With the Labor Day weekend behind us, we are settling into September.
I picked flowers for new bouquets.
We made a bit of good trouble on Labor Day.
Our daughter Jill went back to work today, part time PE teacher and part time district Health and PE Coordinator.
We have been retired for 20 years now but I still get a bit of that feeling of melancholy that summer is over. Summer always meant freedom.
Of course we have all the freedom we need now, and do our best to keep busy. This morning we both worked in the garden. Tom does heaver stuff than I manage, but by 12:30 we were both hot and tired and ready for a long lunch break. Now it's 81 outside and I am inside, already getting my mosquito bite for this day. One is enough. Maybe we'll take an evening walk.
Tom picked tomatoes.
Tom is very proud of his Brugmansias (Angels Trumpets). Each fall he takes cuttings from that summer's plant, discards the old plant and grows the cuttings in the greenhouse. The spring we decided to keep two plants, which started about about a foot tall. Now look!
Soon all of those buds will be open, emitting a lovely sweet fragrance as the evening cools.
Summer doesn't end until the calendar says so. We'll work a little, relax a little, read, spend time with friends, and stay informed. We'll find TV to watch in the evenings. It's all good.
Beautiful flower bouquets and Tom's Angels Trumpets are very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think Angels Trumpets are such lovely flowers. My sister sent me seeds one year and I grew some. They never got that tall but they did bloom. Great new header!!
ReplyDeleteThe colours of the first bouquet are so bright and beautiful! I had Angel trumpets in the past they are having such a nice perfume but are very poisonous I was careful with the children.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have showy blooms for your bouquets.
ReplyDeleteYour hard work in the gardens is evident in the beauty of the blooms. I've not seen Angels Trumpets before...and now I'm wondering if it is something I could grow here. It would depend on how quickly they mature and bloom. We have such a short growing season here.
ReplyDeleteTomatoes are coming in here too. I've had Caprese salad, tomato slices on sandwiches, and omelet with tomato, green onion, and cheese. My daughter wants to make tomato sauce and/or salsa as our peppers are nearly ready for picking too. Wonderful time of the year!
Such beautiful flowers! Your yard is so lovely. I can understand why you'd never want to leave.
ReplyDeleteWe are still summer over here! I wish I could grow tomatoes like you do. I must be doing something wrong.
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