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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
~ Florals, Birds, Autumn, Chippy ... ~ GIVEAWAY
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Chippy is busy storing up for the winter. He no longer climbs the bird feeder poles as Harold put some 'juice' to them, so he climbs the sunflowers & peers into my office window.
We have 50+ dogwoods in various tages of growth but the big ones are dressed in red berries & a touch of 'autumn' on the leaves.
These iris I just planted & will look forward to spring. Aren't they gorgeous!
Hummer comes twice daily for several feedings which I thoroughly enjoy, camera in hand,.
These beauties just captivate me.
So delicate, sweet & beautiful.
Occasionally I'll see a gorgeous butterfly still long enough to enjoy
Woody occasionally pops over from my neighbors
This spring I got wild with seeds & planted perrenials everywhere in my gardens. Anyone know what this is? There is another pic below ... it just started blooming a week ago & is huge.
Just a wee bit more of the garden ...
The blues are in full regalia right now ...
Here is the other pic of that plant, over 6' tall now.
My favorite geranium in my geranium garden ...
The begonias are coming back nicely after this horrible summer heat
A pretty floral cluster
It is REDSKIN week ... Go 'skins!
More pretties ...
Geranium garden blooming away ...
I love geraniums & impatiens clustered together ...
The coral bells nestled in the front of geraniums
A different view. If you will recall we lost a huge maple in the spring storm. I had Harold & Joshua cut part of the trunk into 2 pretty stands to use for my flowers. I love the look.
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Everybody should just make a conscious decision to be happy & to have a good day - every morning. It's easier to be happy than angry. Anger uses up a lot of energy that could be used for SMILING.
The trick is to figure out a way to live within your means, & want what you have, not what you want.
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~ Realizing ~
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
As you slide down the banisters of life may the splinters never point the wrong way.
~ Friends ~
The best kind of friend
is the one you could sit on a porch with,
never saying a word,
and walk away feeling like
that was the best conversation you've had.
is the one you could sit on a porch with,
never saying a word,
and walk away feeling like
that was the best conversation you've had.
Stronger Than Before
"Broken wings take time to mend,
Before they learn to fly again.
On the breath of God they’ll soar,
They’ll be stronger than before.
Don’t look back into the past,
What was fire now is ash.
Let it all be dead and gone,
The time is now for moving on."
~ Janny Grien
Portion of her song lyrics
~ Stronger Than Before
Before they learn to fly again.
On the breath of God they’ll soar,
They’ll be stronger than before.
Don’t look back into the past,
What was fire now is ash.
Let it all be dead and gone,
The time is now for moving on."
~ Janny Grien
Portion of her song lyrics
~ Stronger Than Before
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
~ A Rose ~
Life is like a flower, it grows from a seed, blossoms into a precious bud that opens into a glorious bloom ... that one day will fade away.
(written for Marie 2/2/13 entered heaven 3/27/13)
(written for Marie 2/2/13 entered heaven 3/27/13)
The biggest sin one can create for their selves is deceit
A good marriage is the union of two forgivers. ~ Ruth Bell Graham
~ Poignant ~
Our mind is our garden
Our thoughts are the seeds
So we can grow flowers
Or we can grow weeds
Our thoughts are the seeds
So we can grow flowers
Or we can grow weeds
Where will you be sitting in eternity ...
Smoking ... OR ...
Non-smoking
Smoking ... OR ...
Non-smoking
~ Memory ~
He who is not very strong in memory, should not meddle with falsehoods
~ Friendship ~
Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives & remembering what one receives.
~ Unspoken ~
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
~ A Friend... ~
A true friend unbosoms freely, advises, justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, & continues a friend unchangeably.
~ Insight ~
The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its behind. (Joseph Stillwell)
Don’t speak to me...
... about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people.
Don't tell me how much you love your god; show me in how much you love all his children.
Don't preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors.
In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as I am in how you choose to live and give....
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Don't tell me how much you love your god; show me in how much you love all his children.
Don't preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors.
In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as I am in how you choose to live and give....
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
~ Rose Kisses ~
A rose will bud, bloom & glow
Beneath the heavenly skies
Kissed by God
To bring a smile.
by Marydon
Beneath the heavenly skies
Kissed by God
To bring a smile.
by Marydon
~ Life's Mirror ~
When the mirror of life reveals our backside.....our past....do we smile and reveal the love and blessings of Christ? or do we hide amongst the pain that pulls us down?
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost
Sometimes
... a storm in your life is what will blow you to the place you are longing to be. ~ Beth Moore
I Am A Christian & A Catholic ...
...do not attack others for their beliefs … let them worship as they please
Follow Me
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~ Corrections ~
When you realize you've made a mistake
Take immediate steps to correct it
Take immediate steps to correct it
~ Lesson ~
When you lose, don't lose the lesson
~ Vacations ~
Vacations are to enjoy, when you return home to recuperate.
