Ode to the Gardener -- "Colorful Autumn"

Autumn begins with a subtle change in the light,

       the sky is a deeper blue.

                 When the sun is asleep,

                               the air is crisp and cool~

    Change is a measurement of time,

and in the Autumn,

 time seems to be on a fast forward

run~ 

Already,

we find ourselves amongst

cool and foggy shadows.

~ 

The stunning afternoons of summer

will soon be gone.

Our garden

displays a colorful perspective

on this passage of time~

Already the days are noticeably shorter.
I leave for work in the morning darkness 
and return home
to early evening dark.
~
I hope you all find time
to savor the change of the seasons,
as each brings it's own
special beauty
to our lives.

Some updates~~

For those of you who followed me and my friend Marsha as we journeyed to the Blue Ridge Mountains to trace her Mother's footsteps -- sadly, I want to tell you that her Mother passed away last week.  So many of you left such moving comments relating to her parent's incredible love story in the most difficult of times.

~  Those of you who may wish to leave condolences for Marsha may do so here. Her Mother was able to read the blog post and relive those memories in conversations with Marsha before she passed away. Time spent with those you love is truly a precious and priceless gift.

xoxo,

Vicki 

"Ode to the Gardener" -- (Spring scenes from our home)

The beautiful colors of spring are brilliantly blooming in our yard right now.  When we open the doors, the perfume of the flowers fills our every breath.  Come with me for a little walk as we enjoy the fruits of the Gardener's labor~~

  

He starts early and finishes late.

Planting, digging, trimming, mulching, mowing, sowing~

(He loves to play in the dirt)

Gardening

 is truly his passion.

~~

Let's go for a closer look~

Homer posed for this picture- 

he is a little jealous that Yeller Feller is becoming so famous!

this is MY outdoor contribution 

to spring at our house~

I'm in charge of the

front porch~

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One of my favorite little spring time flowers

            is the grape hyacinth~

  this beautiful embroidery stitching

is from the talented hands

of my friend 

Deb Hembree.

Deb is already hard at work

on her beautiful contribution to next year's "Vintage Spring nest." 

(I am SOOO excited about this nest!!)

xoxoxo- I love you Deb.

~~

You can read Deb's story about her amazing handwork

HERE on her blog.

(this is why it takes almost a year to design and build a new nest design. 

 So much artistic handwork is dedicated to each little nest!)

  ~~

and inside my house~

more beautiful signs of spring~

the newest addition to MY beloved nest collection

~~

this beautiful spring nest was made for me

 by my friend Karen Bailey

~

click the link below to read about her beautiful nest~

(Todolwen)

Karen's little nest is so beautifully unique --

I am in love with the variety of textures 

and the little paper leaves.

Just seeing this little nest everyday

 makes my heart sing!

xoxo

~~

Karen is also a contributing artist to my

 "Vintage Spring nest" design.

 You can read about her beautiful contribution here. 

~~

She is a super talented lady

with a heart of

 "pure gold"~

Coming up next~

well,~~ I'm still working on the travel photos from our hiking trip out west. (OMGosh -- they are gorgeous!!) You don't want to see all 2000 pictures I am sure-- so I am sorting through them -- whew -- its a big job!! Coming soon ---

AND-- work has officially begun on the "building" of the Breast Cancer Awareness nest --- my Sacred Yarn room is an explosion of PINK yarn -- everywhere!!  I'm busy, busy, busy~

xoxo,

Vicki