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Pattern: Geranium :: Made by Rae
size 5T
one for my gal, one for her bff.
blogged: hungiegungie.com/2013/03/27/long-distance-geranium-style/
I changed the color saturation of this, but I toned it DOWN, way down to look even halfway real, these flowers are truly intense!
I photographed this one earlier this spring in the mountains of West Virginia. Another name for the flower is Cranesbill. Copyright, all rights reserved.
I noticed this rather bedraggled bee struggling to reach the centre of the flower. She must have had a bit of a wild night and stayed out too late. To assist her recovery I nipped inside for a jar of honey and placed a dab on the flower. The bee must have been somewhat startled at this unexpected feast and began feeding. Soon she had finished and was buzzing about happily. Who's a big soft sod then?
The Geranium
When I put her out, once, by the garbage pail,
She looked so limp and bedraggled,
So foolish and trusting, like a sick poodle,
Or a wizened aster in late September,
I brought her back in again
For a new routine--
Vitamins, water, and whatever
Sustenance seemed sensible
At the time: she'd lived
So long on gin, bobbie pins, half-smoked cigars, dead beer,
Her shriveled petals falling
On the faded carpet, the stale
Steak grease stuck to her fuzzy leaves.
(Dried-out, she creaked like a tulip.)
The things she endured!--
The dumb dames shrieking half the night
Or the two of us, alone, both seedy,
Me breathing booze at her,
She leaning out of her pot toward the window.
Near the end, she seemed almost to hear me--
And that was scary--
So when that snuffling cretin of a maid
Threw her, pot and all, into the trash-can,
I said nothing.
But I sacked the presumptuous hag the next week,
I was that lonely.
~ by Theodore Roetheke
Ever think about how someone/something really impacts you? This poem matched the unexpected bloom of the pot 'thrown out' in the yard. It also resonated after reading this heart-felt excerpt of Rescue Me by Wendall Brock. Staying focused on connections - be it with people, animals or nature.
Naples. FL
When this wildflower is blooming in the deep woods of southern Ohio it is impossible to miss. The brilliant pink petals stand out in sharp contrast to the surrounding greenery.
GERANIUM MOLLE
Geranio volgare
Geraniaceae. Pianta pelosa, alta 10-40 cm, con fiori dal porpora al viola su fusti semieretti ramificati alla base.
Foglie arrotondate. Sepali appuntiti coperti da fitta peluria, cinque petali bilobati Fiorisce da marzo a settembre.
Comune nei prati, nei terreni incolti e sabbiosi dal litorale fino a media montagna, prevalentemente nelle zone a clima mediterraneo .
La soffice lanuggine che ricopre le foglie lobate e arrotondate e che conferisce il nome alla pianta (dal latino mollis) distingue il geranium molle dal G.Lucidum che ha, invece, foglie lucide e cerose.
In autunno, quando la pianta vive in luoghi asciutti, le foglie spesso diventano color rosso brillante, tale colorazione è dovuta alla produzione di pigmenti rossi chiamati antociani, che in autunno tingono anche le foglie degli alberi.
Dal sito di botanica a cura di MG ..................."languana "