Goodbye, my flowers
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As a gardener, I am fully aware that with fall in the air, the days getting shorter, and the falling of the nighttime temperatures, the flowering season for all annual and perennial plants will soon come to an end. It is now mid-October, there are still several Dahlias, Zinnias, Nippon Daisies, Alyssum, Celosia, Roses, Anemone, Canna lilies, pansies and a few others including the Morning Glory and Portulaca. But most will be gone with the first or second frost.
Separation anxiety is not unusual for me. I have difficult time saying goodbye to people, to animate and even inanimate objects. I do not like to see people move away, or move on or leaving (and especially when some lost their jobs, re: Black Friday). I am one of those people who would cry when finishing the last page and reading the last line of the books I really love. I cry when I leave my grown children or when they leave me after each visit. I do not like any separation and I do not like having to say goodbye. However, it is getting closer to the time I would have to say goodbye again to all the flowering plants and soon to the last rose, which perhaps could be around until the first snowfall. I will look at some of the pictures of those flowers and perhaps read some old garden blogs in the winter. I will remember them with a heart full of thanks and fond memories until we meet again next year. 
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Nice job, Pat. I am right by your side on all of those thoughts.
If I had to say what I really dislike about the fall/winter season, I'd have to say it's the early darkness. I find it really depressing, but I turn around and look at all the things I'm thankful for, as I know you do as well, and it gets me through until spring.
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Nice job, Pat. I am right by your side on all of those thoughts.
If I had to say what I really dislike about the fall/winter season, I'd have to say it's the early darkness. I find it really depressing, but I turn around and look at all the things I'm thankful for, as I know you do as well, and it gets me through until spring.
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It appears the hard frost has arrived today. As I left home at 6AM it was still dark but when the light of dawn crept in, natures next cycle had clearly set the pace with a crystalline coating sparkling its arrival. Nature has a way of making the ending of the growing season very dramatic. She adds another element of beauty to remind us that even though seasonal changes may appear to make the landscape appear bleak there is magic at work in the soil. As all living things must rest – so must our gardens and the fragile plant life we enjoy. Natures hand forces this cycle of rest with wisdom far reaching the human experience. Rather than be saddened by this change perhaps it is a lesson in reminding ourselves we are more like our gardens than we realize. From our roots of family life to growing with healthy pruning/discipline to fertilizing our hearts minds and spirits with learning to finally recognizing the importance of nurturing ourselves with periods of rest, how similar we are!
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In a recent magazine article an author of unknown origin stated “I don’t give myself permission to experience the joy of pausing for a moment to just be”. The quiet of winter does direct us there it seems.
I have to add another favorite called “Live your Best Life” by Nancy Wood from Many Winters:
Hold onto what is good even if it is a handful of earth!
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself
Hold onto what you must do even if it is a long way from here
Hold onto my hand even when I have gone away from you.
So while the earth slumbers and the magic of spring sleeps, let us dream of blossoms past, present and future with visions of renewal sure to return.
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Dahlias have always been my favorite for extending the season. Enjoy their great big colorful blooms while much of the garden is fading around them. And then it's spring again...
http://www.liladelman.com/blog/labels/Annie%20Becker.html
Here come the poppies!
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Just look forward to the next blooming. And you won't feel too lonely then...I have my own issue with separation as well. But, I just view the future and I'm well oookay.
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