We are experiencing unseasonably warm weather here in Manhattan, Kansas for this time of year – fabulous for walking on the Konza Prairie.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Tag Archives: nature
Life Imitates Art: Sunrise & Rooftops
Sunrise over Manhattan, Kansas this morning as seen from the top story of the B&B.
… and art, life.
Wishing you a lovely day!
Abbey’s Rose, Pt. II
Back in December, Abbey’s rose was the last one blooming in my garden. I repotted it and brought it inside for the winter, unsure of what to expect. Happily, it just started blooming. A small victory over winter! (Pun intended: this cute bloom is about the size of my thumbnail.)
A lovely day to you!
The Visitor
This little guy seemed to be watching me through my office window this morning, wishing for an invitation in.
Stay comfy!
Now: Morning Fog
Morning fog, engulfing the Manhattan Public Library, making everything seem to stand still and “now” to stretch on and on in the quietness.
This week’s photography challenge theme: now.
Yesterday’s Post, Now: Late Christmas Day.
Now: Late in Christmas Day
A vibrant sunset at the end a frosty, quiet Christmas Day…
… quite a contrast to our foggy morning.
I am so glad that I glanced out the window at just the right time to be able to grab my camera, run outside, and catch the colors of the setting sun behind Seven Dolors Church. They made for quite a “now”!
I hope that you had a beautiful day!
Waking to a White Christmas
Though we did not get Christmas snow overnight, we awoken to a white Christmas in the form of hoar frost. The fog and the frost are making everything seem hushed and peaceful on this Christmas morn.
Now it is time for hot chocolate and presents and thoughts of loved ones near and far. Wishing you a most lovely day filled with peace and joy!
Christmases Past:
Christmas Snow, A Few Days Early
Hot Chocolate:
Day Break & Storm Clouds
Wishing you a lovely rest of your day!
Abbey’s Rose
Nature can be a crazy, beautiful thing. As amazing as it is, I still have one rose blooming in the garden – in December, a week after an ice storm.
This is a delicate miniature rose that a friend gave to us as a memorial to our Boston Terrier Abbey after “Abbs” passed away in the summer of 2014. I thought that I had lost it last spring when it didn’t come out of dormancy with our other roses; but I dug it up and put it in a pot, hoping that it would come back. Here “she” is, still blooming.
I am thinking that maybe I will bring the pot inside for the winter to see whether I can keep Abbey’s rose alive, since I have never successfully overwintered a potted rose outside. (I purchased roses in pots during winter months and transplanted them outside in the late spring, but have never gone in the other direction.)
In the meantime, on this December day, I am delighted to see Abbey’s rose and to think of our sweet girl.
Frozen Woods
A hilltop view of the frosty morning …
As always, wishing you a lovely day!
A Taste of Morning 