Wordless Wednesday...

Flippin' the pages...

...of the calendar, that is.

How can it possibly be the passing of a whole month since my last visit here? 

So much for that 'once-a-week post' resolution.
BUT, hey, I have a pretty darn good excuse!

Shortly after Mr. Groundhog announced the soon-to-be-over winter, NJ had a wicked

freeze, and yours truly suffered a crash landing on her tailbone, resulting in a fractured sacrum.  Need I say OUCH!

So basically, I was under doctor's orders to be off my feet for 3 weeks.  Sounds like a dream respite, right?  The first week was a blur, due to pain meds, so got my share of beauty sleep, but, the last couple?  I've been going stir crazy!

Today, I'm finally able to sit and not cry in pain.  The donut cushion will be my travelling companion for the next few months though...

So, guys, please take a second to give thanks to your healthy coccyx!

Other than reading and OD'ing on the telly, I did put a few hours to good use.  Plant catalogs are marked for ordering and clients' garden beds are planned for the upcoming season.

Maybe I'll attempt to get behind the wheel today, go for a short cruise.

Btw, anyone stumped in identifying these close-ups?  No rhyme or reason...just pics from my endless archive.

Here's to a new flip on the calendar tomorrow.

Happy March, friends!

Macro Mystery.............See Update Below

Let's have a little fun! The following are common blooms I am sure you would recognize in a heartbeat, but macro-size 'em, and they just may stump you.... So...in no particular order, leave me a comment and identify as many as you can.

And no peeking at previous comments!

No need to get technical...common names are fine.

But don't be sassy and say 'pink flower'...!

This one is WAY easy but I love the texture!

Okay, no mystery here, just a very happy mom who got to see her baby this past weekend at college. Weather could have been better but her bright smile was sunshine enough for me!

So give it your best shot, guys! I'll announce the 'winner' in the next post!

Have fun and Good Luck!

UPDATE: And the WINNER is...drum roll please....Mr_Subjunctive!

Of the 12 in question...8 were correct!

Then a 4-way tie with Catherine, Tina, Lona and Wendy...each with 7 correct answers :)

Even our author friend, Chuck, took a stab and was 100% on his one guess...lol!

So here's the reveal:

Morning glory

Plumes of a red smoke bush

Magnolia

Crimped edge of a daylily

Campanula (balloon flower)

Gazania

Purple ornamental cabbage(kale).

Most of you guessed coleus on this one and I bet I would have, too!

Beauty berry

Dahlia

Tricyrtis (toad lily)

Viola

Iris

I'm glad you had a little fun with this post....thanks again for playing!!

Some Macro Fun

A cute little bee-hind...