I wanted to pop in here to say that I probably won't be blogging much for the next week or so.
Being the Attention Deficit Disordered person that I am, I have shifted my current obsessions to ....
*gardening(mainly weeding, lugging heavy rocks around, putting some plants into containers for the deck and re-doing some beds)
*and ......
*re-decorating (started on a whim yesterday with the bathroom and now have my sights on framing some of my artwork for our walls, as well as looking ahead to painting the hallway
(a lavender-y periwinkle blue shade perhaps...) .
Also, with all sorts of dates marked in my calender because of R's school year coming to a close(spring concert, talent show, promotion night are some), I will be busy with that.
Being the Attention Deficit Disordered person that I am, I have shifted my current obsessions to ....
*gardening(mainly weeding, lugging heavy rocks around, putting some plants into containers for the deck and re-doing some beds)
*and ......
*re-decorating (started on a whim yesterday with the bathroom and now have my sights on framing some of my artwork for our walls, as well as looking ahead to painting the hallway
(a lavender-y periwinkle blue shade perhaps...) .
Also, with all sorts of dates marked in my calender because of R's school year coming to a close(spring concert, talent show, promotion night are some), I will be busy with that.
That's Miss R in the photos taken this past Sunday at the Kinney Azalea Gardens(some azaleas already gone by, but plenty of massive rhododendrons in bloom)
From the Providence Journal site, a little info on this unique woodland garden:
Acres of amazing azaleas at the Kinney Gardens in Kingston
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 17, 2009
By Tom MeadeJournal Staff Writer
Rhode Island is blessed with many beautiful gardens, but none is as explosively colorful as the
Kinney Azalea Gardens on Kingstown Road (Route 108) near the University of Rhode Island’s East Farm.
More than 500 varieties of azaleas and rhododendrons grace six acres, laced with grassy walking paths. The gardens are open to everyone year-around, but they receive the greatest number of visitors from mid-May through June when the grounds are ablaze in blossoms.
Along many of the paths are benches and chairs where visitors can rest and drink in the beauty of the place.
Lorenzo F. Kinney, Jr. planted the first azaleas in 1927. He was the son of a botanist.
When Lorenzo Kinney, Jr. retired from his job as state leader of 4-H Clubs in Rhode Island in 1955, he devoted most of his energy to developing the gardens and new varieties of azaleas that would thrive in southern New England. In 1992, URI awarded him an honorary doctorate for his work.
This year, several varieties began to blossom in early May, said Betty Kinney Faella, the founder’s daughter. She predicted that a splash of warm weather may encourage more to blossom earlier than usual.
She continues a family tradition, serving tea when the flowers are in full bloom. This year’s tea is scheduled for May 23 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. It is free and open to everyone, she said.
After Mr. Kinney died in 1994 at the age of 100, Susan Gordon, an adjunct professor in the plant science and landscape architecture programs at URI, began managing the gardens.
Besides the azaleas and rhododendrons, trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit, and other shade-loving wildflowers flourish on the floor of the gardens.
The gardens are supported through sales and donations. Most plants at the gardens can be purchased, even specimens requiring a backhoe. Delivery and installation of plants can be arranged if necessary. Plants are not guaranteed unless planted by a member of the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association.
From the intersection of Route 138 and Route 108, the gardens are behind the sixth house on the left, 2391 Kingstown Rd. The parking area is behind the house. The gardens are open during daylight hours. Admittance is free, but there is a box for donations in the parking area. For information about plant sales or directions,
call (401) 783-2396 or (401) 782-8847,
or visit kinneyazaleagardens.com.
This shape shifter will be back, and I will still try to make the time to try to treat myself by making the rounds of my favorite blogs.
So now, only a "watercolor" Blogthing for the moment, which says it all!
| You Are Highly Expressive |
 You are dramatic, expressive, and even a bit temperamental. You are artistic and creative. You're always dabbling in something. You are very self-aware and introspective. You understand yourself well. You are on a constant journey in life, and you change frequently. You're a shapeshifter of sorts. |
Take the The Watercolor Test
27 comments:
Huh - mine said I was colorful. I'm more muted than colorful...
You feel very connected to others, and you tend to be a harmonizing force.
You are vibrant and receptive. You are ready for whatever the world has to offer you.
Have to go look at your photos close up - be back in a few
Your girl is gorgeous. I wish my 13 year old would let me take his photo.
Love those gardens too. Gorgeous.
That garden is beautiful!!! I wish I could walk right into the screen and enjoy it!
It is the time of year to be outside and not playing on the computer as much, isn't it? Have fun gardening ... we have to do that ourselves to get ready for the big "mulch-a-thon." ugh.
Amazingly beautiful pictures :) Mine said I was highly colorful, not so sure about that,lol.
My answer is below:
You Are Highly Inspiring
You believe that your life has a higher purpose, and you do all you can to achieve it.
You are wise, and a lot of your wisdom comes from self discipline.
You try to live as moderately and modestly as possible.
You make room for rational, small indulgences... while living as ethically as you can.
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Going to look at those photos closer. Have fun in your garden!!
I will miss you. I gave you an award on my blog
Love the photos. Miss R is going soo fast :-). She looks great!
Ah well, it's only logical that in this time of the year we are shifting towards the more outdoor living instead of the indoor ;-). Have fun in your garden! And with the end-of-the-schoolyear-activities of course. Always a wonderful feeling that the summer holidays are approaching =)
I'm highly colourful (and I think it's so true ;-):
You are intensely alive and very passionate.
