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Looking Up From My Gardens |
Almost Autumn
Slipping into shades of orange and red and gold,
the mountain stands guard above our garden.
Change is in the air... can you see it?
Passing our gardens as they journey southward,
a cacophony of honking Geese fly overhead.
Change is in the air... can you hear it?
Awaking to the crisp and cool of morning
a welcome caress before the day's heat.
Change is in the air... can you feel it?
Change is in the air... can you see it?
a cacophony of honking Geese fly overhead.
Change is in the air... can you hear it?
Awaking to the crisp and cool of morning
a welcome caress before the day's heat.
Change is in the air... can you feel it?
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Why does one leaf change before another? |
But wait!
We're not ready for change here.
There's twelve more days of Sweet Summer Sun
and we've still got some dancin' to do here!
Let the LAST days of SUMMER DANCIN'
in the gardens begin!
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QUICK FIRE Hydrangea with ZAHARA Zinnias |
These Hydrangea petals will darken into a deep carmine pink
as Autumn resolutely progresses...
wait for it, wait for it.
Vinca thrives in our 90° plus Summer days,
while Lobelia has a bit of a struggle without a little shade.
and "Pretty Pink Flower" whose name I've forgotten.
A beautiful growing bouquet!
as Autumn resolutely progresses...
wait for it, wait for it.
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PEPPERMINT Vinca with RIVIERA Lobelia |
while Lobelia has a bit of a struggle without a little shade.
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LIMELIGHT Hydrangea with Brown-eyed Susans |
A beautiful growing bouquet!
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Illumination GOLDEN PICOTEE Begonia with pink Annual Walmart Begonia |
I have come to the conclusion
that snails simply L.O.V.E. begonias.
(Think of me every morning for weeks snail hunting in my p.j.'s)
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Daisies with Orange Profusion Zinnias |
Encore! Encore! Every gardener loves
when their Spring flowers re-bloom.
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BALLERINA ROSE Gaura with CHERRY PROFUSION Zinnias |
Doesn't Gaura remind you of dainty little Butterflies?
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Susans, Limelights, Pretty Pink Flowers and... Delphiniums |
Crazy. DELPHINIUMS... another Spring flower
about to re-bloom in late Summer.
Who knew?!
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Lilac GERANIUM Peeking Out Through CHAMELEON HOUTTUYNIA |
Chameleon is a favorite groundcover...
love the heart shaped, multi-colored leaves of green, cream, crimson and gold.
Sweet creamy white blooms delight in Spring.
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HIDALGO Dahlia with ANGELFACE Blue |
Back door planter beginning to perk up
since the cool mornings came.
And I'm perking up too...
Love the cool of the mornings with the Summer blooms a-dancin'.
We'll be celebrating Autumn soon enough.
De magnifiques floraisons dans votre jardin. Les photos sont très belles.
ReplyDeleteWell, the twelve days are almost up, but so glad I dropped by.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Carolyn, I enjoyed my visit. I think your pretty pink flowers may be Sidalcea. The ones with the white eye, anyways, in another pic where they appear to be solid pink, looks like a mallow. (Sidalcea is a type of mallow).
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rae. I think it's a mallow, too, but I can't remember the name and I haven't been able to find it. Oh well, it IS a pretty pink flower. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Those blooms are really gorgeous. I love the poem and the season.
ReplyDeleteAwesome mountain view!! Gorgeous flower combos too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charlie. We do love our mountains.♥
ReplyDeleteLovely blooms in great combinations--and your lighting is perfect. Very inspirational!
ReplyDeleteThank you, so glad you enjoyed your visit... mission accomplished!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder for us not to get ahead of ourselves - and to cherish each day, even the last days of a season. Glorious pics!
ReplyDeleteAmen, Holley. You said it very well.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you left a manual link, Diana. Don't know why Disqus doesn't respond to you. Wish everyone would leave a link, then I could visit all my visitors more easily.
ReplyDeleteDriving home today there is STILL rather a lot of snow on our mountain peaks.
ReplyDeleteYour Cape Town friend's support of the CLT will be deeply appreciated!
(sadly Disqus doesn't like me, so I'll add a link manually
http://elephantseyegarden.blogspot.com/2012/08/caracal-at-driehoek-for-cape-leopard.html
What a lot going on. Everything here is on it's way out for the year that hadn't burned up completely from this summer. Yours are lovely.
ReplyDeleteCher
Sunray
Gardens
We are blessed with a secondary water system (untreated water) that keeps my flowers happy even during mid-summer's high heat of sometimes 100's. Well mostly happy... they do begin to murmur when the temps get too high.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks so fresh and lovely, what heat?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Oh we've had heat. Last week we were in the 90's. I do believe we may have seen the last of that this year.Won't hurt my feelings. In my perfect world, Summer never skips above 82°.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn it is hot and dry still here so the weather is summer but the garden says fall...yours is still bloomin'. Is that your poem? Lovely
ReplyDeleteYesterday was our first "it really feels like Fall" day. Temps in my gardens never left the 70's. And yes that is my poem. I spent a few minutes searching for something that expressed my feelings then realized I only need look into my heart... and voila. Good enough.
ReplyDeletelove the poem..great lighting and depth of field
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon.
ReplyDeleteLovely...seems too early for autumn leaves!
ReplyDeleteI think so, too! Just a few yellows here in the Valley, but more will come soon.
ReplyDeleteI´m sitting here with a smile on my lips! I really like your garden and the colour´s. Lovely. Have a nice day/Gela
ReplyDeleteThank you Gela. I'm always happy when visitors leave smiling.
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