tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post3172499270378630150..comments2023-11-27T02:07:17.163+00:00Comments on Snappy's Gardens Blog: Photos from the PastDavid (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-77280640240430692392007-04-14T21:43:00.000+01:002007-04-14T21:43:00.000+01:00Thanks Angela,I love the poem, and Walt Whitman.I ...Thanks Angela,I love the poem, and Walt Whitman.I read Leaves of grass growing up.Im glad your were moved by the post :), connecting people with plants and gardens is good...<BR/> Thanks Oldroses, it is cool the family home has stayed with her, and that the memories and photos connect the generations.Gardening in the blood.David (Snappy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-82463991561988821382007-04-14T10:50:00.000+01:002007-04-14T10:50:00.000+01:00Great story! I love the pictures and the idea of ...Great story! I love the pictures and the idea of "time travelling". You're right. It's wonderful that she bought her family home and has access to its rich history. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.OldRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307114475443602351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-61802576787262216382007-04-14T06:09:00.000+01:002007-04-14T06:09:00.000+01:00Judging from this Walt Whitman quote I posted rece...Judging from this Walt Whitman quote I posted recently, I'm guessing lilacs can last a long time--<BR/><BR/>QUOTATION: When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed<BR/>And the great star early drooped in the western sky in the night,<BR/>I mourned, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.<BR/>Ever-returning spring, trinity sure to me you bring,<BR/>Lilac blooming perennial and drooping star in the west,<BR/>And thought of him I love. <BR/>ATTRIBUTION: Walt Whitman (1819–1892)<BR/><BR/>It's great that you're sharing your friend's garden's history, because plants become even more interesting when they are linked to the people who plant them.Angela Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343591073737590979noreply@blogger.com