Heading South - Friday Skywatch

Have a safe trip!

Brenda

Linking with Friday Skywatch

The Last Rose of Summer

There is something slightly haunting about watching a rosebush carry on even though she feels the frost creeping in on summer's last breaths. Though the days grow cooler it pours all her energy into forming yet another bud with no guarantee that it will have a chance to bloom open.

It's a good reminder to keep pouring our lives out for the pleasure and goodness of others, even when frosty days threaten to 'nip' us in the bud.

The Irish have the piercingly beautiful melody to their credit, also named "The Last Rose of Summer".  Maybe the composer felt that same sweet pang... listen here if you will.

Wishing you a beautiful day,

Brenda

xox

Simply Sunday - The Wild Rose

Photo: Brenda C Leyland

The Wild Rose

The rose blooms in the wilderness

Its only gardener the Creator

The petals send forth their fragrance

Till the air is filled with their sweetness

The rose blooms in wildness

Its beauty fringed with rainbow light

Each blossom exuberantly praises the Designer

As it sways on the evening breeze

One Rose bloomed in the wilderness

Its beauty was crushed underfoot

But though the Rose was cast aside and forgotten

Its Fragrant Blossoms changed forever

The world in which it grew.

(penned July 1988)

Brenda

xox

Still Blooming

The season is changing -- you can tell. The air is crisper, the blue skies are more intense, and the garden which was filled with so much birdsong not that long ago seems deserted in comparison.

Things are still blooming in our garden. No frost yet -- we always feel grand to think we've cheated Mr. Frost just a few more days.

Took these photos the other evening as the sun was setting. Orange Kitten hasn't been around to visit us lately, but Miss Kitty still loves to prowl about and snoop under bushes for friendly mice. Thankfully, I've never seen her with one...

I'm meeting friends for breakfast. It's a perfect day for it. And, having caught a glimpse of the state of my hair in the mirror, I best be off....

Here's wishing you all a wonderful day!

Brenda

Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps With Doris Day

I love this song and of course Doris Day sings it beautifully.

Here's my invitation to watch it with me and see if this melody doesn't sing inside your head all day ... I've been humming it for days now!

Wishing you a beautiful day,

Brenda

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