Tag Archives: plants

2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Oscar Dandelion

Hello dear reader 🙂 I wish you a positive and healthy 2021. Below, is an update. I tried keeping it brief. I hadn’t meant to be away for so long. When living with chronic poor health you have to prioritise … Continue reading →

Posted in Cactus and succulent plants, dogs, health, life, nature, plants, short story | Tagged dogs, Faith McCord, flowers, garden, handmade cards, life, nature, plants, short stories, story | 7 Comments

Decorated bug houses, seedlings, vegan-sausage pasta (photos)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 17th July 2020 Photos I took of the newly decorated bug houses I recently got from Asda. And the kitchen seedlings of tomatoes – I really must pot them up though it’s probably too late! – and the ‘mystery’ … Continue reading →

Posted in life, nature, plants | Tagged bees, beetles, bug houses, butterflies, fun, growing plants, insect houses, insects, life, mystery plants, nature, photos, plantlets, plants, seedlings, sun, tomato seedlings, tomatoes, vegan food | 10 Comments

Patio’s flowers + dogs (photos)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 10th July 2020 Photos I took during a burst of sunshine on the patio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Copyright Faith McCord 2020 Story and artwork belongs to Faith McCord … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, plants | Tagged dogs, flowers, hosepipe snake, July, life, patio, photos, plants, sunny, sunshine | 4 Comments

Ripening + blooming + emerging (photos)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 24th June 2020 Photos I took of the ripening blueberries, the blooming of the hydrangea. And, of course, the small new potatoes just emerged from where I threw a couple of potatoes in a plant pot, late last year. … Continue reading →

Posted in life, plants | Tagged blueberries ripening, container gardening, disabled gardening, grow food, grow new potatoes, hydrangea blooming, patio plants, physical disability, plants | 5 Comments

In the garden (photos)

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 23rd June 2020 Photos I took on another hot day, the patio plants, John and the dogs in the garden, the update with the growing tomato seedlings (and mystery seedling). I like seeing how my little container garden evolves … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, plants | Tagged Bidens, big daisies, blooms, blueberry, Chihuahua, container gardening, disabled gardening, dogs, ferns, flowers, garden, growing food, growing tomatoes, Jack Russell, June day, June garden, June plants, nature, pansies, patio plants, photographs, photos, physical disability, plants, ragged daisies, rose, sunny garden, Tiger lilly, tomato seedlings, trees | 12 Comments

Pictures ~ May to June 2019

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Oscar Dandelion

. I hope you enjoy them too. Photos from the garden centre, John’s birthday at the comic shop, my own baking and seedlings. Be Kind to You. Love, Faith xox . * Copyright Faith McCord 2019 Story and artwork belongs … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged Abstract Sprocket, baking, Betsey Johnson dog bag, cake, chronic pain, comic shop, disability, disabled, dog walking stick, house plants, John birthday, life photography, life photos, photo blogging, physical disability, plant centre, plant nursery, plantaholic, plants, seeds, shopping for plants | 10 Comments

Pictures ~ February to May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Oscar Dandelion

. * Copyright Faith McCord 2019 Story and artwork belongs to Faith McCord who is the author and artist holding the copyright. This is not a public domain work. Worldwide rights.

Posted in life, nature | Tagged apple blossom, bunny card, camillia, cinema, classic car, easter card, flowers, fun, handmade card, hellebore, Helleborus, Honda Prelude 1991, life, photos, plants, rabbit card, Twiglet | 4 Comments

A Quicky Update!

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Oscar Dandelion

. Dear friends, I’m just going to quickly wish you a HAPPY CHRISTMAS! (if you celebrate it). I’ve been away, first, with chronic migraines (after the neighbour’s intrusive light episode, I was having bad migraines daily) – and then, I … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged cacti, cactus, Christmas craft inspiration, chronic pain, cyclamen, disability, disabled, flowers, Happy Christmas, health, life, Merry Christmas, migraines, plants, update | 13 Comments

Flowers near the front-door (photos)

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Oscar Dandelion

Some old, some new. We went to a plant nursery last week, I wanted something to replace the dead Helleborus or Christmas Roses that didn’t make it this summer, probably due to the extreme heat and drought (I did water them!). … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged autumn plants, bamboo, Camillia japonica, Christmas Rose, colorful flowers, colorful plants, colourful flowers, colourful plants, container gardening, Cyclamens, disabled gardening, fall plants, front door plants, garden plants, Hellebores, Helleborus, ornamental brassicas, ornamental bush, outdoor plants, plants, plants uk, silver heather, winter pansies, winter plants, winter violas | 14 Comments

These Pictures (sharing photos)

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Oscar Dandelion

Above: I cannot recall the name of this cactus right now – someone knowledgeable did tell me! Anyway, I’m so excited she bloomed!!! Look how beautiful her cream-coloured flowers are. Photographed next to some friends. Above: Various Sempervivum planted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cactus and succulent plants, life, nature | Tagged apple crumble, baked apple crumble, black sun hat, cacti, cactus, Chihuahua, dog, dog in a novel, Faith McCord, ferocactus, flowering cactus, haworthia, indoor plants, jade, lemon plant, lemon tree, life, Little Lord Oscar Dandelion, Oscar Dandelion, pablo picasso glasses, patio plants, photographs, photos, plants, sempervivum, senecio, setosa, succulent, vintage glasses | 7 Comments