missing

the flowers to take pictures of

so I shoved the camera in this poor things face and clicked away

there is nothing left outside to shoot

the drought the heat and the humidity have taken their toll and it's sad

The only flower left is the hydranga and that is being cut and brought inside

because, quite frankly,

I am tired of seeing the poor thing droop and bend it's little head in defeat.

Over the week end I noticed at some point that it felt like fall

It was much cooler and less humid and that "sense of change"

seemed present.

I don't know what it is, the light, the shadows coming back at the end of the day

but there is something that happens

and it is

sensed

more than seen or heard!!!

I sorted out the cotton yarn and discovered all the colours of fall

sitting right there infront of me.....

I found a little kitchen towel in Wally World the other day

with sunflowers on it

I made a foam flower in my coffee.......

who needs barristas at

 *$

!!!!!

when you can do it yourself?

Two of my flickrfriends had posted their succulents

and when I walked in the grocery store

this is what I saw  right infront of me

echeveria, in a little turquoise pot

Sonja, in south America,

here

 grows succulents by the hundreds if not thousands

all kinds

beautiful plants that have structure and texture

and unusual things like

windows in them.

I used to have a little collection

but I don't anymore.

I have let a lot of things I used to have

go....

guess it comes with age and knowing less is more!

Valerie,

in France,

showed one of her little plants,

here

in a beautiful  blue pot

so when I saw this plant

it spoke to me and said

take me home

me levar para casa

Prenez-moi chez vous

so it being a multi-lingual little plant

I did!!!

When I got home I saw that another contact had asked to see if these blocks could be made in colours

so I whipped a few up to show her.

I, personally, in my opinion,

don't like them.

but many others do.

I got to see Mad Men on tape

while I made them....

it was'nt the best show I've seen,

hhhmmm

hope they haven't ruined it by trying to be better and bigger

and new and improved!!!

When this  happened...

I knew it was time to get up and be a good mummy

see how she is ignoring me

silently

and pretending she isn't there...

that's when she speaks the

LOUDEST!!

(This was interrupted by a power failure

and

problems with the

internets connection

the geek squad of one panicing

and disconnecting

everything

and

not being able to figure out

what was what.....

but we are back on the air

so seeing as I've lost my train of thought

I bid you adieu

and

good day!!)

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