Walk This Way...

Sweet Peas Garden Shop Homewood

The First...

but by no means, the last.  I dare someone to buy this gorgeous pumpkin and take a butcher knife to it.

Oak Street Garden Shop

Un, Deux, Trois, Quatre

An autumn quartet - Birmingham Museum of Art Sculpture Garden

Photo Below:  Another quartet in monotone.  A little something for everyone today!

The Tune du Jour is " Les Yeux Ouverts" by Enzo Enzo

PARIS COUNTDOWN..... Taa Dah..... ONE DAY, JUST ONE MORE DAY!

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That's What Friends Are For

Ooohhh, I know what you're thinking.  Some great guy sent Virginia  these gorgeous  flowers.  Well.... not really.  But I did the next best thing.  I bought them for a gathering of  some  very special neighborhood friends,  and now I have these golden blooms brightening every corner of my home.  This small bouquet sits right beside my computer,  so I can enjoy it day and night.  Why don't we treat ourselves now and then?   I love fresh flowers.  What am I waiting for??   Maybe I'll start throwing a bouquet in my grocery cart once in a while and share it with a friend.  For today, it is a pleasure to share the sunshine with each of you!

The Tune du Jour is "That's What Friends Are For" by the fabulous Dionne Warwick!

PARIS COUNTDOWN....28 Days!

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So Long Summer, 2008

Even in  Alabama, summer's over. Good bye fresh peaches, home grown tomatoes and the Pepper Place Market every Saturday morning. Hello craft fairs, pumpkin displays and scarecrows sitting on haystacks. Sure it's hot enough to be summer , but it's just time now  to "play" fall.  My last chance to post this picture of my little friend from the Pepper Place. He was there almost every Saturday with his grandmother and other relatives. He usually hung out in the back of the truck with a load of cantelopes and as the summer wore on, watermelons. Sometimes when I'd stop by and ask, "Where's my little buddy today?" Grandma would say, "Thank goodness he's asleep in the truck!" He was a tad busy as we like to say. One Saturday his dad even had him on a kiddie leash! The day I took this photo, Grandma was behind him hollering, "Smile for that lady!"  After I was done, he took off like a flash. I contemplated chasing after him, but someone told me that everyone looked out for him and he'd be just fine. I can't wait till next spring to see how he's grown.  Maybe I'll be able to trick a smile out of him next year! So long my little buddy, so long summer!

The Tune du Jour is "Sunny" by Marvin Gaye