The bird bath on our patio got a lot of visitors this summer.
Our beautiful pink and white phlox is in full bloom.
Phlox close-up.
More phlox peeks out from between the ramp and the house.
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Garden Discoveries
Cheerful golden Sundrops!
More sunshine!
The beginnings of White Feather Hosta
A lovely lupin.
Garden Glory
Beautiful white peony.
Delicate pink peony.
Flaming poppies.
More Glimpses from the Garden
The Stately Irises
Delicate Lily of the Valley
A Cluster of White Lilacs
Some Garden Glimpses
This is what has happened in our garden this week:
Burgeoning May
Burgeoning May
©2018 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
Winter’s ragged blanket withdraws
Washed away by April’s tears.
Crocuses open their purple petals
To a smiling, unbroken, blue sky.
Breezes gently nudge the trumpet daffodills
While drowsy bees awaken.
Squirrels and chipmunks stretch and yawn,
Aroused in budding branchesÂ
By the joyful serenades of robinsÂ
And red-winged blackbirdsÂ
Responding to the warm coaxingÂ
Of a burgeoning May.
My Last Pansy
My Last Pansy
© 2017 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
Jack Frost stopped by last night
Wielding his wintry wand,
Touching all the flowers
Of which I had grown fond.
The bright dahlias fainted,
The dainty asters swooned,
Sunflowers bent their heads
While the east wind crooned.
Yet one purple pansy
Remained steadfast, alert,
Tucked in the rock garden
In its warm bed of dirt.
Did Jack Frost miss it?
Was he just being kind –
Leaving a memento
Of sweet summer behind?
