Lilies.They are so colorful. I have several different varieties.My flower bed is so full. Lilies spread so I will be moving some to a new bed this summer.I also just bought a new color last week.Orange and red. It hasn't bloomed yet so I'm not sure if it is orange tips,red throat or the other way around.But I could go on forever about my lilies.
Lilies.They are so colorful. I have several different varieties.My flower bed is so full. Lilies spread so I will be moving some to a new bed this summer.I also just bought a new color last week.Orange and red. It hasn't bloomed yet so I'm not sure if it is orange tips,red throat or the other way around.But I could go on forever about my lilies.
No pic? 
Swords...Games....Computers and old electronics...Pokemon. Digimon. Materia. Daedric equipment. shiny stuff.
They are not in bloom yet.I will post some as soon as I can.Thanks for asking.
Thanks. I adore lilies. The women in my wedding carried cascades of fresh orchids and lilies (Madonna and Stargazer) and the church was decorated with big urns of Calla lilis.
Lilies spread so I will be moving some to a new bed
Sorry for the extra post, but I meant to ask a question. I didn't realize lilies spread, other than Lily of the Valley. Can you suggest a hardy variety for the midwest (zone 4)? I'd like to plant some at the cemetery.
I'm talking about Agapanthus spp. from South Africa... They do make blue or white flowers, though. Aren't Nelumbo aquatic plants? I think I remember selling them a few years back when I worked at a fish store.
Agapanthus, on the other hand, is terrestrial and quite drought resistant... Ours don't get any moisture besides what comes naturally, which means they have to go from about mid-April to October or November without any water. They bloom almost the entire summer and send out new pups every year. The climate of this region of California is almost identical to that of South Africa, though, so I'm not sure how they would do in the Midwest.
does anyone collect anything like figurines or even cards?
I collect display swords which are hanging on my bedroom wall so far my collection is up to 5 blades (6 if you count the twin dagger set)
I'm a player of magic the gathering as well
Do you need anything from Revised, Tempest, Fallen Empires, Mirage, etc..? I need to sell my collection as I've not played M:tg in eons.
our country introduced the Euro as currency last year, and I've taken to collecting the coins. (each country using it has its own coins, so it's quite a collection). I can't say I do it religiously though, and as university work took a fair bit of my time recently I kind of lost track. Only to become frustrated two days ago as I realise I make a small payment using a coin I didn't have and that I don't think is very common down here.
What I collect the most however, come to think about it, is information. There might be something that interests me, and I collect and organise the data around it. The last time I did this, I collected information on every language on the world I could find material about, creating a digital database which classified them according to how they're related, and some additional information. It was insanely obsessive: I still don't know how I did it, though right now I'm not sure if it's even intact.
I collect woes and obligations. Pity me. Give me money. Or make fun of me. Either way, somebody's going to enjoy himself.
I used to collect beer cans. Don't recall what happened to it. Accidentally amassed a collection of roleplaying games that I don't play, anymore. I don't so much collect these days as "hoard". My perseverations currently are around acts that are done rather than objects.
hmm I use black/green decks do you recommend anything?
Depends, what older cards would you be looking for?
The last time I did this, I collected information on every language on the world I could find material about, creating a digital database which classified them according to how they're related, and some additional information.
You should write Daniel Tammet about that. He might be interested in seeing it. http://www.optimnem.co.uk/
I've collected all sorts of things, but I've noticed one thing about my collecting habits. With some collections they are open ended and I'm fine with that. There are billions of books in the world and I can't collect them all. However - when there is a definate limit to the collection - i.e. 9 series worth of X-Files episodes, then I absolutely have to have the lot as quickly as possible.
when there is a definate limit to the collection - i.e. 9 series worth of X-Files episodes, then I absolutely have to have the lot as quickly as possible.
But wouldn't it take the fun out of it if someone just handed you the entire collection already complete?
My biggest joy is the hunt and the exhilaration at finding wonderful bits here and there of what I seek. Sometimes I get so ravenously fixated on that, I'm not even taking time to examine the latest finds carefully. I'm too busy hunting more. There was an interesting article about researchers inducing the brains of rats to stay stuck in "seek" mode. Dogs can tell you, "seek" can be in itself a "reward". The fun kind. Not the frustrating Late-for-work-where-are-my-CAR-KEYS kind.
when there is a definate limit to the collection - i.e. 9 series worth of X-Files episodes, then I absolutely have to have the lot as quickly as possible.
But wouldn't it take the fun out of it if someone just handed you the entire collection already complete?
My biggest joy is the hunt and the exhilaration at finding wonderful bits here and there of what I seek. Sometimes I get so ravenously fixated on that, I'm not even taking time to examine the latest finds carefully. I'm too busy hunting more. There was an interesting article about researchers inducing the brains of rats to stay stuck in "seek" mode. Dogs can tell you, "seek" can be in itself a "reward". The fun kind. Not the frustrating Late-for-work-where-are-my-CAR-KEYS kind.
Sure. It wouldn't be worth it... however if someone did hand me the entire collection already complete then I would have the pleasure of watching the entire lot all at once over several days, staying in bed, eating lots of snack foods until my brain was entirely stuffed with every x file. ))
Actually - when I was suffering from the ocd that's exactly what I did do!