"With the first gleam of morning rays, the garden is a prism of a thousand hues refracted in tiny does of crystal dew, a dazzling quilt of millefleur colors covering the sleeping flower beds."
~ Duane Michals (The Vanishing Act)
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This morning's garden prism
ANNABELLE HYDRANGEA
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GAILLARDIA (Blanketflower)
OAK LEAF HYDRANGEA
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CONEFLOWER
(Echinacea purpurea 'Prairie Splendor')
CONEFLOWER
(Echinacea)
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VARIEGATED TOAD LILY
(Tricyrtis)
Oak Leaf Hydrangea, Sedum, Annabelle Hydrangea, Nasturtium, Coleus,
Heuchera, Anemome, Verbena, Streptocarpus, Turtlehead,
Sedum, Alyssum, Hydrangea, Oxalis, Coleus, Phlox,
Coreopsis, Japanese Painted Fern-Heuchera, Hydrangea, Coneflower, Phlox, Cyclamen
CYCLAMEN
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A hint of September's many garden miracles
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"But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness. The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head ... The harvest has dwindled, and I have grown apart from the intense midsummer relationship that brought it on."
~ Robert Finch
Comments
Saluditos
Hi Tina. Thank you for the kind comment. After yesterday's hard rain, today's morning mist was awesome, a perfect day for photographing.
Thank you, kcjewel. Love coneflowers and delighted some are still blooming this late in the season. Not quite October but it's headed our way, soon :)
I'm with you, Rick, and thank you. My toad lilies just bloomed. Aren't they handsome! Yes, may October be kind.
Hi Jeff. Yesterday was glorious, the morning especially spectacular. Today promises to be lovely too. Thank you.
Eileen
Those morning rays are exquisite! You must have such fun with your camera :)
It's a cleaning, cooking, blog reading, coffee drinking soggy rainy day here!
So sad to see September go....
But the autumn colors are glorious!
Always lovely to hear from you. Happy Autumn to you too :)
The Annabelle Hydrangeas are simply lovely. I have them massed beneath my dining room windows and they give such pleasure over such a long season. Yours look wonderful.
Such bittersweet feelings, Eileen, and sad to say goodbye. I think you have a very fine eye behind the lens and marvel how you do a daily post. So, wishing us both a happy autumn :)
Hello,, dearest Edith. Actually, this was taken around 9 AM. I so agree. From beginning to end, Annabelle Hydrangeas are truly a giving flower as are all of my hydrangeas that I dearly love.
Hello, dear Carol, and thank you. After visiting you, I know we both are blessed!
Laura
It's raining so hard here that I haven't even ventured out of the door yet today, never mind having a chance to take glorious photos! :(
Have a wonderful weekend :)
donna
Hi Nutty and thank you! Wish I should share this glorious, although a bit cool, morning with you and according to the weatherman, one of the last we will see this weekend, which will be grand in spite of it (lots of fun stuff going on). Hope yours is too, fun friend.
Hello, Donna. I've missed you! I too love my Annabelles that have been especially grand this year. Happy October :)