tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4357638115517732557..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Daylilies & the First Day of SummerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-66172209946187826322010-06-24T14:04:05.420-04:002010-06-24T14:04:05.420-04:00I love day lilies. I feel they are a true symbol ...I love day lilies. I feel they are a true symbol of summer just like fireworks,hammocks and lemonade. They surround my backyard and I get a thrill each evening watching fire flies, or my more affectionate name of fire faries, flitting from one long leaf to another.<br /><br />DonnaFinegan Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134589341726766780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41274061272897399592010-06-24T11:59:10.698-04:002010-06-24T11:59:10.698-04:00Mmmm, you know how I love flower photos! The day l...Mmmm, you know how I love flower photos! The day lilies are coming out in New England as well...first the yellow ones, then the orange. I grow neither but have a wine-coloured one that blooms slightly later.Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-90128557762828249132010-06-24T11:10:30.591-04:002010-06-24T11:10:30.591-04:00Such beautiful flowers! How meaningful to see them...Such beautiful flowers! How meaningful to see them planted in that ancient graveyard too. Life, lilies, summer, all are precious, dear, and fleeting.Sandra Carneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74647515631173700452010-06-24T11:01:12.276-04:002010-06-24T11:01:12.276-04:00I actually prefer a mass of these to even the most...I actually prefer a mass of these to even the most splendid hybrid daylilies---just simple, perfect and elegant. Amazing in bloom.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71879190591763378762010-06-24T10:53:15.120-04:002010-06-24T10:53:15.120-04:00My grandmother always lived in the city. A lily s...My grandmother always lived in the city. A lily sprouted in the corner of her mostly paved yard. She thought that she had something rare and precious,until she observed during a ride into the country that they seemed to grow around outhouses.<br /><br />These are always the first signs of greenery to sprout before springRosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-30684838446334362922010-06-24T08:25:29.289-04:002010-06-24T08:25:29.289-04:00My grandmother's back yard was full of these, ...My grandmother's back yard was full of these, all around the trees. She called them Tiger Lilies.LaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968888552738293014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-58165849320535393312010-06-24T00:50:38.275-04:002010-06-24T00:50:38.275-04:00I call them ditch lilies and have them all over my...I call them ditch lilies and have them all over my yard. I love them. Had no idea that had that kind of history though. Guess I shouldn't refer to them as ditch lilies any more.Amy DeTrempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785965181851533070noreply@blogger.com