What's in the Garden.... for Wednesday

 

How cool is this...

The ladybug,

 taking no notice of me,

was carefully grooming the leaves of the Dusty Miller.

 

I love gardening.

Not just the blooms

I actually like the digging in the soil.

 

 

And....

 dreaming of what plants compliment each other.

 

As I started editing my photos,

 I realized I couldn't show everything in one post.

The Bungalow Garden is in the beginning of its' 3rd year.

 

Even though the house is about 85 years old,

there were no flowers, a sprinkling of sad shrubs,

and one red rose bush.

 

 

I've carried and laid all but the heaviest of stones.

 

So I'll begin today, by showing you a few flowers and plants.

I'll try to continue each week, posting some projects and what is blooming.

 

 

Pink Pentas will offer blooms most of the summer,

attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.

 

 

Can you believe these creamy white chrysanthemums are

blooming this time of year. They will repeat blooms in the fall, too.

 

 

Okay...are you ready for this name.

Echeveria gibbiflora  'Tahiti'

To me it's a beautiful succulent,

 with fleshy upcurving leaves and crinkly edges.

 

 

How about this beauty.

It was one of those "impulse purchases" near the check-out counter.

You know what I mean.

 

In searching today, I found it is called "Easter Cactus".

 

 And true to it's name, it was blooming at Easter.

Funny thing, I bought it a year ago at Christmas time,

 thinking it was a Christmas Cactus.

 

 

So I will leave you here....

where you are always

welcome.

Meggie Mac

Colorado River View for Monday's Country Backroads.....

 

Don't let the photo fool you...

Just beyond the tall grass in the foreground, is a

 200' drop-off.

 

What you see are the tops of trees,

 with the swollen Colorado River below.

 

The two storms that moved through here a couple of days ago,

 have left the river beyond the banks.

Click

HERE

to read a previous post

About The Bluff.

 

 

This place is special to me.

 Let go

 Consider

Contemplate

Clear your head

 

It's Monday....

Onward

 

Meggie Mac 

A View of Texas Bluebonnets for InSPIREd Sunday....

 

What could be more inspiring for Sunday Morning Worship....

 than a historical church,

in a field of wild bluebonnets.

 Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Dubina, Texas,

 was built in the Carpenter Gothic style, popular in rural communities.

 

Click

HERE

and

HERE

to read two previous posts, including the interior photos.

I promise you will not be disappointed.

 

It is one of the many "Painted Churches",

 all within a few miles of my home,

 located in the rich Blackland Prairie of South Central Texas. 

 

 

The Bluebonnet is our Texas State Flower.

 

 

 

Although these photos were taken a few weeks ago, today

I can still see faint patches of color along the way.

They are heavy with seed pods,

 ready to drop

 the promise

 of next years' blooms.

 

Enjoy your Sunday !

Meggie Mac

 

 

Joining others for this weeks'

inspired Sunday

Click

HERE 

To view other churches from around the world.

 

Traveling the Prairie Roads for Friday Fences....

 

"Use it Up, Wear it Out" was an expression I often heard from my grandparents.

Living in a rural setting,  I still experience some of that same mindset.

So much of today's standards are "Use and Toss".

 

 

I'd say, this old mailbox still has some time left to be useful.

 

And the same applies to me.

It's my hope to return to my love of writing, photographing,

 and connecting with the world outside my inner circle.

I have missed all of you.

Meggie Mac

 

Bringing In the New Year....Happy 2018

 

Nothing like eating out of the container...

Just me, Blue Bell and a spoon.

Megge Mac

Returning Home Through a National Forest...for Monday's Country Backroads

 

Today's Country Backroads are from my Thanksgiving travels,

 back to the Prairie.

 

I decided to take some backroads

 through the Sam Houston National Forest.

 

 

It's a beautiful drive, with very few places to pull off the road

 and photograph.

There are four (4) national forests in the state of Texas.

This particular one, established in 1936,

 has 163,045 acres.

 

Evidence of human occupation, in these forest lands,

 has been found dating back 12,000 years.

 

In more recent times,

it was home to the Atakapa-speaking native Americans.

 

 

The Thanksgiving Holiday has now become a memory.

 

It's Monday, the beginning of a new week....

with December just around the bend.

Meggie Mac

 

Last Slice of Pumpkin Pie Has Been Eaten....Homeward Bound

 

 

So our holiday is coming to a close...

last look as the day light fades away.

 

Two grandchildren...

indulging  their grandmother and her camera,

 one last time.

 

I'll be going back to The Prairie,

and they will return to Florida.

 

Holidays... over too soon.

Meggie Mac