Apache Plume's first blooms
The Europa Daisy...Happy yellow!
Tomorrow starts my first official day of teaching the summer sessions. (*deep sighs*) I think I'm ready for the busy season. I've cut assignments down to the bare minimum without cutting the education. I've reduced my office hours, chat sessions, and review sessions so my students can still get the benefit of me without compromising the quality. I've been brushing up my PowerPoint presentations, creating new ones, and looking over my notes. I've consolidated my graduate student classes into one website so they all can benefit at the same times for review sessions, to drop off assignments, and to gather their notes. Today, I put the finishing touches on my classes.
I'm ready. I have the garden to escape to in the mornings before I teach and in the afternoons before evening classes. And I have pretty flowers to soothe my senses.
Such pretty colors. There is nothing more relaxing that communing with nature. People think I'm nuts because I like to mow the lawn --- just to be outside!
ReplyDeleteAll the flowers are so pretty. I'm especially partial to the Blanket Flowers.
ReplyDeleteI love all your beautiful flowers! I really miss having a place of my own to garden and grow flowers....I used to start my day every day during the growing season with a cup of coffee and a stroll through my yard to see what was blooming, and how much things had grown over night.......I loved it....you mentioning planting hollyhocks and sunflowers , made me think of that, I love hollyhocks! I know you won't have much blog time with stretching yourself so thin, I will be missing your blog posts too......
ReplyDeleteLove the purple flowers. Too swell. I would say you scored bead wise. Those gold lined shells are yum-tastic!
ReplyDeleteThere is a saying and I can't quite remember how it goes but something like; "I am never so close to heaven as when I am in my garden".
ReplyDeleteThere is something very relaxing and spiritual about working in the garden and watching plants grow. It is truly a miracle.
Love all the sunflower and daisy photos, they are such happy flowers.
Your flowers are beautiful. Good luck with the start of school.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a job that started in the afternoon, and loved starting the day in my yard or gardening as well. That always gets the day off on the right foot.
ReplyDeleteGreat flowers Cathryn. Love the purple ones! Good luck with your classes.
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