Pausing by janetb

Pausing

This hydrangea has quite the personality. It’s big, bold and tenacious. It oversteps its bounds. We cut it back, and it laughs. We couldn’t love it more!

The birds and I feel quite happy about the guys forgetting to trim off the large, cone-shaped clusters of flowers during fall clean-up but for different reasons. I find they add a welcome softness to the winter garden — a stark contrast to the harsh bare branches nearby. Birds love sheltering in the dense forest of flowers — safely hidden from hungry hawks. We’ve called our Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ “The Beast” for years, and the beauty of The Beast always causes me to pause — even from indoors.

Pausing to really notice and see
beauty everywhere
is to notice God right here.
— Ann Voskamp
Wonderful posting - like the focus and the hydrangeas being blurred fits so well with your words.
January 17th, 2022  
wonderful shot and even better words about your hydrangea!
January 17th, 2022  
Lovely capture and words
January 17th, 2022  
Great capture!! Love the window frame.
January 18th, 2022  
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