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MaryEllen Carlile Klusacek's avatar

I have such a fondness for ditch lillies - so much so that they were my wedding bouquet! They will always remind me of my hometown in upstate NY, where you could find clumps growing with wild abandon on the side of the road. Maybe not the most refined of flowers, but there is something to be said for thriving in rocky places and flaunting an unabashedly bright hue.

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Nancy Green's avatar

Thanks for the wonderful quote, Clara. Happy Halfway Day!

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Selina Strong's avatar

the quote says it ALL!!

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Debbie Gudger's avatar

Our summer thrill this week has been seeing the first fawns. Tiny spotted fawns!

How fortunate we are to live in a small town where the deer roam the streets and we can tell the season by the size of the fawns. (Spoken like someone without a garden to protect...)

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Stephanie C. Bell's avatar

"Tickled open by all the bees and butterflies" is so wonderful and apt. What a way to start my Wednesday, thank you Clara! <3

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Mary McNally's avatar

Mine haven’t bloomed yet. They’re getting closer.

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Beth Potter's avatar

Fleeting beauty. An orange delight.

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Jackie Sideman's avatar

Thanks, the day lily is lovely. Reminds me of my childhood.

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Daniel's avatar

Amazing quote; thank you!

Henry David distills the wisdom of the ages -- at every moment, we stand in a When and a Where -- up next is our work to select from the wide array of Whats and Whos and Hows.

Always wondering, of course, about the Why.

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Jennifer Manoukian's avatar

You’ve sure

You’ve certainly given us a bounty of beautiful flowers and except ideas to be going on with this spring, Clara. I am grateful.

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Suzan Williams's avatar

I love the quote! And the picture....

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Elizabeth Ann's avatar

Beautiful!

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Anne Hopkins's avatar

“Consider the lilies….”

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Peggy R.'s avatar

Orange you a pretty flower! I love daylilies-thanks for this on a rainy gray day.

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Ann's avatar

We have many lilies and glads and other flowers about and as many folks who love to tend them, so that the rest of us can enjoy !!

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Mya Martin-Glenn's avatar

My daylilies are getting ready to bloom as well! So pretty 😍

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