Friday, May 9, 2008

This is an actual photo taken outside of Bakersfield, Ca this year...our hillsides here in Menifee, and Lake Elsinore looked much the same about two months ago...Alan and I tramped around the hillsides taking photos but ours just didn't come out as nice as this one...It was like God took
out a paintbrush. There are many little dirt back roads to explore here not far from our house.
Doesn't take much gas and a fun thing to do. Thanks Kay for the photo!

Alan has a job this morning down by the Pechaga Indian Casino....its a bit of a drive...but not bad. He has quite a few jobs yesterday and probably get more calls today. He has another job in Hemet too. We weren't able to see the van yesterday so I called and set up an appointment for tomorrow. I'll just have to set aside some time in the morning and schedule appointments in the afternoon. A lot of locksmiths don't work weekends but we do. We also work evenings until about 8 or 9. We've gotten several call from people who have locked themselves out of their houses in the evening..We actually have returning customers..as this one house has 3 room mates and they constantly lock themselves out of their rooms...they call and say "its us again".
I think Alan's been out there 4 or 5 times.

Its gray and cool this morning...cool enough for a light jacket...no sun yet, I hope it comes out soon...I planted hollyhocks last year, they are the kind that don't bloom the first year..this year they've sent out tall spikes and there are buds so hope they bloom soon...one spike is over 9 ft. tall! we will post photos when they bloom. Alan planted giant mammoth sunflowers too which are growing nicely...
I won some moon flower seeds and plan on planting them along our side fence line...its very blank right now. I am not real familiar with moon flowers but from the photos and from what others say, they should do well here. Has anyone had any experience with them? We are zone
8b almost 9....the fence really needs something...its about 100 ft. long..I will have 150 seeds so that should be enough, I would think. Are they fussy about soil requirements? I was wondering if I needed to get some potting soil and work it in along the fence..there is lawn up to about 4 -5 inches from the fence.

9 comments:

  1. I have missed the wildflowers near Bakersfield the past few years. Now I am just waiting for Tioga Pass to open in Yosemite for the high mountain wildflowers. Thanks for message on my blog today. Also Bandaid is so cute!
    Judy

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  2. Wow, what a beautiful photo!!
    Kind regards

    Sonnja, from the Netherlands
    Beertje Zonn

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  3. Beautiful photo - no human artist can design like the Creator. I've had moonflowers in the past and they were quite forgiving of my haphazard gardening care. Really a joy to walk out on our porch at night and see those white blossoms in the moonlight. Good to hear the business is steady -have a wonderful Mother's Day!

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  4. Hey, Dani! Thanks for visiting my blog recently. It was like a family reunion or something. :) Without the weird cousin... LOL! That photo is amazing. Love the purples. I'm off to check out the rest of your blog. So nice to have found you.

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  5. I always love your photos Dani, the vintage and the area you live in, so glad locksmith biz is good. maybe that is a job I could do?

    smiles, cyndi

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  6. This is breath taking,I can only imagine what it looks like from your veiw point. It is amazing to see what God created. Hugs, RoseMarie

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  7. Dani, I would imagine your weather is about the same as ours here. I planted mine in a big barrel pot, so I used the potting soil. Our soil is almost pure sand here. Like morning glories, I think they like a little richer soil -- kind of like a pasture with manure, etc. But since they seem to do really well one year and not the next, I just don't know what the difference is. Same place, same stuff. . .???? Mine really liked to climb last year!

    Cora

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  8. Hello Dani!

    Wow, I live in Murrieta! Your neighbor! I love the picture that was taken in Bakersfield. My son and his family lives there and we saw this when we went to visit! And the snow stayed in the mountain tops for quite sometime!

    Love the sweet sampler that you have!

    Have a wonderful week and it was fun stopping by your wonderful blog!

    Hugs,
    Maryjane

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  9. Dani, I was watching your photo load and thought it was an impressionist painting until I read your post. Amazing! I've never seen anything like that. God is truly the master artist, isn't he?

    Blessings,
    Lea

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