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Beautiful June Blooms
Blazing Poppy
Marvellous Mock Orange
Cheerful Marigold
A Pop of purple geranium.
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 branches
By the joyful serenades of robins
And red-winged blackbirds
Responding to the warm coaxing
Of a burgeoning May.
Sunflower Pillow for Christmas
First step: I took a photo of one of our sunflowers in the garden this summer.
Second step: Using Photo shop, I manipulated my photo into first a negative black and white picture and then I uploaded into Spoonflower.com and changed the colours. I then ordered my pattern to be printed onto Spoonflower’s Linen Cotton Canvas Ultra material in a half-drop repeat pattern. I ordered a “fat quarter” which is 27″ by 18″. It was just enough to make one pillow which I sewed and stuffed. This is the result:
I made two of these pillows in slightly different colours for Christmas gifts for two households. I plan to make them the matching pillows for gifts in the New Year.
First Frost
First Frost
©2017 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
Crisp brown leaves now litter the lawn
Rimed by frost in the early dawn.
The dahlias bend, their flowers curl,
Sagging low, as around them swirl
The icy whispers of winter.
Dazzling Dahlias
The yellow dahlia is as large as a dinner plate! Every day there are new discoveries in the garden.
Glad July
Glad July
©2017 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
Jaunty plumes of glad July
Beckon to bees passing by-
“Hello! Hello! Come and see
What garden pleasures there may be.”
Crickets chirp an invitation –
“There is nectar here for your libation.
Colours there are to entice your eye,
Brilliant hues and perfumes to try.
Come once, come twice. Pause for a sip.
It’s worth your time to make the trip.”
Pansies curtsy as breezes play
And rare is the bee that stays away.
Morning in the Garden
Morning in the Garden
©2017 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
Brown-eyed Susans on the hill
Are nodding in the sun.
Waving daisies at the gate
Are stretching one by one.
Blue cornflowers by my door
Raise up their sleepy heads.
God is walking in his garden
Awaking all the beds.
From Raindrops to Roses
From Raindrops to Roses
© 2014 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
From raindrops to roses,
That’s how nature grows,
So have no impatience
And don’t be morose.
A garden needs planning,
Good soil, tender care.
Raindrops and sunlight
Will all help prepare
The loveliest surprises,
The sweetest bouquet
And soon fragrant roses
Are then on their way.
If you prick your finger
To capture a rose,
It isn’t a nuisance
As you might suppose.
Things that have value,
Those we most desire
Can only be gained
By braving the fire.
Unfolding in beauty
Before your own eyes,
God’s greatest gifts
Often come in disguise.
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