Bloom Where You're Planted

what we lovingly call the 'island of beauty'--amongst the cosmos is the gardenia bush 

who has dozens of buds--i will make a corsage for old time's sake

among our lettuce, beets, cabbage, carrots, radishes, are our broccoli plants, getting big and strong to bring forth good bounty

glads, along with the sweet potato vine you planted coming back

an amaryllis growing outside!  these were a treat and surprise to see blooming one day in our 'reject' area 

{with a late in-bloom azalea that was moved to make room for the vegetable garden} 

always cosmos

miss carrot nose showing our carrots are now two-biters

Nobody ever stops trying to please or impress their parents, no matter your age. They gave gushing praise for those black and white checkered decoupaged earrings and your first crocheted....shape you gave them for Mother's and Father's day, respectively.  So I post this because I am still a daughter, I was a daughter first:  look what's in our yard, dad.