tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post4516258765547728752..comments2024-03-28T10:41:22.187+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Shrinking VioletsAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-62866920219495177482021-03-19T11:41:09.074+00:002021-03-19T11:41:09.074+00:00I love the Lucy poems, such a sad story. I do just...I love the Lucy poems, such a sad story. I do just love Wordsworth though. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844293421286041179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-46775397505959884472021-03-19T10:51:45.821+00:002021-03-19T10:51:45.821+00:00I shall have to look that one up Philip - I am not...I shall have to look that one up Philip - I am not at all surprised that you are a John Clare fan!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-86551035493851052312021-03-19T10:51:14.984+00:002021-03-19T10:51:14.984+00:00Apparently there are two
main varieties - sweet v...Apparently there are two <br />main varieties - sweet violets, and Parma Violets [did you have the tubes of PV sweets in your childhood?] Queen Victories was very fond of them, and both types are on display in the gardens at her home, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-13038283275079186502021-03-19T10:47:38.136+00:002021-03-19T10:47:38.136+00:00All good, Packing continues. 24 days...All good, Packing continues. 24 days...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-12070082586531208722021-03-19T08:16:44.877+00:002021-03-19T08:16:44.877+00:00It's always puzzled me that violets are hardly...It's always puzzled me that violets are hardly big enough to make into a bunch to sell - perhaps they were bigger back thenSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-12325676729152429112021-03-19T08:13:46.061+00:002021-03-19T08:13:46.061+00:00Oh, I do hope they continue to grow and thrive the...Oh, I do hope they continue to grow and thrive there! Maybe, in years to come, there will be a carpet of violets in that grassy area to delight all those who pass by!Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-36054800025497995882021-03-19T08:02:17.493+00:002021-03-19T08:02:17.493+00:00I saw some the other day on my long walk. Hope all...I saw some the other day on my long walk. Hope all is well with you. Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-63033608207510131402021-03-19T08:00:08.968+00:002021-03-19T08:00:08.968+00:00They do have a propensity to self-seed and so cans...They do have a propensity to self-seed and so canspring up in unexpected places. One of my favourite poets, John Clare, wrote a poem To the Violets (just his sort of topic). Here is the first verse:-<br /><br />Sweet tiny flower of darkly hue,<br />Lone dweller in the pathless shade;<br />How much I love thy pensive blue<br />Of innocence so well display'd!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.com