Showing posts with label end of summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label end of summer. Show all posts

Monday, September 5, 2011

The Same Thing, Only Different (Sunflowers)

Sunflowers.  Not exactly where I would have chosen to plant them, but there they are- so why not enjoy them, right?

They are the essence of Summer, in all its glory...


Their bright colors and happy little "faces" always make me smile...


even as they begin to droop...


and bend under their own weight.


This one almost reaches the gutter...!


Their centers, with that lovely complex pattern...


 made them Fibonacci's favorite flower...


 As the seeds ripen,


the birds will enjoy the feast...


 until all the sunflowers look like this, and then...


like this.

Goodbye, Summer!  I'll miss you...




Wednesday, September 29, 2010

One Last Sweet Taste




I wonder if the flowers whisper to one another,


when it's time,


"Make seed!"

 How do they know,


when the sky is still a brilliant crystal blue



and the sun shines bright and warm?



Summer lingers, teasing us



with one last sweet taste,



and then it's gone.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Random Thoughts...

The apples are almost ripe...





There are still some blooms left in the garden, so I'm enjoying them while I can... 





Lots of butterflies, too, but the dang things won't hold still!








I'm sure I've probably mentioned this at least four or five hundred times, but it bears repeating: I hate framing.  I mean, I hate it to the extent that I would rather go to the dentist (no lie) than frame artwork.  Isn't that pathetic?


But that's what I've done for the past two days, so I'm a bit cranky.


This has been a horribly hot summer, and the most humid on record for this part of the country.  My dogs did not enjoy the heat at all.  Is that why they call the end of summer the "dog days"?- because the dogs are sick of it, already!


We saw their tongues a lot this summer...  Scout and Sunny seemed to take it in stride a little better than Arlo did...


He looked miserable when we were out in the country...


But that could have been a ploy to get the choice spot on the couch!


Well, I told you they were random...

I hope your summer is ending well, and that you're enjoying every last minute!