Another weekend has come and gone. I spent much of that time enjoying the outdoors. I really do love my gardens and all of the work they entail. I weeded, pruned, cut flowers (not much left to cut) and even took some pictures of the waining blooms. It really is too bad that we don't have a longer growing season in Minnesota. I suppose if it was longer I might not appreciate it as much. I get such a thrill out of those first little bits of green that pop through the ground. They let me know that 'yes' there will be another spring and summer.
Now that fall is here, as of today, I will have to start thinking about covering all of those reminders of the sunny, warm weather. I work so hard at keeping them green through the lack of rain and the burning sun it is really hard to say good bye. The weather has been exceptionally good lately I hope it continues just a bit longer. The shorter the winter the better!
I thought I would share a few pictures from my garden. I really love the different Hydrangea I grow. I arranged a bouquet in a pottery vase. The vase was made by a very good college friend of mine...Richard Merideth of Chippewa Falls, WI. He has been a potter for approx. 25 years.
Another favorite flower of mine is the Hollyhock. They remind me of a country house or a cottage, beautiful and simple, but they can be one of the showiest flowers in the garden.
On a differnt note, a neighbor offered me apples from one of his trees. I'm not sure what variety. During half-time of the Minnesota Viking football game, I went and picked a shopping bag full of apples for the pie. The apples were rather small so I peeled 15 of them and created a very tall pie. With the help of Pillsbury ready made pie crusts from the refrigerator section making a pie is a snap! The smell of baking apples is one of the very best aromas don't you think?
You can tell that I didn't have any time for sewing this weekend. It was just too nice to sit and stitch. There will be plenty of time for that when the air turns cold and the snow starts to fall.
Enjoy,
Annemarie
2 comments:
Gorgeous flower pictures! Thanks for sharing them.
I love the hydrangeas. I think they go especially well with the quilt you have the vase on.
My mom always had hollyhock in our flower gardens growing up. A very under-appreciated flower.
Post a Comment