Summertime once again.......

I mentioned this song yesterday in my blog and then could not get it out of my head...even dreamed about it last night.  I guess that is what a good song is all about...so I wanted to share it with you too...youtube is a wealth of songs...
My Mama played the piano a lot and she loved show tunes so I heard these songs a lot while growing up and I have always loved them....I even have a record player and way too many records to ever listen to them all....
I hope you enjoy this song this morning.....
here are the lyrics in case you are not familiar with them....

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky

But till that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mamma standing by

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

Ski Chalet

 and just one more thing.....my daylily Ski Chalet bloomed this morning for the very first time...I have always wanted this daylily and Daddy gave it to me in January of this year.....thank you Daddy...it is beautiful

as always thank you so much for visiting my blog this morning..I appreciate EVERY one of you...

Bloom Where you Are Planted..

The daylily watch is really beginning....  I am just in love with these flowers.  it speaks to me of my heritage and my destiny.  I stood by both of my grandmothers and looked at these flowers..I  stood by both of my parents and looked at them also...now I stand by all  of my children and look at these flowers, Betsy and Jon...now I am going to stand by my grandsons this year and look at them.....I am the third generation of flower growers so far. and there are 2 more after me..  I am sure the women before my Grandmothers loved flowers too.  it is just in my blood (line)..and I intend to pass it on...my son Jon is already proving to be quite the gardener..I am so happy to see him enjoying it......he is really talented...and my daughter's sons and husband are gardeners for sure...wow..there really is something to this bloodline thing...my goal is passing on the good and getting rid of the bad....kinda like cultivating the flowers and pulling up the weeds..

Enjoy with me this morning's pictures...get out and find some flowers to look at up close..they are just beautiful..

my brother gave this to me, so it is 'my Dana' when I look at it.

even Maggie and Bo like them

Mi

looking for rain

beginning of a dream of a patio surrounded by gardenias

Mama's seedling

anticipating open lilies

Miss Huff's first blooms

Thank you for looking at the daylilies with me this morning....I never get tired of the beauty of flowers and sharing them with you....wonder if I can find some more dirt to make another flowerbed in........until next time..

For the Beauty of the Earth

This morning has been an up and down morning...sometimes I wonder about me. :-)
I grabbed my camera and outside I went...the roses are blooming among lots of other flowers but this morning I was hunting the roses....I don't really see myself as a rosarian..I am a novice but I do love my roses and Bryan has given me many over the years from The Antique rose Emporium out of Texas...they are beautiful....it didn't take long before I was humming an old familiar song.....For The Beauty Of The Earth.

it took a while to find it on youtube but I finally found a good arrangement to share this morning..Enjoy the music while you see the roses I found today in my garden...

Cecile Brunner

Heritage

Iceberg

Cecile Brunner

double Knockout rose

madame isaac pereire

granny grimmetts

I hope you have enjoyed the roses....they reminded me to STOP and smell them..and the day seemed a little brighter.
thank you for reading along with me..

And the things of earth....

When I looked at this picture taken in my back yard, this song immediately came to my mind....it is one of my very favorites....I hope it makes you sing a long too.







thank you for being here this morning...and I leave you with a song in your heart.. until next time...

Flowers everywhere

Most mornings when I walk out in my backyard, a song comes to me almost immediately..this morning was no exception..as I walk around discovering the newness of the flowers, I sing......
my garden is filled with flowers and music....a song in my heart.. so to share my morning with you, here is this song....and these pictures..

roses from my sweet husband

lorapetalum growing natural form

iceberg climbing rose

japanese magnolia

I am so glad you came along with me this morning...I never get tired of the flowers every morning...take time to STOP and smell the roses in your life.....
thank you for reading...