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A Saturday Surprise

October 12, 2024 at 8:40 am by Claudia

I sat in my chair this morning for a long time, reading a book and drinking coffee. After it became light, I eventually walked into the living room to raise the blinds. Then to the kitchen to raise another blind. I stopped at the window in the side door to look out at the property. And this is what I saw:

A morning glory! After Don heard me say “Oh my god!” a couple of times, he came to join me. He said “There’s your blog post.”

Yep.

There are lots and lots of flower buds developing and we’re trying to outrun a possible freeze next Thursday. So in the meantime, I hope lots of flowers open. I’ll take a photo of every one of them. I used to routinely see a lot of morning glories, but for the past several years, I’ve just had the vines and no flowers. No flower buds at all. So this is a little miracle. I’d almost given up. This year, I talked myself into sowing the seeds at the last minute.

And it’s our 26th wedding anniversary today.

An anniversary flower better than any bouquet.

Happy Anniversary to us!

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

Filed Under: anniversary, flowers, morning glory 22 Comments

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  1. Ellen says

    October 12, 2024 at 8:53 am

    Happy Anniversary, Claudia and Don! Today my darling husband and I are celebrating anniversary #49! Have a wonderful day!

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  2. kathy in iowa says

    October 12, 2024 at 8:53 am

    what a beautiful flower/surprise/anniversary treat. hope you find many more blossoms before the cold freeze arrives.

    happy anniversary today and forever more, claudia and don!

    xo,
    kathy

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  3. Ellen D. says

    October 12, 2024 at 9:28 am

    Happy Anniversary! Wishing you many more years of happy times!

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  4. Donnamae says

    October 12, 2024 at 9:43 am

    Beautiful flower…and the perfect gift. Happy Anniversary Claudia and Don!! Enjoy Your day! ;)

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  5. Terri says

    October 12, 2024 at 10:28 am

    Congratulations on your anniversary! And for all your lovely blog posts.

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  6. Barrie says

    October 12, 2024 at 10:31 am

    Happy Anniversary! What a wonderful gift to see the Morning Glory! Enjoy your special day!

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  7. kaye says

    October 12, 2024 at 10:38 am

    Happy Anniversary! What a beautiful sign of grace for you both to have a beautiful blue Morning Glory appear to wish love.

    Wishing you more loving years together,
    Kaye

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  8. Judy Clark says

    October 12, 2024 at 10:51 am

    Happy Anniversary!!!

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  9. Shanna says

    October 12, 2024 at 11:37 am

    Oh, yay!! Here’s to electricity & morning glories & many, many more happy years to you and Don 🎉🎉🎉❤️

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  10. Cathy S. says

    October 12, 2024 at 12:06 pm

    Happy Anniversary Don and Claudia! I wish you many more years of love and happiness together. Treasure every one of them. xoxoxo

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  11. Marilyn Schmuker says

    October 12, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    Happy Anniversary to you both! Have a wonderful day.

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  12. Fiona says

    October 12, 2024 at 2:04 pm

    Happy anniversary Claudia and Don. My morning glories are just coming out here in the U.K. too. Nice to have a bit of colour at this time of the year. Have a great day!

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  13. Marion Shaw says

    October 12, 2024 at 2:09 pm

    Happy Anniversary!!

    Do something special this weekend -26 years is certainly a reason to celebrate.

    Marion

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  14. Denise says

    October 12, 2024 at 4:20 pm

    Oh, happy anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful day together.

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  15. Betsy B says

    October 12, 2024 at 4:23 pm

    Congratulations on your wedding anniversary! What a lovely surprise!! Hope you are enjoying your special day
    Betsy

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  16. Linda Jenkins says

    October 12, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    Happy anniversary!

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  17. Chris says

    October 12, 2024 at 5:17 pm

    Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to you and Don!!! A little present to you from Mother Earth. I wish I lived near you so we could be in-person friends.

    Chris (your friend you’ve never met)

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  18. Wendy T says

    October 12, 2024 at 5:43 pm

    “It’s a sign.” My late husband used to say that a lot, and now my kids automatically say that when they see something that tells them their Dad is looking over them. The return of your morning glories, especially on the day of your anniversary surely means “it’s a sign” of a very special day indeed!

    Happy anniversary, Claudia and Don.

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  19. Elaine in Toronto says

    October 12, 2024 at 7:00 pm

    Happy Anniversary, Claudia and Don. What a lovely surprise to see a beautiful blue morning glory just for you. Hugs, Elaine

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  20. Dottie in Georgia says

    October 12, 2024 at 8:58 pm

    Happy Anniversary! Wishing you many, many more!

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  21. Denise S says

    October 13, 2024 at 2:08 pm

    Happy Anniversary Claudia and Don!

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  22. Kay in SE Wisconsin says

    October 13, 2024 at 4:11 pm

    Happy Anniversary, Claudia and Don!! And what a wonderful and beautiful surprise to wake up to! Hope you have a wonderful day.

    Take care,
    Kay

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