~Fudge~
Our church is like fudge,
Sweet with a few nuts.
(sign down the street from our town)
Sweet with a few nuts.
(sign down the street from our town)
~ Wisdom ~
Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil ... it has no point. (TY Rita)
~ Tomorrow ... ~
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. (Matthew 6:34)
~ There is nothing ...
I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves. (Jane Austin)
~ Guidepost ~
The past is a guide post, not a hitching post.
~ Wise ~
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
(William James)
~ To Forgive ...
Is To Restore ~
~ Truly Love ~
All that matters in the end is you truly loved.
~ Forgiving Love ~
The unjust live happily ever after, getting exactly what they wanted. Forgive them, for they know what they have done.
~ Living Life ~
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass-It's about learning to dance in the rain.(TY Sandi)
~ Mistakes Happen ~
The greatest love in the world is when you can admit you made a mistake without anger
~ God & The Bible & The World ~
Of all the dispositions & habits which
lead to political prosperity, religion &
morality are indispensable supports.
It is impossible to rightly govern the
world without God and the Bible
George Washington
~ A Bump In the Road ~
When you reach a bump in the road, you're not the only person to ever reach that particular bump & you're not the last. It's how you handle that bump that matters.
~ Life Is Short ~
Break the rules ... Forgive quickly ... Kiss slowly ... Love truly ... Laugh uncontrollably ... Never regret anything that made you smile.
~ Lifes Shadows ~
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine
~Shine A Little Light~
I just read that kids brighten the home ~
That’s because they never turn off the lights.
~ Grab My Button ~
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Fun Frolicking Fantasy ~ Country Wings In Phoenix ~
trinkets treasures and TeA
Celestina Marie Designs
~ F R O G ~
F(orever)
R(ely)
O(n)
G(od)
Words To Live By ...
Aspire to inspire
Before you expire ...
~ Chuckle ~
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece
~ BIBLE ~
BIBLE = Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth
~ THANK YOU FOR FREEDOM ~
God sought us
His Son bought us
The Holy Ghost taught us ...
Our soldiers fought (fight) for us.
(written by Fr. Jason & Marydon Ford)
~ Bed of Roses ~
Cover me in pink roses & lie me down to rest! Amongst the pink petals, truly the best. (written by Marydon Ford)
~ Love & Laugh ~
Love like there is no tomorrow
Laugh to fill your heart.
(written by Marydon Ford)
~ Life ~
“Sure today is the first day of the rest of your life, but so was yesterday & look at how that turned out”
~ Chuckle ~
Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don’t have film
~ Wisdom ~
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
~ IF ... ~
only we could rewind our lives, we could have loved better, deeper & harder. We would have said 'I love you' more often & we certainly would have taken better care of ourselves.
~ Listening ...
is not the same as being quiet. After the quiet comes the effort to show you understand.
~ "Perfect love ...
sometimes does not come until grandchildren are born”
~ ...the moment ...~
Glimpse at the past
Look forward to the future
Treasure the present
Embrace the moment
(written by Marydon Ford)
~ True friends ...
are not that easy to have, but the ones that I have know my heart & I theirs ... I wouldn't trade them for all the world.
~~ Healing ~~
Forgiveness is not something we do for other people we do it for ourselves -
Followers
~ Happiness ~
True happiness comes when we care about others more than ourselves
~ God's Gift ~
When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.
~ Wisdom ~
The old believe everything, the middle aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
HSR ~ The Happiness You Already Have
Memories are treasures that time cannot destroy.They are the happy pathway to yesterday's bright joy.
~ JOY ~
J ~ Jesus
O ~ Others
Y ~ Yourself
O ~ Others
Y ~ Yourself
~ Smiles ~
When you smile I know you areplotting something naughty thatI must be involved in!
~Old Saying, But..... ~
When you use 'but', that is what you are (butt).
~Mistakes ....~
When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it
~ Humble ~
Happiness keeps you sweetTrials keep you strongSorrows keep you humanLife keeps you humble.
~ The easiet way to find something lost around the house
Is To Buy A Replacement ~
~The soul purpose of a child's middle name
is so he can tell when he's in real trouble.
~Sad Emotion ~
The only reason that anyone would hate you is because they want to be just like you
~Whine ~
Today is better, tomorrow will shine, whatever was happening, will be left far behind
~ Did you ever notice the Roman numerals for (40)
are XL
~Birds of a feather flock together ...
then crap on your car
~ Planting Seeds ~
***Where you plant a seed, beauty will bloom forth.Occasionally one seed will not bloom ... even when fertilized.***(Written by Marydon Ford)
~ WHY ~
I questioned 'WHY?!', He continued to listen. I turned a deaf ear, He spoke softly. I struggled & floundered, He continued to hold me up. I closed my eyes, He touched my heart. I looked for answers, He was patient. I begged for strength to endure, He gave me love.(Written by Marydon Ford)
~ Just Maybe ...~
If things aren't the way you want them to be, it just might be your fault.
