Thursday- A Little Personal – Birds of Paradise

37 thoughts on “Thursday- A Little Personal – Birds of Paradise”

1. Gorgeous flowers, John. We saw lots of them growing wild on Dominica when we spent Chriatmas there a few years ago; those, poinsettias and other flowers we normally only see in pots or hothouses.

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   1. Yes. We love our “birds” since they are about the only thing that does well in the salt air (hibiscus as well)

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2. Beautiful, John. It’s lovely to see something growing where here, everything is dying.
   Incidentally, every time I hear the phrase “birds of paradise” I get a song stuck in my head…
   “May a bird of paradise fly up your nose,..”

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   1. I do too. Ha ha ha. Thanks for the laugh.

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3. Lucky that you have plants like that during winter.

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   1. We are. Thanks

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4. Cool that you can grow those outside where you are. Right now all I have is a Christmas cactus, and it’s inside.

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   1. Well I can’t grow potato’s here.

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      1. Guess Idaho has that going for it.

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5. They look great, John. I’d love them, but I don’t think they’d survive in the Hill Country.
   Cheers,
   Pit

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   1. Hill Country is a little cold.

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6. I would sit my chair next to that. Be there all day.

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   1. You would need some wine and crackers as well.

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7. I love Birds of Paradise, John. It’s gloomy and raining here, so thanks for ray of sunshine.

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   1. Good for the spirit

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8. I wish they grew here. Lovely. We sometimes find them at the market.

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   1. My wife makes some beautiful arrangements using palm leaves and Birds of Paradise.

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9. My wife wold LOVE those!

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   1. They are great to cut as well.

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10. What did I tell you about typos, John?

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    1. Sign of humanity sir.

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11. They’re lovely! Hugs

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    1. Thank you. Hugs back.

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12. Stunning and a wonderful treat.
    We have misplaced December. Seems the calendar thinks it’s spring. Everything has gone to sleep in preparation for snow, but is nowhere to be found. 🙂

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    1. Hold on it will come.

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       1. True, later by the sounds of it. It’s not that I like the cold or snow–northern girl that I am. 😀

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          1. I never did get used to it.

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          2. Liked it when I was a kid. Ha ha.
             Thought snow was fun and never felt the cold. Youngsters. What do they know. Merry Christmas, John, to you and yours. 🙂

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          3. Merry Christmas to you and yours Tess.

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          4. Thank you, John. 🙂

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13. Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
    John Howell with a little something from his back yard.

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    1. Thanks for the reblog Sally. -)

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14. Thanks for sharing some beauty John. 🙂

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    1. Thank you for the visit and kind words

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       1. The pleasure was mine. 🙂

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15. Very nice! I have Desert Bird of Paradise that do well in South Texas. And today feels like early spring instead of almost the first day of winter.

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    1. Yes it does. 80’s next week

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