Tell Me A Story: Powell Gardens

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Thursday, June 2, 2016

WISTERIA

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Link: http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2016/06/wisteria.html

Wisteria is a showstopper.


Click on image to enlarge. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Wisteria blooms in the spring
with fragrant grape-like clusters.

Some varieties have huge flower clusters up to two feet long!

Want to add privacy to sturdy pergolas?

Wisteria is a great choice.

Be certain the structure is able to support the growth of the strong Wisteria vines.

Note: Some types of wisteria are considered invasive pests - so check for any city or local restrictions before planting it.

All parts of Wisteria - especially the seeds are poisonous.

Perhaps that's why the fictional street on the U.S. television drama series Desperate Housewives was named Wisteria Lane: beautiful and fragrant on the outside yet poisonous.

The set for Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and is actually named Colonial Street. It's an area that has been used for many motion pictures and television shows...including the original Leave It to Beaver series, Gremlins, The Burbs, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Map of Wisteria Lane
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisteria_Lane

Wisteria Vine

Plant in SUN
Zones: 4 - 9
Climbs to 30 Feet
Width: 30 Feet
Blooms in Spring
Some Types May
Re-bloom in Summer
Fragrant Flowers
Deer Resistant
Easy to Grow

"The slightest breeze stirred the heady perfume of

lavender wisteria blooms

as they fell gently from their perch on the overhead pergola.

I exchanged my favorite perfume, Shalimar ™,
and my Mary-Kay ™ make-up

for Oak-N-Ivy CalaGel ™, Tecnu™,
and Calamine Lotion.

I gained ten pounds for every dose of steroids I swallowed

to get rid of the poison, oak, ivy and sumac.

Let's see . . . four doses that year,

and by the time the wisteria covered the entire pergola . . .

I was too heavy to sit in the porch swing."

Quote from:
Marcia Norwood in

"MOTHER OF THE GROOM"

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to read the short story:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2013/08/mother-of-groom.html

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

My flowers want to meet you!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public SPeaking

WISTERIA

Link:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2016/06/wisteria.html

"MOTHER OF THE GROOM"

Link:

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2013/08/mother-of-groom.html

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

MARIGOLD FLOWER BED

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

marcia.blogspot.com/2016/05/marigold-flower-bed.html

Flower Bed

I discovered a literal "flower bed" at Powell Gardens, a unique Midwestern botanical garden that offers much to explore and discover.

Link: http://powellgardens.org/

Link: http://powellgardens.org/Explore

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Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Flowerbed

Bed of Flowers

A plot of ground in which plants are growing
A bed in which flowers are growing

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FLOWER BED. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

"Why does the past look so enticing to us?

For the same reason why from a distance

a meadow with flowers looks like a

flower bed."

Franz Grillparzer

1791-1872

Austrian Poet

Schooled at Home and At the Gymnasium.

Entered the University to Study Law and Philosophy but Preferred Literature and Music

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FLOWER BED. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Marigolds are easy to grow annuals, and are available in a variety of colors: white, yellow, orange, red and mixed colors.

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Marigolds bloom from mid-summer all the way until frost. They can be used for indoor arrangements, but give off a pungent odor that is sometimes too strong indoors.

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Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Insects largely avoid Marigolds.

Insects do not like it's pungent odor.

This is why Marigolds make good companion plants.

You can even make an insect repellent spray from these plants.

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Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Organic Insect Repellents,

and Organic Disease Control Spray Recipes

CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:

http://www.gardenersnet.com/spray.htm

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Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

The common name in English, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's gold", a name first applied to a similar plant native to Europe, Calendula officinalis.

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Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Click on each photograph to enlarge.
Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Friday, August 28, 2015

WITNESS

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

"Earth is art,

the photographer is only the witness."

I have witnessed some beautiful earth art,

and captured the moments with my camera.

"A good photograph

is knowing where to stand."

Ansel Adams

"You don't take a photograph,

you make it."

Ansel Adams

"Photography is a way of feeling,

of touching, of loving.

