{"id":2150,"date":"2010-07-09T16:02:05","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T20:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2010-07-09T16:02:05","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T20:02:05","slug":"oh-the-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"Oh the beauty!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"464\" alt=\"midsummer 002\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-002_thumb.jpg\" width=\"349\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I received this bouquet for my birthday, June 27.<\/p>\n<p>I actually got it the day before on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I put the last of the failing blooms in the trash- still very aromatic and with a wanton beauty that was a little macabre.<\/p>\n<p>They were dying after all, but remained strangely lovely throughout the process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"180\" alt=\"midsummer 003\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-003_thumb.jpg\" width=\"239\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Stargazer lillies, sea holly, and red yarrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"180\" alt=\"midsummer 004\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-004_thumb.jpg\" width=\"239\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each bud opened- 11 of them altogether.<\/p>\n<p>It was intoxicating and sensually satiating-<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m saying this &#8211; but really it was as marvelous as really fine&nbsp; dark chocolate.<a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"244\" alt=\"midsummer 006\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/midsummer-006_thumb.jpg\" width=\"184\" border=\"0\"><\/a>Thanks Luke and Willow!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lavender-and-Aiden-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"547\" alt=\"lavender and Aiden 008\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lavender-and-Aiden-008_thumb.jpg\" width=\"411\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Oh- I forgot to mention that Allyson let me have my way with her lavender garden that same week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lavender-and-Aiden-020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"244\" alt=\"lavender and Aiden 020\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lavender-and-Aiden-020_thumb.jpg\" width=\"184\" border=\"0\"><\/a> And I had this lovely bouquet drying on the side board in the living room at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>A veritable heaven of fragrance.<\/p>\n<p>See- I&#8217;m not ALL about bread and chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers and fragrance are big on my list, too!<\/p>\n<p>God sure knew what He was doing .<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m giving Him the praise!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received this bouquet for my birthday, June 27. 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