Garden Goodness
oh what a beautiful sight
birds singing in delight
flowers exploding in exotic show
with colors so vibrant they glow
bees sipping on nectar so fine
they’re buzzing in flight divine
hummingbirds dazzling in magic flight
ants marching home for the night
my heart is bursting with love
grateful for the garden goodness above
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My garden has been teaming with critters this year. There are ants, butterflies, moths, yellow finches, sparrows, robins and hummingbirds (who seem to like the pink zinnias as well as the red callas) and lots of worms. Even a rabbit visited, but didn’t devour my garden. Thankfully, same with the squash bugs and no deer. 🙂
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Beautiful garden. Keep those nature photos coming.
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Thanks Lee, I have mixed feeling posting photos like these because my photo artist is not satisfied with the quality from my cellphone! It might be time for a good camera again. 🙂
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think your photos are wonderful. I see many photos every month in my groups and I can assure you they are just as good if not better.
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Thanks Lee, I appreciate your perspective and you can probably tell that I have some perfectionism. 🙂 Plus I really do know that I can create better photos with a better camera. So we’ll see if I splurge on a camera. Thanks for caring and reflecting.
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How wonderful, what a joy! I would love the hummingbirds to pay me a visit, and more butterflies as well, but I don’t have a lot of bright blooming things to attract them with. Some day I hope to landscape the side yard here with more colorful, sun loving blooms, but right now I just don’t have the space. Your garden looks lovely Brad, and the poem is great as well, thanks so much for sharing it! 😀
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Thanks Julie. We do what we can. I wasn’t doing well with veggies and realized that I find much more joy in flowers. I’m glad to share my little slice of garden goodness with you until you find a way to fit in some flowers. XD
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Yayy Brad! You have clearly created a beautiful welcoming garden for nature to commune!! Your heart attracts the goodness 🙂
❤ Lorrie
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🙂 Thank you dear Lorrie. Your kind and uplifting comments always bring a smile to my face. I appreciate you so much. From my heart to yours, giant hugs, smiles and goodness! 🙂 ❤ 🙂
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And I appreciate you Brad 🙂 Much love & goodness to you ❤
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Thanks! 🙂
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Hello Brad! I did some gardening this morning for I’m presently on vacation. It’s like a meditation. My garden is my church… as a gardener I’m sure you will understand me! You have humming birds in your garden!? Is it Heaven??? Living near Paris it sounds so incredible for me… however, on Sunday I saw a hedgehoh running accross the garden! Nice visitor, because I really have to many snails… but unlike you I have no rabbits! Do you have fireflies??? They are my favorite insects, the last time I saw them was in Chicago in july 2003… thank you for this beautiful poem and the wonderful photos (the one with the butterfly on the flower is amazing!).
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How nice Frederic. You’re so committed to your “church” that you garden on vacation?! 🙂 Yes, gardening, weeding, and watering are often soothing and meditative. I worship at the altar of nature too. XD.
I feel very blessed and grateful for the hummingbirds, and yes we have had a few more fireflies this year. I’m hopeful that their magical presence is growing again. There haven’t been many in recent years. Thanks for your kind words, support and sharing my posts. Have a great vacation. I’ve never been to Paris or Europe, but hope to one day.
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Absolutely beautiful!
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Thanks dear Zara. 🙂
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My, my! I like these lines, especially:
“…hummingbirds dazzling in magic flight
ants marching home for the night…”
Very nice. Isn’t it rewarding and joyful to have a garden teeming with life? (Except the pesky wild wabbits and mosquitoes and earwigs…)
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I like these fun silly lines too. In fact, some of my favorite poems are my silly playful ones. Maybe I’ll play with penning some more. Yes to more joy and less pesky critters, though they have to eat too. XD
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I don’t think those lines are silly at all.
Perhaps because I’ve been re-reading Keats….
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It’s fun to see different perspectives. Perhaps I’ll read Keats.
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What a wonderfully magical portrait you paint… Thanks for putting an extra zip in my step, even as I stare out at my stark ivy lawn. 😉
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Zippity do da day! XD You remind me to play more. Thanks! Ivy sounds pretty good to me with my vast suburban yard with too much grass, mowing and edging. The beds were to reduce my work, but not sure that plan succeeded. Thankfully, there are flowers and beauty.
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lovely~
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Thank you Cindy. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I love your photography. 🙂
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What a lovely garden you have! Wonderful poem and photos!
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Thank you Irina. I’m glad they touched you. 🙂
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Beautiful, Brad 🙂
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Thanks Neha!
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This felt so warm and good inside 🙂 Thank you ❤
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Thank you Himani. 🙂
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Nice flowers and words…
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Thanks! 🙂
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Your poem pretty much sums up how I feel about my garden as well! Joy-Full! 🙂
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Thanks Eliza and you summed up my poem in one word! 🙂 Maybe I’ll try a haiku. Gardens are wonderful places that many of us joy.
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