~ Mind Set ~
Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up & permanently set.(TY Judy)
~ Good Morning ... ~
Everybody should just make a conscious decision to be happy & to have a good day - every morning. It's easier to be happy than angry. Anger uses up a lot of energy that could be used for SMILING.
~ G'morn Chuckle ~
I am only as strong as the chocolate I eat ...
~~The DEVIL vs WOMAN ~~
I want to be the kind of woman that when my feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "OH CRAP....She's up!!"
~ The Trick ... ~
The trick is to figure out a way to live within your means, & want what you have, not what you want.
~ God & Mosquitoes ~
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.
~ Heavenly math ~
The best mathematical equation I have ever seen:1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given
~ Wisdom ~
He who cannot be a good follower, cannot be a good leader.
~ Concrete Minds ~
Some minds are like concreteThoroughly mixed up & permanently set.
~ Head & Heart ~
To handle yourself, use your headTo handle others, use your heart.
~ God's Food ~
God gives every bird it's food, but He does does not throw it into its nest.
~~ Consequences ~~
"The most difficult thing to live with are the consequences of other peoples decisions (& actions)" ... TY Ann
~Hook, Line, Sinker~
Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.
~~~ The Heart ~~~
Sometimes the heart seeswhat is invisible to the eye.
~ Ancient Words of Wisdom ~
There are three things that inspire confidence in (one's) character: common sense; a polite, well disposed attitude & a sound moral reputation.
~~ Gentle Thoughts ~~
Did you ever notice: When you put these 2 words together 'The' and 'IRS' ... it spells 'THEIRS'.
~~ ART OF DISCRETION ~~
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
About Me
~ Not by choice, but for love ~
The past is behind ...The future lies ahead ...... healing is love.
~ Moments ~
If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
~~ Daily Blessing ~~
Today's Promise:And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
~~ Lost & Found ~~
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
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Morning, Marydon! Oh, your garden looks marvelous and all the pretty colors popping out every where! Now I see your yard is very popular too! Love the little hummers!
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
shelia ;)
Oh what beautiful gardens you have! Love the idea of using the tree trunks for flower stands! Have a blessed day dear friend, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks so pretty. I love impatiens and geraniums together too. Love all the colors.
ReplyDeleteBalisha
Good morning Sweetie !!
ReplyDeleteAaawww sooo pretty as always !! LoVe your little tree stumps !! Can picture everything exactly where they are .. sniff .. sniff .. too long .. love to you this day, and hope you are feeling wonderful ~
Sending love ~TeA~ xo
I love all of your flowers and I find it interesting that you photographed the hummingbird on your sunflowers as I've been seeing the hummers going to our sunflowers as well and thought that was unusual since that's not usually their choice in flower. :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings always,
Linda
Oh Sis...
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed strolling through the gardens with you today. Everything looks so beautiful. Love the hummer, how delightful, I can hear the whirr of his wings. Loved seeing Woodie, the one in our neighborhood pecks out his area on the lightpost poles every morning, I can hear him pecking away.
Loved the Redskin gnome. How cute he looks sitting amongst the flowers in the garden.
Thanks for letting me stroll along. I so enjoyed myself. Hope you are having a great day. I love you sweet sis, and miss you so much. All my love, your lil sis, Sherry
Your garden is SO pretty, Marydon! I love how you have named all of the critters! The shot of the butterfly is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a wonderful week! :)
XO,
Jane
That plant that has gotten so huge with the orange flowers is a tithonia, a Mexican sunflower. I always wanted one and made the mistake of planting it up front, it is hogging everything, but so beautiful I can't cut it down. All your flowers are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteI just had to visit you and see your pretty flowers and little "friends"! Your gardens are so pretty. Love those little "hummers"! Have some around my feeder. They are a joy to watch.
Warmly,
deb
Beautiful photos!! I love love love that woodpecker one!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon, Your garden is always so pretty to look at. Your butterfly is beautiful. I have tried to take a picture, but I never seem to manage. I like watching all of your critters. My DIL has a hummingbird feeder right outside her kitchen window. It is so enjoyable to watch them. Have a wonderful day. Hugs Your Missouri Friend.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful flowers in your yard, and the visitors are wonderful, too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely garden you have, Marydon. The flowers and dogwoods are wonderful. You must enjoy your time there very much.
ReplyDeleteOh MY Goodness! You have a lovely garden. Next year, God willing, we will work in our yard. So much to do and so little time to do it in!
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