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A Day with Dahlias ~* FINALE

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. 

My garden of flowers

is also my garden of thoughts and dreams.  The thoughts grow as freely

as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful.

-   Abram L. Urban

This is Milo - the one in charge at Swan Island Dahlias and he is one busy doggy...tending to the flowers

He sees to it that all flower bouquets are stacked properly...

A trailer full of flowers~  Load em up!

Training employees to drive the various vehicles used to transport the flowers...

Keeping an eye on all visitors, other doggies and especially rowdy photographers...

I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.

~Claude Monet

~~~Surrounded with so much beauty one can become easily entranced...

slipping into a dream like state~~~

Magic

So, yes, we'll be using dahlias in Cheryl's wedding flowers...big bunches of them~  along with the passionate roses. (My first love always)  and all of the other flowers~ The garden is full of autumn bloomers!

 

I admire these flowers of wonder~ with their spirit and boldness...their vibrancy and joy at being...dahlias!

Standing before a field of dahlias you get the feelings of being in a concert of colors...a huge sea of individuality~

~stars, lilies, honeycombed pom poms...spiders, suns, Tango and flamenco dancers...as unique and exquisite as the people of this world...that's us.

It's been a lovely summer and here comes a fantastic autumn~

I hope and pray that yours is filled with love and hope~~~

 

Hugs from me, 

Rhonda, Welshchick~

 
COMMENTS
Leftofcenter said at 4:05 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
you should visit the Monet Gardens near Paris, you'd love it (there's even a bed-and-breakfast there, very quaint, very romantic) gorgeous big photos. I can almost smell them!
Welshchick said at 4:09 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
Hi Annelies~ Thank you! Paris sounds sublime~~You would love this place :^)
Leftofcenter said at 4:12 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
I only mentioned it because of the Claude MONET quote above, I'm sure this place is as beautiful maybe more.
Welshchick said at 4:13 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
I love Paris and Monet~ I'll meet you there! Wouldn't that be FUN FUN FUN?
Leftofcenter said at 4:14 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
of course mon amie, oh la la! ;)
Tishfish said at 4:28 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
Oh would I ever love to go tip toeing through those dahlias. Gorgeous ! ! ! !
Irishlady725 said at 5:32 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
Holy Wow !!! those were impecible daliahs i love them so much i have to say that you and joel look like your doing well, i also went to the daliah gardens this summer there actually pretty close to my house...lol well this was a pretty tabblo rhonda...
Pattymaryclare said at 6:00 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
just beautiful Rhonda!!! what spectacular flowers ...dad LOVED dahlias but can't really garden much anymore :-( ....this tab is SO GORGEOUS...and with the roses your daughter's wedding bouquet will be an original MASTPERPIECE, as is this tab! thanks for some real beauty my dear! xo Patty (wedding next month when?) HOW EXCITING FOR YOU...(got a date?! ;-) lol) Patty xo
Pattymaryclare said at 6:06 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
OH YEAH FORGOT.........luv the 'MANIAC' sign - bet that was your son ?! lol
Fabio_DL said at 11:35 p.m. on Sep 14, 2009:
Great photos of wonderful flowers, Rhonda! Good to see you and your son - you are looking good! Hugs!
Eduardo.affonso said at 6:50 a.m. on Sep 15, 2009:
I didn't know there were so many variations of dhalias, including a "maniac" (according to its appearence, it does deserve the name it was given...). Thanks for the tour, for the photos, quotes and smiles!
