Jul 5, 2016

Blushing Lucy's Crown....

 Blushing Lucy...
 
is the last Rose to fully flourish in the garden,
always a pleasant delight as the others wane...
 
 
I don't know is this is her true name,
but it is the one I was told by the old Rosairian I bought her from...
 
to Blush...
the uncontrollable telltale sign
of a hearts fluttering......
 

there is no doubt Lucy is a true beauty...
 

 
but,
she is also an uncontrollable rambling wild child...
 
which endears her to my heart even more...
 
untamed,
as all hearts should be...




as she runs freely along the lattice
and twines a crown around my fair statues head...
 


I realize I must make Lucy
a true crown...


 
a crown of roses for her hair
simple grandeur...
 
queen of the fairies...


 
 
 
 
 
may you find simply grandeur in your day too....
 
Keep Your Crown Straight and Enjoy Your Day...

Jul 3, 2016

The Loss of Abundance...

They say
that Summer does not start here
 in the Pacific Northwest until the Fourth of July...
 
as we greet Summer
we say ado to the Spring Garden...
 
the abundance of Roses,
fades...
 
they still bloom on,
but nothing compares
 to the grandeur of the first flush of Spring...
 
 
the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Rose
a David Austin Rose...
 
as if,
he isn't beautiful enough to look at,
the classic old rose scent is divine...
 
 
Blushing Lucy
is a late bloomer...
 
her show has just begun...
I will share more of her with you this week...
 



 
the soft filtered light of Spring...
has made way for the bright clear light of Summer...
 



Feverfew...
 

 
Russian Verbena,
six feet tall and proud...
 

the first Garden Phlox
beginning to pop...
 


 
leaning lazily
along the picket fence
on a Hot Summers Day...

 
the first Coneflowers too...
 
I started a nice collection
last year I am eager to see the
new varieties
in their mature state...

 
as the heat rises,
sit back,
dip your toes in the waters of contentment...
 
Happy Summer!
may your days be filled with abundance...

Jun 27, 2016

Happy Monday....

Happy Monday!
 
I made a quick post over on Instagram
and thought I would invite you over to visit me there :-)
 
 
I am really enjoying it over there :-)
 
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by