Spring is kind of feminine and pastel in my garden right now.......I've had people get upset with me for using gender to describe things......They say I should use words like, "robust" rather than masculine....it just doesn't describe the same thing to me....Should we generalize with gender when we describe something or should we just find new words?
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Hey Susan
Beautiful girls in your garden [hehe] and great shots..
You know I think we should use whatever descriptive language we like.. I tend to do the same with gender and humanizing inanimate objects.. In fact is we were italian or french we would use gender a whole lot more...
Have a great weekend.. ciao xxx Julie
i dont think you could have used better descriptive words if you tried! all you have to do is look at the shapes and the colors.....
beautiful images ~ thanks for sharing!
Bleeding hearts are one of my favourite flowers! Ours are blooming right now too.
And they are blushing too :-)
Hello:
Your images are wonderful - soft, alluring, pretty and, yes, feminine too! We do not have any difficulty over this use of gender which, we feel, cannot in any way be considered sexist. Simply descriptive.
I don't know the answer to that question, but those bleeding hearts? Beautiful. Enjoyed the visit in your garden.
I'm glad Spring has found you! It's finally hot here in the Valley. Very late coming, that sunshine, but it's so green & lush that it's hard to complain.
I use whatever decriptive words I want. Like Julie, I humanize objects so I say use gender or whatever you like to describe something!
wow... that is so pretty... and, feminine
~laura xx
I love that you use gender for description. Spring here, until this past week, was like a 40-something woman having PMS. How's that for gender?
I like your descriptions a lot and those blooms are stunning. Happy Monday, my dear
Kisses
Ps: I’m hosting a beautiful skirt GIVEAWAY later today! Perfect for summer picnics!
You should do what feels right, definitely!
Lovely springy pastels!
oh brother. everybody is such a nitpick (myself included). blergh. say what you want.
and the fuscias are my favorite. is that what they are called? the hot pink ones. i have loved them ever since i was a kid.
Beautiful, all, but I especially love azaleas.
Gorgeous and oh, so FRESH!!! Love the "bleeding hearts"...makes me think of my childhood in Minnesota. My father always had them.
so many inspiring posts!!!
So glad I found your blog!
Claire
http://www.hearthandmade.co.uk
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