tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post46539692189613286..comments2024-03-17T23:13:54.701-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Springtime at Windy Poplars - a photographic tourNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43509425964214519772019-07-11T11:07:36.377-04:002019-07-11T11:07:36.377-04:00We are about 1200 feet above sea level, Tom says. ...We are about 1200 feet above sea level, Tom says. Does that help? We are in the mountains, which keep the cool air in, also as Tom says. I don't get any of this stuff! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-55465532352028891352019-07-11T01:01:39.572-04:002019-07-11T01:01:39.572-04:00I actually meant how high up in the mountains, and...I actually meant how high up in the mountains, and I have no idea at what latitude my area is, but I can find out by looking at a map :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-34622165686108922432019-07-10T18:25:19.580-04:002019-07-10T18:25:19.580-04:00Thank you! 44.2903 is my latitude. Is that what yo...Thank you! 44.2903 is my latitude. Is that what you meant by how high? Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59799160312344894402019-07-10T18:22:33.635-04:002019-07-10T18:22:33.635-04:00Thanks so much! I watch British tv pretty much exc...Thanks so much! I watch British tv pretty much exclusively. It has gotten so that I say British words and expressions without even thinking. Now the words that come out match my soul that is within! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22540319229146505122019-07-10T18:20:51.076-04:002019-07-10T18:20:51.076-04:00I love it that I gave you a little trip across the...I love it that I gave you a little trip across the water! Thanks for telling me.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91165694913647766952019-07-10T18:20:08.864-04:002019-07-10T18:20:08.864-04:00It is amazing for us to watch Gardener's World...It is amazing for us to watch Gardener's World when Monty has all those flowers, and we still have snow! I haven't read the Alcott book but will look out for i! Thank you. I've always said CLEMatis, only because I had never heard it pronounced. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-62556702979311353132019-07-10T18:18:10.975-04:002019-07-10T18:18:10.975-04:00I've dug a few violets out of the flowers, but...I've dug a few violets out of the flowers, but I do so love them wherever else they come. Lucy is quite amazing. Those daffs were there before she was, and she never runs over them. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-17857053474420671362019-07-10T18:15:25.383-04:002019-07-10T18:15:25.383-04:00Thank you so much. I'm happy you liked it, and...Thank you so much. I'm happy you liked it, and that the pictures cheered you up!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-71501347954117998582019-07-10T18:14:48.609-04:002019-07-10T18:14:48.609-04:00I think the "wet and cold and barren" re...I think the "wet and cold and barren" really brought out some amazing blooms, and they lasted so long. Our hazelnut trees seem to have grown six inches. The Korean lilacs bloomed like never before. New locusts that sprang up are growing so fast. It just felt to me like an English spring where it may have been chilly and cloudy but the beauty was incredible!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36404948772622791132019-07-10T18:03:54.972-04:002019-07-10T18:03:54.972-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51741891639220819832019-07-10T18:03:43.853-04:002019-07-10T18:03:43.853-04:00Thank you so much. Good, because I would like to s...Thank you so much. Good, because I would like to see more!!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64799365504700213512019-07-10T18:03:11.930-04:002019-07-10T18:03:11.930-04:00Such nice words. Thank you!Such nice words. Thank you!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5414420355035868682019-07-10T18:02:51.780-04:002019-07-10T18:02:51.780-04:00I know you aren't! I don't know about the ...I know you aren't! I don't know about the viburnum. It is up on the wheeler trail where Tom takes Lucy. I've thought of bringing some down here.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91618195976815311292019-07-10T18:01:29.687-04:002019-07-10T18:01:29.687-04:00Thank you so much! I would be homesick if I didn&#...Thank you so much! I would be homesick if I didn't live her. haha. When we used to travel more, it was always a wrench to know I was going to miss something.