Today is #MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle (Denise, that's me!!) I hope you will join me as we share different markets across the globe. I always look forward to seeing what you send me! It is amazing to see so many different markets and different cultures.

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I have been to so many new places lately! Oh! The curiosity that is attached to foreign ingredients, different produce or any product sold. So, yes! I would love to see yours! Don't forget to take photos wherever you happen to be shopping - whether it be the grocery store, the local marketplace or even an art gallery. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or for merchandise. Be different if you wish! It does not have to be a traditional market! We will love it! I promise you! Don't forget to use the hashtag #MarketFriday and @dswigle.

But first, a flower. Always a flower.

The loveliness of you never escapes me
May I gaze upon you, always and a day?

Please leave the link to your post on here so it can easily be found by others. They will all be in one place. Where else can you take such a quick trip around the globe? Thank you! ❤

Three months back, or somewhere in that vicinity, we went to the nursery on #MarketFriday. We bought packets of seeds and some starter plants to plant in the flower garden. I'm sure you did too!

"Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?"

The progress has been amazing, especially mixing in last years perennials and this year's additions. Add a dash of torrential rain now and again, and then again this week. Well, we have an abundance right now.

It was not without hardship, these flowers. All flowers need sun and some type of nutrients to help them grow, some less than others. However, there were sun and heat beyond normal for this spring, then it continued for almost a whole month. Still, they persevered. They did not disappoint and they still continue to put out the beauty.

Dahlia and Marigold - they always seem to be winners in my garden

Admittedly, I got Clematis envy and planted it well after the other plants. I thought it might be too late in the season, but, it did really well and put out many flowers. I can't ask for anything more!

I have to admit, I have become a nursery snob. I used to buy mine at one of the Big Box stores such as Lowe's or Home Depot, or something like that. Since I have become loyal to my nursery, my plants seem to thrive better, have less mold/mildew problems. Coincidence? Perhaps. But, perhaps not. So, I continue to go to the same place and buy all my flowers and my vegetable seedlings. (and seeds!)

They do a lot of the potting themselves and have even come to my house to check out what was eating my plants. This was a courtesy visit from them, which, I will be forever grateful. They really care about their customers!

They were able to help me with the problem and get me on the right track. I didn't realize I was watering too much in that area. It didn't get as much sun as most of the other areas and the ground had some clay in it, so it didn't drain as well. You really should wait for the ground to become dry before you give it more water. Lesson learned.

I am exceedingly happy with the updated results of my beloved garden. Every day, the flowers sway in the breeze, nodding their heads good morning. It's the little things in life. I smile back, grateful for the beauty.

My hydrangea is special. Just this one. They are all beautiful, but, this one came with me from another house. So, I give it special attention, wanting it to stay healthy and grow old with me. I never even looked to see how long they live. Ha!

Yes! There is something alluring about blue flowers! They are bold and beautiful! I love them!

Yet, I love all different kinds of flowers. I have such a hard time choosing flowers when I go to the nursery. I love them all and this makes the task so much harder. More land in which to spread the seed is what I really need.

Geraniums

Words have some degree of inadequacy
When I gaze upon your loveliness
You speak without saying a word
Or maybe a few, if perchance
There are whispers of the heart and love

My love, my love

How could I deny you
The first chance of the season
To make it all right
Once again

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(¸.•´ (¸.•' Today is the perfect day for a perfect day.

To think that it all started with a seed. Seeds are what got me hooked on plants and now I harvest the seeds from the flowers and vegetables every year, carefully letting them dry and then putting them in a place that is cool and dry until the next season. Oh, yes. It began with a seed.

As always, thank you for participating in #MarketFriday! The effort put into gathering and putting a post together is appreciated. Thank you for sharing your part of the world with all of us! Happy Friday! Have a wonderful weekend!

One last flower.

¸.♥´¸.•♥¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul
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Don't ever forget what wonderful world we live in, people. Let's hold hands around the globe and make this earth really spin. Some days, it is not as easy to see, so we must try harder to give everyone the proper focus.