You are optimistic about the world and about people.
You feel very connected to others, and you tend to be a harmonizing force.
You are vibrant and receptive. You are ready for whatever the world has to offer you.
Beautiful collage.;))
Good luck with your gardening and enjoy the beginning of the summer.;)
Yes, the photos are lovely!
I think my Blogthing is right on! That usually never happens. Must be a fluke!
I love the pictures!!!:) Thanks for sharing!!!:)
Even though I'll miss your blogs, I understand as I feel the same - once the spring arrived, I prefer to be outdoors, enjoying the sun, the trees, the flowers and the birds!!!:)
What beautiful photos of the garden! Lavender-y periwinkle blue shade, sounds so pretty, you will have to share a photo with us when you have completed the project :)
Happy Wednesday and have fun gardening!
I'll miss your blogs but it's better to live life than just to write about it! :-)
Have fun with the gardening and home improvement. R is quickly becoming a beautiful lady like her mum :)
you're daughter is gorgeous--very dramatic eyes : ) love the shot of her under the arch, that arch is great, i wish i had one in my yard!
uh, ok, this is my watercolor but i'm not sure i believe it! LOL
You may not have found the meaning of life, but you try to approach it with as much optimism as possible.
You are always enthusiastic and grateful for every day you have.
You are cheerful and energetic. You are a do-gooder who likes to keep busy.
You are outgoing and carefree. You embrace life to the fullest.
thank you so much for dropping by and commenting. So nice of you.
you have a special blog here. ill visit again!
Lovely photos of your lovely daughter. You certainly have a lot of neat things planned. Enjoy doing them and we'll see you when you are finished. I love what SandraG said about it's better to live life than just write about it.
We're so cosmically connected. I'm gardening AND repainting the bathroom. Yay us! I'll miss you posting, but I get the shape shifting thing.
Hey, guess what! You won the Amazon gift card. I'm just about to mail you!
Lots of bloggy love,
j
Stopping by to let you know, you have been given an award :)
http://thesocialfrog.com/?p=2038
Only,
You are probably more "colorful" than you give yourself credit for.
And thank you very much for the compliment given my daughter. And, yep, she having her photo being taken and is a willing model most of the time.
~Jenners,
I have had that term of your's--"mulch-a-thon" in my head now for a few days!! I love it!
I had a mini "mulch-a-thon" because I stupidly kept buying too few bags of it and had to keep going back for more at the garden center...
~Manders,
That result is YOU, don't you think?
Still havng fun in my garden, and almost close to where I can finallly stop and just enjoy it.
~RoseAnn,
Another "colorful" result! :-)
Thanks, too, for the award...whatever it is..! I will be over to see in a bit..
~Clare,
Thank you.
An award? For me?
I will have to stop by and also need to catch up with your blog--my treat to myself this weekend.
~Marcelle,
Oh yeah--that result sounds like you.
And, yes..my daughter sometimes shocks me when she looks like a young LADY.
~Zuzana,
Thanks for you compliment about the photo collage(although I am sure you noticed my error that I was too lazy to fix--the repeated photos in the top right corner)
~Hi Vessie!
Thanks as always for your warm words, when you stop by here.
~Jack,
I woke up thinking about what I want to do with my hallway, in fact, this morning. It may take all summer to finish it, but I certainly will show a photo of it when I paint it and it is finished.
~Aww, thanks, Sandra!
I know you understand about how the outdoors and the garden can take over your life a little at this time of year.
~Hello Audrey,
Thanks for stopping by and the nice words about my daughter(and me? I think she takes after her father more, actually)
~c.k. AKA "do-gooder",
I wish that arch were in my yard, too! I remember when the arch was being built--it was an interesting process to watch(all a matter of physics and hard labor)
~Denise,
I felt much the same way when I saw your blog. :-)
~Rosemary,
Thank you!
I think now some of these projects' will stretch out through the summer, and I certainly hope to "document" them here at this blog.
~Judy,
Too weird about the gardening AND bathroom re-do!!!
And well, I am,
as you know..a little "verklempt" over the prize!(I should try to do some generous, fun things like that , myself, sometime...)
That is Rachel? Omg, how she has grown! She's a fine young lady and the photos are absolutely beautiful. And my goodness, I'd be panting if I had to respond to so many comments :)
Hi Tina, thanks for all the comments today. I understand the problem of the shifting obsession. It can be hard to keep committed to constant posts on a blog when there are so many other things to do. I need to do some serious cleaning...and it just doesn't get done!
Loved the photos of R. in the gardens. And your new profile painting is whimsical and funny. I sincerely like your art.
Good luck with your house and garden projects. xo
Splendid gardens- absolutely magnificent. Miss R is by far the loveliest flower of all! She is gorgeous! Despite her age (73), my mother enjoys gardening, weeding, planting new flowers and plants in her small garden. She has yellow, pink and white roses, lillies, azaleas, jasmin and a huge rhododendron which is very popular in Cyprus. In the back yard, she planted fruit trees - lemon,orange and tangerine trees which give their fruit in late autumn.
My blogthing result:
You Are Highly Spiritual
You may not have found the meaning of life, but you try to approach it with as much optimism as possible.
You are always enthusiastic and grateful for every day you have.
Oh by the way ...belated Happy Birthday to Jewel! Did she have a special treat?
Thanks for the lovely photos and the interesting info on Kinney Gardens. I'll bookmark the website.
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