No sooner had I published my post yesterday morning (using photos I had taken on Thursday) than, while on a trip to the kitchen for some more coffee, I glimpsed a bit of blue in the Chicken Wire Fence Garden.
I went to the door and looked out the window. “You’re seeing things!” I said to myself, wherein I promptly sat back down in my blogging chair for another hour or so.
Fast forward an hour. Don is up, drinking coffee. I keep thinking about that mysterious flash of blue. Still in my pajamas, I put on some shoes, go outside and see this:
What??? It’s as if the Universe listened to my pleas for “just one morning glory bud to open before I leave for Hartford.” I couldn’t believe my eyes. A big fat, gorgeous morning glory had opened in the early morning hours.
Perfection.
I ran back into the cottage, yelling to barely-awake Don.
“Oh my god, you have to come outside! You have to come out now! One of the morning glories has opened! Just come outside, now!!” I grabbed my camera and hightailed it back outside.
Wait…what do I see? Another bloom.
I had to pull this one through one of the openings in the chicken wire. It was sort of hidden. Hello, bloom! Get some sun!
And wait….what do I see on the other side of the fence?
Another bloom. For Scoutie’s viewing pleasure.
Three blooms for Claudia on a Friday morning.
Don, to his credit, emerged somewhat sleepily from the house about 5 minutes later. Bless his heart. He couldn’t believe how big the flowers were. His assignment? Take a daily photo of the morning glory progress, because there are lots and lots of buds ready to pop open.
I’m so friggin’ excited! I know that many of you are saying, “Claudia, what’s the big deal? Morning Glories are a dime a dozen. Some ‘experts’ even call them invasive.”
Well, my little heart is pumping with pride because I had just about given up on any bloom this year, since I sowed those seeds a little later than I had planned. (The first batch didn’t take.) It’s September. Everyone in blogland is chatting about fall, though it’s still technically summer, my friends. And I will keep celebrating summer until the first day of autumn. Oh, who am I kidding? It’s summer as long as things are blooming in my gardens. End of story.
Invasive? Have at it. Go for it. Make yourself at home.
Such old-fashioned, cottage garden gorgeousness.
Why did I have to leave when all of this wonder is popping out along my fence? Doesn’t seem fair, does it?
On the other hand, I think Mother Nature took pity on me and said, “She’s leaving again, you know. Give the girl a thrill. Open up a few of those Morning Glories.”
Thank you, Mother Nature. (My mom taught me to say please and thank you. I’m nothing if not polite.)
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
Walt Whitman
High praise, indeed, from Mr. Whitman. Here’s to the glories of the Morning Glory.
Happy Saturday.
Good Morning Claudia, Beautiful pictures this morning! Doris
Thank you, Doris!
Peek a boo – I see blue! ;) Very pretty.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Thanks, Shelia!
I have never been excited about morning glories but I must admit, your blue one is stunning.
Maybe you’ll plant some next year!
Claudia,
They are absolutely gorgeous. I am planting them for sure next year! What kind of camera did you get? I am interested in the term “bridge”.
Carrol
My camera is a DSLR – The Canon Rebel t3i
My previous camera was a Canon, also – but it was a bridge camera. A bridge camera has, to the best of my knowledge, some of the settings capabilities of a DSLR, but has one permanent lens and only that one lens can be used. It bridges the gap between compact, one-shot cameras and DSLRs.
Claudia! Yay for Walt Whitman and blooming morning glories! I will try again next year…my seeds didn’t take this year.
Nor did my hollyhocks or sweet peas. But once summer leaves us we can dream all winter of spring planting! Have a lovely weekend, my friend.
And dreaming about planting in our gardens is a wonderful thing to do!
Nice, nice, nice! I love them. I love them so much that I draw them on precious luggage tags when I know I only have so many and can’t waste them, and so much that out of all the flower photos I take, a morning glory photo became one of my kaleidoscopic cards. They are grateful little plants too. Happy to bloom almost anywhere. I’m so glad you got this little treat. Hey, maybe when you get back home there will be a whole fence of blue blossoms. :)
I’m sure hoping that I am greeted by lots and lots of blue blossoms, Veronica!
Beautiful and yes, invasive..Be careful..The sunflowers may here you..They also tend to get out of control..I’m tempted to plant a few things now but think I should wait to see what comes back next year..My crocosmia probably won’t and maybe some cone flowers..hope not..
Only one of my sunflower seeds took this year, Missy. So I don’t think they will take over…. The morning glories are welcome to traipse across my fence and spread their seeds everywhere!
