tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post4792497081280363193..comments2024-02-28T17:42:05.365-05:00Comments on Outside Clyde: Gloom DayChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-35356443100451351862009-12-17T14:55:29.393-05:002009-12-17T14:55:29.393-05:00Gloom Day is perfect~~Winter is upon us and we are...Gloom Day is perfect~~Winter is upon us and we are in the brown and gray of days! So glad you found the great berries and sweet heather flowers. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-15637800971529306972009-12-16T14:43:04.559-05:002009-12-16T14:43:04.559-05:00I love old barns and old farmhouses, and it makes ...I love old barns and old farmhouses, and it makes me sad to see them falling down and disintegrating. The passing really does describe the end of a way of life that still existed around here when I was a kid.<br />Congratulations on finding a blooming plant. I really like Ericas, but they don't perform well here. The Cotoneaster berries look almost too big for the plant. They are very Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-47260124465013721532009-12-16T10:32:38.369-05:002009-12-16T10:32:38.369-05:00You had me going there - I was afraid you weren...You had me going there - I was afraid you weren't going to find anything at all blooming! Love the old house photos.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-83608488142042509072009-12-16T07:59:54.407-05:002009-12-16T07:59:54.407-05:00"A blank slate can fill a gardener's hear..."A blank slate can fill a gardener's heart with glee." You should patent that remark - what an apt adjective to choose!<br /><br />bevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-37532133703975895642009-12-15T23:50:45.638-05:002009-12-15T23:50:45.638-05:00I was wondering what lay beyond that treasure. It ...I was wondering what lay beyond that treasure. It is amazing what you can see when the leaves are gone.<br />Your cleaned spot looks lovely. I can envision many blooms there.<br />Such a pretty find. Those red berries would make lovely decorations for the Holidays.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-10043532701009432682009-12-15T23:13:29.916-05:002009-12-15T23:13:29.916-05:00Just a few miles up the highway past the next town...Just a few miles up the highway past the next town, a man stopped on a recent Sunday to relieve himself at an old falling down barn. He wishes now he'd waited a few minutes until he reached the next town -- what he literally ran into in the barn was a body, hanging. <br /><br />Caution is a good idea.Nell Jeanhttp://www.seedscatterer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-36007385844821551392009-12-15T20:58:09.799-05:002009-12-15T20:58:09.799-05:00Frances it feels good to work in MY garden after w...Frances it feels good to work in MY garden after waiting so long for the drain feild to go in then just being busy all summer with the cabin.<br /><br />Les both of those I would have to trespass to get closer to and I am afraid to do that in these parts. Maybe if I wore an orange cap?Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-44781405152330006992009-12-15T20:47:40.033-05:002009-12-15T20:47:40.033-05:00I am glad you found something blooming for Bloom D...I am glad you found something blooming for Bloom Day, but I was hoping you were going to show us more of the old house. Places like that are always full of treasures and photographs.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-16953911593177872592009-12-15T20:06:06.858-05:002009-12-15T20:06:06.858-05:00Oh happy day! The erica saves bloom day. Passing...Oh happy day! The erica saves bloom day. Passing is an unusual occurance. It could only happen where land is plentiful, imagine that in San Franciso. Your cleared area does indeed look amazing, even before the chainsaw has worked its magic. I am liking that yucca too. We added some here in containers and they are tough customers, with good color all year. I detect a note of glee in that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com