. . . outside my comfort zone . . .

. . . on my third geranium buying trip 

to home depot last week,

after i'd finished up 

the front yard planters 

and front porch pots, 

{that's forty red and forty white}

i was ready for a little change . . . 

. . . for as long as i can remember, 

i've used the hot pink variety 

in pots around the pool . . .

. . . i'm still not sure 

what exactly came over me 

on wednesday . . . 

. . . but, somehow these 

pretty pretty salmony/coral lovelies

 came home with me . . . 

{they really are not orange!}

. . . the bees and i just adore them . . .

{see the bee?}

. . . all that's left to do now 

is add a little alyssum . . . 

. . . i'm in love 

with its lacy texture . . . 

. . . and the weather forecast 

tells me that by friday, 

the expected high 

should be about 81 degrees . . . 

. . . or heaven, as i like to call it . . .

. . . did you know 

it's impossible to kill rosemary? . . . 

. . . well ~ so far, anyway . . . 

. . . i've had that same plant
for about four years now . . . 
. . . but that's a fresh crop
of flat leaf parsley,
sweet basil,
and cilantro . . . 
. . . let's hope i remember
to use them . . . 

. . . my hours in the sun this week
 earned me some great souvenirs . . . 
•a red neck
{not to be confused with a redneck}
•faint flipflop tan lines
•and three super attractive cold sores
{or are they fever blisters?}
. . . kinda glad we don't go
to church today . . . 
. . . just watch and listen . . . 


. . . fall is a wonderful season . . . 
. . . i really enjoy planting,
and growing . . .
. . . probably because
i think of my dad
every time i get dirt
under my nails . . .
. . . growing stuff was
one of his favorite things to do . . . 
. . . i miss him . . .