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03 May 2009
Tumbling Ted
aka Saponaria ocymoides or the Rose soapwort. I think that Tumbling Ted sounds better and it does not feature a black and white cat in the process of falling either!
aka Saponaria ocymoides or the Rose soapwort. I think that Tumbling Ted sounds better and it does not feature a black and white cat in the process of falling either!
Very pretty :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Cherie!
ReplyDeleteTumbling Ted? Hmmm. We have a similar soapwort called Bouncing Bet. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful names for plants eh!
ReplyDeleteSoapwort is a nice plant and you captured it well.
ReplyDeleteThanks DFP I wish my flower photos were as good as yours!
ReplyDeleteYou mislead me, Jams. I was looking forward to see the 'King of Cats' tumbling.
ReplyDeleteWell, absolve te! The flower's beautiful; and so is the pic.
I have missed a couple of chances to phot Ted tumbling. He always used to fall off teh kitchen roof! Glad you like the flower Ted Sean
ReplyDeleteHa ha, our Schrödinger once fell fro the kirchen window, and recently our cat from balcony.
ReplyDeleteBut Sean the NEVER slip or tumble and will kill you if you tell anyone!
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