1:1:11 A very unique date!

looks like golden days ahead!!
what is the plant in the second photo? i dont recognise it but i like it!

I hadn't noticed the special date..Lovely pics Grandmage,so nice to see sunshine in the flowers,instead of this grey dull weather...I don't know the 2nd one either,but its beautiful..:o)

Let's hope for a good year - lovely pics :):)

Lots of "sunshine" in those beautiful flowers! Just the treat in these dull overcast days we have been having! Even as I write this the sun is, timidly, showing itself!

Happy New Year 2011 (Hadn't realised the combination of numbers yet, not having had to write the date down yet!)

Beautiful colourful flowers, love the day lilies. Soon will be the year of the Dog this year, the date above adds to 4 which is classed as very unlucky to numerolgist, who study numbers.

Sticki & Bloomer that plant is 'Aeschynanthus'!! it can be put in hanging baskets or into summer displays but it has to be kept inside for winter, I keep it as a house plant and it usually rewards us with a beautiful display of flowers come October -December. I have photos on here of it in full flower.
Balcony I laughed at you not having to write the date down! I know what you mean by that, sometimes I never have to write the date, hence I always have to ask,' what is the date today'? But this one grabbed my attention for the reason that it is very unique. Happy new year to you and all. Thanks Paul.
6d, year of the dog, eh? Our grandson son calls dogs, woofies!, bless him, so its the year of 'woofies' Lol.

happy newyear grandmage, lovely cheerfull pics to, cant wait to see our gardens bloom again :o))

Its the Chinese year which is devided for 12 animals each animal has its own element, water, metal, wood, etc which only comes around once every 60 years with the (animal and element) of when you were born.

http://www.rainfall.com/horoscop/chinese.htm

Thanks San, same to you too, just yearn for a drop of sunshine!!
6d, when i worked we used to celebrate chinese new year, any excuse for a nosh, however I have never looked up my chinese horoscope. Perhaps I was born in the year of the 'woofie?

Lol Grandmage I like your excuse for a nosh. The link above will tell you what animal you were born under.

I will look, thanks, it just that you mentioned the number 60 !! Lol.

Yes the animals repeat them selves once every twelve years but the animal plus element only once every 60 years eg, year of the fire horse will be 1966, the next time it comes around, will be 2026

Smashing photos... well done :o)))

A smashing colourful set of pics Grandmage. Happy New Year to you.....

lovely set of photos, nice and cheerful, Happy New Year,

thanks Grandmage :o)) these pictures cheered me up.

Lovely pics Grandmage.... Happy New year

Happy new year Grandmage :o)
Lots of sunshine is what we need, but it has to be Warm sunshine :o))

We dont ask for much, do we Hywel!!!! :~)

✪ Happy New Year✪ to you and loads of sunshine for all of us.

What lovely photos GG. Thank you!

Hear,Hear Dd. and thanks Ks. :~)

Sorry, didnt see Linclass,Yorks,Helen & Holly's comments, Thanks you girls, we do need our vitamin D !

Lovely pictures Grandmage, a happy new year to you.

Thanks Rbt. I look forward to seeing your new season pictures of Kew, wishing you a happy new year too.

Happy new year Grandmage and everyone. I didn't notice the date either. How observant of you GG. Cant wait for spring its so grey and boring outside. Garden loks awful and so wet and boggy. Good excuse to stay inside and play with Mischa ha ha

Lovely blog, so cheering!!! Wishing you a fantastic year, too, Grandmage! :-))

Thanks David, you are kind,hope its a good one all round! Hey Great, were have you been apart from playing with Mischa!! My garden is a mess too loads of my plants have flopped onto the lawn so I will have to get out there and push them back onto the border, but not yet in a week or so, til then, we should all stop indoors in the warm! Happy 2011

Nice cheerful blog Grandmage, thanks:-)

You are welcome Ba. we need some cheer don't we? :~)