Annabelle joins the family in checking out the wonders of the outdoors as she piers out her window.
This gives a little perspective on what window she is looking out of.
Beautiful camellias in serious bloom!
The deep red leaves of a Japanese Maple.
Back lit against the smallest burst of the sun's ray.
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We know our Florida garden is different than many others in different growing zones and we are very fortunate, and gratefully so, for our mild winter weather. We mostly keep green all year long, and we still have a variety of things that bloom all year thorough like our knockout roses which Mom complains about trimming all the time. (It had grown up to about 6 foot tall. I had some serious trimming to do) But the upside is our landscape stays fairly intact all year. We do get minor freezes that usually only last a night or two. So in the winter we are lucky and in the summertime we must watch for Hurricanes. We all have weather that we must be on guard for. But we hope this January you are still thankful for your Garden whether it's snow covered or grass covered.
As we look out on a dead an dreary yard, it is good to see things blooming somewhere! The flowers and red leafs help us wait until Spring comes again here...
ReplyDeleteYour house is so pretty! I hope the natural remedies you are giving Annabelle help her feel better!
ReplyDeleteGood post. Our Mommy forgot to remember how beautiful the ice can really be.
ReplyDeleteYour camellias are beautiful.
XOXO
We live in a country where the weather is constantly summer (hot AND humid) and thunderstorms during the monsoon season. Even so, Mommy still manages to kill our garden. *shakes head*
ReplyDeleteWe hope Annabelle is feeling better!
We are impressed that you manage to find things that bloom year round! The things we have that make flowers year round are just cold-shy that they can't handle the recent cold snaps. Your garden is full of such amazing colors!
ReplyDeleteI'd almost kill, figuratively speaking, for green grass and flowers in bloom right now. Here everything is covered by sheets of ice, the worst time of year for me. So it's especially lovely to stop by your garden posts and feed my soul, in a small way. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh I love all your plants. My son has camellias and I have a Japanese maple. We'll catch up one day. xox
ReplyDeleteOh I love all your plants. My son has camellias and I have a Japanese maple. We'll catch up one day. xox
ReplyDeletesuch a great yard....and mom just realized that Annabelle is a Manx too :)
ReplyDeleteyou have a beautiful house and a great yard. we believe you have plenty of bird watching and critter watching opportunities.
ReplyDeleteEmma and Buster
annabelle....just in case noe one haz had thiz dizcussion with ewe yet...when lookin out doors...due KNOT gaze upon burds for even de breefest oh secondz.....vizshuz squirels...oh kay, spyin on naybors, kinda, soakin up sun...ewe betcha...watchin flowers n stuff in yur garden...oh key doe kee !!!
ReplyDeleteYou have a very lovely garden. All our stuff is dead and looks very sad.
ReplyDeleteThat garden is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteHaving snow on the ground, it makes us smile to see all the pretty flowers and trees in your yard.
We bet Annabelle loves looking out her window.
While it is cold with the snow, we
do embrace our 4 seasons and need
to explore the ways of taking pictures to show the beauty of
each one :)
A thankful Thursday indeed!
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure,JJ
and Angels Tiger and Tillie
Annabelle, thank you for a lovely breath of color on our wintry day! (An we adore your photo in the header!!n
ReplyDeleteI am just catching up with you, and I finally added you to my blog list (!) - better late than never! I'm so happy to meet Annabelle. She's a beauty. I went back to read some older posts so I could read about her story. I also read about your reading with Dee. Very interesting. I love her analogy of water and the spirit.
ReplyDeletePlease know that I am so touched by your grief for Abby, and your many odes to her. I know how certain pets can take a special hold on your heart.
her little tushie is sooooo cute!! lol! Thanks for giving those of us up North some MUCH NEEDED GREENERY!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are pretty and the garden cheerful. We have green grass all year round too, but ours is waterlogged right now.
ReplyDeleteThat is so great that you have flowers and such all year round. We would just like some of that warm weather. Take care.
ReplyDeleteFlowers? You have flowers?!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful sight for these winter weary eyes.
Annabelle is so cute standing there checking out the world!
You sure have lots of nice things to look at pretty Annabelle!
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle's backside is so cute! I love that picture of her looking out the window. Your home and garden are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSeeing your garden is a joy during the gray murkiness of our winter garden. Oh what sweet socks Anabelle has!
ReplyDeleteAnnabella has the cutest little tocks. And how lucky to be looking out on something green and beautiful. Spring cannot come soon enough for us. Mom was just talking about how the wooly caterpillars really got it right this year…cold, frigid, excruciating. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
ReplyDeleteYour garden is lovely! We have our garden inside this time of year--my geraniums are still blooming, as are the begonias! When the leaves fall and the snow flies we can see the birds just that much better. Hope Annabell is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteKitten butts in the window always make me smile. Mine spend a lot of time in the same position...always watching.
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