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Week in Review with Azalea Blooms

Azalea bushes in bloom, May 2009
Azalea bushes in bloom, May 2009

On My Blog

A Riddle in Prose

Watery Dianthus

Nature Notes: Birds

The Rabbi, The Mayor and A Blue and White Parade in Edison, NJ

Today’s Flowers: Today’s Flowers: Chives, Columbine and Bleeding Heart

Sweet, Bittersweet and Painful

Upcoming in Highland Park: library book sale and the annual street fair (see my post from last year of the street fair)

Elsewhere in the Blogosphere

Robin of Around the Island is starting a new photo meme called Summer Stock Sunday. First edition will be Sunday, May 31. Get those summer pics ready!

I want to wish my friends recovering from surgery the strength and patience to heal. Ilana-Davita wrote a bit about her experience with recovery in this post. For another friend, who is here in Highland Park, I wish recovery and healing and growth and renewed energy.

A useful link that came up because we were talking passwords: How To Create a Tough Password That Cannot Be Cracked By Anyone

Here’s Something You Can Do for Gilad Shalit

Ilana-Davita says

You are early. My own weekly review isn't ready yet and it's already Friday here!
Thanks for the link.

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Jacob da Jew says

I just "discovered" azaleas and bought myself a nice small shrub. So pretty! My neighbor says that they are blooming now...so what? I'll have a bigger bush for next year!

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leoraw says

Jacob, now that's a gardener! Planning ahead for next spring. Ideally, it's great to plant perennials in the fall, so they don't have to weather the hot summer, but when I go to plant nurseries in the fall there are few plants.

I look forward to photos of your azaleas next spring.

I planted astilbes in my backyard because of you. We'll see how they do in the fall.

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Jientje says

That's a great composition in your picture!! I love the bokeh! I hope you'll have a great weekend!!

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leoraw says

So glad you like it, Jientje! You have a great weekend, too.

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Jew Wishes says

What a lovely photo! I will check out your links. I've been offline for the past ten days.

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Robin says

Thanks for the link Leora, I'm really looking forward to Summer Stock's kickoff.

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ramblingwoods says

Summer Stock sounds like fun....

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Jewish Side says

that is such a pretty flower, the leaves make it look like slinky, as though the flower is being bounced up by the leaves.

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