They're Called Celosia

We began our Saturday with

a wake-up phone call.

Seven year old grandson

had an early morning

Upward flag football game.

He's good..... a really good

quarterback and I have lots

of action photos for happy

memories.

Back home, and

with  my adrenalin still

excellerated, I thought to myself

 why let this energy go

to waste....

....so I put on my garden

gloves and proceeded  with

potting those new annuals

I brought home yesterday.

They're called

Celosia and that's

just about all I know about

them. Not so hard the

planting part and they look

real nice in this fancy

oblong clay container. 

When I finished planting

and watering, I found  the

best place for the arrangement

to be right on this ole garden chair.

I'm real pleased with this

little arrangement and

when the Bougainvillea

climbs on up the fence....well

all I can say is "look out"

.......things are going

to look real pretty.

May your life be sweet this Lord's day......Dee Dee

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Lantana

Sweet potted Lantana in the garden,

and we're needing rain so badly......

Love these colors!

 I've been watering the pots every day, which

is typical this time of year.  The

temps  up around 90 degrees

this week,  can be brutal to potted plants

and flowers. It is a labor of love. 

The weekend promises wonderful things......

God is good to us all.....look for

His blessings.....they are everywhere.

I could spend a happy morning

Being Pooh....

The sun was so delightfully warm, and

the stone, which had been sitting in it

for a long time, was so warm, too, that

Pooh had almost decided to go on being

Pooh in the middle of the stream for the

rest of the morning........

I hope your day is just as happy.....Dee Dee

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Southern Magnolia Blossoms

 The Mister and I took a little

road trip earlier in the week.

Eventually we left  the

highway,

 seeking nourishment,

and found a nice little place to dine.

We parked the car beneath a

beautiful tall Magnolia tree.

This magnificent tree,

 a favorite tree,  

reminds me of the south,

 and the

first years of my marriage.

Our first apartment

over looked the

top of a grand ole

Magnolia tree and I

remember summer moon light 

shining on large glossy leaves,

just outside my window.

Have you ever taken a

Magnolia blossom and

floated it in a nice

crystal bowl of water?

Well, waste no time,

you just must do so and soon.

The fragrance emited

 throughout

your home will be quite

nice and promises

to create

a lovely ambiance

suitable for

summer daydreaming

and book reading.

Oh....summertime and the livin' is easy....Dee Dee

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A Busy Butterfly

Every spring I gravitate

to this particular spot.

There's

just something beautiful

about a rustic white picket

fence and fuchsia

Bougainvillea climbing all

over it.....

At low tide,

you can see the remains of an

old pier...in the Gulf waters.

This is indeed, a lovely place to

use a camera....

The neighborhood of older

Florida style homes, sit directly

on the waters edge.

I love, that the road separating

them from the Gulf of Mexico,

is dirt and  viciously pot-holed.  Seems

quaint and original, somehow.

One would think nothing could

make the Bougainvillea look any

prettier, but something did, as

you can see.  How does the butterfly

  keep it's wings fluttering at such

a fast pace?

Sadly my camera cannot focus at

such a high rate of speed.

So, what we have here is.....

a Dee Dee style, "paint-shop"

enhanced  butterfly,

who is busily

soaking up the sunshine perched

on a lovely Bougainvillea blossom.

Happiness is as a butterfly, which,

when pursued, is always beyond

your grasp, but which, if you will sit

down quietly, may alight upon you.

~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Have a wonderful day!  Dee Dee

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When I In Awesome Wonder

The apartments have been there

for quite some time.....

Winter residents occupy

them, and they are prime

real estate.

From this property.....

the views are breathtaking,

overlooking the Gulf of Mexico...

The lawns are well manicured and

tropical flowers are in full bloom....

On our drive out to the island,

we paused in traffic.  To my right

were these  gorgeous Hibiscus.

"Oh Lord my God, when I in

awesome wonder.....consider

all the world Thy hands have made......"

Have a fabulous day everyone! Dee Dee

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A Temporary Community

They were

"sea creature neighbors"

living

in a temporary

community.

No "cookie cutter"

homes here.

Each

"sea critter"

has  a home

to their own

liking.....

God designed and

numbering in the

billions.

At high tide,

 the waters

were  fierce

and loud,

so I worked

quickly, sure

of my

 coastal living

design.

I worked

steady and

quickly

dodging the

waves,

Almost

microscopic in

proportion,

I

brought

 order

to this

tiny

seaside

community.

Tis sad to say

all ended as a

"tale of woe"

as the tide

came

in.......

bringing

destruction to

the fragile

beach side

resort.

I so enjoyed my walk on the beach

and glad you stopped by today......Dee Dee

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Not Only Was It A Beautiful Day......

.....it was  a perfect time for a drive out

to Honeymoon Island.

The Oleander on the causeway,

was in full bloom.

The wind blowing,

had me wondering if any of

the photos would be in focus.

The flowers were beautiful,

but the bird life got my full

attention....

This fine fellow ..... the

largest brown speckled

Sea Gull on the causeway today,

 was king of his own castle,

or so it appeared.

My favorite photo of the day,

Egret

 struggling to swallow

the fish,

 before the hungry

Sea Gull

claimed the "sea" food for

it's own.

"By the sea, by the sea,

by the beautiful sea,

you and me, you and me

oh how happy we'll be......"

Have a wonderful day!  Dee Dee

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