Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. ~ Dr. Seuss
Part of my garden….TODAY.
Thanks for visiting TODAY!
Judy
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An ancient artifact? !!
Actually I can’t fool any of you! This is sort of ancient…er um….it’s from last summer’s garden! Now can you guess?
As near as I can tell, it’s a Purple Coneflower. We have them in the area where I found this cool specimen. It makes such a great photo subject. And….as you can see below, I had fun playing on PhotoShop with it too.
Dried Purple Coneflower with the "Dry Brush" effect from PhotoShop.
Thanks for viewing my Coneflower!
Judy
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My daughter and I went to Paris in the summer. We were there for two weeks and had a blast. We loved everything about the city.
Yes, it was warm, and we were living on the hotel’s fourth floor with no air conditioning, but we did have a fan and a window with wide sashes we could throw open to the breeze. We were in the 7th arrondissement, only two blocks from the Eiffel Tower. We walked everywhere, but most evenings we walked to the Eiffel Tower, along the Champs de Mars and waited for the tower to offer us its display of lights. We particularly enjoyed watching the lights while eating ice cream cones, as there was a stand nearby!
My daughter takes after her father and figured out the Metro system right off the bat. I tackled the language, although it had been many many years since I’d used it. Most shop owners seemed to appreciate our attempts at French, and then they’d lapse into English for the rest of the conversation!! Tonight I’ll post photos of the Rue Cler….the market street where we ate a wonderful breakfast of crêpes every morning, and browsed the colorful fruits and vegetables on display. I’ll also post two photos of the Eiffel Tower and one of Luxembourg Gardens. Enjoy~
Welcome to my garden. 
Even in fall there are things to see (like dirty gloves) !!
The Japanese Maple tree provides beauty all year ’round. It has a graceful shape in the winter, with slightly downswept lower branches. In the spring, summer 
and fall the foliage consists of delicate leaves that look finely cut. In the fall the leaves turn a fantastic color of red. This 15′-20′ tall tree would make a great accent to your garden.
