Tea on Tuesday

Before it hits my Etsy shop or eBay, I will have a teeny cup o'  floral tea in this pretty little demitasse from the late 1940's. It's American Limoges, in the Norway Blue pattern. Older style Limoges was hand painted - these are decals- still cute, from Sebring, Ohio.

                                                Plain on the outside, pretty flowers inside

'Tis summer, the rains are plentiful, the flowers are bright and sometimes fragrant......

gerbera daisy

wild thistle

cheery yellow

 

coreopsis- birdseed volunteer

"Tea does our fancy aid,

Repress those vapours which the head invade,

And keeps that palace of the soul serene."

Edmund Waller

"Of Tea"

Please join us every Tuesday for tea and more. Drop by Patty and Kim for inspiration and a list of other tea lovers!

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Nature Walk

 

Roadside rescue and relocation- he was actually quite a friendly little guy....

(all photos can be clicked on for a better view)

Planted last season, but decided to come up this season!

Pretty thistle, but not in my hay fields

 

Covered with ants, and a fly, stage right, coming in for a landing

Budding Mullein

Tree decoration- rusty found objects

One man's trash is another womans' treasure..

 

'Tis the season for baby toads- you think it's a tiny grasshopper jumping out of harm's way - and it's a teenie toadie smaller than a dime !

Husband calls them weeds, I call them wildflowers....

If you live in Rockingham County, Va- don't forget to vote on Tuesday!

Tea on Tuesday

As I sip my honey lemon ginseng green tea, I am remembering this little "recipe":

A Loving Recipe for a Perfect Cup of Tea

   1- willing friend who loves to sit and share

    1- grateful heart to have a friend that cares

     1- beautiful garden to show us God is near.........


I am thankful for all of those and the friends who drop in for Tea on Tuesdays!

Here are some photos from my garden and thru the woods, as the lush green-ness of summer has left us. There is beauty in nature, warts and all!!

 The root of this flower was used to make coffee and tea during the Civil War- I think it is called blue cornflower.

Faery umbrellas abound- even in a drought! They spring up with the littlest rain shower!

This one reminds me a bit of the old game Pacman!!!


Here are the "warts" :

The different galls are interesting in shapes and colors.



Then, we have winter berries...........................................

The bane of a hay farmer- but pretty!

Before...............                                                                                                          ..and after.

As the greenery is laid to rest in preparation for winter, these are a few hangers on, who will brighten the landscape til the last possible hour.




Please feel free to join us every Tuesday for tea- please visit Kimmie and Patty for links to other participants!