Winter Plants And A Day Of Thingys!
By Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
Johannesburg, South Africa
July 3, 2017 8:22am CST
Today is an absolutely lovely warm winters day in Jo'burg . Actually I shouldn't even have worn a jacket! I say winter sarcastically, because we're not having a normal winter at all, more like summery days and cool nights. I feel like I could catch a tan, quite frankly.
I took some photos of our supposed winter plants outside the main gate of our gated community. Everything is a blooming.
This morning I was full of thingys and what you ma call-its. That was how I described objects whose names I could not remember. Isn't it wonderful when you can't remember the given names of objects.
I was like so..."pass me that thingy for that what you ma call-it" . Yes, that is how my brain is functioning today 
. Have a wonderful what you ma call-it everyone! 
. Have a wonderful what you ma call-it everyone! 13 people like this
13 responses
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
Is that a cactus plant, that one on the left? Wow, it bears lovely flowers!, And those pretty white ones, are they roses?
I actually do have moments when I could not remember the name of object or even person even if feels like it is already at the tip of my tongue. We call it "senior moment".
We call it "senior moment".1 person likes this
@Orson_Kart (8298)
• United Kingdom
3 Jul 17
It's been a day of sunshine and showers here, which is typical seeing as it's the start of the Wimbledon fortnight.
We have lots of thingys and whatchamacallits over here and many who jam a flips if you're short of any.
I do like the flower on the left, fiery and vibrant. Very nice.
I do like the flower on the left, fiery and vibrant. Very nice.1 person likes this
@Orson_Kart (8298)
• United Kingdom
3 Jul 17
@bluesa Sorry 
Don't forget to put the "who" in front of the "jam a flips" Otherwise it's just another thingy.
I am not good at remembering plant names. I know a rose when I see one 
And daffodils and tulips I recognise. After that it's pure guess work. 
Don't forget to put the "who" in front of the "jam a flips" Otherwise it's just another thingy.
I am not good at remembering plant names. I know a rose when I see one And daffodils and tulips I recognise. After that it's pure guess work. 1 person likes this
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
3 Jul 17
@Orson_Kart , seems we just missed each other after all . "jam a flips" ? That's a new one to me
Typical weather for Wimbledon then :) . Though I hope it will be sunny days for you.
Thank you, I genuinely can't remember the name of the fiery plant. I will look it up. :)
. "jam a flips" ? That's a new one to me
Typical weather for Wimbledon then :) . Though I hope it will be sunny days for you.
Thank you, I genuinely can't remember the name of the fiery plant. I will look it up. :)1 person likes this
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
4 Jul 17
@Orson_Kart it is Okay, at least we catch up with each other eventually, always such fun 
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Ah, so it is "who jam a flips"
Goodness knows I have enough thingys as it is
Aw, ta . It seems it is a type of Aloe and that's a guess too from a friend. And Congrats on the B&I Lions beating NZ 
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Ah, so it is "who jam a flips"
Goodness knows I have enough thingys as it is
Aw, ta . It seems it is a type of Aloe and that's a guess too from a friend. And Congrats on the B&I Lions beating NZ 1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
hahah! sometimes i do that too, when i cannot recall an object.
like my parents when they were still alive. my mother would say, "pass that... what is that? that one..."
nice blooming flowers, by the way.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 17
@bluesa yes, and pointing at that thing.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
3 Jul 17
Your winter blooms are so lovely! What a lovely photo Catherine.
And a nice day to boot. I know what you mean you could get a tan..it is often like that here in the winter time..one could wear shorts even the sun is so strong.
My Mom used to say get me my thing..and we would all of us look around like whu?
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
3 Jul 17
Thank you dear @TiarasOceanView . Yes, it was a nice weather day, yes, goodness, I was almost into a t-shirt. I can relate to your Mom and people were looking at me like "whu?" .
. Yes, it was a nice weather day, yes, goodness, I was almost into a t-shirt. I can relate to your Mom and people were looking at me like "whu?" . 1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Jul 17
Your winters aren't normally cold like our though are they? It is funny given the distance from the equator you would expect to have similar weather.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
5 Jul 17
Yes, we don't get snow, Iz. But usually we are about 11C or 15C this year we've had 22C and 20C @BelleStarr .
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
3 Jul 17
Hope your winter stays on the mild side. What's the coldest it ever gets there?
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