Sunday, September 25, 2022

Some color,

 ...but from blossoms, not from leaves quite yet!




Outside the Presbyterian Church of Black Mountain, Fri. Sept. 16

Then back in my neighborhood

This rose bush has been untended, but lives. The Peonies here aren't damaged.

The last roses...nobody ever pruned back the dead ones, so not much of a second bloom. Of course I could have snuck over there on a Saturday or Sunday and done the deed. Just didn't feel like it. 

A valiantly surviving lavender.

These beautiful peony plants were sprayed by the new landscape crew. They have also killed many of the hostas around the buildings.

Sad to see the damage. Certainly not adding any autumn color!


Today's Quote:

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of the world.

JACK GILBERT



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8 comments:

  1. TomSeptember 25, 2022 at 7:01 AM

    ...you need a new landscape crew!

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 25, 2022 at 9:05 AM

      Well these are the new ones, after they fired some who did some clipping back around sidewalks, not just trimming, but sheering the dirt away. With people on walkers and wheelchairs, that could be dangerous, so they were told to come back in and put dirt and new grass-seed along all the walks they'd done that to. That took a long time, and then they were gone. New crew seems fewer men, and a lot are probably not too fluent in English...so by the time directions are given to the boss, the guy with the spray bottle of Round-Up maybe got the wrong message. He certainly didn't know a Hosta or Peony were flowering plants!

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  2. AnvilcloudSeptember 25, 2022 at 7:20 AM

    Our flowers are beginning to end, and our leaves are beginning to begin, but we still have a way to go.

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  3. NewRobin13September 25, 2022 at 10:06 AM

    The season of change is arriving. Our flowers are nearing the end and the leaves on the trees are starting to change here too. Hello to autumn!

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 25, 2022 at 9:10 PM

      Yes, I'm waiting till next week to look for some trees around here which usually blaze a bit. Our dogwoods are all very dull maroon this year.

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  4. LindaSeptember 26, 2022 at 12:15 AM

    What is wrong with people? (Rhetorical question, no answer expected.)

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  5. William KendallSeptember 26, 2022 at 5:47 PM

    These are pretty.

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