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Flower for the Day First Dahlia 8-7-26

> > To keep the deer from eating the dahlia we have made a tent with tall poles and covered it with deer netting. > We have our first dahlia and it is a beauty. Dahlias are in the aster family and have tuberous roots. They come in > an amazing array of colors. >  > > It lasts for about a week as a cut flower >  > > > > dreamy petals <https://allpoetry.com/poem/15129400-Dreamy-Petals-by-Writinstuffs> > > in full blosom > > proud dahlia > > ML Kiser >

Flower for the Day First Dahlia 8-7-26

To keep the deer from eating the dahlia we have made a tent with tall poles and covered it with deer netting. We have our first dahlia and it is a beauty. Dahlias are in the aster family and have tuberous roots. They come in an amazing array of colors.  It lasts for about a week as a cut flower  dreamy petals <https://allpoetry.com/poem/15129400-Dreamy-Petals-by-Writinstuffs> in full blosom proud dahlia ML Kiser

Flowers for the Day 8-6-26

> > We continue to have regular rain with some extraordinary loud thunder boomers. > This provides an unexpected and continued August flower bloom. Here are a few. > > Azalea >  > > Cosmos >  > > Coreopsis >  > > Cone Flower >  > > Monarda >  > > Verbena >  > > In the Evening > > The heads of roses begin to droop. > The bee who has been hauling his gold > all day finds a hexagon on which to rest. > > In the sky, traces of clouds, > the last few darting birds, > watercolors on the horizon. > > The white cat sits facing a wall. > The horse in the field is asleep on its feet. > > I light a candle on the wood table. > I take another sip of wine. > I pick up an onion and a knife. > > And the past and the future? > Nothing but an only child with two different masks. > > Billy Collins >

Flowers for the Day 8-6-26

We continue to have regular rain with some extraordinary loud thunder boomers. This provides unexpected and continued August flower bloom. Here are a few. Azalea  Cosmos  Coreopsis  Cone Flower  Monarda  Verbena  In the Evening The heads of roses begin to droop. The bee who has been hauling his gold all day finds a hexagon on which to rest. In the sky, traces of clouds, the last few darting birds, watercolors on the horizon. The white cat sits facing a wall. The horse in the field is asleep on its feet. I light a candle on the wood table. I take another sip of wine. I pick up an onion and a knife. And the past and the future? Nothing but an only child with two different masks. Billy Collins

Flower for the Day Zinnia 8-5-26

> > This is the year of the Zinnia (Zinnia) which is a genus of plants in the Aster family. The genus is notable for their solitary long-stemmed 12-petal flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The name honors 18th-century German scientist Johann Gottfried Zinn. >  > > The vibrant colors add joy and zest to your life. >  > > Butterflies abound. >  > > And you can’t help but bring them inside. The cosmos demanded to be included. >  > > . > > Tough Zinnias > > Tough zinnias come up & find me. Why not you? > They are loud flowers that bear witness > > to past waterings by blooming > through drought. I’ll be thinking I must > > become something that thrives > in dry weather. Come calmly up the path. > > Be so present even eyes dimmed by bitters > can track you into the pastel asters. > > Don’t make me wait. I’ll be fidgeting > with the unrest brought on by fatal weather. > > What will become of us? I think > our attributes will be engraved inside a promise > > ring in a script too small to read. > Come quietly and be undimmed. > > When I see you, my eyes will fill > with “really?” I’ll stand there > > trying to decide if you are cool enough > to make any trace of warmth > > seem welcome or warm enough > to make any residue of cold > > negotiable. I’ll say if you’ve come > to tell me you’re going, please go. > > > > Alice Fulton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >