Revolutionary War Block House at Fort Nielson (Saratoga County), NY. Rosemary, I thought briefly of trying to convince you it was a Sears house. :-)

Bringing stinky things indoors reminds me of when I first moved to San Francisco and went to the beach. I picked up some abalone shells and brought them in the house! Woowee were those stinky. Pretty but so stinky. Ick!

Sky is blue without the Flash. Angel shows up with the flash. DESCRIPTIONI Installed in 1921, this bronze sculpture by Montreal artist Coeur de Lion MacCarthy is one of three identical sculptures installed in Canada. Commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway to mark the more than 1,100 CPR employees who perished during World War I, the statues were placed near CPR landmarks. Vancouver’s sits outside of Waterfront Station. The others are in Winnipeg (installed 1922) and Montreal (installed 1923). The dates of World War II were later added on plaques attached to each statues base. “Winged Victory”, also referred to as “Angel of Victory”, was considered one of the most evocative memorial sculptures, depicting an angel carrying a deceased soldier to heaven at the moment of his death. While all three statues were cast identically, the Vancouver statue has its own mark of history. In the 1960s concerned citizens attempted to clean what they thought was dirt off the statue, as they felt its state was disrespectful. The “dirt” was actually natural patina that occurs on bronze over time. The scratch marks from their cleaning tools can still be seen. SOURCE Vancouver Heritage Foundation post on S

How you and 'dedtired' get such thick blooms??! They are both beautiful! I inherited mine. Planted early 80's. Central Florida.