resurrection and praying...

resurrection lilies...

and praying mantis...

eating a bug...

just finishing a wing...

think he's alone?

nope...

just a different color...

maybe mom had a milk man...

another pretty day...

started out dead heading, which didn't take long...

and a lot of watering...

these clouds are so pretty but hold no rain...

remember these?

they are starting to look a little bad, so they got sanded down and will be repainted...

my grandpa's scoop shovel...

coleus...

clematis...

the grandest soul left today...

she spread her wings in flight...

she soared with angels above the earth...

before she headed into the LIGHT...

grounded souls paused awhile... 

to glance toward Heaven's way...

and mark the time she left us here...

on such a beautiful day...

a wonderful lady finished her earthly race today...

Abby, you know how we all love you...

I know she took that with her...

and she is going to be so missed...

what a wonderful day to take your first flight...

through those big white fluffy clouds with the skies so blue...

our loss, and it is a big one...

is Heaven's gain...

well done, Abby, well done, girl...

time in a garden...

is always well spent...

even if there isn't much to do...

we did move a few things around and threw some things out...

dumped some pots...

but with things leaving, something new opens up...

my clematis finally bloomed...

half of the leaves are brown and dead...

and the flower is not perfect...

but welcome...

we have an abundance of these this year...

I have three spots of these now and only planted one...

this crack was big enough for DH to stick his hand in...

some thing didn't get as big as they could have...

but they made it...

and the begonias are a little scorched looking...

and the bricks that usually are covered with moss...

are not as green...

and it's not as pretty as it was...

but soon, fall leaves will fill the beds and winds will swirl the colors...

I woke this morning to bird song and last night went to sleep to the frogs singing in the trees...

crickets and locust fill the days...

country bugs are noisy bugs...

and the first frost will send them away...

in just a few weeks, this world will change so much...

and depending on how much rain we get...

will determine whether fall enters in a blaze...

or just fades and falls away...

praying for rain...

my final post of the day...

promise...