Thursday, January 3, 2013

One Brave little Rosebud!


This brave little rosebud making it's debut
during this crazy Texas weather...
warm one day then snow
drought for weeks on end
then teasing rain...

but this little bud is preserved
for the remainder of this Winter
so instead of my wondering
what it might have been...

I choose to view it's total splendor
as it is.


Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Asparagus Fern in Winter

I love Asparagus Fern!



I over-winter mine in it's original pot.
 
I place the pot in the gardens.
 
The dormant asparagus fern 
adds a new dimension
to the winter evergreens
and the fallen leaves
that blanket the flower beds.
 
And now I wait...patiently...
for Spring and the renewal
of my Asparagus Fern!
 

Thursday, December 27, 2012

A Winter Symphony....






As the Sun rose into the clear blue sky...
 
the roof tops surrendered
 
their blankets of snow...
 
slowly but surely the icicles formed...
 
and as I stood very still...
 
I could hear the Winter symphony
 
as the droplets of melting ice...
 
bounced upon the garden's treasures...
 
nestled deep beneath the soil.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

First Morning's Light...

 
 
Upon stepping into the gardens
I spy a small bench
covered with a pristine layer of snow...
 


 
The metal scroll work of the garden bench
holds just the tiniest bit of snow
upon it's top rail...
 

 
 
 
A nearby piece of metal scroll work is
oh so beautifully covered
 by a light blanket of
snow....
 
 
 
 
 
 
May you day be dusted with a blanket of serenity...
 


Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Wishes...


I gaze towards my garden stepping stones...
revealing the gift of a "White Christmas".

Simple stones...
leading nowhere and everywhere...
stones placed in apparent wild abandon...
but perhaps, just perhaps
these stones were placed
with a destination in mind...

May this Christmas be everything you
wished for and more.