” Summer is ending. But if you’re lucky, there’s one more popsicle in the freezer to savor…one more summer hopscotch game to enjoy!” ~Beth Stetenfeld, Idle Away, A Journey of Seasonal Wisdom
Summer is just about ending around here. Our huge NY State Fair is in its final week. Kids are getting ready to start school after Labor Day. So they are savoring every day. And so are teachers, believe me!
As my garden continues its slow decline, the cutting garden is still pumping out a few flowers to make a colorful bouquet of short stems. Marigolds, zinnias….
More zinnias, cosmos and nasturtiums.
And one very interesting dahlia that I did not order, but was mislabeled. This is called, ‘Night Butterfly”. Wasn’t expecting it, but am using it in vases as it is quite unusual and dramatic. Expect another vase or two with this dahlia. It loves to bloom again and again.
The books were a fun reminder of school although these are novels to be read on my bookshelf. The quote at the top of the post is from our book, A Journey of Seasonal Wisdom. Part of the fabulous prose written by my co-author, Beth Stetenfeld. You can read more of her prose at her wonderful blog, PlantPostings.
With this vase, I am linking in with the wonderful meme, In A Vase On Monday, from Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
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