The towns of Bivalve and Shellpile are located along the Delaware Bay. This Simply Red photo was taken on one of the docks.
Author: Timelesslady
Married with children and grandchildren. Reader, writer, painter - maybe a bit of an artist. Gardener... Led by the Spirit.
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Dolly in Red
She’s almost a teenager now. I love this photo of her with a few of my old dollies, one in red for today’s Simply Red Squares Challenge. Thank you to Becky, of The Life of B blog, for hosting the challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Gladiolus
I have cut and vased almost every stem of Gladiolus so far. Only one or two have lived out their bloom time in the garden. My Glads are always floppy. I found out a week or two ago that this happens if you don’t plant them deep enough. I am already imagining where I will fit in the new Gladiolus bulbs next year. I love the bright, long-lasting bouquets I can create with them.
This post is part of the Life of B blog, Simply Red Squares challenge. Thanks to the host, Becky, for the challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Fire Engine with Peanuts
Are you like me and remember when these rides cost a dime? I wonder if you now need a credit/debit card to take a ride on this Fire Truck with Snoopy and Charlie Brown as companions. The fire truck is part of The Life of B’s blog Simply Red challenge. Thank you to Becky for hosting.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/On the Banks of the Chesapeake Bay
The Elk Neck State Park has a beach area for visitors on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. My family has had many camping trips to Elk Neck State Park. I love this photo of the grandgirls looking for rocks and treasure and my family relaxing. My son is wearing the shirt that is my pop of Simply Red for The Life of B blog’s photo challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red/East Point Lighthouse
The beautiful red roof of the East Point Lighthouse is just one of the charms of this beautiful building. Built in 1849 on the Delaware Bay in Heislerville, New Jersey, the lighthouse is still an active lighthouse.
The pop of red of the lighthouse roof is my choice today for the Life of B blog, Simply Red photo challenge and Skywatch Friday.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Nature’s Art
I wasn’t sure what to call this small red fungus for today’s #Simply Red challenge. When I used the photo in a Google search, it showed me several possibilities. Since I’m not entirely sure, I’ll label it a simple red fungus on a green, mossy log. I find the contrast of colors lovely, and the delicate fronds of moss always amaze me. The hand of our Creator, revealed through nature’s beauty, always lifts my spirits.
Thank you to Becky and The Life of B for hosting the challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Square/Red Cardinal Flower
It’s not too often my husband admires a garden plant enough that it will prompt him to ask me to plant more next year. This gorgeous Red cardinal flower is a type of lobelia. I purchased it at a nursery this Spring, and it must love the location near the milkweed because it has shot up like an arrow. From a distance, when the sun lights up the red, it glows like a torch.
My Red Cardinal flower is part of Life of B‘s Simply Red Square challenge. Thanks to Becky for hosting.
The photo below, while not square, gives a different look at the plant. You can see little fronds of new flowers shooting out of the top. The four foot plus height is perfect for drawing in hummingbirds.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/Bicycle Built for Two
It seems I find most of my reds on the boardwalks of New Jersey. I only seem to see bicycles built for two at the seashore. This boardwalk photo was taken in Ocean City, NJ.
Thank you to Becky of Life of B for hosting the Simply Red Square Challenge for July.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/The Coleus
Gardening can be very rewarding at times, but it can also feel like you’re just slogging through an endless onslaught of weeds. In the high heat we’ve been having in New Jersey, even weeding in the early morning has been oppressively hot. Recently, I was near the end of my task and about to move my knee pad further along the border when, out of the blue, I spied a colorful volunteer coleus growing in the grass outside of the garden bed. Oh my goodness! Joy immediately flooded me. I once had hundreds of coleus seeds, but somehow, over the years, I now have only one specimen left from all the many different colors I once grew. Even sadder, I have none of the seeds I saved so faithfully for over a decade.
I felt like God had shown me the small coleus before I squashed it beyond repair with a knee pad. In fact, I was sure he caused that volunteer to grow for me. Finding it will allow me to grow it over the next year or two to a point where it might produce seeds. All the colors of my previous coleus plants might be in the DNA of this small plant, and I might get many of my old varieties back.
The Joy was so great in me over the gift God gave me that I began to sing. I Think He Loves Me, I Think He Loves Me, I Think He Loves Me, to the tune of the old Partridge Family song, I Think I Love You. That joyful singing has lodged within me since I found the coleus, and I will find myself singing the phrase again. I think he loves me, and that’s a good thing because, more than I think, I know God loves me. My personal burning bush could be the burning reds, pinks, and greens of the small coleus plant.
As you can see from the photo, I wasn’t taking any chances, and I transplanted it into a terracotta pot where it will be nurtured through the winter. I hope to propagate it into a whole new series of coleus seeds. This rather long explanation is part of Becky’s Life of B, Simply Red challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge/Simply Red/Silent Saturday – Lobster Pots and Pilings
Block Island, Rhode Island
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares/SWAK
SWAK
How many remember what SWAK means? Sealed with a Kiss! This signage was photographed this week on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk. It’s been a HOT summer so far in Jersey. Stay cool my blogging friends.
Thanks to Becky of Life of B blog for hosting this Simply Red Square challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge & Phavorite – Mr. Lincoln Rose
You could lose yourself in the fragrance and softness of the petals. I’ve grown them for years. They grow high enough to stand and bury your nose in the beautiful bloom. They are definitely one of the joys of summertime.
Thank you to Becky for hosting the Simply Red Challenge.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red/Garden Bench
My grandson, about fifteen years ago, sitting in a red striped shirt beside a red angel wing begonia. Thank you to Becky, of the Life of B blog, for hosting the Simply Red square challenge.
Share this:
Phloral Challenge – Simply Red/Coast Guard
This photo was taken at the docks at the Bayshore Center in Bivalve. The Coast Guard is an important part of our country’s defense that many people forget about. I also love the unexpected swallow photo-bombing my capture.
Thanks to Becky, at Life of B, for hosting the Simply Red Square Challenge for July.
Share this:
Photo Challenge & Phloral Arrangement – Christmas in July
I have a happy combo post combining two blogs that offer a challenge. It is day seven for participating in Becky’s Life of B square challenge of Simply Red. I’m using the Christmas in July Santa Mug floral arrangement as part of Cathy’s IAVOM challenge on the Rambling in the Garden blog. A thank you to both of these ladies for the energy and time it takes to host challenges. I enjoy them very much!
Inside my Santa Mug are Simply Red flowers from my garden and a bit of foliage. A Mr. Lincoln rose, red geranium, and Lady in Red salvia. I like the curve of the mug that extends through the drape of the flowers. Happy Monday to all.
Share this:
Photo Challenge – Simply Red/Pizza
Simply Red, thank you to Becky from Life of B for the challenge. Manco and Manco Pizza lives up to its claim, it is the Best of the Best at the Jersey Shore. Ocean City, New Jersey.
