The towns of Bivalve and Shellpile are located along the Delaware Bay. This Simply Red photo was taken on one of the docks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Photo Challenge/Simply Red/Silent Saturday – Lobster Pots and Pilings
Block Island, Rhode Island
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Photo Challenge – Simply Red/The American Flag
I love the American Flag. I’m delighted to use a photo of the flag as my July 4th response to Life of B’s photo challenge, Simply Red. To gaze at a flag snapping and fluttering in the wind against a blue sky fills me with joy, not only for the flag itself but for the nation it stands for…God bless the USA.
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Photo Challenge – Simply Red/Crab Shack
Becky, writing from the Life of B WordPress blog, has named July 2025’s Square Photo Challenge “Simply Red.”
I am lucky to live near both the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay. Each has their advantage over the other. The bay is easier to fish and crab, and the ocean can’t be bettered for jumping and riding waves and walking the boardwalk.
The square photograph today is a shack along the Delaware Bay. At first glance, it might appear that it is a place for selling crabs, but it seems to be more of a refueling destination for those who are crabbing in the waters of the bay. The bay has many trails for riding bikes, and this photo was taken while riding bicycles.
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Photo Challenge – Simply Red Squares in July
Becky, writing from the Life of B WordPress blog, has named July 2025’s Square Photo Challenge “Simply Red.” I plan to participate every day throughout the month and will post a square photo, as per the challenge’s requirements, along with a brief paragraph on any memories or thoughts the photo may evoke in me.
Today’s photo seems a perfect way to start July. I often left my bicycle lying on the ground as a child. The bike would be abandoned as I played with friends or explored something interesting.
Today’s bicycle was photographed in a park called Betty Park in Pitman, New Jersey. When I was seven, I played on the playground there for the first time. Many pieces of playground equipment have since been removed over the six decades since I first played at the park, deemed too dangerous for today’s children. The Witch’s Hat was both scary and thrilling, and children did at times get banged up arms and legs on the metal bars. I would love to find one, though, and have just one more spinning ride.
