Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love that we don’t give presents, only our presence.
In lieu of my usual post, I invite you into my secret garden
These are some fall photos of my yard, taken on my ancient camera.
The last brave roses are still in bloom
And the grape vines are really this ridiculous, glorious color!
Of course, this wonderfall color has submitted to the rain.
When the leaves fall, many of the trees are covered in silver moss that looks like snow
And my doorbell. Did I mention that dragons live here?
(Ignore the cobwebs. Clearly, spiders live here too).
May your day, wherever you are in the world, grow a peaceful garden of love, gratitude, and friendship.
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m traveling for a few days. See you soon.
Myths of the Mirror 
These are beautiful
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Thanks so much. Of course, it’s all gray and snowy now, but mother nature did put on a show!
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Your garden is lovely. Thank you for the follow and it’s good to meet you.
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Thank you, Eugenia, and I’m happy to connect and learn more about you 🙂 Have a great day!
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😀
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Your garden is divine.
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Thank you. It’s actually wild, overgrown mess, but it is colorful! Thanks for visiting 🙂
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The colors are delightful.
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Stunning colours
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Thanks so much. They’re gone now, but will return next year as they always do. Have a wonderul week 🙂
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Yh u too
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I love the colors! I wish I was there.. ❤️
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Thanks so much for making the virtual visit 🙂 The colors are gone now, but will be back next year. Happy December!
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My pleasure. Thank you for sharing those lovely photos. Happy December to you too.😊
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Surrounded by beauty. What a lovely holiday post, Diana. Sorry I missed it. Hope you enjoyed the holiday. ❤️
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Thanksgiving is my favorite, Van. Hope you had a lovely day too 🙂
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Blown away by the colours in your corner of the world. Stunning. What a hidden treasure. Happy belated Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Tara. Mother nature is a constant source of inspiration. Now it’s just gray rain until June – a good reason to stay inside and write. 🙂
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Now that’s looking on the bright side!
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That is a heavenly little spot you have there, Diana — certainly the kind of place I myself aspire to live.
And I agree: Thanksgiving is the best — no pressure other than to eat, drink, and be merry! Hope yours was a happy one!
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Thanks for the visit, Sean. Mother Nature is kind to us out here, but we’re a long long way from movie theaters. And no streaming either…and rainy for 6 more months. Ha ha. 😀
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More time, then, for reading, rumination, and enjoying the company of loved ones, Mother Nature, and oneself. The constant barrage of streaming media you’re “missing out on” is only helping the rest of us amuse ourselves to death.
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Ha ha ha 🙂 Thanks
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What a lovely garden. I would love to spend my day ambling around your ancient garden.
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Thanks for visiting, Ariel. You can stop by and amble any time. Have a lovely week 🙂
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Wow! What a fabulous garden. No wonder that dragons live there!
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Thanks for taking a peek, Tosha. There are lots of dragons around here, some hanging in those trees. Now the forest is wet and gray and waiting for snow. Have a magical day 🙂
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Wow! These photos are just glorious, the colours are magnificent. Lucky you, to live in such a wonderful place. And while I’m not a huge fan of spiders, I do really like dragons. Hope you had a lovely thanksgiving x
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Thanks for stopping by, Helen. I can’t take credit for the colors – the autumn was plain dazzling this year. I hope you have a spider-free week!
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Thanks, Diana 😀 I can always hope – thinking it might be getting a bit cold for them now. And the ones in the UK are, happily, nothing like the ones we used to get when we lived in Australia!
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Wow gorgeous garden and wishes. Thanks for sharing xx
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Thanks for visiting, Lynn. I’m a sucker for Mother Nature. It’s a beautiful world. 🙂
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The colors are just beautiful!
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Wow. The autumn trees are stunning but the grape vines… Nice shot! Everything there is magical and beautiful. Most beautiful of all, as you said, is that this holiday isn’t a time for gifts but for being with each other and expressing our gratitude. (Something we should all do a bit more often.) ❤
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Thanks so much for stopping by, Sarah. I was looking at all the gray trees and rain today – sort of pretty in it’s own way too. Now the Christmas frenzy begins!
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Ha! True enough. It begins…
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Such amazing colors, reminds me of my long trip to North last month 🙂
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Thanks for the visit 🙂 Glad you enjoyed my bit of autumn glory. Have a great week!
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What THE FFFFFFFF???? That’s your garden? It’s like a magical fairy fantasy wonderland no wonder you’re a writer! Even the least imaginative couldn’t help but be inspired there! Magical
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Ha. I live in a music box, Sacha. (With our share of spiders, owls, dragons, and other critters.) We had great color this year. Now hunkering down for 6 months of rain. 🙂 Have a great week.
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So beautiful!
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Thank you 🙂 The leaves are all gone now, but what a show this year. Have a lovely week. ❤
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I will! Thank you for sharing beautiful words and pictures!
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Amazing garden!!!! The colors are brilliant, and it seems so serene and secluded. I especially love the doorbell!!!!!!!
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Even with the spiderwebs the doorbell has been a hit. I wish I could decorate my whole home with whimsical magic. Thanks for the visit and hope you’re having a great Sunday 🙂
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You too!!!!
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Excellent post. Reminds me of our Botanical Garden here in San Francisco, only more intimate. Well done, Diana.
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Thanks, K’lee. Now we are 2 months into into 8 months of rain. I have to try my old camera on wet stuff. 😀
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There’s plenty of magic to be discovered beneath rain-filled skies. I have no doubt you’ll uncover yours.
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A good excuse to stay inside and write!
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So beautifully written and a wonderfully positive and inspiring post and so beautiful presentation loved all the pictures. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Thanks for the visit, Kamal. We are stuck with gray rain here now, but Mother Nature did put on a show this year. Have a great week 🙂
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Thanks friend and yes the leaves were so good. Amazing Poem
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