We had another dull, but warm weather day today as spring winds down for another year. We usually have several storms during our subtropical summer, and just as I began to type this post, I heard the first clap of thunder rolling around the night skies.
For Day 3 of Cathy’s Week of Flowers, I looked back on photos I had taken earlier this year and found several I had taken in May. My youngest son gave me a huge bunch of flowers for my birthday, and he had chosen some stunning flowers to include. He called the photo above a “Cabbage Rose”. Whether or not that is what this unusual flower is called I really don’t know, but the description certainly suits the flower.
The three photos above were all the same bunch of flowers – such variety! 🙂
If you look carefully at the last photo you will see the faintest outline of Mount Warning. I took this photo quite early in the day, and the view of the mountain became even fainter, if that’s possible, this afternoon. Perhaps tonight’s rain will wash away the haze and I will have a clearer image of the mountain to share tomorrow.
As for the new floor, it’s getting there. There’s just a few details that need finishing tomorrow, but hopefully by Thursday I will be able to clean up the dusty layer covering every surface of the house and turn the room back into my own.
I just love the new floor! It’s so lovely to walk on and it will be easier to clean than carpet.
I think the poor man laying the floor for us hadn’t planned on returning for a third day, but he’d worked a long day and thinks he’ll have the job finished within a couple of hours. Husband and I both agree he’s done a wonderful job for us and has taken great care to give the floor a smooth finish, which we appreciate very much.
It will be interesting to see how the rooms comes together now. I’m on a decluttering spree – which has lasted, so far, about a year, but that’s another story for another day – so I don’t intend taking anything back into the area unless I am sure I will use it.
The flowers are beautiful and so is your new flooring. It reminds me a lot of the flooring we had installed in our home in Ohio (what seems like long ago).
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Thank you Robin.
Ohio does seem like a long time ago, doesn’t it … and I always enjoy your posts when you revisit your old home. 🙂
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Oh, the flowers are just gorgeous!!
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I hope they added some brightness to your day, Trini. 🙂
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They sure did!
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A gorgeous bouquet with that cabbage rose. How unusual! Having projects on the go helps keep us sane I think, and that floor looks really good. Have fun with the decluttering!
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Thank you Cathy. 🙂
I agree, I always have projects on the go – gardening, sewing, writing – and this time renovating. My aim is for the decluttering to be finished before Christmas. 🙂
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Omg, this place is so beautiful and those flowers!
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Thank you! 🙂
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The flowers are beautiful and I love the floor!
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Thank you Carol. ❤
I hope you are well. xxx
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The blending of colors in that bouquet from your son must have brought you joy! So, so pretty. Your floors look great, Joanne.
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Thank you. 🙂
I love all gifts of flowers, but this bunch was very special. 🙂
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Your son has great taste in flowers! What a joy it is to receive a gift of flowers, always brings a happy smile. New floors are looking fine!
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Thank you Eliza. I think he surprised himself! The flowers lasted over a week, and every time he visited he remarked on how good they looked. 🙂
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Positive feedback loop! 😉
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The new floor looks just great–love this! And the flowers…be still my heart… ❤
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That’s how I felt when my son presented me with them, Kathy. ❤
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Lovely arrangement! I googled cabbage rose. Yours looks like an ornamental cabbage, fantastic in the vase. I see ornamental kale used as potting and bedding plants in fall where I live in North Carolina, US. There seems to also be a rose called a cabbage rose.
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Pretty flowers! Love the faint outline of the mountain in the haze. And the floor looks great, and much easier to care for than carpet. 🙂
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