Last garden post....for a while

 As I did a quick flit about the garden today, 
deadheading here and there, pulling 
a few errant weeds hiding under shrubs, giving 
life-saving drinks to pots 
with pretty blooms..........I was a wee bit 
sad to think of all the growing beauty 
I'll miss while riding elephants in the bush etc. LOL!

 No delicate Peace roses and blue hydrangeas there!

The beautiful and fragrant magnolia has lost 

the petals, however I can't toss it out yet 

as it's still so lovely to look at.

 Who did I find in the middle of a large 
loose privet next to the gazebo? 
A Brown Thrasher sitting calmly on a nest 
with two pretty eggs. We've always had Thrashers 
in the garden but this is the first time 
I've found a nest.  Welcome to a new family, 
however I don't think I'll be back in time to 
see the babies before they fledge.

Lastly, the moonflowers are climbing rapidly, 

perhaps they'll be up to the top of the porch 

by the time we return!

Yes, will miss the garden....just hope Nature 

is kind with gentle rain, warm sunshine, 

and we do have kind neighbors thankfully.