September showers bring … falling leaves

What a delightful weekend it was.  Our guest in the garden was here.  He got a new collar (fancy padding on the inside even 😍).

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We spent a lot of time just relaxing, watching the young chickadees and cardinals.  The monarchs are coming through, and the hummingbirds too.  There were also quite a few dragonflies.

The bees are all over the ‘Chocolate Drop’ sedum (out front) now,

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and the daylily (and hosta) seed pods are starting to dry.  A  few early daylily seeds were added to envelopes again this weekend.

Yesterday cleared up just in time to give a beautiful sunset.

We expected it would be rainy and today did not disappoint the predictions.  The linden was shedding early leaf turns all weekend, and the rain is assisting.

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It’s transitioning into fall.

Squirrels beware!

Our guest in the garden is posting guard against any squirrels that may come to call.   The squirrels are quite concerned.

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I grew up going to Christian school.  Verses I learned from those years float around in my head and pop out in different circumstances.  This is not a devotional by any stretch of the imagination and I am not a bible teacher.  But another part of Luke 12 popped in my head as I thought of “guarding against things”.

“And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”  Luke 12: 13-21. KJV

 

 

Welcome to Susan’s Daily Garden

20180718_180101I decided today that I would love to begin sharing pictures from our garden, along with a short daily blog.  My goal is to provide my favorite picture each day, and then share a highlight of our time in the garden.

A few years ago I decided to simplify our garden.  “Only” daylilies, asian lilies, hosta, and sedum are added to our garden nowadays.  We have other plants, like a beautiful hibiscus and two huge shamrock plants that are old timers, and they have cherished places as well.  OK, and an occasional potted tomato plant.  Yum!

Our garden is one of our favorite places. We watch the sunrise and sunset, listen to and watch an ever growing variety of birds, watch for two white squirrels that live nearby, and enjoy the beauty of what is growing and blooming.

Right now the daylilies are absolutely delightful.  Today’s pic is one of my favorites – ‘South Seas’.

Enjoy!