Mirella said at 7:34 a.m. on Sep 15, 2009:
Bravissima, Rhonda. Flowers are fantastic, but you are a fantastic pHotographer!!!!!!!!Ciao
Babooshka said at 10:57 a.m. on Sep 15, 2009:
excellente! I didn't know Dahlias could get so huge!
Welshchick said at 2:44 p.m. on Sep 15, 2009:
Oh la la indeed! ;^) Thank you Doreen~ this is the place for dahlias...I was reading about it and they are the largest grower in the US. So this is the place and September is the month! Hi Tianna, thank you and come with me for a trip! Thank you Patti~ the dahlias will be decorating the outdoor wedding in vases and baskets but her bouquet will be roses - orange and purple are the colors she loves~ The "Maniac" dahlia was exquisite and loaded with personality! THank you Fabio- they are wonderful flowers and I am grateful to be with them :^). Thanks Edu- the "maniac" had the unique quirk or producing a bright red blossom every so often...so the flowers were orange but then you have guest appearances of red blooms popping up~ so unique and special! Thank you so much Mirella~ you' re so encouraging! Thank you Danitsja~ some of them are HUGE and those are called "dinner plate" dahlias...they seem to have strong stocks and stand as upright as the smller ones... I personally adore the little "onion like" baby ones...that is just one of the features of dahlias that makes them so treasured. THANK YOU ALL~
Cowgirl said at 3:57 p.m. on Sep 15, 2009:
omg....... BIG FLOWERS ..... GREAT TAB THANKS,,,
Debdog said at 12:34 p.m. on Sep 16, 2009:
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! this are fantastic!!!!!! i love them all, esp doggie on tractor, all the dahlias,the large i mage pink and yellow....you are getting good usue of that cam! your son looks sweet :)
Debdog said at 12:35 p.m. on Sep 16, 2009:
i cant beieve how BIG they are...i love that variety you have in your hands,,you look beautiful amongst all the flowers!!!!!!!!!!
Welshchick said at 4:19 p.m. on Sep 17, 2009:
THank you Bobbie and DebXOX~ these are precious blooms - so thankful for the beauty of the earth!
Ira said at 12:11 p.m. on Sep 18, 2009:
Wonderful flowers!!!
Welshchick said at 3:00 p.m. on Sep 18, 2009:
Hug Ira~there is nothing like a field of dahlias! Thank you~
Gerardfotografeert said at 6:15 p.m. on Sep 18, 2009:
What a beautiful flower is the dahlia, marvellous work Rhonda, great tabblo
Welshchick said at 8:15 p.m. on Sep 19, 2009:
Thank you Gerard~ so many different forms and colors~it is an amazing flower for sure!
Robya said at 4:49 p.m. on Sep 20, 2009:
Rhonda , Lovely, I wish one day to make it over to that farm. I will find a friend to drive us over. I just hate driving on the big highways. But I drive around here a lot. I also have some new Dahlia web camera photos coming to share with you. Dahlias are great for that because of all the demention in the colors. Your Using Dahlias in Cheryals Weddings. I forgot when it is. Will there be pleanty of Dahlias available at that time I hope. Beautiful Tabblo as you always do. You and the Flowers go togethor very well!~~Sincerely, Hugs, Robbi
Welshchick said at 2:48 a.m. on Sep 21, 2009:
Thank you Robbi~~ yes, the dahlias will be going strong because her wedding is on the first weekend of October...She wants dahlia arrangements in pumpkins for a very Autumny look~
Pkeener said at 1:11 p.m. on Sep 23, 2009:
gorgeous and delightful!
Welshchick said at 2:34 p.m. on Sep 23, 2009:
Thank you Pammie~ :^)
Shector said at 5:41 p.m. on Sep 23, 2009:
SPETTACOLO!!! devo dire che stai proprio bene in mezzo ai fiori. ciao
Welshchick said at 7:37 a.m. on Sep 25, 2009:
Thank you Ettore~ abbiamo VANNO pazzi per QUESTI Fiori penso ... ;^D
ConnieL said at 3:19 p.m. on Sep 26, 2009:
Oh, these are beautiful. Enjoyed seeing some of their names...Foxy Lady, Grandma's Lemon Pie, and Maniac...I'm sure there were some other interesting names. I was sure Foxy Lady was referring to you. Good thing Milo is there to keep an eye on rowdy photographers!!
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