Nov 3, 2016

October Garden....

 As October
comes to an end in  the garden...

won't you take a little garden stroll with me?
 


I always find it ironic...
 
the garden glowing all golden and warm,
is actually so cold and brisk...
 


roses going to hips...
 


 
the last leaves hang on the trees now....
 
I look forward to the days
of bare branches...
 
days of clean white snow,
lining the branches...
 



the Roses are wilting...
 



Wilted Roses
 
"some women feel the need
to act like they are never scared,
needy or hurt;
 
like they are as hardened as a man.
 
I think that's
dishonest.
 
It's OK to feel delicate sometimes.
 
Real Beauty is in the fragility of your petals,
A Rose that never wilts isn't a Rose at all."
 
Crystal Woods
 
 









 
Mother Nature
has taken over the chore
of keeping the birdbath full...
 
it has been a very wet month
 here in the Pacific Northwest...
 

 
 
the Hydrangea's fading blooms
have turned lovely rich shades
of purple and plum...
 


 
Daisy and Cosmo delight in exploring,
their mornings busy rooting around under the leaves....
 

 
 
in the afternoons the girls stay busy
napping in the sun on the back of the couch....
 

 
stay snuggly...
 
 
I am so grateful for your company today...

Oct 31, 2016

At the Edge of the Forest.... a Cemetery....

 
 
Onto each blog,
a little darkness must fall....
 
Happy Halloween
my friends...
 
won't you join me for a little walk?
 

 Here we are again
at the edge of the same forest
I shared with you in this post...
 

 
 
Lets look around this tiny cemetery...
 

 
 
sunspots appear mysteriously
in several photos,
 
 
maybe, 
 just maybe
 the dead are saying hello...
 

 
 
 

 

the lovely sad inscriptions
nearly break my heart...




symbolic etchings
faded with age...
 



 
 
the graves of the wealthy...
 

 
and,
the handcrafted tombstones of the poor...
 
this one carved of wood...
 
to me
these mean more,
lovingly crafted...
 

 
stone with a tin topper...
 

 
so sad in the simplicity...


we are in the cemetery in Carbanado, WA...
 
a coal mining town,
that as all coal mining towns did saw a lot of tragedy...
 
12-9-1899
31 killed in an explosion...
 
the sorrow of a tiny isolated town
after such a tragedy
must be stifling...
 
 if you would like to read more about the little towns history




 
the miners graves
line up along the back row of the cemetery...
 

 
 
raw coal,
on the ground...
 

  
 
Happy Halloween... 

Oct 28, 2016

Black Hat Society....

 this year,
I have kept it light...
 
a soft and pastel Fall....
 
 
that being said...
 
a meeting of the Black Hat Society
was still in order...

 
the Black Hat Society swooped in
by broomstick
of course...

 
 
a tattered rose of yesterday...

 
feathers of a crow...


a hardened fruit...
 

 
 

 
a satchel of secrets...


 
a veil of silence...
shhhhh..
 

 
 I hope you enjoy some good times
with friends this Halloween too... 
 
Boo!