Morning Glories are one of my favorites. Next year I will be planting them for sure. I have the perfect old thing for them to climb.
Oh good!
Woo-hoo, Claudia ~ I am so happy for you that your Morning Glories bloomed before you left! What a gift! I am hanging onto every moment of summer, too. Enough of all these other bloggers pushing fall, lol. Because we know what’s coming soon after fall…the dreaded w***** and s***. (Bad words.)
Don’t want to even THINK about those two words, Melanie!
Happy morning glory to you! They are gorgeous! I have a hard time getting excited about fall, and I love fall, when it is 88 degrees outside, and the humidity feels like suddenly Wisconsin has shifted to the equator…and there’s college football on! Just have to make the best of it. Have a super day! ;)
Boy, I don’t envy you that humidity, Donna! Stay cool!
I love your enthusiasm over your Morning Glory and your lovely country flowers! Love your beautiful blog!
Thank you so much, Julie!
Mr. Whitman was a wise man, indeed. My *Glories of the Morning* have just started blooming, too,,,, about a week ago. They do seem late this year. I do love them!!
A few years ago, when I was still working, if I was having a hard day, I would sometimes sneak home during lunch, to just sit in my car… in my driveway…. and view those glorious Glories!! Retirement means that I can now go out there at anytime and view their beauty.
Glad you got to see them up close and personal before you have to go back!! In the winter we will remember those blooms of summer.
chris
I know! When winter comes, I’ll have to go back to older blog posts to remind myself of the beauty that was the garden!
Invasive? I call them charming! When I moved to Bahrain I planted Morning Glory seeds around the fence that surrounded my garden. In a very short time I had thick beautiful vines full of happy flowers that greeted me every morning as I drove off to my teaching job. You are so lucky to have these three blossoms to greet you and before long you will have many more to make you smile!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
They ARE happy flowers, Susan!
So glad you got the Morning Glory surprise. They are so beautiful and your photos are stunning….perfect for another canvas…I’d say. I’m like you, I’ll take those blooms anytime…what a color!
Amazing color!
Awwww…what a nice surprise! They look so pretty! The next time you plant them, try soaking them over night, that softens the hard seed. When I grew them on my back porch trellis, they dropped seed in the fall and came back up in the spring as soon as I started watering them, no planting involved. I’d also pluck bunches of seed pods of the dried up plant in the fall and plant them in other places. You never have to buy another packet again!
Have a safe trip back to Hartford and remember…just three more weeks!
XO,
Jane
I did soak them overnight, Jane. I didn’t with the first batch, but I did with these. I hope they DO drop seed. I’m ready! xo
Isn’t it funny that as we mature (I didn’t say age), we appreciate the little things in life? Beautiful photos. So glad they bloomed for you!
Judy
The little things are the best things, in my humble opinion, Judy! Have a wonderful weekend, my friend. Sending you hugs.
The best blessings come when we least expect them don’t they? I am so glad your Morning Glories bloomed in time for you to see them before you have to leave. Such a beautiful blue!
I’m thrilled with them. Don says a few more opened up today, Janie!
Oh dear Claudia..lol..I am so happy to know someone who gets as excited as I do when a flower blooms..At the previous house we lived in we had Morning Glories growing all over the front porch..they would come back every year and shade the porch for us to sit out and drink our coffee..They were just so beautiful..seeing yours blooming makes me want my own again..I believe I will give them a try next year..That is such a gorgeous big blue flower..did the seed packet have a specific name for the flower on it so that I could look for that type? I also thank you Mother Nature for giving my friend her wish before she had to leave home again! Hugs!
I’m almost sure (threw out the packet) that they are Heavenly Blue, Nancy. GIve them a try next year, they are absolutely beautiful and I didn’t do anything to amend the soil in that little garden. Hugs to you, Nancy.
Hi. Claudia – I found myself smiling all through your post today – your boundless excitement at seeing the morning glories really comes through! i’m the same way when I see a big bank of tulips. Or sweet peas. Or when I spot my first robin in the Spring. PS – the second photo [the extreme closeup] of the bloom is JUST BEAUTIFUL! Whoever named them MORNING GLORY really knew what she was doing! So very very pretty. Have a great weekend!
It IS the perfect name, isn’t it, Janet? Love, love, love them!
