Hello dear friends, hope you are having a great day, fall weather has finally arrived here in our area, I wish you could see me smiling. 😃👏
Our days are full preparing for winter, each year we trim our hedges, and perennials, place fresh pine needles down for coverings, we call this bedding the plants down for a long winter's nap.
The potted plants in the garden were replaced with pansies, one of our favorite flowers, they have such a sweet mild fragrance. Did you know they are also edible?
Pansies are happy flowers, they are always smiling, they bring lovely color to the winter garden,
The two toned have a butterfly face in the center. What do you think? Now, how did Sue come to this conclusion?
I recently read a most delightful book, written by a favorite actress of mine, Roma Downey! Can you guess what tv show she played on?This is an autobiography as well as a devotional, it is so encouraging and uplifting, the book would make a great gift, I enjoyed it so much I am now rereading it.
In the book she tells of her mother's passing when Roma was a young girl, and that her mother's favorite flower were pansies. She told Roma that the faces in the pansies looked like a butterfly, I had to check for myself, yes, they do look like butterflies
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
Maya Angelou
Like the butterfly we go through many changes to become and fulfill God's will and plan for our lives. I am sure the butterfly grew weary while struggling to escape the cocoon, but it didn't give up. Just as we face many challenges in our lives, we must remain stedfast to achieve this goal. The cocoon was the butterfly's protection, just as God is our protector and covering.
.
"The last hurrah of summer"
The roses were so pretty, we decided to not trim them until after the first frost.
One of our favorite plants are begonias, they come in many colors and varieties, notice my thyme plants below, these are on the covered porch and will also be left until frost, probably will go in the garage.
These will also be left until frost, garage too!
The mandevilla is still beautiful, another overwinter in the garage, I have two that are about ten yrs old.
I planted these early spring they have really flourished this summer, I can't decide if I want to replace them with pansies or to place them with the other plants in the garage. Oh my, decisions, decisions!
I must go my watch says it time to look alive and walk.
Thank you for visiting, have a great day!
Blessings,
Sue
