October 20, 2010

exotic

one day last year sometime our neighbors climbed up a tree

to get me this flower

here is a 

photo i took at the time

today while i was at the kiln with bob in french cay,

i spied it for myself

i wasn't able to get the flower but i climbed up a bit to get a piece of the branch,

to plant, of course!

but i couldn't get it to break off so i went in search for a machete

i saw a couple of spanish guys

working on a truck so 

i asked if they had a machete

yes, they looked at me strangely

it is a rather strange request!! 

haha

then i explained that i wanted a branch from a tree

one brave soul followed me back to the tree

now this guy is a pure saint

because he climbed up to get me a good thick branch!

apparently the thicker the tree (like a small trunk) the better they plant

or maybe he just wanted to show me his expert climbing skills!!!

at one point another man came over and started speaking in spanish

i heard him say,

she is crazy!

i laughed, and in spanish

i am not totally crazy just a little crazy

i really like plants!

i wish you could have seen the look on his face when he realized

i could understand him.

was priceless!!

so not only do i have a couple of big branches to plant

but we found some little seedlings near the trunk too.

i will be patient

i will be patient

and wait to have these flowers in my yard!!

imagine that!!