Raindrops!

Bricolage :: Raindrops

First Day of Summer

Beauty Shared

. . . And marvelous and magical,
Across my drab, bare fence,
The morning glories climbed and bloomed
In blue magnificence. . . .

from
Texas Evening
by
Nancy Richey Ranson
Poet Laureate of Texas 1941-1943

Granny's Lantana

First Bloom

This is the very first bloom I've seen on my new knock-out rose . . . it came home with me from Mom's house after Easter weekend . . . like my raindrops? . . . well . . . it did sprinkle here . . . a little bit . . . but definitely not enough to create this look . . . so I helped it out a little bit . . . with the trusty spray bottle . . .

Morning Glory at 6:30 pm!

They are called morning glories for a reason . . . they only bloom during the cool of the day . . . and here in Texas, that usually means in the morning . . . but it was sooo cool here today, that this little bloom was still in its glory at 6:30 p.m. . . . and those are still real raindrops . . . been raining here since the wee hours of the morning . . . we definitely needed that!

Raindrops on Roses

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Upside-down Teardrops