Everyday Living

Sunflower Love

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Outdoors, Summer

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”

Psalms‬ ‭19:1‬

 

Hello dear friends! It seems that July is passing so swiftly and I am doing my best to enjoy every moment. This month has brought the happy faces of sunflowers to the back of our garden. I can’t help but share a post celebrating their loveliness. I hope they make you smile as they do me.

 

“The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy”

~Thomas Bulfinch

 

This is the first year that we planted several sunflower varieties! I like seeing the different shades of yellow and different sized blooms. I won’t be sharing much commentary today, just enjoy the sunny sunflowers!

 

The next series of photos show the stages of a sunflower bloom…beginning with the bud and ending with the fully opened sunflower!READ MORE

Sweet Peaches & Summer Flowers: Monday Morning Blooms

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Monday Morning Blooms, Outdoors, Summer

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:24‬ ‭‬

Hello sweet friends! I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful weekend! Ours was supposed to be extremely wet, but that didn’t happen. My prayers are with those who are impacted with the torrential rain and flooding from the tropical storm.

It is the third Monday of the month which means a new edition of Monday Morning Blooms with my friends Shirley, Lidy, and Mary. I am so glad that you are here to join us!

Summertime in my garden means colorful flowers that pair so beautifully with my favorite summer fruit, which just so happens to be our common theme for this Monday Morning Blooms…peaches!

 

The links for my friends’ beautiful creations are provided at the bottom of this post.READ MORE

Summer In The Garden

~ Everyday Living, Faith, Gardening, Outdoors, Summer

“And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2:8‬ ‭

Hello dear friends! It has been a sweltering week with heat indexes in the high 90’s and low 100’s. But we have had rain, so that has kept watering down to a minimum. I want to thank you all for the comments and memories that you shared about “seersucker” on Tuesdays tablescape. All of your stories were so enjoyable!

Our garden usually thrives in July with the limelights and vanilla strawberry hydrangeas in full bloom, as well as zinnias and sunflowers! Grab your hat, and may I suggest a tall glass of iced tea, and let’s take a walk through the garden!

“Gardening simply does not allow one to be mentally old, because too many hopes and dreams are yet to be realized”
~Allan Armitage

Looking into the garden from behind the fence shows the tall vanilla strawberry hydrangeas and the smaller limelights along with sunshine ligustrum and adagio maiden grasses in the background. Butch prunes the hydrangeas way back every year and they have always thrived. However, the limelights have been slow this year.

The blooms on the vanilla strawberry hydrangeas are big and showy!READ MORE