Oh Sunflower days of September...
With crisp morning air and hot afternoon...
A familiar breeze filled with memories.
Of days gone by and new memories to be collected.
The buzzing of the bees, eating ripe tomatoes under the lemon tree...
My sweet sweet boy still here.
Drooping sunflower necks, secretly looking down at the pumpkins.
Sweet brown bread and tea in the shade.
With the lingering night air being soaked up by the hot sun rays.
Giant swallowtail butterflies...
Join me for tea and a chat.
The incredible magic of nature swirls all around.
A garden planted during the most stressful time has imparted the deepest kind of peace within my soul.
I searched for it madly in soil and seeds and then one day, it hugged me deep within.
And it told me, it's okay.
Even if it's not, it still is.
And somehow, I understood that and it comforted me beyond measure.
I've collected pumpkins, dreamed of grander trees and roses to come...
Marveled at stems...
Watched yellow belly finches feast on zinnias and sunflowers.
Danced in the rain as my little stream flowed again.
Hugged dogs madly.
And watched every flying creature sip water from my little birdbath.
And now sunflower season is coming to a close soon...
I will collect seeds and dreams, alike.
I sit, sipping my orange vanilla tea.
Thinking about all these things...
When all of a sudden, right behind Matty...
A hummingbird appears.
He knows she is there, but he is older and wiser and doesn't mind a birdling dancing about.
Sipping the nectar from wild verbena flowers.
The same verbena I took a cutting of from the river 20 years ago.
The same verbena that thrives in my gardens still.
Who knew it would be feeding the bees and hummingbirds all these years later.
It's the beautiful things such as these that bring me the greatest joy.
Just when I think my heart is full as can be...
There is natural bokeh coming through the trees.
Golden hour sun, shining through leaves like twinkle light orbs.
Only, nature's version.
Perfect for a sunflower song.
Hello September.
How did you get here so fast?
A new season will be upon us soon dear friends.
I am already shifting things around my house.
Filling oodles of delightful autumn orders in my shop.
I love sending folks parcels of joy.
Home never felt so good.
Matty and Miles are happy to get to play outside more in the evening breeze.
I can see the roses coming back to life, as autumn is always like a new spring around my neck of the woods.
The desert is green from a little much needed rain.
I'm chewing bubble gum that mom my sent me in the mail as I type.
I can't wait to collect garden findings for autumn decor.
How does September find you?
I'd love to know.
Be well, be safe <3
Lots of love,
Vanessa
