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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;


Here are some flowers getting a bit of a water in the CBD the other morning. Good to see.

I can't write much, as I have a kabuki singing Henry is a great mood simply demanding to use the computer for some kind of dodgy scam. Or maybe he just wants to have another bash (literally) at the mysterious SNM#1, which delights him to no end.
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Colette Amelia said…
ah pansies! the flowers that is.

maybe in May we will have some out...late may.
22 February 2009 at 13:01
Anonymous said…
Only just got around to reading your theme thursday post....couldn't manage them all last thurs, then when i went back to the site, I couldn't remember which ones I had visited (because stupid me, I didn't visit them in order)...
ah well...I used to visit the library with my children when they were younger- a great resource, but it is a bit 'pot luck' what titles they have in.
I see you are a reader...check out Avid Reader's site for news of the Virtual Book Club:)
22 February 2009 at 20:01
Dot-Com said…
Wow, we'd never need to water flowers here *lol* Today I saw daffodils in bloom for the first time this year - guess that means it's spring here!
23 February 2009 at 06:26
Kris McCracken said…
Colette, I am quite a fan of pansies as well.
23 February 2009 at 09:58
Kris McCracken said…
Cinnamon, the beautiful thing about the library’s website is that if it isn’t in, you can get it sent there.
23 February 2009 at 09:58
Kris McCracken said…
Dot-Com, it’s starting to cool down a bit in the mornings here, so I’m sensing the changing of the seasons already.
23 February 2009 at 09:58
J.C. said…
We are having rainy afternoons too! I love the effect of the rain on the pansies.
23 February 2009 at 14:34
Kris McCracken said…
J.C., I even braved getting damp feet for this shot.
23 February 2009 at 14:43
Sue said…
I am jealous...with our severe water restrictions, I had even forgotten what a sprinkler looked like! And as for flowers...after the extreme heat we have had, most flora is brown and dead looking! With more to come...
38 degrees again by Friday!
I adore Tassie!
23 February 2009 at 16:54
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, it hit 30 yesterday, but we had a big storm last night and it has been pelting down ever since.
24 February 2009 at 06:28
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