidols. I...... elaine: flower market, see. bizarrely enough, this street, despite being in a prime location now, never used to be, so a lot of the shops ONLY open on a sunday, they are totally orientated towards the...... Tyfoid Kid: Yeah it's a Sunflower.... GGP: is that a snow-draped sunflower?... jack: i have always been fascinated with the stone walkways. they are in every park in the city system. the zoos have them and i remember walking on them as a boy. and...... GGP: 57-people who take their sweet time exiting the train so that by the time everyone else has cleared out and it's your turn to enter (because you are polite and wait for people to leave...... jack: mu prediction is thusly: winter will officialy end in 9 days. there will be a snowstorm in the east but the snow will dissappear in 2 days. april will start off cool...... jack: in southern california they hardly ever see clouds and rain, so this is something exciting for them, the poor people who live in the sunny, warm palm treed and flowers always climate. i feel...... jack: i knew a lady who hid $100 dollar bills in books. she also would roll up the bills and place them in a flower pot. the stupid lady,(and i do mean stupid) would...... jack: bizz, bizz, bizz, oh i'm just buzzing around here and i'm finished with the flowers and i have enough honey now so i can go back to my hive and hang out with the guys,...... Micah: Like this: [[http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif]] I hope the link works I've never done that before.... anon (bmly-cache-10.server.ntli.net): I was sort of gutted the Banksy' Pulp Fiction one was gone - still every thing has its day and ' Fuck Alqaida' was done just after the tube bombings , so was at...... Michelle: Ooh so inviting! I can hardly wait for some sun and warm weather! I have a garden plot through the city of Toronto, so I plant lots of vegetables as well as flowers and herbs....... Laura : Nice to see pictures of the warm weather and flowers to come. ... elaine: rad naturenoise!
sooo jealous! now, are thems blackbirds?
i have a blackbird coming to my windowledge lately, he must be desparate, cos they like worms, they are ground feeders normally. what they do is jump up and...... groovehouse: I went to NYC late last year. I so wanted a picture of the mosaic without all the flower offerings. I wanted to remove all the flowers, take my pictures, then put the flowers back,...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I actually think it was the infamous '34th gang forever' tag that was buffed to make way for the dollar sign. Because I just can't find it.
People here are very territorial, and I...... Flowerchild: Bikers, drivers, urbanites, suburbanites, men, women, gay, straight:
Give peace a chance!... elaine: i like the way the flowers are wrapped like a dog with a lampshade on his head... Krusty: To:saskatooncycling@yahoogroups.com
This kind of article just drives me nuts. It's just another
case of that god damn CBC forwarding it's socialist agenda and attempting it's usual "social engineering" by reporting on some insignificant action of what was...... To White Vest Girl: Your significant other is known to police for previous assualts, isn't he? Yes we know that. The eyewitness statements of the first incident more closely parralel the couriers side of things. The fact is your...... jeeff: using the JEDI ([[http://poets.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/jedi]]) i couldn't find the word, but i found some other interesting ones on the subject of beauty:
##kyakusenbi## (n) beauty of leg lines
##kyoukasuigetsu## (n) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I have a friend whose dress sense is amazing. One day Kron be in an Austrian Durndal (like in the Sound of Music) and the next she'll be wearing vintage 70's polyester with grapes and...... elaine: it's a good question, but certainly east end funerals are ##designed## to be looked at. they are not the usual pace of things and the flowers are mental. i only wish i had pictures from...... jethro: looks like some fella just played, she loves me, she loves me not, with a sunflower... Peter: jamie- nice rooftops/view! all those terracotta roof tiles and matching chimneys. here, everything is roofed with tar-paper and tin, with sooty broken brick chimneys... [[1654:like this...]]
elaine: nice bird! def looks like a finch of sorts....... elaine: they are now. until the greedy buggers came along the bluetits and the occasional starling and the magpie were a bit sniffy about the millet that was in the seed mix and would pick through...... jeeff: there was a nice flowery sign at the entrance to a sauna near my house in tokyo that said "foreigners please refrain from entering". too bad i never got a pic of it.... GGP: i believe cornflowers are something different, a more powdery/ethereal blue?... elaine: how lovely.
and are they the same as cornflowers?... jamie: flowergeek... Chino: Carbon monoxide, rats, pollution, abandoned warehouse and blood stains next to beautiful
flowers in the midd 80's to late 90's is how my youth was raised. Yet I still love my city better know as Chicago!...... Peter: also: the "pint of beer" flower arrangement... interesting, heh.... jack: life is short. many, many gang people believe this is their time so let it be. they are wasting time. look at the world, look at the sky, look at the flowers.......
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