Foto Friday - In the Garden

"Everything that slows us down and forces patience,

everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help.

Gardening is an instrument of grace."

- May Sarton

This was officially our first full week of summer break and an extremely busy one at that!

I spent 3 hours alone standing in line at the DPS with my daughter, who I remember just yesterday

was two, as it seems she is now old enough to drive - really?  I don't remember this happening!

This week I'm linking up with Love that Shot for a chance to win some stuff! They are celebrating their

first birthday with a giveaway and today's theme is in the garden.

This one is of a newly planted hosta that is already blooming.

This year I'm trying a new plant in my garden called Cleome or Spider flower. It will be quite the

test for this plant as we have only had an inch of rain since January and are now on mandatory water

restrictions....Monday's and Wednesday's . . . good luck to all my plants!

And these . . . they just seemed to mushroom overnight! Haha

I told you it's been a long week and

I think I'm getting punchy. I'm glad I took this when I did because when I went back out an hour

later, they had disappeared. 

Hey, how did this get here?

Oh wait, I remember, he was actually walking through someones garden!

He is just a babe, and was quite curious as he came right over to the car.

Wildflowers, they seem to make their own garden!

While walking around Galveston I spotted this pomegranate.

A Gulf Fritilary finding a snack . . .

And well, you know I have a fascination with the honey bee . . .

I'm looking forward to getting a macro lens someday to really get even more close-up

and personal with nature.

No, I can't place this photo anywhere near a garden unless sand dunes count?

But I just had to stop by the beach and say hi - I'm hoping this is where you will

find me this weekend.



The most noteworthy thing about a gardener is that they are always optimistic, always

enterprising and never satisfied. They always look for ways to do something

better than they have ever done before.

- Vita Sackville-West

So for this weekend I hope you find yourself in your 'garden', wherever that might be

that will slow you down and where you'll find patience. After this week it's certainly

where you will find me . . . and striving to do better than the week before.

Love, Kim

XO

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