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59975766396154445432019-07-07T16:21:46.183-04:002019-07-07T16:21:46.183-04:00So beautiful, and beautifully told! I never tire o...So beautiful, and beautifully told! I never tire of the progression from snow to mud to shoots to flowers, and how quickly it all seems to happen. You've made me "homesick" for your neck of the woods . . . and thank you!J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51838544529203018442019-07-04T15:58:39.363-04:002019-07-04T15:58:39.363-04:00Wonderful garden tour! While not a fan of snow any...Wonderful garden tour! While not a fan of snow anymore, I love that picture of the road with the blue sky and snow (March 24th). All the evening light pictures are gorgeous! I'll bet that viburnum smells wonderful and your bleeding heart is so big and beautiful. I could go on and on. All your plants look so pretty. Isn't spring the best?!Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37702816488583336182019-07-04T13:07:36.012-04:002019-07-04T13:07:36.012-04:00That is an inspiring representation of the life cy...That is an inspiring representation of the life cycle and a reminder that everything has its season. Your pictures are beautiful, thanks for sharing them.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-18153833720910702852019-07-04T11:10:56.516-04:002019-07-04T11:10:56.516-04:00
What a wonderful post this was! What a gorgeou...<br /><br /><br /><br />What a wonderful post this was! What a gorgeous header! Thank you, Nan. I feel inspired to take more photos around my own neck of the woods.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-19091945788573744762019-07-03T20:20:54.958-04:002019-07-03T20:20:54.958-04:00BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFULOne Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-81452611838231396482019-07-03T13:29:44.085-04:002019-07-03T13:29:44.085-04:00Beautiful new header! I adore white roses. Nan, he...Beautiful new header! I adore white roses. Nan, here in the South we say clematis with the emphasis on AT but I've heard the British say it with emphasis on clem. And they pronounce herb the way my father always did, as a man's name. I'll have to look up Bath's Flame. I always ordered my bulbs at Valley View from White Flower! Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-1274157231993028642019-07-03T12:59:08.728-04:002019-07-03T12:59:08.728-04:00Thanks so much for your tour, Nan! I remember our ...Thanks so much for your tour, Nan! I remember our spring as wet and cold and barren. You've inspired me to try to capture the little treasures next year. :-)<br /><br />As others have said, that April 22nd sky was beyond amazing. Oh, what our Creator has wrought!Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5763661425224340222019-07-03T12:56:40.272-04:002019-07-03T12:56:40.272-04:00Oh my goodness! What a wonderful spring tour. I lo...Oh my goodness! What a wonderful spring tour. I loved every picture. I was down in the dumps this morning, but viewing these glorious photos has cheered me right up. Thank you Nan.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-34382571904009390792019-07-03T10:29:11.890-04:002019-07-03T10:29:11.890-04:00I enjoyed your spring tour too. All that snow so l...I enjoyed your spring tour too. All that snow so late into spring. Brrrrr... We had a wet spring. It is a good thing because we had been in a drought the last three years. I was glad to have that rain. The huge white lilac is awesome. I have a white one. It came as a small stick of a start from one in the garden where I worked for some time. It is an OLD variety. No on knows the name of it. The people that lived next door for 50 years said it was there when they moved in. I would love to know how old the parent plant is. Fun to see Lucy photo bombing your pictures. She wanted to be pictured too. Dogs always run their territory. It took me awhile to learn not to plant right against the fence line. ha... Violets are taking over our lawn, such as it is. They are quite aggressive. If they stayed in the lawn I wouldn't care but they take over my flower beds muscling out some of the more delicate flowers which are dear to me. <br />I hope your summer goes as well as your spring.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-34148870144484497732019-07-03T03:58:25.806-04:002019-07-03T03:58:25.806-04:00I'm always surprised by how late your spring i...I'm always surprised by how late your spring is compared with ours, yet how quickly it catches up!<br /><br />Those lilacs reminded me so much of LMA's book <i>Under the Lilacs</i>. I still have my childhood copy and can see the cover in my mind's eye right now. <br /><br />I say <i>Clem</i>atis, with the emphasis on the first syllable, like Monty. ClemAYtis is rather looked down on (!) but I've heard perfectly respectable gardeners say it that way. There's too much snobbery in gardening here.callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24205424449925908822019-07-03T02:39:29.257-04:002019-07-03T02:39:29.257-04:00Yes indeed Nan - a wonderful tour - I am a proper ...Yes indeed Nan - a wonderful tour - I am a proper "armchair traveller" this morning! I have walked the farm, admired the views, smelled the smells - thank you, I enjoyed that so much.Mrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.com