Terry's Blooms & Verses
[All photos taken at my home unless otherwise cited]
Rose
in that solitary place
_____________
Daisy
Bluebonnets
In 1969 I was 6 years old and Lady Bird Johnson started handing out the Texas Highway Beautification Awards and writing personal checks to the winners. Soon everybody was planting bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes, and black-eyed Susans in the hopes of winning her approval.
We were warm in the sunlight
Our love running thick
as succulent leaves
gently unfolding
when the day did fade...
a place we all
find ourselves
at some point in life
make the effort
to fill that empty vase
and
find there
in your sadness
such gladness
in the rose...
All through the wild meadows
rose petals
set the hills to dancing...
~ Psalm 65:12
_____________
Daisy
If I had my life to live over again,
I'd pick more daisies.
~ Jimmy Stewart, legendary actor
I'd pick more daisies.
~ Jimmy Stewart, legendary actor
_____________
Pansy
No one can keep on being angry
who looks into the heart of a pansy
even for a little while.
~ Lady Maud Montgomery
who looks into the heart of a pansy
even for a little while.
~ Lady Maud Montgomery
Pray, my love, remember:
and then God
gave us pansies,
gave us pansies,
now there's for thoughts.
~ William Shakespeare
_________________
Redbud
With incoming sounds of spring,a resurrection of life,the earth's chilliness flees,and the redbud ignites...
_______________
Herbs
 |
| My herb box |
Consider the herbs --
small, unobserved, yet
they thrive
and present themselves
for our plucking
at dinnertime.
yes,
that's it,
pluck and rub between
thumb and finger
and inhale
ah-h-h
delight in your
oregano,
rosemary,
mint
and thyme.
and thyme.
such wonders they contain
the power to transform
our mundane meals --
yes,
consider the herbs
so subtly sublime.
so subtly sublime.
_______________
Bluebonnets
Above, One of my brave bluebonnets
bursting through a rock bed.
Below, nearby to me is Lake Granger's Wilson Fox Park
and the bluebonnets there this year are magnificent.
bursting through a rock bed.
Below, nearby to me is Lake Granger's Wilson Fox Park
and the bluebonnets there this year are magnificent.
Driving out to see the wildflowers bloom was something everybody,
including my own family, began doing in the spring.
including my own family, began doing in the spring.
As for the trash that had gotten so bad along Texas highways in the 50s and 60s? Lady Bird thought that people just wouldn't have the nerve to throw garbage on a field of bluebonnets, our state flower.
Turns out, she was right.
Thank you Lady Bird!
Turns out, she was right.
Thank you Lady Bird!
 |
| I mowed out at our family cemetery recently and behind our own is the Old Friendship cemetery. It has quite a few bluebonnets in it like these visible through the chain link fence. I thought it cool that our Texas motto, "Friendship," fronted the state flower. |
______________
Narcissus
If one finds oneself with bread in both hands,
that person should exchange one loaf
for some flowers of the narcissus,
because the loaf feeds the body,
but the narcissus feeds the soul.
____________
Trumpet Vine
Eleven orange trumpets
silently pour their
radiant peace
in all directions
not violently to bring
down walls
but gently as their
green leaved vines
victoriously over climb
~ Saiom Shriver
_______________
Succulents
We were warm in the sunlight
Our love running thick
as succulent leaves
gently unfolding
when the day did fade...
 |
| My Red Yucca - has sprung more shoots this Spring than ever before! |
____________________________
 |
| The Red Texas Salvia out at our front gate has really attracted the hummingbirds! |
_____________________
 |
| 3-Bay Farm Shed Restoration Project, 2022 |
 |
| Dad's Old Garden House Restoration Project 2021 |
 |
| Grandma's House Restoration Project 2012 |
And finally,
my place in 2011
my place in 2011
Into my Gatehouse
 |
| 30' Flagpole in the circle drive Presented to Parents on Golden Anniversary |
______________
I'm glad you stopped in to browse and,
as always,
Enjoy looking through my Library
Enjoy looking through my Library
- | HOME and FAMILY
- Terry's Renovation Projects
- Terry's Recipes
- Terry's Pets
- Terry's Maternal Family
- Terry's Paternal Family
- | TRAVEL and LEISURE
- | READING and WRITING
- Terry's Mystery
- Terry's One-Act Play
- Terry's Poetry
- Terry's Novels
- Terry's Quotes
- Terry's Meditations
- Terry's Favorite Articles
- | FAITH and SPIRITUALITY
- | LISTENING and VIEWING
- | EDUCATION and CAREER
______________
Terry’s “Good Living” Guide:
Body:
Avoid the 3 PsBsSs
Processed Foods, Phthalates, Plastics;
Beef, Butter, Breads;
Avoid the 3 PsBsSs
Processed Foods, Phthalates, Plastics;
Beef, Butter, Breads;
Sedentary activities, Sugars, Salt.
Trust me,
you’ll be feeling better in no time!
you’ll be feeling better in no time!
Mind & Spirit:
Avoid the 3 F’s
Avoid the 3 F’s
Manufactured in these mediums are
misinformation, fear, anger and hate!
misinformation, fear, anger and hate!
No comments:
Post a Comment