Pink Saturday

I am so happy to find these pink snapdragons still blooming. Snapdragons are hardy and can handle a heavy frost. We have had several heavy frosts.

Snapdragons are a particular favorite of children who like to pinch the tiny individual blossoms and make the "dragon mouth" open and close. Yes, I love to do this too.

The vertical flower spikes open from the bottom to the top. A single snapdragon plant may produce seven or eight blossom spikes in the course of a summer.

We have had a lot of rain lately. These mums are still hanging in there. Please check out the other Pink Saturday posts. Thanks to Beverly.

Welcome to the Garden of Hope

I just found out about this garden and went there for the first time yesterday on my lunch hour. This garden is located at the Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer, MN. It was past the "prime time" for fall color, but still worth the drive. To learn more about the garden you can check out on their website here. They have a PDF called Prayer Garden Booklet with photos creating this garden. From what I can tell, it is a new garden. This will be on my list of gardens to visit next year. Please check out the other Outdoor Wednesday's thanks to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.

Mosaic Monday

Minnesota's fall season is a beautiful season. I just can't get enough of all the gorgeous color. Please check out the other Mosaic Mondays. Thanks to Mary at Little Red House.

Mums

The mums and the sedum are the only plants that have made through the hard frost we continue to have. I am surprised that they still look this good. I just took these photos tonight.

This is what my sedum chair looks like today.

Just a few more mums. Thanks to Tootsie for hosting Fertilizer Friday. Please check out the others.

Wire Pumpkins

Yes it is the beginning of crafting season. I still have some work to do in my flower beds, but my crafting groups have started. This group is neighbors. We get together the 3rd Monday night to visit, eat and sometimes with even make a craft. We call our group Kitchen & Crafts.

I saw a wire pumpkin similar to this on another blog, but I can't find it today. Sorry. These pumpkins were very fun and easy to make. This group likes to make "Kindergarten" crafts. Easy projects so we have more time to visit and eat.

Pink Saturday

My husband, Pete, and I went shopping last night in St Cloud, MN. Stopped at Cash Wise Grocery store and saw this wonderful display of Pink.

Please check out the other Pink Saturdays. Thanks to Beverly.

Father Hennepin State Park

My girlfriends and I went to northern Minnesota to Father Hennepin State Park. You can check out there website here.

The colors were amazing and we were freezing. It had snowed the night before.

This park in located on the southeast shore of Mille Lacs Lake. It was named after Father Louis Hennepin, a priest who visited the area with a French expedition in 1680. The park was named after him because he was the first to write extensively about the Mille Lacs area. He called the area Louisiana, in honor of France's King Louis XIV. In 1683, the French published his writings in a book, Description of Louisiana.

Please check out the others at Outdoor Wednesday. Thanks to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.