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| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Jul 06 2011 : 05:48:08 AM
This post has been such a joy to me!
http://field-days.com/if-i-were-a-flower
I wrote it one morning after working in my flower beds, and thinking that I'd be a geranium if I were a flower. These were some of my reasons: No thorns. Not flashy. They’re hearty and hardy. I’d like that to describe me. Vigorous and joyful.
The responses have been delightful! I'm reading them on the blog and on FB, and my local readers are just sharing with me when they see me.
I'd sure love to hear some Farmgirl thoughts!
Love writing about "My Field Days"
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| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Sep 23 2011 : 06:15:56 AM
Annika... you had me so delightfully enchanted.. and then I burst into laughter with your final "reason".
Wonderful answer!!!
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| Annika |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 9:01:34 PM
I'd be the little wild rose...not a true beauty like the other roses, but resilient and blooming faithfully no matter the hardships. Rambling and a bit wild, Simple and sweet , but she still has thorns  Stubbornly blooms where ever she is planted and she has big hips 
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 7:08:09 PM
Oh....more wonderful "flower-girl" posts! Have loved them all so very much!
Last month I added another little piece to my blog... "Let's Hear it for Marigolds" ( http://field-days.com/lets-hear-it-for-marigolds )
I called them sweet little unsung heroes because they were the only thing that really thrived for me this summer with our heat and our drought. And I realized... I was right to claim the geranium for myself. My geraniums and I have been thrilled to see this summer go!
Love writing about "My Field Days"
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| Tapestry |
Posted - Sep 18 2011 : 9:08:47 PM
I would be a pinkish red hollyhock. Long and tall I'd stretch up to the sun and share myself with hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. I'd laugh as they tickled me gathering my nectar. I'd bend with the wind and never break. Whatever storm came my way I'd weather it and keep on smiling.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
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| hoosiercountry |
Posted - Sep 18 2011 : 6:11:51 PM
The flower I would be is Lilly of the Valley, not my favorite, but it reminds me of old days gone by. The little bell flowers with sweet fragrance, the green foliage lasting long after the flowers were gone. It was also my grandmothers favorite perfume. Thanks for the memories. |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Sep 17 2011 : 8:20:12 PM
I'd be a Colorado Columbine . . . stunning beauty and grace growing in some of the most adverse conditions.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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| FarmDream |
Posted - Aug 10 2011 : 4:02:27 PM
I'd also be a tulip like Mindy. Tulips have been a favorite for a long time. They are simple, yet elegant. I had a small bouquet of white tulips wrapped in wide fancy pattern ribbon for my wedding bouquet.
~FarmDream is Farmgirl Sister #3069
Live Today, Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow
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| soapsister |
Posted - Aug 10 2011 : 11:21:02 AM
I have always love lupines.. So,Lupine it is.. |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 2:51:22 PM
Ooh, a yellow rose. How perfect!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 06:52:34 AM
Penny and Crystal... more wonderful answers.
I'm enjoying this lovely picture of the garden of life... all of us growing in there together! Grand!!!
Love writing about "My Field Days"
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| metrohippymom |
Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 05:14:39 AM
I would be a lantana. Mainly because I love them, admittedly, but they survive anything!
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| Acelady02 |
Posted - Jul 29 2011 : 10:16:30 PM
I would be a yellow rose. The rose of friendship. Bright yellow like the sun. The color yellow represents joy, wisdom, power, warmth and happiness.
Farmgirl Sister #3343
God gives Miracles to those who Believe, Courage to those with Faith, Hope to those who Dream, Love to those who Accept, & Forgiveness to those who Ask...
So Keep Smiling! |
| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Jul 24 2011 : 12:43:08 PM
Garden Dancer... that's just grand!
Wouldn't it be great if we could all get together.. and we could come to the gathering carrying the flowers we hope to represent. What a fun garden party that would be!
Love writing about "My Field Days"
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| GardenDancer |
Posted - Jul 23 2011 : 5:57:32 PM
I would be a cardinal climber! They grow toward the sun and spout bright trumpet flowers that open their little faces toward the sun every day. They entertain the humming birds wonderfully! I also enjoy rock climbing and being in the sunshine--to soak up the vitamin D of course! People would say that I have a cheery, bright personality, and even though I do not play the trumpet, I love listening to and making music! |
| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 4:36:01 PM
Oh my goodness! The answers are as wonderful and varied as the states they come from! North Dakota, Washington and Colorado... loved them all!!!
(And my search for "Scarlet Begonias tucked in her curls" gave me a much more interesting author than I'd imagined!!!)
You Farmgirls just delight me!!
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 3:57:37 PM
Great thread Sandy! I LOVE reading everyone's thoughts.
If I were a flower I would be...
A Bleeding Heart.
A flower that comes back every year
That still has heart when shedding a tear
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 1:02:47 PM
She had scarlet begonias tucked into her curls. I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls :)
Trish
Make cupcakes not war!
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| adnama |
Posted - Jul 19 2011 : 7:37:53 PM
I would be our states flower a wild prarie rose, can grow anywhere, resilent in adversity... after all they can regrow after -40 degrees below and 97 above. The wilder the weather the better the blooms. They flower almost all summer long and the have the best rose hips that you could possibly want. I have a patch of wild roses that I have shared with about 6 friends and all the patches are growing wonderfully. |
| Mea |
Posted - Jul 18 2011 : 3:42:07 PM
It seems like the light purple (which is what my Oma and Opa had) with yellow beards or the light purple and white are the best for that scent. It's a sort of grape Kool-aid but fresher scent.
Farmgirl #1732
Knitter, canner, charmingly acerbic mom to 3 XYs, and full-time English teacher--desperately wants 2 chickens |
| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Jul 18 2011 : 09:34:42 AM
Oh Margarette... the kind of woman who loves to leave a happy impression! Now I can't wait for springtime to roll back around so I can search out some purple iris and see about that "grapey" scent! Lovely!
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| Mea |
Posted - Jul 18 2011 : 08:56:54 AM
I would be a purple Iris--the kind that smell like grapes. That flower and that fragrance remind me of my great grandparents who had Iris beds (just the purple-grapey kind) all over their yard. Happy, happy memories.
Farmgirl #1732
Knitter, canner, charmingly acerbic mom to 3 XYs, and full-time English teacher--desperately wants 2 chickens |
| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Jul 17 2011 : 7:39:43 PM
So much fun to "hear" your thoughts! Alexis, Sarah & Mindy... your answers are delightful!
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| mindy_marie |
Posted - Jul 17 2011 : 4:09:36 PM
If I were a flower, I'd be a tulip; first one up in the Spring! |
| CurlysQuilts |
Posted - Jul 16 2011 : 7:21:16 PM
I would have to be a peony. Frilly, bold in shape, and full of potential. :)
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| Bensgrandma |
Posted - Jul 16 2011 : 5:37:34 PM
If I were a flower - I would invite all of you to come grow in my garden!
I think I would be a Forget-Me-Not. It was the first one that came to my mind when I read this thread. There is a long story to go with it but I got some from my dad who passed away 13 years ago and I am still growing them from the seeds I got from him. So small, blue Forget-Me-Not would be my choice.
Alexis
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