Here in Azrizona, we have spring just a tiny bit earlier than some of the places where my blogger buddies live.So, while Butchy and Snickers are watching the koi surface from their long winter sleep, muzzer is nursing her lilac bush through another year in the desert. It, in turn, rewards her by blooming twice each year. Once in the spring, (as they call it) and once in the early fall when the nights cool off a bit.
There aren't too many lilac bushes around, and muzzer and dad
really liked this one when they were looking for houses. We don't
know how long it has been struggling, but it must be one really
tough lilac bush! Not only does it do OK in the desert, but it has
survived muzzer's brown thumb for more than twenty years!
It is on the corner of the house nearest the room that used to belong
to E.Rabbit when she was a teeny, tiny girl. It smells really good in
the fall, and just a little bit now. But you have to get really close
to smell it because the orange tree blossoms conquer all.
The only other thing muzzer has any luck growing are her roses.
(Well, she does OK growing puppies and dogs and kids, but we don't
get planted!)
Two of her favorite bushes are blooming now in the front yard. She
says they are "heritage" roses that a friend of hers planted for her
more than ten years ago. Last year they didn't get pruned because
she was in Virginia with me and dad, and so now they are taller
than muzzer!
But they are still making pretty flowers, and she tells them
every morning that they just need to hang on a while longer, and
when they go dormant, she will get them pruned!
Teka and I can't figure out why that is a promise, not a threat.
But then, we aren't roses.
Teka is on track for her surgery, we are at T-2 and counting.
Dad is hoping that Teka will slow down for at least 24 hours
so he can sleep past 5:00 am. Muzzer is trying to tell him not
to count on it.
More later.
Gussie (and Teka)
8 comments:
Flowers......very spring feeling.... i can see the sun coming out more......mm
wowie! flowers taller than gussies muzzer! either they are reelly tall or your muzzer is shorter than i think.
maybe wen teka is in surgery the doctor can pull out some of the motors and extra batteries that make her go so fast.
Mommy is so jealous - she grew up with a huge lilac bush that was her fort, playhouse, castle, hideout....lilacs won;t grow here tho.
Bussie Kissies
Buster
Ivykins: Muzzer is very short for an adult human. She is hovers right around five feet tall. Dad is 6'3". They are an interting couple, for sure, for sure.
Bussie: Lilacs aren't supposed to grow here either! Muzzer is extremely stubborn.
good luck teka! everything in our yard died from the frost :/
We have lilacs and they smell so wonderful! Roses are another thing though - Mom has no luck with these babies! They need lots of care!
Good luck Teka! Paws are crossed for you.
Love ya lots,
Maggie
When I lived in Tucson I had good luck with my lovely little cactus garden, grown from fallen cholla branches and the like. Until the neighbor's cat got into it. Poor thing, you'd think an Arizona cat would know better.
Thanks to everyone for the good wishes for Teka: particularly IVY, whose Idea about batteries being removed is worth looking into.
Pappy's Fella...Tucson is a great city. Are you a U of A grad? All animals must deal with cactus in their own way. Some need the help of veterinarians, who get very skilled at removing cactus spines!
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