{Our Weeping Pussy Willow Nearly Drowned} 2013

2013 2013 2013 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">On February 17 of this year, we proudly came home with a beautiful and healthy Salix Caprea Pendula - Weeping Pussy Willow. Below this post you will find a link about it from a provious post. Husband Pieter did plant it close to the creek as they love to grow near a stream.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9yIS9OfT9FI/UhL62KzdnEI/AAAAAAAATks/_IsBJ3E_GPM/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9yIS9OfT9FI/UhL62KzdnEI/AAAAAAAATks/_IsBJ3E_GPM/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is, straight from Trader Joe's where we bought it and looking very healthy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lbDBIU95R7Y/UhL7CLkgOpI/AAAAAAAATk0/7_xG-HKYISE/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lbDBIU95R7Y/UhL7CLkgOpI/AAAAAAAATk0/7_xG-HKYISE/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On August 6, I took this photo, near the creek where it already endured quite some abuse by the roaring waters that went way over its top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look for the red <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>&lt; </b></span>chevrons&nbsp;<b style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">&gt;&nbsp;</b>for locating our Weeping Pussy Willow between some weeds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You barely can see it... struggling for dear life and several of its branches had lost the leaves from the current of he waters...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-giGLR1Bx1m8/UhL75_TFMkI/AAAAAAAATlA/kGwIPm3f3QQ/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-giGLR1Bx1m8/UhL75_TFMkI/AAAAAAAATlA/kGwIPm3f3QQ/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pieter did rescue it on August 18 and it went back into a pot and inside the greenhouse, sheltered from the heavy tropical thunderstorms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a sad Weeping Pussy Willow...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The above photo I took at 2:45 PM&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E170BfPkruU/UhL8dnfObWI/AAAAAAAATlI/N36uhtw5Q3Y/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E170BfPkruU/UhL8dnfObWI/AAAAAAAATlI/N36uhtw5Q3Y/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only 5 hours later at 7:45 PM I made this photo from our flooded greenhouse after another tropical thunderstorm had passed over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It made us feel happy for having rescued it and yet, still it was in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below I will put again the special poem that came with it in February:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Story of Salix Caprea Pendula</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weeping pussy willow is among the most graceful of trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is connected with all that is feminine-dreaming, intuition, emotion, enchantment, healing and revitalization.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The willow has long since been recognized as a sacred tree by poets, philosophers and religious leaders because of the flexibility of its twigs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The willow's flexibility symbolizes resilience and inspires us to move with life rather than resist what we are feeling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Magic has it that willow is bestowed with magical power capable of fulfilling wishes.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a wish to be granted, ask permission of the willow explaining your desire.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Select a pliable shoot and tie a loose knot in it expressing your wish.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When your wish is fulfilled, return and untie the knot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to thank the willow for your gift.</div><br />Related link:<br /><a href="http://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2012/03/salix-caprea-pendula-weeping-pussy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">{Salix Caprea Pendula - Weeping Pussy Willow}</span></a> | previous post by me from March 2, 2013<br /><br /></div><center><a href="https://plus.google.com/100490423051043047646/about" rel="author" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mariette on Google+</span></a></center></div><br> 2013 2013 2013 <br><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">On February 17 of this year, we proudly came home with a beautiful and healthy Salix Caprea Pendula - Weeping Pussy Willow. Below this post you will find a link about it from a provious post. Husband Pieter did plant it close to the creek as they love to grow near a stream.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9yIS9OfT9FI/UhL62KzdnEI/AAAAAAAATks/_IsBJ3E_GPM/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9yIS9OfT9FI/UhL62KzdnEI/AAAAAAAATks/_IsBJ3E_GPM/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is, straight from Trader Joe's where we bought it and looking very healthy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lbDBIU95R7Y/UhL7CLkgOpI/AAAAAAAATk0/7_xG-HKYISE/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lbDBIU95R7Y/UhL7CLkgOpI/AAAAAAAATk0/7_xG-HKYISE/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On August 6, I took this photo, near the creek where it already endured quite some abuse by the roaring waters that went way over its top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look for the red <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>&lt; </b></span>chevrons&nbsp;<b style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">&gt;&nbsp;</b>for locating our Weeping Pussy Willow between some weeds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You barely can see it... struggling for dear life and several of its branches had lost the leaves from the current of he waters...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-giGLR1Bx1m8/UhL75_TFMkI/AAAAAAAATlA/kGwIPm3f3QQ/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-giGLR1Bx1m8/UhL75_TFMkI/AAAAAAAATlA/kGwIPm3f3QQ/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pieter did rescue it on August 18 and it went back into a pot and inside the greenhouse, sheltered from the heavy tropical thunderstorms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a sad Weeping Pussy Willow...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The above photo I took at 2:45 PM&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E170BfPkruU/UhL8dnfObWI/AAAAAAAATlI/N36uhtw5Q3Y/s1600/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E170BfPkruU/UhL8dnfObWI/AAAAAAAATlI/N36uhtw5Q3Y/s640/Weeping+Pussy+Willow+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only 5 hours later at 7:45 PM I made this photo from our flooded greenhouse after another tropical thunderstorm had passed over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It made us feel happy for having rescued it and yet, still it was in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below I will put again the special poem that came with it in February:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Story of Salix Caprea Pendula</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weeping pussy willow is among the most graceful of trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is connected with all that is feminine-dreaming, intuition, emotion, enchantment, healing and revitalization.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The willow has long since been recognized as a sacred tree by poets, philosophers and religious leaders because of the flexibility of its twigs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The willow's flexibility symbolizes resilience and inspires us to move with life rather than resist what we are feeling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Magic has it that willow is bestowed with magical power capable of fulfilling wishes.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a wish to be granted, ask permission of the willow explaining your desire.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Select a pliable shoot and tie a loose knot in it expressing your wish.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When your wish is fulfilled, return and untie the knot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to thank the willow for your gift.</div><br />Related link:<br /><a href="http://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2012/03/salix-caprea-pendula-weeping-pussy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">{Salix Caprea Pendula - Weeping Pussy Willow}</span></a> | previous post by me from March 2, 2013<br /><br /></div><center><a href="https://plus.google.com/100490423051043047646/about" rel="author" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mariette on Google+</span></a></center></div><br>2013 2013 2013 <br> <a href="http://www.matrixar.com/" title="Matrix ">المصفوفة : أجمل الخلفيات والصور</a>