In the distant past, before the drought,
if you had taken a walkabout,
to see our backyard holidays splendor,
you would have found 5 different hibiscus in the month of December,
The weather was perfect, they love cooler air,
if you wanted flowers for Christmas they were always there.
You would have seen, 3 dwarf Poinciana trees,
so very beautiful, they would bring you to your knees.
In our back yard way back when,
no matter which holiday you were in,
you could skip the decorations, there was no Need
Because Bobby Appleseed had planted enough seed
to give you the best decorations, indeed.
Christmas Past, and something red, and A Santa Claus or TWO
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| 2008 Sandra Claus and Santa Bob |
Nature's decorations are the BEST, and man cannot replicate them no matter how hard we try. Your yard was like a Botanical Garden.
ReplyDeleteClearly a beautiful season if the rain gods play fair with you.
ReplyDeletethat is beautiful... your state has its own special poinsetta for christmas...
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty!! 🩷🌷🩷
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna
Hari Om
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous! YAM xx
Those are absolutely beautiful. I always enjoyed seeing these when you've posted them in the past.
ReplyDeleteBeauty everywhere.
ReplyDeleteHello Sandra,
ReplyDeleteIt is sad about the drought. Your flowers and plants were gorgeous. Cute image of you and Santa Bob.
Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
Such beautiful blooms, I sure hope they return when the drought ends...
ReplyDeleteThey are so beautiful! And I really enjoyed your poem.
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra ;)
ReplyDeleteYou had such gorgeous blooms in your garden I loved seeing your photos of them and your cute photo of you and Santa Bob. It's lovey seeing Christmassy photos.When my computer crashed I lost all mine-
That’s so sad about the drought. On top of everything else. Thank you so much for blogging. ❤️
ReplyDeletewell guess who was cheering gleefully
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Hugs Cecilia
Lovely photos and good poem! :)
ReplyDeleteI totally second Ginny's comment. Only God can make a tree!!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of you and Bob!
Those flowers are so beautiful. It's too bad the drought has done them in.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Red !!!
ReplyDeleteLove your Bobby Appleseed.
Praying for some rain to bring back the flowers.
Love ya
Sue
OH, I love your beautiful December flowers. I am so sorry the drought wiped them out. And then the hurricane probably destroyed everything left. I am getting pretty concerned about our drought. That rain last week was barely a drop in the bucket of what we need, but I am thankful for every drop of rain that falls. Merry Christmas to you and Santa Bob and Beau!
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame about the drought. The flowers were so pretty. Love you little card at the end with Santa Bob and you.
ReplyDeleteWowzers! Such glorious flowers! Your trip down memory lane has been incredible! Thanks for sharing and Sandra -
ReplyDelete>-^..^-< hUGGSSS from us to you (Oh yes, we picked a Card for our 2025 Christmas Card Page!) Keep being Awesome! Marv & Mom
"Bobby Appleseed" ... I love that!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm probably in the minority, but poinsettias have never appealed to me.
Your red hibiscus plants outshine everything else! If I had one, I might be tempted to start a new tradition.
Those are very pretty and the red is always so festive! Big hugs from all of us.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers and everything looks very tropical.
ReplyDeleteYou've grown so many beautiful plants! My black thumb salutes you.
ReplyDeleteMama Earth really does know how to decorate. She's very, very good at it. Snow-covered everything here this morning, Monday 15/Dec and sooo pretty.
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