Celebrating another “Floral Friday” with a collection of bright blooms living their best life in one of my stamped & soda-fired vases. A fun addition to a shelf of rusty gears on my back porch!

Again with this dahlia… which I believe should have a lot more petals?!
But every flower on this plant has been like this!!!
At first I was frustrated… now I’m just mildly amused!

Another beautiful day… so it seemed somehow wrong to be cleaning & “shutting down” my front porch this afternoon. I’m gonna try to keep this begonia alive just a little bit longer inside. Good thing I had an extra flowerpot all ready to go. Fingers crossed…

Flowers from the Farmers Market always look better in a handmade pottery vase.
Just so happens I have “a few” to choose from!!!

When the dahlia is almost bigger than the ikebana vase! Looks like someone needs to start making larger ikebanas?… or someone needs smaller flowers?! Thanks for sharing Rikke!

But then again… I must admit that I don’t really know what’s going on with this dahlia plant?! The first two flowers looked the same & I assumed it was a “fluke”… but this third one?! Maybe this is how it’s supposed to be?! Not a fan. Not the dahlia flower I expected!!!

One of the best parts of “dahlia season” is that when they finally start blooming… every flower is different. And they continue to change & evolve daily as they open up. These blooms are all on one plant in my garden this morning. I’m still surprised by the white dahlias… as I know I would never have chosen “white” tubers to plant?!!!

Celebrating another Mugshot Monday with a mug full of mums!!!
Remember… mugs are for more than just coffee!!!

More ART IN THE BARN art fair booth flowers hangin’ on
& living their best life in a square soda-fired vase.

Today was just beautiful! Clear skies, cool breezes, no humidity & the warmth of the sun on your shoulders. A perfect day to play outside hiking through nature appreciating the beauty all around. The flowers, the trees, the leaves, the butterflies… and the deer! It seemed like we criss-crossed paths a couple times… checking each other out each time! Such a wonderful day playing outside! No better place…