The Stylish Gardener

Wow and Wow…I do believe global warming overslept!

Middle Tennessee can have some testy weather days from time to time-
However, Ice Storms are not on the calendar as a frequent visitor.

I’ve been a little ticked off with so many hurdles slowing me down with my plans for 2021.
Time is so precious, to have it stolen from us for any reason is 100% unacceptable. (and I’m not speaking of the weather!)

Off my Soap Box now and, well…I am now speaking about the weather!

I went to bed last night after a very cold and dreary day knowing the morning would bring something a little more…just wasn’t expecting all we got.

Everywhere I tuned into kept repeating the same words…stay inside, roads are icy, watch your step, don’t venture out and on and on and on!!

I’m really wise enough to know, when ice is in the mix, don’t crank the transportation!

Being the mischievous type I smiled when the thought crossed my mind….the rules don’t apply to boots and home ground!

By this time it was sleeting, rain with a ping.
I ventured out the back door and was delighted to feel “no wind!”

With my all-weather gear and my colorful umbrella, I walked the outside perimeter of the house grounds, discovering some of the beautiful cedars and white pines were heavy with ice and a few had broken limbs.

The Bay Laurel is bare and thousands of frozen droplets hung on every branch….reminding me of a Christmas tree.

We have many evergreens and the mix with the hardwoods that are all bare this time of year made for one amazing site.

I was outside about an hour, with much of that being under the shelter of the front porch……the treelined road was a winter wonderland of mixed mediums.

8:32 PM Monday night, February 15, 2021…20* with a prediction of 12* overnight-the morning will be …whatever it will be!

All county roads were officially closed at 6:00 PM/some talk of power outages…please and thank you…NO…

I know much of the country is experiencing some form of what we have, and many are so much more!

I won’t tell you to stay inside, I will say…use common sense!

Baby, it’s cold outside!

My chosen color for 2021….  A vivid purplish red color named after the color of the flower of the fuchsia plant, which was named so by a botanist, Charles Plumier after the 16th century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

The color fuchsia was first introduced as the color of a new aniline dye called fuchsine, patented in 1859 by the French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin. The dye was renamed magenta later in the same year, to celebrate a victory of the French army at the Battle of Magenta on June 4, 1859, near the Italian city of that name.

The first recorded use of fuchsia as a color name in English was in 1892.
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Some lagniappe to consider.

Fuchsia symbolizes–uniqueness, certainty, maturity and confidence.
Fuchsia effects are–nurtures, soothes, inspires…and displeases some.

Positive traits are–levelheaded, dependable, loving and fun-loving.
Negative traits are–Controlling, obstinate and uppity. (uppity is often applied to people with a lot of confidence.)

Sage Hill Gardens and the Stylish Gardner can now be found at MeWe. Please connect if you are also there.

https://mewe.com/i/beakunz

A cold but sunny day at Sage Hill, the sky was so blue and full of energy- I did not want the day to end-tomorrow follows…….faith is stronger than fear….miracles play out among us every day!

History in the making…why I must see every movement, hear every word-so that in the coming days I may better identify evil as it moves among us.
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I read this a few days ago and it plays in my head non-stop.
Psalm 7:9
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

America The Beautiful