Monday, August 8, 2011

Monday: or The delights of Idleness



I'm so glad I don't have a proper job. If I did, I would have to dress up in a work uniform of some sort   


like these three wage slaves/ fashionistos (masculine of fashionista?) I saw this morning as they were off to conquer the world in their trendily too-small suits.


Instead, I can photograph the little jug of flowers I picked from the miniature garden in the tree pits in front of the building. 


I'm always a bit frightened someone will come and yell at me for picking the flowers and I will have to explain that I planted and tended them. Then they won't believe me. (The things I waste my time worrying about....)


Anyway, there is golden sage and a giant sort of parsley that  grew and grew from a weedy specimen I got at the super market, zinnias from Union Square, another sort of sage and the little mauve thing that I can't name. Anyone?



13 comments:

  1. I don't know the name of the mauve flower, but all of the flowers you have photographed look fabulous!

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  2. The flowers are truly beautiful Elisabeth:)
    Thanks for your nice comment in my blog today:)
    Wish you a nice week.
    Greetings from,
    Berit.

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  3. Sure, just rub it in about the stupid work clothes why don't you? :-p I am hopeful that someday I will have a "proper" job and still get to wear a t-shirt and jeans :) (I know they exist - I interviewed at a firm like that!)

    If you need help disposing of the parsley and sage, my bunnies would be happy to come over and take care of that for you :)

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  4. LOL! Yes, it sucks to have to get dressed in so much clothing during this heat to go to work. ;-) Oh! And don't forget: Dressed in a suit and get on the subway! Yikes!

    You planted these! Terrific! You have to show me how!

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  5. What a lovely photos of your flowers. I would feel the same as you... these are my flowers I planted so I am just cutting a few, really !

    cheers, parsnip

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  6. Nice of you to brighten up your street, planting flowers like that.

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  7. What else can you do but wander around taking pictures of flowers-especially as you grew them-no point worrying until it all goes really wrong-or has it done already?! There are burning cars in Lewisham and fires in Deptford not to mention all the trouble in Tottenham etc. The world has gone mad.

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  8. Thanks goodness there are still people like you who plant and tend flowers just for the joy of it. It makes wearing too-tight suits in sweaty weather and worrying about the hysteria of the political/financial world a little easier to take.

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  9. In my opinion the work uniforms started to look less and less formal since some time:) one day we will be free:)

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  10. Sometimes I think it would be useful to not have to think about what I should wear each day - and then I remember I like independent choice and comfort!

    What would be worse than being told what to wear - would be to be told when I'd be 'allowed' not to wear it - on one of these dress down days(how patronising!). That's the very day I would dress to the nines!

    Flowers are lovely by the way.

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  11. At least those guys will always be ready for a flood!

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  12. oh
    we call that
    blue-ish one
    black & blue salvia
    which is a perennial here,
    spreading joyfully
    by the root
    and coming up every spring
    thankfully
    as
    i have it in my garden...

    the lavender?

    i cannot remember...
    let me think on it.

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  13. Yeah those suits do look too small. Don't think I like the suit with shorts!

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