an autumn surprise...

what a surprise!

~~~

i've been waiting all summer

for these heavenly blue

morning glories

to bloom!

~~~

this morning,

and all day,

has been like a summer day...

~~~

sunny and warm

and the perfect day

for blooming!

~~~

i'm looking forward
to seeing a few more
of these heavenly blue beauties
before this warm summer sunshine departs
and an autumn frost arrives.
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you autumn surprises...
peggy

unlikely autumn color...

crocuses in autumn

seem unlikely,

so it's not surprising

that their pinky-purply color

is also somewhat unlikely for autumn.

~~~

autumn crocuses
are a surprise,
in many ways,
in the autumn garden.
~~~
the spring-like color
of the autumn crocus,
the fact that they
come up without foliage,
that they bloom in autumn
when many other flowers
are fading,
and that they aren't really
crocuses but belong
to the lily family,
are some of
the surprises
that autumn crocuses
bring to your garden.
~~~
autumn crocuses
are a sweet surprise
to the ending
of my garden
each year.
~~~
i look forward to
their bright surprise of color
and simple charm,
reminding me
that soon
my flower gardening
will be ending
for another season.
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you sweet autumn surprises...
peggy

on it's way...

it must be

on it's way...

~~~

autumn, that is!

~~~
this is my autumn clematis
and it's beginning
to bloom!
~~~
the autumn clematis
is blooming
and the last few days
have been somewhat
autumn-like~
wonderfully sunny,
somewhat cooler,
and incredibly beautiful!
~~~
as much as i will
continue to savor summer
as long as it stays,
i will welcome autumn
with all the gifts
and blessings it brings.
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you end-of-the-summer blessings!
peggy

sweet update...

the sweet pea

is as sweet

and pretty pink

as can be!

~~~

the morning glory

has now added

it's pretty pink

to the show!

~~~

it's as pretty

as i thought it would be

and then some!

~~~

gotta love that sweet

and pretty pink!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a sweet pretty pink

summer day!

peggy

pretty in pink...

i have been

not-so-patiently waiting

for my stargazer lily to bloom.

~~~

it's first bloom

opened yesterday

with more blooms to come!

~~~

isn't it beautiful?

~~~
i love it!
~~~
the pink
is so soft and pretty!
~~~
it was worth the wait!
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you a pretty pink day!
peggy

what's blooming...

my flowers

are

blooming,

blooming,

blooming!

~~~

my butterfly weed is blooming...

~~~

my goldenrod is blooming...

~~~

my coneflowers and black-eyed susans

are blooming...

~~~

my yarrow is blooming...

~~~

my pink phlox is blooming...

~~~

and my purple phlox is blooming!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a blooming day!

peggy

a prairie walk...

an afternoon walk

on a hot summer july afternoon

thru a prairie pasture

is pure pleasure.

~~~

the birds, bugs,

and wildflowers of the prairie

are alive with summer color

and sound.

~~~

the black-eyed susans

with their yellow-gold petals

shine as bright and beautiful

as the sun.

~~~

~~~
~~~
pinky-purple
coneflowers

paint the prairie

with pleasing color.

~~~

the petite prairie wildflowers
are as pretty
as those
of a grander size.
~~~

the star-shaped flowers

of the milkweed

add more pinky-purple

to the prairie mix.
~~~

individually,

prairie wildflowers

grow in different

sizes, shapes and forms,

each possessing a simple beauty.

~~~

collectively,

these wildflowers

of the prairie

create a landscape

that is as ruggedly beautiful

and enduring

as the prairie itself.
~~~

~~~

the prairie's grasses

have a beauty, a grace,

and an elegance

of their own.

~~~

the grasses

are much more subdued

than that of the

prairie wildflowers,

but none the less lovely.
~~~

~~~
~~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you pure summer pleasure...
peggy

sweet...

my sweet gardening neighbor,

leona,

gifted me with this

perennial sweet pea plant

last summer.

~~~

this summer

leona's sweet pea

is gifting me

with it's first blooms!

~~~

i love it!

~~~

the sweet pea

is accomplishing what

my nurturing instruction

quietly suggests~

it is

growing, growing growing!

~~~

morning glories

are growing

and sharing

the vintage garden gate

along with the sweet pea.

~~~

both flowers will

vine and climb and

then fill the gate

with their sweet

bright pink blooms!

~~~

how sweet is that?

~~~

sweeeeeet!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a sweet summer day!

peggy

summer blooms...

it's the first

day of summer!

~~~

summer is here!

~~~

hooray!

~~~

and i'm loving

every minute of it!

~~~

lovin' it!
~~~

the flowers know it's summer

and they're putting on

their summer show!

~~~

the sky blue delphiniums...

~~~

the raspberry parfait dianthus...
~~~

the strawberry parfait dianthus...

~~~

the sweet william...

~~~

and the floxglove

are all

loving this very first

day of summer
as much as i am!

~~~

and i'm loving

this very first
day of summer

thanx to the

sunshine

and

my summer blooms!
~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you many summer blooms!

peggy

wild roses...

i have been seeing

wild roses blooming

along the edge

of the gravel road

nell and i walk

each morning.

~~~

they are so pretty

and petite!

~~~

as small as they are in size,

they're that big in fragrance!

when you can't see them

amongst the grass

and other wildflowers

you smell them.

~~~

heavenly...

~~~

i picked a handful

of the tiny

rosy-pink buds

and brought them home.

~~~

i gently laid them

in a small bowl....

~~~

and added some water.
~~~
this morning...
~~~
the sweet little rosebuds
bloomed!
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you a day of sweet blooms!
peggy