The garden keeps showing off beautiful blooms day after day. I know that their time is short and I am cutting flowers with abandon, placing vases on tables and mantels throughout the house. I photographed a collection of three arrangements all crowded together on the dining room table - dahlias, zinnias, and cosmos, each in their own container.
I've since cut down most of the cosmos as I need to tidy the garden beds in order to plant garlic in the next few weeks, and these sprawling flowers had taken over a lot of space. I've left one or two smaller plants in out-of-the-way spots where the bees can still enjoy them.
Hydrangeas are fading, but still so pretty.
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as
autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.
Nathanial Hawthorne
So many beautiful blooms in your garden. Your hydrangeas have fared well this summer. All our flowers have been burnt and shrivelled by the heat.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower arrangements from your garden. How wonderful to see and hear the Anna's Hummingbird:)
ReplyDeleteLorrie, I don't know which is lovelier -- your beautiful photos or the flowers themselves!
ReplyDeleteBonjour Lorrie,
ReplyDeleteIl semble que vous tenez le challenge de publier chaque jour en Octobre et c'est bien.
Le bouquet de cosmos est magnifique. Ici, il n'y a pas de colibris dans notre région.
J'aime aussi les têtes d'hydrangeas parce que lorsqu'elles fanent, elles arborent différentes nuances de roses, mauves, bruns, des couleurs passées du plus bel effet. Malheureusement, il n'y a pas d'hydrangeas dans notre jardin car ils ne supporteraient pas la nature de notre sol.
Dans le billet précédent, vous parlez de Carl Larsonn qui est aussi l'un mes peintres favoris. Un grand dessinateur et aquarelliste. Il a dépeint les intérieurs suédois comme personne. Il avait un talent fou pour décrire la vie domestique avec ses pinceaux.
Je vous souhaite une belle semaine créative.
Hélène 🌹
Nice to see your hummer. Ours are long gone. It's been cold overnight.
ReplyDeleteLove the mix of blooms you brought inside -- such cheerful color!
ReplyDeleteAnd wow, a hummingbird right at your shoulder, what a treat.
I love that we have some hummingbird's that winter over in our area too. Your garden flowers are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers.
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