Julie and Mike gave us this sundial long ago when we lived on Tumwater Hill. We haven't checked the accuracy of it lately - too many gray days. I've even seen the UPS man pause to check the time, and do a little adjusting. Of course, the saying, "Grow old along with me, The best is yet to be" ignores the vicissitudes and trials of the aging bodies that we now possess. Perhaps the poet was speaking of "the best" as being in another realm than the physical one? I love the bright blue posie that is beginning to thrive in the hanging planter in the same flower bed. I didn't keep the label (ouch), so it will be by guess and by golly to ever find it again. Makes life more of an adventure, don't you think? By the way, cloudy and rainy today, with bursts of sunshine. We've had a Bullock's oriole (bright orange) and some little brownish bird with a tufted topknot in the bushes outside of the office window this morning. They seem to be trying to brighten up our day.
4 comments:
You have brightened our day with this post! Keep them coming!
Lovely sundial - ya - don't know how to set that up properly. I find it funny that the UPS guy messes with it.
We have a bright colored Oriole here too - they are BIG - bigger than the Robin - well bulkier.
They definitely try to brighten our day.
I love that - bursts of sunshine comment.
Here in western washington we typically on a socked in or rainy day at the end of the day with the sun going down - ALL of a sudden there's a sunny sunset when we hadn't seen it ALL DAY - it's glorious and wonnerful.
Thanks for sharing your lovely plants with us.
To Judy and Bevy, you are so sweet, everytime I look at the comments you 2 are always there. It's wonderful for Elizabeth, I know to have all her hard work brighten peoples days. I don't know if you 2 will see this, I'm still learning. Elizabeth, these are beautiful pictures, as always, of your beautiful garden and the memories displyed. Thank you
Thank you,thank you. Sometimes this blog is a little like a modified journal. So it's very kind of you (all) to make comments - encourages me to continue. Jenny, you've certainly got the hang of it - the next thing will be for you to post something!
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