Farewell Summer

Mums are to fall what daffodils are to spring, a sign of things yet to come...in this case it signifies that winter is on its way. Its a wave farewell to long summer days and balmy summer nights...its hello crisp falling leaves and kids laughter as they reunite on the first days back to school. Its hello fall fashions and farewell pool toys and flip flops. Aaah summer! farewell my friend farewell. Until we cross paths again, sweet memories will be my joy.


This is from the front door looking out - these guys are pretty scraggley looking. The rhubarb on the right came up on its own, I cut it back but it returned again...I need to move it to a different location and the daisys on the left will be moving to the side of the house soon because they are just too tall and big for that spot.


Ok, remember this same shot a few months ago when the snow was up to the top of the mailbox...it is full of color now!

Ok, I will stop posting political stuff on here. I just wanted to keep these speeches handy to read them when I need a fixation away from the mudslinging that I know will ensue in the next two months. I really don't like politics...but I have one last story to share. This morning as I was scrolling through the news, Jared got to talking about presidents and asked if George Washington were still president...I said "oh no he's been dead for a while now" and then Jared asked who the current president was so I say "George Walker Bush" and then he asked if the president was the president until he died and I said "no we get to elect a new president every 4 years" and he thinks for a moment and says "well Abraham Lincoln has my vote" LOL I guess I should have been a bit more explicit in my details since Abe was a president up until he died...hmmm who knew talking to a 7 year old about politics would be so deep.

The temps have been dropping consistantly here lately. I think summer is bidding its fond farewell. Today is sunny and nice so I will probably get out and try planting some bulbs, maybe some fall perennials. My mums that I planted last year are starting to bloom nicely, I may put more of those along the driveway. The double red petunias that I planted there in the spring have finally gone wild and filled in the bed. They really pop and give off a very nice sweet aroma in the evenings. Its a real "Color Splash" for the neighborhood. I enjoy planting new things each spring and watching as they fill the bed with color. Scott is working on finishing the trim for the house and then he is going to build me a new bed along the south and east sides of the house. I can't wait to fill it up with color :) Everything grows so nicely here...my garden needs to be taken apart because it is overgrown, the aparagus and broccoli and beans went wild. Its fun to plant but not so much to maintain. Oh well, I'd better be off to get the weeding done, it won't do itself.