Fall is in full swing and many of our leaves, like this flawless red one, are now on the ground. The lesson here? It’s still possible to enjoy them and their beauty even as they give up everything. See how I’m finding the silver lining wherever I can? Gratitude comes in all sorts of forms.
I’ll be meditating on that all weekend, I think.
Now that it’s November I’m ready to get excited for the Christmas season. Apparently my amaryllis is, too! I came home to this open blossom yesterday and I’m betting that there will be more blooms by the time the weekend is over.
And you know that the weekend will be over before we know it so make the most of it!
The sunrise on my way to work on Wednesday morning was spectacular. There was fog and the sun was a brilliant orange and I did something I always think about but rarely do – I pulled over to the side of the road and I took a picture.
Brilliant, eh?
Now go have a brilliant weekend!
I took this photo last week and I’m sharing it today because, if the weather forecast is correct, these beauties are now done for the season. I love that they come back year after year and they often bloom after I’ve given up hope that they will. It takes a lot of faith and patience to grow a garden, that’s for sure.
Happy weekend!
At the beginning of the summer I put lettuce in this planter that sits on the railing by my kitchen door. It was super convenient to go out there and pick some for a salad or a sandwich but eventually it bolted (as lettuce does) and I yanked it out. I was at the nursery shortly after that and I grabbed a couple of 6 packs of cosmos figuring that they would be a nice pop of color in this spot. I came home and plopped the 6 packs in the empty container and forgot all about them. In other words, I never actually planted them. Whoops. When I did finally go to plant them the roots had grown right through the containers and they were pretty well set – I couldn’t have planted them properly without ripping the roots apart so I let them be. And clearly they aren’t any worse for it as they are blossoming and thriving.
There’s an allegory in there somewhere that relates to people and leaving them be to find their way, I think.
Here’s hoping you find your way to some fun this weekend!
