Hey! Here are some photos of the yellow daisies (small sunflowers) that I told you about in my last post. You can see my son, Christopher with me and also, he is out standing in his field! (Of flowers!) All taken at Arabia Mountain. These were taken years ago, but I wanted you to see how plentiful the flowers can be.
You should never miss a chance to do something funny! What leaf is this from? Alas, I can't remember!
Since I have shown you some photos of my son, I am sharing a photo of my husband, Richard! I am not even sure what year this is, but I know for certain that it was taken in Eastbourne in England! Isn't the pier lovely? And Richard, you are looking mighty handsome too!
If you would like to see more of Eastbourne, I have a video for you. Oddly enough, I know Eastbourne better than most cities here in the States. I have spent more free time there. (Richard's parents lived there for many years and we visited them as often as we could. I miss them. I miss England.)
Today is the last day of September. Remember I told you that it was cooler this past weekend? That didn't last long, it was 89 degrees today! Take care, everyone!
September is the month for the native yellow flowers that I have shown you before! They are called yellow daisies, but they are technically sunflowers! {Here is a link -What’s a Daisy? Arabia Mountain - Arabia Mountain ) They are not the great big sunflowers that you are thinking about, those are beautiful too, but these are smaller and they have the most beautiful fragrance! Years ago, I was able to see them blooming beside the road. I made a careful note of where they were, and I went back there and collected the seeds. I cautiously planted them in a pot and hoped for the best. Sure enough, they all came up! They re-seeded and now, I have small spots in my yard with blooming yellow flowers! (Thanks to Richard who watered them when he recognized the leaves when they first emerged.) They are not as big as they normally are, and not as tall either but they are still lovely to me. All the photos above are from our yard.
And here is one that came up around our bird bath....
Now, if you have been reading my blog before, you will remember them from Stone Mountain, Arabia Mountain and Panola Mountain! Below is a photo from Arabia Mountain from a few years back...
We were just there on Saturday! A glorious day! It has cooled a bit and was very nice to be outside. The flowers are not as plentiful as the ones pictured above due to our drought, but they were still lovely.
Please remember these are wildflowers! Isn't that amazing?
Here is the video that I have for you! Hope you love it as much as I do. "Everyday People" with Dolly Parton and Kermit! The one that I saw mentioned Lou Rawls, but I do hope that you know that the song was by Sly and the Family Stone. (Nothing against Lou Rauls but hey, folks need to get these things right!) There is another video of "Everyday People" that I also want to share with you, but that will have to wait for another post!
I have finally figured out that if I click on the feed on my blog, that I must do so TWICE in order to see my blogging friends. Anybody else having these problems?
The first one is a small clip of a song that Dolly Parton sang with the David Hidalgo, the lead singer of Los Lobos. (Do you remember the great film "La Bamba" which was the true story about Ritchie Valens? Los Lobos performed the title track in that film and had a big hit with it.) I really love hearing them sing together! And he sings it in Spanish at the beginning; it is a nice touch. Just look at how sweet Dolly is with this singer who admitted that he was nervous to be working with her. After her passing, so many photos and videos of Dolly with other musicians and singers were posted on social media. I watched a good many. Such a talent, such a loss.
Now, this next video is a song written by Dolly Parton, "In The Light of a Clear Blue Morning". It is sung by the United States Naval Academy Glee Club, and the performance was during the pandemic of 2020. (In case you are wondering about the spaces between them.) As I was watching it, I thought to myself that it was a shame that they couldn't be outside. What do you think? As soon as I thought that someone walks to the great big doors and opens them, and they all march out into the clear blue morning! Love it when the world does what I want it to!
Let me know if you can see both of these videos!
We had a bad storm this past Saturday and it knocked out our electricity at 7 PM. The power was restored by 12:30 the next day, just in time for lunch! Thank goodness. Since we didn't know how long it would be out, we did not open our fridge one single time. (That is what you are advised to do.) Sure enough, everything inside was perfectly fine. It did get hot in our house, but it was bearable. We just had our TV and computer restored today. (Wednesday). We were able to use our cell phones, but we did not have Wi-Fi until today. (Thank you, A T & T guy! Hope you liked our homemade blueberry muffin with blueberries from our own garden!) However, I notice that I am not able to add photos on this blog post for you! So, hopefully, I will be able to figure that out. (Wait, maybe I can get one on here!)
Thanks for the sweet concern about my poison ivy! It looks as if it is all cleared up. I am just a wit bit wonky after the medications, but nothing that I can't handle.
Take care everyone! Hope all is working in your part of the world.
