You Had Me At Hello

Summer...

You had me at hello

You swept me up in your intensity

And the crazy-hatted party goers

you brought to my garden

You arrived dressed in eye-popping colours

Against a backdrop of glorious greens

With the summer comes the sun

And with the sun comes the heat

June, July and August whizzed by

in a colourful, shimmering mirage

Trumpets blared sweet summer's song

filling my senses with their heady perfume

While the fish grew fat and happy

in the pond

So many moments to enjoy

So much beauty to drink in

Some scenes almost too beautiful to believe

That this is reality and not just a dream

In my garden, summer has been gentle,

Fluttery

Feminine

Fringed

Filled with colourful hues,

Stately colour shapes

And bold colour wows!

Autumn is on its way

and when I look back

This will have been a Summer

I will never forget!

Priceless

A simple bouquet of flowers,

plastic-wrapped, propped up in a grocery-store bin,

$5.00 for the dozen.

Like a shimmering mirage

their colours stopped me in my tracks.

After a long Winter

and an even longer wait for Spring

to truly begin,

I was beginning to feel as if I

was trapped in a colourless desert.

I had no idea how much I needed them.

As usual,

it took my camera,

and my all-seeing macro lens,

To reveal the magnitude

of their magic and beauty.

$5.00 a dozen,

it seems incredible...

Because what these flowers have to offer is

- Priceless!

Be Soft

Be Still

Look

And Listen

Find your Spirit

Open your Heart

Be Happy

The Belle Of The Bouquet

So, Spring has arrived, rain and all

and the flowers

are gathering speed

- underground -

This means I don't yet have

any flowers to celebrate.

Lucky for me

one of my daughters received

a beautiful bouquet of flowers

and this fuchsia beauty caught my eye.

Daisy Days

How I love my daisies

Simple and so sweet

Petals dancing round the sun

Such a joyous treat

You gather in my garden

Like a happy family

You share your wealth

With everyone

Just like it's supposed to be

Oh, how I love my daisies

My favourite summer treat