Too much travel lately made me lose track of the weekly smile. It definitely wasn’t intentional, because I truly believe the world can use more smiles.
So today, when I remembered I hadn’t officially smiled in a couple weeks, I headed out to find you something to smile about.
Sure I could have just given you the Canadian images, but those weren’t from this week. And even though looking at travel photos always makes me smile I figured I should find something new.
Just about a mile up our country road is a corner filled with pyramid shaped goldenrod and dark purple asters. If I happen to go by when the sun is low I can’t help but be mesmerized.
So I smiled a lot as I wandered in this little patch of pretty, even though my target for today’s smile was another place a few miles up the freeway.
Yep, just a couple exits north of here is a swanky subdivision that I drove by yesterday on my way to buy birdseed.
I hadn’t been up there most of the summer, so I was amazed to see the entrance, full of huge canna lilies and tall dahlias heavy with blossoms.
Somebody in this subdivision has a green thumb and a whole lot of money.
Still, it was stunning in an entirely different way than the little yellow and purple field near my home.
Every year, at the end of summer the annual gardens just glow. We could have a frost any time now, and all of this will be gone.
So I was happy to capture a bit of it so that I can remember it during our long winter months.
I hope the colors made you smile too. What else made you smile this week? Write a post and link to Trent’s blog so we can all share smiles together!
September 19, 2019 at 7:59 pm
soooo pretty!
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September 20, 2019 at 5:59 pm
Isn’t it? And I didn’t have to travel all over, it was all right here!
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September 19, 2019 at 8:07 pm
Very pretty. Thinking of travel, my sister is staying in Boyne for most of the week. It gives her relatively close access from Traverse City up to Sault St. Marie. Anyway, I hope your travels went well. It’s good to see you back on the Weekly Smile 🙂
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September 20, 2019 at 6:00 pm
I’ve never been to Boyne, though I enjoy Traverse City and we were at Sault St Marie last week.
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September 20, 2019 at 6:12 pm
Funny, as a kid a lot of people I knew drove hours to go skiing there even though there were bigger places in NY state that were closer… Oh, forgot to say, it is my sister Dawn who is in Michigan right now.
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September 19, 2019 at 8:33 pm
I so admire gardens like this. Even on my best day–mine are nothing like this! Very pretty.
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September 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm
I’ve got to think they have professionals keeping this up. I’ve never seen anything like it outside amusement parks like Disney.
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September 20, 2019 at 7:53 pm
Thanks, Dawn. I feel so much better. It is gorgeous.
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September 19, 2019 at 10:17 pm
Very beautiful.
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September 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm
Certainly is!
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September 20, 2019 at 6:11 am
The colors definitely made me smile Dawn! Beautiful!
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September 20, 2019 at 6:02 pm
The colors were phenomenal.
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September 20, 2019 at 7:14 am
That’s not a little bit of smiles, that’s a lot! How I miss Northern Autumns. You’re not missing anything down here, wickedly hot and dry. Everything is struggling, I’m worried not many dogwoods will survive this drought.
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September 20, 2019 at 6:02 pm
We could use some rain here too, but it’s not as bad as you have it down there. I hope the dogwoods survive. Love them.
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September 20, 2019 at 8:14 am
All of the flowers you captured brought a smile to my face! You’re right, a stroll in nature, especially looking for flowers is a great way to get a boost in energy and mood. Thank you for sharing – just what I needed this week too!!!
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September 20, 2019 at 6:03 pm
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Hope your weekend goes better!
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September 20, 2019 at 10:12 am
The colors in your photos are amazing and inspiring. I like that you’re sharing these here as a way of giving us a colorful memory for when the winter drabs begin to drag us down.
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September 20, 2019 at 6:03 pm
Yes, winter is not so far away. I will miss the color…so it’s good to have memories of it!
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September 20, 2019 at 2:05 pm
I’m smiling looking at these pretties!! Dahlias are another flower I’ve never tried to grow (along with zinnias). Perhaps I need to make a new shopping list for next spring (which feels like an awfully LONG way away now). Say, is there going to be a Walktober this year??
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September 20, 2019 at 2:11 pm
Yes there will be a Walktober…I don’t know the dates yet…
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September 20, 2019 at 3:02 pm
Good — that’s always so much fun, and I love reading everyone’s posts!
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September 20, 2019 at 6:04 pm
me too!
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September 22, 2019 at 9:19 am
Hey! Robin posted the dates of the Walktober…Oct 6 – 19th. She’ll do the official post sometime soon. I’ll let you know.
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