Themes and Memes

I started blogging earlier this year after careful consideration about what I would blog about and whether I could sustain it for longer than three posts. (So far so good.) Garden bloggers are creative folks, and I’m learning a lot about the craft of blogging by reading their blogs!

A few of the bloggers I read regularly have themes in their blogs. I like that. It’s like a day set apart for something special.

• A year of Mondays – Miss Rumphius’ Rule
  
• In my Reader – Miss Rumphius’ Rule
  
• Triumphs and Tragedies – Canoe Corner
  
• Monday’s Menu – An Oregon Cottage
  
• It's 2sDay! – Crafty Gardener
  
• Out on the Streets – Veg Plotting
  

I haven’t developed any themes for my blog. Maybe I’ll think of something original. Maybe I’ll just continue to enjoy the themes of other bloggers.

The other thing I’ve learned about in my short time as a garden blogger is the meme. I stumbled onto these memes and enjoy seeing the contributions from around the world.

Weekly Memes

• Today's Flower. One flower picture of your choice on Sunday at 14:00 GMT. – Hosted by Flowers from Today -- Sundays.
  
• Macro Monday – Hosted by Lisa's Chaos—Mondays. Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog.
  
• Mosaic Monday – Hosted by Dear Little Red House—Mondays.
  
• Harvest Monday – Hosted by Daphne's Dandelions—Mondays.
  
• Tuesday Garden Party – Hosted by An Oregon Cottage —Tuesdays.
  
• Wordless Wednesday – Hosted by Wordless Wednesday – Wednesdays.
  
• Fertilizer Friday. Reminder to Fertilize your plants and flaunt your flowers. Hosted by Tootsie Time. Fridays.
  
• Camera Critters. Hosted by Camera Critters. Saturdays.
  

Monthly Memes

• Muse day – Hosted by Sweet Home and Garden Chicago – Post a poem on the 1st of the month.
  
• Creature Feature – Hosted by GrowerJim at Garden Adventures— First Friday of the month.
  
  
• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – Hosted by May Dreams Garden—15th of the month.
  
• Foliage Followup – Hosted by Digging – 16th of the month.
  
• Monthly Garden Bouquet – Hosted by Ramblings from a Desert Garden – begins on the 21st of each month and runs until the end of each month.
  
• Wildflower Wednesday – Hosted by Clay and Limestone – Fourth Wednesday of the month.
  
• Sad Saturdays – Hosted by An Oregon Cottage – First Saturday of the month.
  
• Hot Loud and Proud. Hosted by Noel at A Plant Fanatic. Tropicals and exotics on the last day of the month.
  
• End of the Month View -- Hosted by The Patient Gardener. Last day of the month.
  

I’ve participated in a few of these, but forget sometimes. I collected this list to help me remember, and then thought it might be an interesting post.

If you have a theme in your blog or if you have a favorite meme in the garden blogosphere I haven’t mentioned, post a comment and let me know! I love finding out about new things.