So far this year, it has been a very mild autumn here in Manhattan, Kansas, allowing for an extended period of color in the garden. The weather, the last few days, has been grey and damp, with rain on and off. So the colors are really showing up in bright contrast to the skies. Here are a few pictures that I took this morning. I hope that you enjoy them!
Wishing you a beautiful day!
I love this time of year when our lilies are in bloom!
Have a great day!
Both despite, and because of, all of the rain that we have had lately, the garden is looking quite lush. I couldn’t help but go out in the drizzle this afternoon to take some pictures. The garden should be gorgeous for Mother’s Day.
… And to my mother, who taught me to garden, “I hope that you have a great day out amongst the flowers, Mom! Love ya.”
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
After a coolish and rainy April, the garden is full of buds are about ready to burst open with color. Here are a few photos from this morning of our early bloomers.
… Viburnums in the shade
… last of the Sand Cherry Blossoms
… colorful Creeping Phlox
… fragrant Lily of the Valley
… tall, pink Tulips
The garden is just barely getting started for the season. I am looking forward to having more photos to share in the coming months.
Have a great week!
With warm weather this week, it is time to get out to do some garden clean-up – but not too much. Winter might still reappear for a bit. With luck, I’ll have garden updates for you soon!
Have a great day!
We’ve gotten a wee bit more than the less-than-1-inch of snow predicted for today.
It’s cold and gray and snowy today … all day. The perfect kind of day for staying in, snuggling with the dogs, and drinking hot cocoa! Here’s hoping that yours is a lovely one!
In case you missed these recipes before, here are a few cocoa posts:
Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (I actually still have a few of those marshmallow snowmen! Big grin!)
The garden was mostly in shadow the other morning, except for some warm sunlight on my Beauty Berries just after sunrise. From winter’s weather, the berries are a bit faded from how they looked a few months ago, but I am happy to still have even a little color in the garden.
View my post on Shadowed Roses.
More on the Shadowed Photography Challenge.
Here today, gone tomorrow. That is probably what nature has in store for the last flowers from this season’s garden. Though it was 70 degrees here earlier today, the temperature has dropped almost 30 degrees in the past few hours with an additional drop of 20 more degrees predicted tonight… all thanks to the Bomb Cyclone headed our way. Brrrr …. winter comes tonight and looks like it is here to stay for a while. Goodnight, sweet garden. We’ll see you in the Spring!
Stay warm! Have a great week!
Black-flowering Moudry Grass in the garden today …
I hope that you, too, are having a lovely day!
Weather-wise, it has been a wonderful September for the garden. Lots of sunshine, warm days and “coolish” nights. Here is a picture of Mr. Lincoln from my garden earlier today. With the cooperation of Mother Nature, I should have roses blooming for another four to six weeks. Roses are the backbone of my front garden … the nearly the first and always last to bloom.
Have a great evening!
A Taste of Morning 