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Blooming
Blooming | James Downton
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Part fact and part fiction, the author tells the tale of when, in his early 40s, fate led him to an old gardener who became his teacher and friend.
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Blooming | James Downton
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While on my lunchtime walk with Watson, I saw a few of these little heart-shaped flowers escaping through the edges of a fence. It was like they were saying they're too pretty to hide behind a huge fence in someone's backyard and should be seen by all passersby. #keeplitsypositive #bloominglitsy

Scochrane26 Beautiful 5y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Blooming | James Downton
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In anticipation of 2 days of rain, I took the dog on a long walk at lunchtime and a bit of a varied route. Here are some things that made me smile. #BloomingLitsy #keeplitsypositive

Eggs Luscious 🥰🌸🤗 5y
MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 5y
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Texreader
Blooming | James Downton
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From today‘s neighborhood walk. #bloominglitsy #keeplitsypositive @Eggs

Andrew65 Gorgeous! 5y
FlowerFairy Beautiful! 😍 5y
SilversReviews Gorgeous. We are freezing in Pittsburgh. 5y
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Eggs What lovely photos of some beauties 🌹💚🌹 5y
erzascarletbookgasm 🌼 pretty! 5y
Blackink_WhitePaper 🤩 wow 😍💐 5y
Centique So beautiful! 5y
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Texreader
Blooming | James Downton
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More flowers from the neighborhood walk today. #bloominglitsy #keeplitsypositive

Eggs Sweet blooms🌸🌼 Thanks so much for posting flowers 💐 5y
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Texreader
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A beautiful bottlebrush tree on my walk through the neighborhood today! #keeplitsypositive #bloominglitsy @Eggs

GingerAntics Gorgeous 5y
mrsmarch I haven‘t seen one of these in YEARS!! My parents had one in their backyard in southern Nevada but it got unruly after about 10 years and it was too close to the house so out it went. 5y
CarolynM I love them. They are Australian natives and common garden plants in South Australia, where I grew up. They were in my childhood home's front garden @mrsmarch 5y
Sharpeipup I miss my bottlebrush tree! 5y
Eggs This is new to me! How unusual and pretty! 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Following the flower trends here with my #bloominglitsy entry. It‘s a red tulip that I changed to b/w and then added the blue-purple tint. I like to play with images ... 🤓🌺🌷🌸

#keeplitsypositive

robinb Gorgeous 💜 5y
MoonWitch94 So pretty 💜 5y
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trazo
Blooming | James Downton
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Our white Japanese weeping tree is flowering 🌸 I love seeing new growth after a long winter, especially now during quarantine. Thanks @Eggs ! It‘s a wonderful idea. I love seeing all the posts 😃 #keeplitsypositive #bloominglitsy

diovival So pretty! 5y
Eggs Beautiful 🌺🌸. Thanks for playing 🌷 5y
Texreader Gorgeous!! 5y
MemoirsForMe Gorgeous! Hope you‘re doing well. 🤗 5y
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julesG
Blooming | James Downton
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#bloomingLitsy
@Eggs

Tulips I bought yesterday, they might need a bigger vase.

The neighbour's pear tree in bloom.

Want to share some flowers or trees in bloom? @Freespirit @Liatrek @Moray_Reads

ju.ca.no Happy Easter to you too🤗🐰🐣💐 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Happy Easter! Love the 🌷 5y
Cathythoughts Happy Easter friend X 5y
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Astroneman Happy Easter! Buona pasqua! 5y
sblbooks Happy Easter! 5y
Freespirit Happy Easter @julesG I have posted my blooms😘 5y
Daisey Happy Easter! 5y
Eggs 💖🌷💗✝️🌷 @julesG (edited) 5y
mrp27 Happy Easter! 5y
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raeintheworld
Blooming | James Downton
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Flowers from my daily walk. #bloomingLitsy

BookishMe 😍😍 5y
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fandom_hellspawn99
Blooming | James Downton
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Day 3: Bloom

I decided to try my hand at writing a haiku for today's prompt, I hope you guys like it!

#poetrymatters @LazyDays @TheSpineView

TheSpineView 💕 6y
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alisiakae
Blooming | James Downton
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My favorite tree is in bloom, and it is the perfect day to set up the hammock and lay under it to read!
Especially since it looks like cooler temps are coming back this week.

Texreader Beautiful 7y
LitLogophile I was going to set up the hammock but the cooler temps coming discouraged me 😂 7y
alisiakae @LitLogophile we have one that is easy to set up and take down. The kind you can take camping or use at a park. 7y
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LitLogophile Oh mine is going out and staying out for the season once it actually warms up ... I was also discouraged bc it‘s in the forties today in Kentucky and I thought it would be warmer 😤 7y
alisiakae Life of a mom: 2 minutes in the hammock before our house is invaded with Maya‘s neighborhood friends who want to play. 😂😂😂 we keep an “open-door policy” on nice, sunny days, so it‘s a pleasant interruption but yeah.....I think reading time is done, lol! 7y
quietlycuriouskate So lovely! 💚 We woke up to snow again here (SW England) this morning. 7y
ephemeralwaltz Idyllic!!! 7y
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SandyW
Blooming | James Downton
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#LitsyAvatar
@Chelleo

My Litsy avatar is a shot of a blooming epiphyllum. We have a bunch of them hanging in pots. They have these spectacular blooms every may. This hot pink one is my favorite.

dsfisher They are gorgeous 7y
SandyW @dsfisher I've been wondering what you have... The pictures are too small. Is it a blooming cactus? 7y
Chelleo Gorgeous flower. Are they hardy or delicate? 7y
SandyW I live in SoCal. The plant is hardy for this environment. The blooms only last a day, but if you're lucky, the plant will have many blooms. Generally, we have blooms all through May. The rest of the year it's just green arms 7y
SilversReviews So pretty. 7y
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