Thank you for all the Thanksgiving wishes. Now we're on to birthdays here with Youngest son's on the 17th and Eldest daughter on the 18th. They are exactly 12 years apart. In between those two are their three siblings. Those were busy years.
It was very chilly when we walked this morning. Only 1C with a bit of frost on the truck windshield. The sky is totally clear and it 's going to be lovely outside by afternoon.
Years ago I put in some Autumn Crocus bulbs which never really did much. A few still come up every year. Usually they are flattened by rain but this year they've been able to hold themselves up.
Nasturtiums are still blooming unaffected by drought or cold temperatures.
This pink rose...Bonita if I remember correctly...has been blooming since late Spring.
Not content with outdoor blooms I treated myself to a lovely Gloxinia . I hope I can keep it alive since Gloxinias are known to be fussy. I love the frilly purple blooms.
Also added this beauty whose name eludes me right now. These 2 bring the number of my houseplants to 39. I should have found one more for a nice even 40. There is no more room for pots on any surface in the sun room ☀️☀️☀️.
Have you found that there are more cob webs in corners no in Fall?
Thanks for visiting
Here in Montreal it is chilly as well! Yesterday was warm. Typical October weather. Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating! Your photos are beautiful, dear friend! And I love the illustrations! Snoopy made me smile and the spider one had me laughing.
ReplyDeleteMy birthday is near the end of the month, I will be 69!
Thank you so much for sharing, such a lovely and heartwarming post!
Your gloxinia and cycylamen are so lovely. I am impressed that you have that many houseplants - I have exactly 10 and I hardly remember to water them!
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All your blooms are so pretty. You were busy with 5 kids!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat rose is beautiful! Yes, I think there are many more cobwebs in the fall. I feel like I am constantly finding new ones :(
ReplyDeleteSweet post and very nice flowers. October is a colored friend and makes special stories and dreams.
ReplyDeleteOH: 12 years between your great children! Congratulation to happy October-Birthdays!
I have the same issue with Autumn Crocus. By the time I notice that they are blooming they are flat on the ground.
ReplyDeleteMy that is cold! It's getting down here too, lowest was 7°C.
ReplyDelete39 houseplants! I am amazed. I bring in the Christmas cactus and some aloe and begonia and geraniums but that's it. Then I struggle to keep them alive.
Pretty roses! Yes cobwebs in the Fall. Happy Birthday to your kids!
ReplyDeleteyour flowers are gorgeous. I always love crocus and really love that pink rose! diane in northern wis
ReplyDeleteYour garden is so pretty. There's no way I would remember to give 39 houseplants the care and attention that they need, yours are all looking to lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. We are just now enjoying some cooler mornings, but the afternoons are still scorchers in the 90s. We desperately need some rain!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers and plants.
ReplyDeleteYes, Autumn brings spiders!!!
A friend of mine puts conkers around the house, she says conkers 'give off' a chemical that spiders will avoid, I don't know if this works? I've not tried it.
Happy birthday wishes to your children.
All the best Jan
Lovely flowers. Yesterday i bought some white tulips ( already!) spiders are coming inside here too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lot of colour still in your garden, its very pretty. Spiders don't really bother me but I don't like the webs across the pathways, yuk!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful. That rose is amazing! I've asked my husband if he would order some fall crocus bulbs. I didn't know there was such a thing until recently. They are so delicate. I have indeed found more cobwebs in the fall than other seasons. They are even attracted to my Thanksgiving/Christmas cacti.
ReplyDeleteWe've got roses still blooming too.
ReplyDeleteEs blüht noch so schön bei dir im Garten. Obwohl es schon so kalt ist. Mit den Colchicum habe ich auch Probleme. So richtig will sie nicht blühen und wenn sie blüht, dann gibt es Regen und sie kippt um. So viele Zimmerpflanzen. Die hätte ich auch gern, aber dafür fehlt mir der Platz.
ReplyDeleteOur flowers are gone until next spring but yours are so pretty.
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Beautiful…you have a delightful ‘green thumb’…happy day, Virginia
ReplyDeleteHow pretty the Bonita rose is and such a stalwart bloomer. Roses still bloom here, too, but the flowers don't last as long. I'm not very good with houseplants, particularly blooming ones. There are definitely more spiders creeping indoors to find homes for the winter. I've found that peppermint oil keeps them away.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I did enjoy my Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful flowers! I just bought a pot of lavender mums at Trader Joe's this afternoon. The temperature yesterday got to 80 degrees! I was surprised -- but it was much colder in the house.
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