Tuesday, June 24, 2008


This is a petunia. A pretty pink petunia. A pretty, pink petunia sitting on a nice sunny deck.


These are petunias. Sad, pink petunias. Petunias that got in the path of a maniac, dive bombing wasp and a crazy woman weilding a bottle of Lysol Disinfectant Cleaner aimed at said wasp. Sad petunias became collateral damage. Wasp didn't make it. Crazy woman's hair is still standing on end.

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18 comments:

  1. ellen b.8:57 AM, June 24, 2008

    oh how I hate wasps! You made quite a work of art there on those Petunias. I kind of like the effect! :0)

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  2. Pam9:36 AM, June 24, 2008

    I'm with Ellen. They look really cool. Hope your hair tames down soon. That's a photo I'd love to see, hee, hee!


    I'm not good with flying bugs either. Zap 'em all, I say!!

    Have a great day, friend.

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  3. Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane9:44 AM, June 24, 2008

    Too funny! I'm glad the wasps didn't make it. And please let me note, again for the record, that I cannot grow petunias this year. I planted them THREE times and they all died. Yours are so pretty - enjoy them! :)

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  4. Anonymous9:46 AM, June 24, 2008

    How scary! I am so not a fan of wasps we had a nest in our backyard last year and I refused to go out until we hired someone to take it down.

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  5. Anonymous12:17 PM, June 24, 2008

    I'm glad you got the wasp! I go after them with hairspray -- I've heard that as it dries it stiffens their wings so they can't fly, and then I can whack them. I think what actually happens is that I drown them in hair spray. But I would rather do that that breathe bug spray.

    The petunias do look kind of interesting!

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  6. Jen1:03 PM, June 24, 2008

    We have crazy Japanese Beetles right now....they are crazy. Your petunias are very pretty though.

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  7. Faith2:01 PM, June 24, 2008

    Ick...I hate wasps!!

    I usually spray Hot Shot around all wood/deck/trellis/swingset, etc. etc. and I am serious when I say we do NOT get wasps....that stuff really works. I usually spray in April, again in June and then in August....it really does keep them away. Try it! (it doesn't contain bleach! LOL)

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  8. Shawna3:33 PM, June 24, 2008

    lol. You go, girl!

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  9. Sandra4:28 PM, June 24, 2008

    Eeewww I hate wasps....poor petunias.

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  10. FlipFlop Mom8:24 PM, June 24, 2008

    OH NO !!! I'm hiding my laugh... you poor girl...!!!! However I HATE wasps and was stung by one last year and it hurt... hurt... hurt...!!!

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  11. Tammy8:56 PM, June 24, 2008

    Oh poor petunias....oh poor Susanne...oh poor wasp!

    Actually, I agree with a few of the others...they look kinda' cool! ;)

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  12. gail@more than a song8:56 PM, June 24, 2008

    Oh I'm glad the wasps didn't make it, don't like them! Your petunias are pretty, and I like the ones you worked on...you might be onto something new and different!

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  13. Much Ado1:00 AM, June 25, 2008

    I love petunias. why not think of the second one as a petunia with a pretty pattern! ;)

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  14. Tori Leslie7:17 AM, June 25, 2008

    Aww, stinky wasps!!
    Still pretty though.

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  15. Barb12:02 PM, June 25, 2008

    Poor petunias. I didn't know Lysol killed wasps. Around here, the problem is hornets, or yellow jackets, and I have a wonderful trap hanging from a tree that captures every one that dares come into my yard.

    I wonder what would happen if you Febrezed your petunias. LOL

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  16. Linda5:37 PM, June 25, 2008

    They look like some weird new variety of Petunial Susanne!
    The pictures in your other post are just precious.

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  17. Shalee5:55 AM, June 26, 2008

    I'd say that those petunias look perfect, especially if they're wasp-free!

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  18. GiBee12:57 PM, June 27, 2008

    Those Petunias are very cool looking... I think i'd do that just for effect!

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