Friday, September 16, 2016

little things while I work on the big thing


the end of a small branch that I pinched off an althea I saw at an estate sale last spring which my sister rooted for me


the butterfly ginger which needs no other explanation


a monarch caterpillar


the rising full moon


this little morning glory, about the size of a quarter, sprouted under the totem bird feeder, a gift of the seed or a visiting bird


the rainbow this morning


the new growth in two places on my peach tree, the first new leaves since I planted it last spring and it started to slowly decline



and an estate sale find, found with an elaborate costume dress and cape




11 comments:

  1. Oh, Ellen. In so many ways our lives look so very similar.
    Thus, we are lucky.

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  2. Love that you have Monarchs as my caterpillars are all other types. That hat is certainly interesting, and I have a feeling the rest of hte costume is just as exotic.

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  3. Been tagging monarchs all week as part of a migration study with the U of KS.They are moving south fast.

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  4. If it were green, you could be a peach tree.

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  5. Love your photo. How fun is that? And of course I sit here so envious of the type of plants you can grow where you live. Although, my white peach tree blessed us with 4 crisps, 2 pies and 15 jars of peach butter this year. It's only been in the back yard for 4 years, still is small enough for us to reach the top branches and we share a bunch with the birds. Blooming things, uh, not so much.

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  6. Not everyone could pull off that costume with as much panache as you.

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  7. Oh that rainbow! And that headdress - ha!

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  8. The headgear is cool, but the flowers are moreso -- not to mention those new leaves on the peach tree. There's probably a lesson there, like "too soon uprooted, too soon unfruited." I don't think that's bad for 6:15 in the morning!

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  9. That monarch caterpillar is wild! I love the estate sale hat. Fabulous. :)

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