You might think that I dislike children from my last bluebonnet post but that is not exactly true. I adore perfectly behaved, clean, silent children… Curiously, most children seem to like me, a former nanny, and recently I told two young unsupervised children not to throw stones in the pond. They looked at me quizzically which made me wonder how often they were disciplined. I suspect that all young animals respect boundaries and instruction.
The exquisite Oleander bush above has amused me for a decade. It grows gloriously right in front of a kindergarten and it is one of the most poisonous sub tropical plants. I often walk past when the children are out playing and I wonder if any of the patient carers have ever been tempted to make some oleander smoothies. You would have thought the landscaper would have planted something different. 🙂
I noticed that my exquisite pineapple guavas flowered this week – aren’t they adorable? I always thought the fruit was ornamental but have now discovered from this wikipedia post that you can flavor vodka with them. Woo hoo! They are not really guavas but a member of the myrtle family.
Finally our glorious hibiscus bushes are in full bloom in the street. In Egypt, vendors would go around the streets selling hibiscus tea which apparently is good for high blood pressure. It looked delicious but where did the water to make the tea come from??? Sinister tea!
Love the flowers – and love vodka even more! 🙂
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You, me and vodka! A perfect triad. 🙂
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What a coincidence…I also adore perfectly behaved, clean, and silent children 😉 Gorgeous flowers!
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Thank you! I don’t mind if they giggle or cuddle me… 🙂
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But giggling = not being silent! 😉
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Gentling giggling, perhaps?
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Those are the exact kind of children that I adore.
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Right?? 🙂
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I think maybe the landscape planners didn’t like children ?
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Hibiscus was my mom’s favorite flowers.. She loved the yellow ones best.. 😊
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Oleander is remarkably common here so perhaps no one thinks about it. I have never seen a yellow hibiscus. We had a garden full of red ones in Egypt that attracted bee-eaters and other exotic birds,
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The yellow is really pretty.. Next time I’m home at Dad’s, I’ll take a picture of one if they’re blooming.. Seems they always are when I’m home..
Oleander being perfectly common and planted purposely nearby children’s paths.. hmmmm.. I’m thinking sinister landscaper.. And already have the backstory of how, the short man with the limp and sagging shoulder, grew to become an evil landscaper, obsessed with oleandering children away..
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What an imagination you have! There are oleander every where around these parts. It is mostly stupid animals that get poisoned and there are no reports of missing children…yet.
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Hibiscus is one of my favorite blossoms. And kids are great, cause their not mine! Wind them up, and send them home!
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I think kids are great too, as long as they do exactly what I say… 🙂
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I was shocked to read of the poisonous qualities of the Oleander bush in the kindergarten garden – I wonder if they know how toxic this tree is?
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It is just outside the grounds and there are very few human fatalities – most of the evidence that is poisonous is from animals. This was a funny post…:)
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I adore all children who are not within my range of sight or hearing!
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LOL!
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