tourist tuesday and inside seattle jenny's garden

Last evening whilst strolling down by the creek to check post~Hurricane Irene water levels, three bats did swoop down at me to give pre~Halloween greetings.

Let me just say this:  I could not have been more pleased!

To come upon small unexpected pleasure is what I live for.

Unexpected pleasure is the stamp upon my Happiness Letter. It is what gets me through my up & down day.

Earlier this summer when it was still Spring~like in Seattle I visited this one.

From the moment I pushed open the tall, wooden gate to Jenny's front yard unexpected pleasure washed over me like calm, warm seawater in a shallow tidal pool.

Front & back yard, I hardly knew where to look first...

I felt most welcomed by my thoughtful hostess and her well~placed fancies.

And while the entire venue was magical in feel...

I was quickly drawn to details of soothing color and surprising form.

Oh happy day!

The flowers were praising the sun.

The little bits were blessing us all.

I wanted to be an elf  to play here all the live~long day.

Let me just say this:  I could not have been more pleased!

As Hurricane Irene sludged her proddy way up the coast last weekend I renewed my happy ways by taking comfort in small unexpected pleasures.

I curled up with a good book and a cup of hot tea as the wind~bands played around my garden.

I take comfort in knowing that after the storm Nature will return to Her blooming, self~cleaning manner.

Tree tops snapped by wind will sprout double the branches. Sodden flower~heads will fall and become home to slimy but useful snails.

Nature will right herself, this is do know.

I hope my friends up the coast did not suffer too greatly.

I hope good fortune smiled down on you in your possible time of need. I hope you had a good book and hot tea and maybe even cake.

No matter what The Crazies say about there being Hurricane Hype----->  high speed winds and encroaching seas are not to be ignored.

As nature rights Herself  I send you 2 wishes this day:  May you come upon small unexpected pleasure. May you have the time to drink it up.

Comments

[Stephanie]

I am happy you weathered the storm with your typical up-lifting attitude. How wonderful too to relive the beauty of Jenny's garden...each tiny detail you captured perfectly.

x..x

[Sue Fox]

I just enjoyed reading your post, am glad you are settling down after Irene's abrupt visit! Tea and wind-chimes what a comforting picture, I'm off to make tea it is early morning here in the UK, then we are going for a few days by the coast and so will be thinking about your words of 'small expected pleasures'.

I love your pics especially the upturned flower.

Sue x