Monday, March 17, 2008

Thanks to Elizabeth Joy!

What a wonderful surprise was waiting in my mailbox this afternoon! I opened the door to a full box. A manila envelope contained the Wildflower note cards that I was so fortunate to be awarded. You can see a picture of five of the six cards below.


Because I was on my way downtown this afternoon, when I picked up my mail, I didn't open it until I reached the house of an ailing friend. She's ailing. I'm not. I happily shared one of my cards. She picked the card depicting an orange lily.

These are all photographs of flowers taken in Washington and Oregon states during memorable trips taken by EJ's family. What a wonderful surprise. I am humbled by your generosity, Elizabeth Joy. Thank you so much.

Now I'll have to decide if I want to part with any more of them! ha. ;-)
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11 comments:

  1. Elizabeth JoyMarch 17, 2008 at 7:31 PM

    I'm glad the cards made it to you safely. I'm so glad you like them. I'm honored that you have already blessed an ailing friend with one of them. The Washington lily is one of my favorites. It looks similar to a tiger lily, but is bigger. I photographed it in central Washington on a steep climb up a mountain covered in Wildflowers, on the 4th of July, two years ago.

    Thank you for the hug. I send one back to you.

    With Joy,
    Elizabeth Joy

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  2. Shady GardenerMarch 17, 2008 at 7:35 PM

    Elizabeth Joy,
    It was fun visiting your site a minute ago. (You must have been at your computer!) I look forward to participating in La-Tea-Day's tea party. :-)

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  3. Andrea DellitMarch 17, 2008 at 8:59 PM

    these are gorgeous! does she sell them?

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  4. GailMarch 17, 2008 at 9:11 PM

    shady,

    May I call you shady?! Wanted to see if you had ever posted a photo of your honeysuckle branch arbor?

    The cards are great, will you frame them or send them to special people (like your ailing friend)?

    Gail

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  5. Shady GardenerMarch 17, 2008 at 9:24 PM

    Dellits,
    I don't know if she'll sell them. You could visit her. See my sidebar - gardening blogs "Joy in the Morning." :-)

    Gail, Yep... pen name is "Shady" ;-)
    The beginnings of my arbor is here:
    http://yardisgreen.blogspot.com/search/label/arbor or just click "arbor" on the bottom of this site. EJ's photos would make a nice grouping, wouldn't they?

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  6. CurmudgeonMarch 17, 2008 at 11:55 PM

    Those are lovely cards. I saw in an earlier post that your bulbs are coming up. Hurray for you! Soon you'll be surrounded in Spring color.

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  7. Shady GardenerMarch 18, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    WWW,
    Yes, and all I have to do is be patient. :-) Thanks for visiting!

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  8. GailMarch 18, 2008 at 9:49 AM

    Shady,
    The arbor is terrific, are you adding more branches to it?

    Gail

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  9. Shady GardenerMarch 18, 2008 at 10:02 AM

    Oh, yes! I have a lot of work to do! I want to add many crossbars and "x"es. Do you know of any vine that grows in the shade?? I know plenty of weedy vines do (poison ivy). ;-)

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  10. AnonymousMarch 18, 2008 at 1:49 PM

    Shady - The cards are absolutely beautiful. I'm so glad you shared them, with your friend, and with everyone here! ...Deb

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  11. Shady GardenerMarch 18, 2008 at 6:03 PM

    Deb, Aren't they lovely? I feel very fortunate. :-)

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