It has been raining here on the Cutoff. Big, noisy storms full of thunderous booms and skies streaked with lightning. Black clouds roiling to the east and sunshine in the west and the rush of rain on the rooftop. Quite a bit of daytime drama.
In between cloud bursts, I wandered out to the mailbox, then walked around as I do most days to see what was happening in the back garden, where I found the Japanese anemone peaking through the slats in the lattice. They are such a stark white of blossoms at this time of year. A nice intermission from the storms, reminding me, again, that every cloud has a silver lining.
What’s blooming around your neck of the woods?
What a fresh, pure gift to receive in the midst of thundery weather. I’m out at the bach, and onion weed is flowering everywhere: not such a welcome sight, as it does take over.
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We have a cousin of your onion weed that grows here, Juliet. Nodding onion, which is quite interesting, until it nods its seeds all about. Enjoy your time at the bach.
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Thursday night I was driving home from the city, south on 294, and the southern sky was a light show! I’m thinking that this was probably the storm you’re writing about here! It was gorgeous, from a distance anyway!
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That was, indeed, the storm I was writing about, shaking the rafters, it was. I always like watching storm fronts from the road – so dramatic.
It was nice seeing you this morning, Janet. I miss those days at the Moon. I may do a Moonie book yet.
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As for what is blooming in my neck of the woods, unfortunately very little at the moment, certainly nothing as lovely as your Japanese anemone!
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Thanks, Janet. The trees are starting to turn, though, and they are as good as flowers this time of year.
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There is not much blooming here either, but the golden rod is still showing off and the sumac is starting to get red so the colors are starting. The showers have visited us here today too so we canceled FishinPals. Now that we canceled, the worst of the storm seems to be changing course.
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The goldenrod has been amazing this year, hasn’t it? It is one of my favorite fall blooms, and one we don’t need to do anything to. The trees are definitely changing now up here. I’ll send a few color changes down your way. We’ve had a good storm up here this afternoon, so the course must have changed to carry them north. Sorry that FishinPals was canceled. Hope you have a few more before the season ends, Janet.
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What a lovely flower the Japanese anemone is. I have a stunning hibiscus in a rich orange, fading to yellow – the blooms last little more than a day but I have at least two or three out every day. And a yellow rose bush that has bloomed all summer is still flowering profusely as we enter October…
We’ve had some storms but today, it’s just beautiful!
Axxx
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Hibiscus are such a stunning display, Annie. They certainly “give their all” with each bloom. Now, I’m envying you that yellow rose bush. With the autumn sun, they must be breathtaking. Hope your mum is enjoying them as well.
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(Thanks Penny! Mum is more than enjoying them passively – she’s done a great job with the pruning shears too!) Axxx
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Flowers are a bit rain-dampened here now…but there are always photos, until we see them again (or get to the land of the tropicals). . I love the Autumn-blooming anemone you show…I am only familiar with the early spring ones that we used to grow here in Oregon.
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We are so fortunate to live in a time where photos keep us inspired when the weather forgets us, aren’t we, Sallie? These late blooming anemones are a real treat for us here. They do have a tendency to spread, but, the deer help us keep them in check. (I’m trying positive thinking, tee hee)
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At the moment we don’t have to have our usual preponderance of dahlias, which usually pack flowerbeds here; instead we have the stragglers from the Summer; the fuschias, the petunias, bits and bobs, marking their time before winter comes.
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I enjoy the stragglers, Kate; they boost my spirits as they cling to their stems until the very last moment. Winter will be here before we know it, and they know it as well.
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Rain? How glorious. There is a hint that we might see some this week, but I’m not getting my hopes up! 🙂 At least in my own yard there isn’t much blooming right now, Penny. There are still straggling summer blooms I haven’t bothered to pull up or cut back yet, but it’s kind of a dormant time. I suppose that’s my fault. I think this is the season I typically neglect. It’s still hot, and I’m tired of it, and I think I just let things go a bit. You’ve got me thinking, though, that perhaps if I could plant some things to look forward to, maybe I wouldn’t go into the garden doldrums. Honestly…it was 90 degrees this weekend. LOL! It’s been a easy weekend with us spending almost the whole weekend outdoors in summer clothes…I can’t really complain, but it’s so hard to relate to all the talk of Autumn. LOL! Let’s hope for a little rain! ox
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I’m sure it is hard t relate with Autumn there, Debra. I do prattle on about it, then wonder why when we are raking up truckloads (I kid you not) of leaves. Still, when the leaves change color . . . I still have some pots that need emptying. I’m hanging on to they really look bad, and have a few things we need to tuck into the soil for springtime blooms. I hope you have some rain soon, and a bit milder temperatures – and, I hope you are doing better.
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Dear Penny, I still haven’t planted flowers in the yard here in Missouri, even though I’ve been here now 4 1/2 years. I did plant a shrub garden in front and next year I hope to do some raised garden with vegetables and perennials. But next door, Billie and Caroline have a lovely garden and right now their mums–small tight yellow blossoms–are quite beautiful and zealous.
I have “Code Name Verity” now and will begin reading it soon. I’m eager to get into it. Thank you for suggesting it to us. Peace.
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The mums have been spectacular this year, Dee. I’m glad you are able to enjoy them from next door neighbors. It isn’t so much who has planted what, but, how we enjoy what’s around us, I think. Even a tomato plant in a raised bed will bring you pleasure, I’m sure.
You’re welcome. It was a rather compelling read for me. Hope it is the same for you.
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The only thing blooming round here now is the last rose of summer on my climbing Gloire de Dijon. Autumn has arrived with a vengeance and the wind is now a brisk northerly which will soon finish off any hardy stragglers.
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Gloire de Djon is a a beauty to have, Perpetua, and I think these last roses of summer are such special gifts as the days get shorter and shorter. We will have a hard frost one day soon, and then it will be the end of the blooms here.
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