~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
an exquisite use of textures, lovely ++! Your poem is perfect and sweet ly stated, I'm sure September appreciates this ;-).
ReplyDelete1 September marks the first day of Spring here in South Africa. I woke my garden up on Sunday by singing The Beatles "Here Comes The Sun". I do it every year. In Autumn, I tell the garden to rest well. Don't know why I am telling you this.
ReplyDeleteTam that sound like a wonderful idea. I can picture you in the fresh smelling dirt singing. Maybe I will sing Golden Slumbers by the Beatles as I visit the gardens.
DeleteI just went through your blog and it's beautiful. You always have perfect pictures.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your words of encouragement!!! And good luck with your schooling, too!
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the dandelion is simply breath-taking!!!
Lovely words to accompany your photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful...:)
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely words and a lovely autumnal image :)
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lovely colours in that leaf...
ReplyDeletewonderful words and the leaf is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSimply glorious!! Love the leaf color and the texture.....Love the words you wrote. Autumn is creeping in quickly.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours and love your poem. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely soft tones!
ReplyDeletepretty leaf and poem too - you are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful thought shared, a well-wish for strangers. Very nice.
ReplyDeletethis reads like a very nice blessing.....
ReplyDeleteI love this gentle photo with your gentle prose.. Thank you for linking into Nature Notes this week Kara....Michelle
ReplyDeletePerfect words and picture to bring in the new season...
ReplyDeleteLovely image and beautiful words.
ReplyDeleteHi. I thought I commented early this morning but I thi k my comment got lost. This is so lyrical and yet universal-- it reads rather like a blessing. Thanks. This is Karin of Manicddaily. K.
ReplyDeleteAn early turner -- and lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteLovely leaf -- and turning so early! It's still green (or brown) around here, no yellow yet. Your words are beautiful, too.
ReplyDeleteNice editing. The subject is perfect for your poem.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem to go with your beautiful image. A great post! Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteLovely image to go with this autumn mood that is slowly setting in.
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Very pretty. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the changing colors on the trees. Slowly starting to see signs here.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo, so ethereal. I love the changing of the leaves. They are just starting in New Brunswick, Canada.
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