promises, promises...

i went out to the garden to pick the last pumpkin off the vine on sunday afternoon so my sons and i could carve our jack o' lanterns...

lots of marigolds had finished their last business for the season:
making their promises of another summer.
these will air dry for a week or so and then i'll package them up in pretty handmade envelopes.
i'll show you those when i make them.
they're great in christmas or easter baskets.

my sons had other seeds that they were more interested in :)

found on friday

so... i've noticed that lots of bloggers have themes for certain days of the week.

i'm going to join the parade and start a theme of my own for fridays

(self-discipline will play an important role here)

found on friday

on this morning's walk i noticed promises...

promises of fall,

in the golden sunlight, the drying weeds in the cracks of the sidewalks, fallen leaves that are already a lovely magenta, the crows announcing september, the bicycles wheeling their way to school

and in that promise

is found

another promise

of the new beginning next spring

each plant, flower, tree, bush

is making plans

for new weeds, fresh green leaves, twittering finches building nests, sparkling silver sun, freshly-mowed lawns, and barbeques...

i love promises