I have morning glories growing up both my front AND back porches so I am a fellow morning glory nut and I completely understand :) Oh WAIT…LOL I forgot. I even tucked a few seeds in the veggie garden …so now the cukes are done but there are morning glories trailing up a patch of tall sunflowers and how pretty is that!! :) Yep I understand :)
I think I’m going to follow your lead next year, Debra, and tuck in seeds everywhere!
I love morning glories and those are a beautiful color. Your entire garden is so lovely and how nice you were able to see them bloom before you left!
It was a lovely surprise, Diane!
I can understand your excitement over the heavenly blue morning glories as their colour is stunning. I have them growing on my arbor in the front and I love to see them in the morning. Valerie
That color is so beautiful, so striking, Valerie. I need to get an arbor!
What a wonderful beautiful miracle. Your post reminded me that when I was a kid, I thought of morning glories and zinnias as “September flowers”. Why? My mom had a Wilton cake decorating book I loved to look at like a picture book. I’d always turn to the section for September cakes because I have a September birthday. And in that month’s section was a cake with pastry morning glories on it and another covered with zinnias made of frosting. Your beautiful garden with its perfect blooms is like those pages come to life.
Oh, thank you, Cindy! What a lovely, lovely memory to share. My zinnias are certainly September flowers and I do believe the morning glories will come to be a yearly September flower, as well. xo
Morning Glories are like a little piece of heaven~ Thank you for sharing this beauty with us, Claudia.
You are most welcome, Susan.
Thanks for the story, Morning Glory! They don’t have that name for no reason, look how glorious you felt when seeing them, just as they intended. Enjoy your last weeks in Hartford with memories of your glories! Ann
Thank you, Ann! I will.
Hey Claudia!!!!
You’ve got some beautiful shots of those babies!!!! Growing up our neighbor had a huge wall of morning glories. I must of been 7-8 yrs. old and I stated there & then, that when I grow up, I too would have them in my yard. I did have a beautiful fence full. Then sadly I had to move due to a difficult divorce. I bought a home with a yard full of weeds (CA ain’t cheap). All I could do, at first, was to mow down the weeds & dream of my old beautiful gardens that I had to give up. THEN!!! the second summer I lived there, I went out to check the mail & right in the crack of the busted up cement was……the most beautiful morning glory!!!! I cried with delight!!! I walked the neighborhood to see if I could find where the seed flew from but it was nowhere to be found. Secretly, I do believe an angel dropped it there just for me!!!! Amen!!!
Now, 10 years later, I do have a fence full of them!!! They ALWAYS make me smile!!!!
Enjoy yours!!!
What a heartwarming story, Addie! You needed that little morning glory. It gave you the strength you needed. I’m so glad you have a fence full of them now!
This is Exactly why they are called GLORIES! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!! Fabulous Photography!
I am avoiding ALL thoughts and blogs of FALL! Why is EVERYONE in such a rush? -Judy A-
I have no idea. Well, I do.I think part of it is the competitive thing that happens with blogs. Once one blogger mentions it, then everyone has to race to feature fall decor. Same thing with Christmas decorating. I dig my heels in and refuse to jump on the bandwagon!
Such lovely Morning Glories!
When I see them – I think of my Grandmother ‘s farm in So. Indiana. They grew all over her fence and the arch way that went out to the chicken coop. Morning glories and morning doves take me back to the farm and another life ago!
Oh, I love mourning doves. They are so gentle and beautiful.
Claudia that is so beautiful. There are so few flowers that actually look blue but that seems pretty true blue to me. No wonder you wanted to see some blooms.
Pretty amazing blue, isn’t it, Elaine?
Claudia how pretty. Lucky you to be rewarded with a few blooms before you headed back to work. Mine bloomed late this year too.
Better late than never, Dawn!
They are so pretty, Claudia…always reminds me of my mom! Her name is Gloria, and her father used to greet her each day with, “Morning, Glory…” I really ought to grow some…thanks for sharing!
What a lovely memory! You should grow some, Linda.
Isn’t serendipity a wonderful thing Claudia??? I adore morning glory !!!
hugs…
Serendipity is indeed wonderful my friend!
The Morning Glory is the birday flower for a September birthday. Even if planted in the spring, they don’t usually appear until about the first of August. When I was a girl in North Carolina, we chopped them out of the apple orchard as weeds. Now that I live in the West, I plant them from seed for a small taste of “home”. I have some growing on my patio lattice now that I love. They’re called “Heavenly Blue”, and they’re beautiful to me.
Mine are also Heavenly Blue, Suzanne. I’m glad you have a taste of home in the West!
Pretty blues…glad they bloomed before you left. :)