What you have caught on film

is captured forever...

It remembers little things

long after you have forgotten

everything."

Aaron Siskind

"Photography is the only language

that can be understood

everywhere in the world."

Bruno Barbey

"Photographs tell stories.

The plantings in this photo are beautiful,

but my mind is drawn to the rake

left behind in the mulch.

The rake is evidence of a gardener

just as all creation is evidence of a creator."

Mary Marcia Norwood, America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend.

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Sunday, July 19, 2015

THREE GATES

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Before you speak,

let your words pass through

three gates.

Is it true?

Is it kind?

Is it necessary?

Copyright 2015 Marcia Norwood

When I found this wonderful quote, I immediately thought of all the photos I've taken of gates, so I matched the quote with three of my favorite gates to create the collage.

The beautiful ornate iron green gate

is part of a fence at a historical home in Carthage, Missouri.

This rustic wood door/gate

is part of the edible garden at Powell Gardens,

Kansas City Missouri's Botanical Garden.

https://www.powellgardens.org/

The black iron gate

is part of an antique fence at the

Historical Village in Pella, Iowa.

http://www.pellahistorical.org/

The next time you see a gate, remember...

Before you speak,

let your words pass through

three gates.

Is it true?

Is it kind?

Is it necessary?

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

S I T

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

S i t !

S i t

Verb

1) to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs

2) to remain quiet or inactive

Where's your favorite place to sit?

S i t !

A Photo Essay

Life is short.

Break the rules.

Forgive quickly.

Kiss slowly.

Love truly.

Laugh uncontrollably,

and never regret anything

that made you smile.

S i t . . .at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

"Just sitting here

on the

corner of

Awesome

and

Bombdiggity."

Anonymous

"Even on the most exalted throne in the world,

we are only sitting on our own bottom."

Michel de Montaigne

S i t . . . at Powell Gardens.

Note to Self:
Find abandoned floats wherever they may be parked,
and coerce The Norwood Girls to pose on them.

Oh! Yes, we did - at the TULIP FESTIVAL.
It has become an annual tradition.

S i t . . . at the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa.


Pella, Iowa. Sarah, Megan, Faith. Copyright 2003 Marcia Norwood.

S i t . . . in Pella, Iowa.

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.

Henry David Thoreau

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.

Henry David Thoreau

"I had three chairs in my house;

one for solitude,

two for friendship,

three for society."

Henry David Thoreau

S i t . . . at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

"Someone's sitting in the shade today,

because someone planted a tree
long time ago."

Warren Buffett

S i t . . . at DUTCH FLOWERS

in Historic City Market,

Kansas City, Missouri.

"Middle age
is when you're sitting at home

on a Saturday night,
and the telephone rings,

and you hope
it isn't for you."

Ogden Nash

American Poet

(1902-1971)

My friend says:
"If you don't get to sit
the first time around...
try, try, again!"

"People who work sitting down,

get paid more
than people who work standing up."

Ogden Nash

S i t . . . in Chicago, Illinois.

S i t . . . on The Turkey Bench at Bass Pro Shop

S i t . . . at Powell Gardens.

Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair.

It gives you something to do,

but it doesn't get you anywhere.

English Proverb

Home. Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Home. Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Home. Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Home. Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Home. Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair.

It gives you something to do,

but it doesn't get you anywhere.

English Proverb

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Marcia Norwood

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Marcia's STORY: THE CRYING CHAIR

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Tell Me A Story: THE CRYING CHAIR

Dec 28, 2013

THE CRYING CHAIR. Marcia Norwood America's STORYTELLER Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking. THE CRYING CHAIR. I wrote a story about my family called, The Crying Chair. My story ...

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Tell Me A Story

TELL ME A STORY

Thursday, June 2, 2016

WISTERIA

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

MARIGOLD FLOWER BED

Friday, August 28, 2015

WITNESS

Sunday, July 19, 2015

THREE GATES

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

S I T

AMERICA'S STORYTELLER, Marcia Norwood