The tomato offers its gift of fiery color and cool completeness.
-Pablo Neruda
finders keepers
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100 days of summer :: day 65
"Trumpet Vine, with its tenacious grip and sprawling reach, has become a symbol of resilience across various cultures.
Its steady growth, despite harsh conditions, mirrors our own potential to persist and flourish against the odds."
- anonymous
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over the fence
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100 days of summer :: day 64
"Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day- like writing a poem or saying a prayer."
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Gift from the Sea)
required summer reading
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100 days of summer :: day63
"Sometimes your garden surprises you. You don't remember planting strawberries or mint, but there it is, rising up in the middle of the carrot patch. Maybe the seeds blew in from the neighbor's garden. Or maybe they were buried in the dirt and you unearthed them when you tilled the soil. Or maybe you're reaping what you've sown. However it happened, you now have unexpected bounty. Accept it with gratitude."
— Lisa Brown Roberts
surprises, from the garden
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100 days of summer :: day 62
I found I could say things with colors that I couldn’t say in any other way – things that I had no words for.
-Georgia O’Keeffe
today’s colors
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100 days of summer :: day 61
Deer won't trust their eyes, and they won't trust their ears, but they'll always trust their sense of smell.
-Steven Rinella
mama, and her baby
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100 days of summer :: day 60
“July is a blind date with summer.”
― Hal Borland
crocosmia, along the garden path
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