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Thankful Thursday: Blooming where we’re planted

May 20, 2010 by Melodye Shore

It’s the little things, I think, that offer us the greatest joy.  For instance, I spied these flowers as I wandered through the wilderness…pockets of happiness in an otherwise harsh environment.

A lotus blossom, floating in a man-made pond

An antique elephant, sporting a daisy-chain necklace

A rumpled swan plays host to faded cactus flowers



Hollyhocks, standing tall and proud beside a ramshackle barn

And after that long day’s journey, I’m finding sanctuary in my own garden. 

A Double Delight rose, aptly named 

Sweet Gerbera Daisies serve as backdrop to spicy pink carnations

On Thankful Thursday (every day…), I’m grateful for the beauty of our friendship. And I’m wishing you a lush bouquet of life’s most fragrant flowers.

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Come play in my yard!

February 8, 2007 by Melodye Shore

If you would have a mind at peace, and a heart that cannot harden,
Go find a door that opens wide upon a lovely garden.
 author unknown

It’s definitely springtime here: goldfinches are fighting for space at the feeder outside our dining room window; doves are cooing and nuzzling on the back fence; and mischievous mockingbirds are dive-bombing the wrens on the lawn, trying as always to instigate trouble. Best of all, everything’s coming into bloom.

I ate a picnic lunch in my backyard today. It felt so good to be outside, soaking up the afternoon sun! Afterward, I took a walk through my garden, which I like to do when I need time for reflection, a sanctuary for quieting my spirit. And hey, look what I brought back for you — a bouquet of pretty flowers! 



Left to Right, top row: grapefruit; pansies and violets, Marie Bracie camillias
Left to Right, middle row: Nucco’s Gold white camillia, Nucco’s Gold pink camillia; campanula and sea coral
Left to Right, third row: sun azalea; pansies in vintage Red Flyer wagon, with Posy’s sculpture, “Gus” in back; Japanese magnolia
Left to Right, bottom row: lace-leafed lavender; geranium; cyclamen in pot, with plenty of bistro table seating for anyone who wants to join me for a cup of tea!

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: flowers, garden, spring
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