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Freesia for Your Thoughts…

March 10th, 2015 by Karen 22 Comments












Red and yellow freesia

Red and yellow freesia

Whenever I walk by these flowers, which are just outside my door in our little cul-de-sac circle, I want to LEAP into the air like a bird with my arms outstretched and my toes pointed! (Like how Baby jumps into Johnny’s arms in the final scene of Dirty Dancing.)

These are my neighbor’s freesia flowers, and yes, I’m that weirdo in the neighborhood who gets all up in your garden when you’re not around and takes pictures of yo’ blooms.

I wish there was a way to implement scratch ‘n sniff with the computer screen, because these smell amazing!

Red and yellow freesia

Yellow Freesia

Flower for your thoughts…

Colorful freesia

Red and yellow freesia

Red and yellow freesia

Colorful freesia

These pink flowers (wish I knew what they were, especially the hot pink ones) are also blooming…

Hot pink flower

Pink flowers

…and happen to match my pants. 🙂

Hot pink flower and matching pants

Freesia for Your Thoughts… / Originally published March 10th, 2015

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  1. Lisa says

    March 10th, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    beautiful picts Karen! those bright colors make me happy. totally off topic question…what ever happened with the walking dead?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 11th, 2015 at 7:51 am

      Hi Lisa,

      Oh, this?
      A Walking Dead Walk-On! See You in Season 5!

      Notice the date of the post… 🙂

      Have a good one today!

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        March 11th, 2015 at 8:27 pm

        ha! i was fooled. too bad…i’ve been looking for zombie karen 🙂

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  2. broantza says

    March 10th, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    The pink flowers are azaleas… as for the freesias, oh, they are my favourite flowers ever! I was in Windsor a week ago and saw freesias in so many gardens! It’s just one more thing that I love about northern California!

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  3. Kirsten says

    March 10th, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    I want to say that the hot pink one is an azalea, but I’m not sure. Maybe you can strike up a conversation with your neighbor and ask?

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    • Karen says

      March 11th, 2015 at 7:55 am

      Hi Kirsten,

      I most certainly will if when I get the chance. It’s not my next-door neighbor though. It’s a few houses down from ours, but I’ve been milling about in the area looking at the flowers, so hopefully someone notices me and comes outside to chat.

      How’s your week going so far?

      Reply
      • Kirsten says

        March 13th, 2015 at 7:20 pm

        My week has been pretty good! I am not looking forward to next week though, because I will have to start thinking about things like income taxes, looking for work and pressing a company that hasn’t paid me in 6 weeks for some freelance work, and other adult things like that. But this week I’m ignoring them! 😀

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  4. Becca M says

    March 11th, 2015 at 1:50 am

    I was coming to say I thought it was an azalea, but I see Kirsten beat me to it. So I agree, it looks like an azalea! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Kiss & Make-up says

    March 11th, 2015 at 3:24 am

    The close-ups are so beautiful! <3
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  6. Kate says

    March 11th, 2015 at 5:30 am

    My favorite floral scent,

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  7. Jennifer says

    March 11th, 2015 at 5:59 am

    Oh I loves me some freesia, they smell so good. And I don’t have a ton of neighbors because we’re in such a rural area but I’m always stopping at random houses to harass people about their gardens 🙂 I figure if they’re gardeners, they can’t be psychopaths, right?
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  8. Tatiana says

    March 11th, 2015 at 7:09 am

    Thanks for the beautiful spring flower pictures! Freesia do smell wonderful!! I have to agree with everyone else, the hot pink flowers in the last photo look like azaleas to me.

    Reply
  9. Ruchita says

    March 11th, 2015 at 7:22 am

    What gorgeous flowers! I actually had no idea what a Freesia looked like. 🙂 I just remember having the scented lotion from Bath and Body Works back in the day. I bet the real thing smells amazing!

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  10. Erin says

    March 11th, 2015 at 9:53 am

    Fresh Freesia always smells so good. I’m the weirdo in Trader Joes doing the same thing!
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  11. Talkerblogger says

    March 11th, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Gosh I love the Spring colors !! Isn’t it time for some brights already
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  12. Natalye says

    March 11th, 2015 at 12:06 pm

    those are so beautiful! I think I might plant some in my garden
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  13. Jen L says

    March 11th, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    I also love the smell of Freesia – it’s like floral kool-aid, so sweet!

    I am in Saskatchewan and although it’s melting, there is still a lot of snow so I am JEALOUS if that’s your yard right now!

    Reply
  14. Majick says

    March 11th, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    Wow, so that’s what a freesia looks like? I’ve planted them several times in the past and never had any luck with them.

    YES – AZALEAS! We have them in our yard, they are amazing in the spring. I can’t wait for the snow to be GONE. We have some flowers popping their heads up but NJ is way behind in flower growth this year.

    If you’re ever in NJ in the summer, look me up and you can come over to check out our garden and ponds. 😀

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 11th, 2015 at 2:09 pm

      I would love that, Majick! I’ll bring my camera and take pics of your garden. 🙂

      Reply
  15. Lulubelle says

    March 11th, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    I live in Azalea City (not kidding, that’s the nickname for Mobile, AL) and indeed, the hot pink one is an azalea. We have the Azalea Trail run, Azalea Trail maids, and my mom lives on Azalea Rd. I dare you to Google Azalea City and see all the stuff that comes up:-) It’s beautiful here in March when they all start blooming.

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  16. Suzanne C says

    March 11th, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    Gorgeous! The lighter pink flowers, 9th pic down, (above your pants!), could also be a type of hydrangea. Most people think they’re always the great big blue or purple kind, but there are actually many sizes and colors of hydrangea found all over the world.

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  17. Poo@beautyandmakeupmatters says

    March 11th, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Gorgeous pics Karen.. i totally love the bright pink color flowers..:)

    They brightened up my morning!! 🙂 ..
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