Throwback to Gladiolas

Chris Mousseau

After making many comments in December and at the beginning of January about the lack of snow again this winter, I’m forced to eat my words. The past few weeks have, so far, been very Canadian wintery-like, with cold nights and a snowfall every few days. There are rabbit tracks galore in the garden and yard and not nearly enough coyote tracks for my liking – I’m already bracing for, breathing deeply and accepting the sight of rabbit-chewed shrubs and small trees in a few months as the snow melts. It’s a perfect opportunity to look back at this small jar of gladiolas I had on my back porch table last August 2, when it reached 28 decrees Celsius in the afternoon (it’ll reach minus two today). These flowers certainly started tall enough, like typical glads, but after the lower flowers faded I cut the stems short to make this small vase.

Every Thursday this winter I’ll post an image or two taken last summer. I found that 2024 sped by so quickly and was filled with so many events, both happy and sad, that I feel I didn’t have time to simply enjoy it – especially the garden. And so I’d like, for just a few moments a week this winter, to pretend it’s still summer. To remember and re-live for an instant the sun’s warmth, the insect and birdsong, the heavy fragrances on humid, moist, slow moving air. Feel free to join me! I’m going to try to find photos I haven’t already shared, which may prove difficult, I know, and just write a line or two of explanation.

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  2. Pretty Valentine’s Day Gladiolas! ❤️🩷. I’ve had several pet 🐇 🐇, so I don’t think I could catch a 🐇 & turn it into a stew, but it would be an alternative.

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  3. I really like those ‘shortened’ glads. That’s an especially pretty bouquet. As for the rabbits, there’s a town in Louisiana that has a rabbit festival every year, and you can try rabbit every way possible: fried, baked, barbequed, in gumbo. They’d be happy to take your extras!

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  4. Good to think back to those warm days and bright flowers in the middle of winter. 😀 We have foxes in the garden this year, so the mouse population may decline and the hares will stay out. I hope!

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