This Perfectly Imperfect Life

It's late July in my garden, and the Coneflowers are blooming away! I can't get enough of taking photos of them, every day, at different times of day, in different light. There aren't as many of them this year, so I'll have to be sure to save seeds and get them planted for next. Soon, the Zinnias will be blooming, and as the coneflowers wane, my focus will switch to them, and their colorful, happy faces. The late Summer and Autumn garden has always been my favorite! What's blooming in your garden now? #dirttherapy #summertime #gardenwalk #julygarden #summergarden #apartmentgarden #coastalgarden #inmygardentoday #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

Deadheading the roses on this cool & cloudy Friday morning. 🙌🏻 Usually it's a more peaceful time, but the family of squirrels living up in the maple tree was causing a ruckus most of the time I was out there with their shenanigans 🙄 So I found myself more annoyed than usual, but for me, deadheading & weeding are always a time for me to get things out of my system (like journaling, or prayer, or rearranging my bookshelves), as is much of my time in the garden, so it's never time wasted. What do you do to work things out, de-stress, or heal? Enjoy your day peeps!  #morningmotivation #gardenwalk #upheavalintorevival #rosechat #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #gardencritters #friday #june #junegarden #springgarden #fridayfavorites #booknerd #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

SO much rain from these coastal storms, complete with thunderstorms mixed in, and the gardens have gone from loving it to drowning 😐 And I can't wait to check the basement again 🙄 We'll have gone from drought to the exact extreme opposite if this keeps up. But, there's only a chance of showers between later today and Monday (as of now 🙄) so hopefully we all get a chance to dry out this weekend!  #friday #morning #gardenwalk #morningritual #morningmotivation #rosechat #roses #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #coastalgarden #raindrops #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

Sunny Knockout's in full bloom & surviving the rain 💛 Good morning & happy Wednesday ☺️  #goodmorning #gardenwalk #morningritual #morningmotivation #nofilter #roses #rosechat #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #springgarden #maygarden #yellowrose #plantastar #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

🎉 And good morning & happy Saturday! #goodmorning #happysaturday #nofilter #gardenwalk #morningritual #morningmotivation #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #springgarden #maygarden #rosechat #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

With Azaleas like this, who needs filters?! 😍 Good morn & happy Thursday from me & my garden 💚   #nofilter #springtime #morning #gardenwalk 💚 #morningmotivation #azaleas #azaleas #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #springgarden #maygarden #spring #may #pink #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

Good morning & happy Wednesday! (It is Wednesday, right? With mono brain, and October flying by, it's hard to keep track anymore!) What we have here is a new weeping cherry, to replace the one that died last year, just planted in the front side yard late yesterday. Being in an awful drought, and under water restrictions, it's going to take a lot of luck for it to get what it needs now to survive winter, but I'll do my best to see that it does.* Find joy in your day no matter what! #goodmorning #morninglight #happywednesday #nofilter #weepingcherry #fallplanting #gardenwalk #falllandscape #fall #autumn #october #fingerscrossed #findjoy #jojosmonodiaries #spoonie #theperfectlyimperfecthomestead #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife *Given the fact that we are in the middle of a severe drought, though not yet under water restrictions, I personally wouldn't have chosen to plant a new tree (or grass or bushes) right now, but, that's not our call.

Good morning & happy Monday 💛 Stunning sunshine & blue skies with crisp breezes now that Matthew's moved along on out. 🍁 Scarf weather! 🍁  Unfortunately, I think I've caught mom's cold (on top of the mono) since she wasn't very cooperative about letting Big inside yesterday when we dropped off her groceries because she was in her pjs so I had to go inside her place with them instead. (And when you're compromised immune system is practically shut down, you can pick anything up at the drop of a dime). So much for her stepping things up a notch now that I'm the one who isn't well. 😐🙄😠  Anyhoo! I'm off to make another cuppa tea & get myself situated for a while. Find joy in your day no matter what!  #jojosmonodiaries #spoonie #autumn #fall #october #gardenwalk

🎃 Happy October Everyone 🎃  I found the prettiest mums at the supermarket this morning, 'pink frenzy.'  "I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!" -Anne of Green Gables.  #October #WelcomeOctober #HappyOctober #autumn #Octobergarden #gardenwalk #findjoy #fall #halloween #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #myperfectlyimperfectview #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Happy Fall everyone! Welcome Autumn! My favorite time of year is finally here again - le sigh!  From my garden today as I'm still getting back into the swing of things here at home since coming home from #READSavannah and I don't have any decorations out yet. 

