Happy Mother's Day

Lovin' Picasso's painting of 

Mother and Child

"Happy Mother's Day sweet ladies........

and may God bless you, everyone."  Dee Dee

Whimsy In The Garden

I love this time of year.  All the planting 

accomplished a few weeks ago,  and

now we're watching the growing.

 I couldn't be more pleased

with our little garden...the small size

enables us to easily care for it.   

Small gardens nearly always require a bit

of whimsy....and so it is we've introduced

sweet birdies this week.

Never before have the Coleus grown to these sizes

so quickly....must be that Miracle Gro special soil.

I wonder what the Mockingbirds and Mourning Doves

think of these whimsical parrots?

Into all our lives, in many simple, familiar, homely

ways, God infuses this element of joy from the 

surprises of life, which unexpectedly brighten our

days, and fill our eyes with light.~Longfellow

Sweet blessings for all.....Dee Dee

click on images to enlarge

My Climbing Rose Is Blooming

I set this pretty climbing Rose out about

seven weeks ago.  It had multi colored blooms 

all over it at that time. They were growing in

 gorgeous clusters....much like a Floribunda Rose.

 I watched as the blooms 

dried up and dropped to the ground.  I also

wondered  if it would grow

in the location I had selected.  This past

week the rains came.....and they came

for several days. The Rose began producing

new leaves, and as you can see, my

climbing Rose began producing buds.

Florida has sandy soil, not the ideal

for planting Roses.  I used a Miracle Grow

top soil mixture, following directions 

carefully, mixing it with the dirt from the hole.

The Rose plant seems to be thriving....

and the Mister and I are needless to say,

quite pleased.

My visual is to have Roses covering an

arch over our garden pathway.....

beautiful multi-colored Roses....sigh.

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will

give you the desires of your heart. ~Psalm 37:4-6

Have a sweet ole' day, everyone.  Dee Dee

Yellow Beach Cactus Bloom

We drove out to Honeymoon Island today,

heading straight to our favorite unexplored

location...Growing on the pathway leading to the

Gulf waters, we came upon this

beautiful blooming cactus.

Knowing so little of the cactus, I turned

to my Merriam-Webster dictionary..... 

finding it  a drought resistant flowering plant,

having succulent stems and leaves with prickles.

I have, however encountered prickly nettles

and thistles in my fingers.....perhaps in my youth.

Once pricked by the cactus, I learned of it's

warning and danger.

Today I stood my distance from the beautiful

cactus adorned with thorns and yellow flowers,

while taking numerous photos. Seen here are a

few of my favorites.

Have a wonderful week, everyone.   Dee Dee

My New Pride And Joy

It appeared to me that the flower shop of 

our local Ace Hardware store, had been 

newly stocked with gardening plants. This

is where I sometimes find beautiful and 

unusual flowering plants.  In the midst of

what appeared to be a sea of pink Desert Rose

plants, I found one lone white Desert Rose.

What a treasure....and now my new 

"pride and joy."

The first thing I did, was place it on the bistro

table in the garden....oooed and ahhhhd over

it a bit while taking photos.  This pretty thing

will have a more elaborate container, I've

determined....requiring a bit more poking around

in the garden shops.

Having always loved the pink Desert Rose....

I'm now finding a stronger attraction

to the white ones.....sigh.... 

It isn't the great big pleasures that count

the most; it's making a great deal out of

the little ones. ~Jean Webster

Sweet blessings for all this Lord's day.....Dee Dee

Pretty Potted Plants

The rains came hours after I finished 

planting new flowering plants in my

clay pots....readying them for summer.

Nothing can match the nutrients coming

from the heavens......

So sweet plants are blooming and 

thriving.

I could not be satisfied with taking just

a few images of these pretty things

to show off......

Still a favorite.....my Coleus are making

quite a show......

I found this image on Pinterest

Art by Vincent van Gogh......seems

Mr Gogh had a fondness for Coleus as well.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.....Dee Dee

Small Bloom On The Desert Rose

Our Desert Rose lay dormant much of the winter.

At one point it began leafing out, as though it were

spring time.  A cold snap damaged the small delicate

leaves and they dropped off.  I wondered when or if

we would see the sweet Rose blooms this year at all.

I watched as the leaves came and then last

week was delighted in a tiny pink bud.

It's small, but oh so very beautiful, this 

new Desert Rose bloom.

Some of the leaves are abnormal in appearance,

but I'm glad to see them.

Welcome, sweet cottage Desert Rose.....

we are glad to see you.

Have a wonderful day!  Dee Dee