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Five Things on…Friday? (A Long Hollow Update)

1.

I kept forgetting today was Friday. It just felt like a Saturday. Does that happen to you?
Okay, now I'll get on with the update… 

 

2.

July 13-8

For the first time in two or three years, my crape myrtles are sprouting buds.

Except for snapping this photo, I'm trying to ignore them. I get this feeling that if I pay too much attention to them, they'll disappear. Fingers crossed they bloom!

 

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Grapes july 13-6

The mustang grapes are turning purple. One of these days I swear I'm going to learn how to make wine from them! (Alas, it won't be this year.)


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july 13-7

Baby American Beautyberries. I've been keeping an eye on them. They are the most beautiful berry, such a brilliant pink. And according to Wikipedia, they can be made into wine, too…

I'll keep you posted on their progress.

 

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July 13-7

Mountain Pinks are going crazy.

I love them, even though I can't make wine from them!


"None can have a healthy love for flowers unless he loves the wild ones."  
-  Forbes Watson 

 

Linking with Random 5 Friday

 


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18 responses to “Five Things on…Friday? (A Long Hollow Update)”

  1. Ms. A Avatar
    Ms. A

    Living near and working at a vineyard, I’d say you could probably get a leg up on the wine making.

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  2. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    I think the wine at our vineyard is a little fancier than what I can make!
     

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  3. Walker Thornton Avatar
    Walker Thornton

    Clearly you’ve got wine on the brain! Love the colors.

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  4. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Beautiful images of your garden Barb — I tried making wine once, but it didn’t work out so well. Have an awesome weekend!

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  5. lisa Avatar
    lisa

    How beautiful these are, Barbara.
    I especially love those Mountain Pinks.
    I imagine being in a whole field of those.
    With my camera, of course! 🙂
    Have a fantastic weekend!

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  6. lisleman Avatar
    lisleman

    I know little about the various flowers and shrubs. “crape myrtles” is an interesting name. Hope you have a blooming day soon.

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  7. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    Purely for health reasons, of course!

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  8. Amanda Watkins Avatar
    Amanda Watkins

    Wow, those mustang grapes are beautiful!
    We would love to grow grapes, but need to learn the trick to doing so in our zone 3 winters.
    We have a friend who does it up at Voyageurs National Park area.. so we know it can be done. He makes his own wine, and we have a bottle of it chilling right now!
    Glad our lines crossed through Random 5 this week – your photos are gorgeous, and I’m all for growing things and love the wild flower quote. I’ll be back!

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  9. lynn Avatar
    lynn

    lovely photos, the mountain pinks are lovely,

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  10. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    i actually think that wild flowers are sometimes prettier than tame flowers.

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  11. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    I think so, too!
     

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  12. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    They are such a joy every summer, popping up just when everything else is fading. 
     

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  13. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    Our mustang grapes are stubborn and wild. We tried to cut them back one year and within a week they were all over everything again. I wouldn't be surprised if they grew for you, despite the cold! I'd love to know how your friend makes his wine. Thanks for hopping over! 
     

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  14. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    Taking photographs of all of the flowers has helped me learn a lot about the blooming things around us, that's for sure! 
     

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  15. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    I would love for you to be in a field of them with your camera, too! I can only imagine the beautiful shots you'd get!
     

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  16. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    Oh gosh, if you weren't able to make wine, I probably don't have a chance! (I'll still try one of these days, though.) I hope you're having a great weekend!
     

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  17. Brenda Avatar
    Brenda

    It must be a good year for crape myrtles. All three of mine are covered in blossoms. They were here when we bought the house ten years ago and they’ve never bloomed like this before.
    Love the mountain pinks photo…simply beautiful!
    My only attempt at making wine involved Welch’s grape juice and yeast, no grapes involved. I got the recipe from someone who had been very successful with it, but mine was awful.

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  18. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    It sounds like it would be awful! lol Still no blooms on my crape myrtle, but even the buds are a big improvement over last year!
     

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