Good morning & happy Monday! 💛🌻💛 Find joy in your day no matter what! (Even if you woke up with tonsillitis like I did 😐🙊)

Happy Saturday! It has been a rough, rough couple of weeks, with being sick and with trying to work the kinks out in mother's new home care routine, all on top of a major RA pain flareup. But, this morning I picked what I'm thinking are the last two cukes (since despite some flowers the vines are turning pale) and they're sliced up & in the jar pictured above now. Me I'm back on the couch under a throw blanket, sipping soup & nibbling saltines as my sinus infection has roared back up before it was even gone 😝😷🤒 Hope y'all are well! Find joy in your day no matter what! 💚

Having a day. Being a spoonie + being caregiver kind of having a day.  Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Ugly crying. Clueless. Anger returning. Trying to keep my head above water, but after all of these months, starting to slip under.  Thankful it's not as hot here today so I could spend some time in the garden. It is my great comfort.  

Good morning & happy Friday! Find joy in your day no matter what ☺️🙏🏻🙌🏻  #goodmorning #happyfriday #upheavalintorevival #findjoy #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #autumnjoysedum #sedum #gardenwalk #augustgarden #summergarden #latesummergarden #mygarden #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #containergarden #summer #summertime #august #nofilter #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Belated good morning & happy Tuesday! Snapped this right before heading over to mom's side of the #perfectlyimperfecthomestead to get her ready for her first day of adult care. So far it's reminding me of when I was a little girl and I hated going to summer camp: lots of crying and protesting 🙁 But it's what I expected and I'm not surprised, as sad as it is. Fingers crossed it won't be like this every time she's scheduled to go, but I won't get my hopes up. Regardless it will be a relief for me to have her there, she absolutely needs the programs they have in order to stay healthy & functioning until and while the long term home care process begins in a couple of weeks. Plus this and the home aid gives me peace of mind and some much needed break, because this ole spoonie is running on E! Find joy in your day no matter what! #upheavalintorevival #goodmorning #happytuesday #sunrise #august #summer #summertime #augustgarden #summergarden #mygarden #inm...

Belated happy Sunday ☺️  These pretties came home with me from the supermarket this morning 😊 It's been raining, raining, raining (and raining some more) since yesterday afternoon and I thought we just might be done but another flash flood warning came through on my phone and it's already clouding back over so there goes that idea! ☔️🌧💦 The air is so thick and soupy, really awful, even hard to breathe in! 😝 It's also flaring my RA something awful! 😝 I'm in the middle of laundry and straitening up the place (before I crash 😴) after breakfast with Big (Hubbs) & errands for mom (and other such related stresses). Find joy in your day no matter the weather 😘  #happySunday #Sunday #Sundayblessings #zinnias #zinnia #frontporchview #summer #summergarden #summertime #july #julygarden #mygarden #inmygardentoday #apartmentgarden #containergarden #gardenwalk #rainyday #andnowrelax #spoonie #spoonielife #spoonieproblems #livingwithrheum #simplepleasuresgreatestjoy #thispe...

The Gilly Salt Sisters - Review coming soon! What's everyone #reading on this #summer #Sunday?  Any recommendations for coastal lit with a great sense of place?  #bookrec  #bookworm #booknerd #bookstagram #bookphotography #summerreads #summerreading #julyreads #booksofsummer #readinglife #frommyshelf #thisperfectlyimperfectlife 

Good morning and happy Sunday! #Sundayblessings #Sunday #morning #hostas #hosta #gardenwalk #summergarden #julygarden #thisperfectlyimperfectlife

Front porch. As the sun set last night, I found myself among my plants again, where I usually turn when I'm at a loss, or need comfort, and I couldn't help but wonder if there will ever be a day or week without a horrifying tragedy now in our world? Last week Dallas (US) while we were away for a couple of days, last night, Nice (France). It's bad enough when our personal worlds are in a state of upheaval. Deeply sad, and afraid for the world. Again. Still. I've always believed love trumps hate. I'm not sure what's happening anymore in the world at large 💔 #upheavalintorevival #morelovelesshate